Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Feb 1862 Date of death: 28 Feb 1862 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fracture of skull. Meningitis. Trephining Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain); Trephining (Skull) 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 patient was admitted with the history that a crow bar had fallen from the top of the New Barracks at Chelsea on to his head, rendering him insensible. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and calvaria Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Child Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jan 1862 Date of death: 7 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of eye and base of brain (subsequently) Disease (standardised): Cancer (Eye); Cancer (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This child was admitted with fungus haematodes of the eye. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Orbit and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Mar 1862 Date of death: 13 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Consequent apoplexy Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He was apparently recovering from a state of aneurysm of the brain on his admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Mar 1862 Date of death: 14 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Effusion of blood in spinal canal Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Effusion (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Two years before the present attack this girl was a patient for chorea which had first appeared after a fright. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, brain and spinal cord Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1862 Date of death: 21 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She was admitted the first time on the 12 March 1862, being brought in by a policeman in a state of insensibility, who said she had dropped down in the street. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Apr 1862 Date of death: 22 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She had not felt well since the date of her last confinement five months ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Apr 1862 Date of death: 3 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Malignant (?) tumour of brain Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman stated that four months ago she fell down stairs from a sudden loss of power in the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1862 Date of death: 28 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Softening of cord (grey matter) Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man stated that he was taken ill eight days since with vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, cranium and cord Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Omnibus conductor Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1862 Date of death: 5 Jun 1862 Disease (transcribed): Atrophy of convolutions of brain. Cerebellar apoplexy Disease (standardised): Atrophy (Brain); Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was brought to the hospital by friends who stated that he had for nine months suffered from rheumatism. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jun 1862 Date of death: 11 Jun 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain. Trephining Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Trephining (Skull) 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 patient was brought in in a state of insensibility, having been knocked down and run over by a cab. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Barmaid Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jun 1862 Date of death: 17 Jun 1862 Disease (transcribed): Hysterical mania. Congestion of brain. Endocarditis. Congestion and ulceration(?) of cervix and os uteri Disease (standardised): Hysteria (Brain); Congestion (Brain); Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Cervix); Ulcer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This girl was stated to have had chorea five days ago, and for the last three days she had been restless and had very little sleep. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jul 1862 Date of death: 20 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Meningitis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted having fallen from a window down into the area below, a distance of twelve feet, pitching upon his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 May 1862 Date of death: 21 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of vertebrae. Spinal cord softened Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord) 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 boy was admitted in the first place for necrosed bone of stump. He stated that his leg had been amputated twelve months previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal canal, spinal cord, vertebrae, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 9 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jul 1862 Date of death: 2 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Phrenitis Disease (standardised): Phrenitis (Brain) 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 compound fracture of the skull and depressed bone. It was stated that a short time before admission, he was playing in a stable, when a horse kicked him on the forehead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Aug 1862 Date of death: 12 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: An hour and a half before his admission this man was at work when he fell down in a fit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1862 Date of death: 24 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Abscess of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: It was stated that half an hour before admission he fell down an area, striking the back of his head. He was drunk at the time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Child Age: 2 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1862 Date of death: 24 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Old clot in sub arachnoid space of cerebellum Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Thrombosis (Brain) 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 little child was admitted with a most extensive scalp wound, the whole of one side of the head being entirely scalped. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Aug 1862 Date of death: 27 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Abscess of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Abscess (Brain) 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: He had fallen through a sky light, a distance of eleven feet, alighting on his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain and skull Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Aug 1862 Date of death: 29 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He had been out of place two months having left his situation of his own accord. On the day before admission he rose with a slight Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Aug 1862 Date of death: 30 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Bruise of brain Disease (standardised): Bruising (Brain) 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 man was admitted with the history of having fallen from a ladder, a distance of twelve feet, into an area below. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Cellarman Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Aug 1862 Date of death: 7 Sep 1862 Disease (transcribed): Chronic disease of the brain (convolutions) Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He was admitted in a state of insensibility, loss of power and diminished sensation of the right half of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and belly Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Oct 1862 Date of death: 9 Oct 1862 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was reported by the friends who brought him to the hospital to have had no sleep for two nights, to have gradually become restless, and exhibited symptoms of delirium tremens. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Oct 1862 Date of death: 29 Oct 1862 Disease (transcribed): Meningeal apoplexy. Enlarged prostate Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Enlarged (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man, who some years ago was in the Guards, was brought into the hospital in a semi comatose condition with which he had gradually been falling for some days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, heart and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Sep 1862 Date of death: 4 Nov 1862 Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess. Tubercular affection of membranes of brain Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Brain) 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 patient was admitted with the history of caries of the spine of twelve months standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Oct 1862 Date of death: 5 Nov 1862 Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy. Minute extravasations in brain Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Extravasation (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: For the last three months, after falling into bad circumstances, his health gave way and the legs swelled. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: n/a
