Occupation or role: Married Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Oct 1865 Date of death: 27 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of cheek. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Cheek); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient herself was unable to speak and the person who brought her could only state that the disease came on three days ago. Another person in the same house was similarly affected. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mouth, chest, abdomen and heart Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Oct 1865 Date of death: 29 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Injuries of bone, dura mater etc. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Injury (Skull); Injury (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with a scalp wound, exposing the bone. The wound had been produced two days before by the pole of a brougham striking him on the forehead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Excavator Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Oct 1865 Date of death: 31 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Trephining. Arachinitis. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Trephining (Skull); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with an injury to the head, produced by a load of ‘compo’ falling on it. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Infant Age: 5 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1865 Date of death: 17 Nov 1865 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This child at birth was noticed by the Medical Man to have a protrusion at the umbilicus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and chest Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Nov 1865 Date of death: 17 Nov 1865 Disease (transcribed): Ovariotomy. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Ovariotomy (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient first came under observation in July 1864 with an ovarian tumour. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Omnibus driver Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jan 1866 Date of death: 10 Feb 1866 Disease (transcribed): Disease of urethra. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Disease (Urethra); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with retention of urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Navy Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Feb 1866 Date of death: 20 Feb 1866 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with a rupture of the popliteal artery. He stated that he had been struck on the thigh by a crow bar. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Feb 1866 Date of death: 4 Mar 1866 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Operation for ruptured perineum Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Operation (Perineum); Rupture (Perineum) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman was admitted in order to have an operation performed for the case of ruptured perineum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 9 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jan 1866 Date of death: 12 Mar 1866 Disease (transcribed): Injury of leg. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Injury (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This boy was admitted with a contused and lacerated wound on the inner side of the right thigh, caused by the wheel of a cart passing over his leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Leg, veins, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Cooper Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1866 Date of death: 28 Mar 1866 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with a strangulated inguinal hernia on the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Feb 1866 Date of death: 30 Mar 1866 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient was admitted with abscess in the elbow joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1866 Date of death: 10 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia after injury to head Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Injury (Head) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient fell from a scaffold about thirty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Book keeper Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 May 1866 Date of death: 17 May 1866 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: He had a history of winter cough for six years and had suffered from cough for two years continuously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Oct 1865 Date of death: 22 May 1866 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine. Pleuro-pneumonia. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man was admitted with angular curvature of the spine and paraplegia. The disease of the spine he attributed to an injury received some years previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 May 1866 Date of death: 2 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in prostate. Effusion of urine Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate); Effusion of urine (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man was an in patient some years ago with some urinary affection, the exact nature of which could not be ascertained. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1866 Date of death: 7 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Scrofulous disease of kidneys, bladder and prostate Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man was admitted complaining of intense pain down the left arm as far as the elbow. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shop keeper Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jun 1866 Date of death: 10 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Perforation of bowel. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient, about a week before his admission, had pain in the right groin and a swelling appeared there. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 May 1866 Date of death: 17 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle. Pneumonia. Abscess in lung. Empyema Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Empyema (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: He had suffered from cough five weeks before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jun 1866 Date of death: 21 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of prostate Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man had suffered from stricture for ten years. Three days before admission a swelling appeared in the perineum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Ship rigger Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 May 1866 Date of death: 21 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: For many years he had suffered from winter cough accompanied for twelve months before admission with haemoptysis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jun 1866 Date of death: 22 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man had been admitted some time before with symptoms of strumous ulceration of the bladder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and hip Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Hair dresser Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 May 1866 Date of death: 25 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man was admitted with stricture of twenty years standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dress maker Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jun 1866 Date of death: 29 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: She was admitted with scarlatina. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jun 1866 Date of death: 29 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia after delivery Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Parturition (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: She was confined six weeks before admission. The first symptom of illness observed was swelling about the right thigh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Sawyer Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1866 Date of death: 2 Jul 1866 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. Diabetes mellitus. Erysipelas. Uraemia. Convulsions Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Erysipelas (Skin); Uraemia (Kidney); Seizures (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward. Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: He was first attacked by erysipelas followed by general debility and for three weeks before admission he noticed that the quantity of urine passed was very great. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, thorax, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
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