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George Grapham, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1855
Date of death: 30 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of the testes. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Lymph Node (Testis); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of disease of the testicles. He said he had suffered from in for about three months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Horne, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1856
Date of death: 24 Apr 1856
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic ulceration of the throat. Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Ulcer (Pharynx); Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

William Turner, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1856
Date of death: 27 Apr 1856
Disease (transcribed): Laryngotomy. Oedema and sloughing of fauces in salivation
Disease (standardised): Laryngotomy (Larynx); Oedema (Pharynx); Sloughing (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas. Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been under the case of a medical man about a month before his admission on account of inflammation of the lung.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Casden, 2 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 May 1856
Date of death: 2 Jun 1856
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated lung. Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This child was run over by some vehicle during the rejoicing in celebration of the conclusions of peace with Russia. The wheel had passed over her chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alfred Heath, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1856
Date of death: 3 Jul 1856
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the Urethra. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had had stricture of the urethra for six or seven years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Bell, 14, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1856
Date of death: 8 Nov 1856
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous disease of Bladder, Kidney and Supra-renal capsules
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Urinary Tract)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This girls was admitted on account of partial incontinence of urine, which existed for about five months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Bartholomew, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1857
Date of death: 11 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Scald of larynx
Disease (standardised): Scald (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This child was brought to the hospital suffering exceedingly from having drunk some boiling water from a tea pot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Morgan, 42, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1857
Date of death: 14 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated lung. Fractured rib, clavicle and humerus
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had a very extensive injury to the chest. It appeared that he had been driving rapidly and by some means drove into an area of an unfurnished house.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Thomas, 24, Sailor

Occupation or role: Sailor
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1857
Date of death: 10 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man was brought to the hospital in a state of some destitution. He had been a sailor and lately had been reduced to begging about the streets. He was admitted for ulcers on the feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Laidler, 62, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1857
Date of death: 31 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Disease (probably malignant) of upper jaw and lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Jaw); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Face, brain, larynx, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Peter O’Harry, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1857
Date of death: 29 Sep 1857
Disease (transcribed): Ecchymosis of spinal cord. Fractured costal cartilages. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Ecchymosis (Spinal cord); Fracture (Costal cartilage); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Tomlimson, Edward Denham
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The history was that the patient was lifting some hay from a cart when he slipped and fell backward to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen and left forearm
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Edward Fitch, 40, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1858
Date of death: 2 Mar 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of the cartilages of the knee. Pneumothorax. Diseased supra-renal capsules
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Knee); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left knee

Type of incident: n/a

John Barman, 49, Stonemason

Occupation or role: Stonemason
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1858
Date of death: 21 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of elbow joint. Pyaemia. Secondary pneumonia & pleurisy. Dislocation of the shoulder
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Elbow); Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Dislocation (Shoulder)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham
Medical notes: Stone-mason by trade. Just before his admission he fell from a height of about 30 feet on to some stones. On examination it was found he had a compound, comminuted fracture of elbow-joint & dislocation of head of humerus upwards & forwards with probable fracture of coracoid process of scapula’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen, left elbow, left shoulder

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Ann Miller, 35, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 May 1858
Date of death: 17 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Stricture of the rectum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Constriction (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Dill, [No age stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858
Date of death: 18 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of the rectum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: 'For 7 years before admission he had stricture of the urethra, but as it did not trouble him much he did nothing for it, but of late he has suffered from incontinence of urine, so on admission No 4 silver catheter was introduced into bladder, which he continued to pass daily, with little benefit except for relieving his bladder, as some urine was always retained, till just before his death. He also had a fistula in ano for 9 months before admission, for which he went, 2 months previous to this time, into the Middlesex Hospital where it was twice divided but at neither time did it heal’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Johanna Baylis, 59, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1859
Date of death: 11 Feb 1859
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound to bone. Fissure of internal table. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fissure (Skull); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman was knocked down by a butcher’s cart, which was going at a great speed, the wheel of it passing over her face.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Herbert J Strong, 6, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1859
Date of death: 4 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Foreign body in larynx. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Foreign bodies (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Francis, 2 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1859
Date of death: 13 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Strumous abscess of the knee. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This child, who came from the workhouse, was admitted from strumous enlargement of the knee joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right knee, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Tetchener, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1859
Date of death: 14 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of ankle. Pyaemia. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Ankle); Sepsis (Systemic); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

J P Blundell, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: [No gender stated]
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1859
Date of death: 15 Sep 1859
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured lung ?
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

John Hyd, 37, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860
Date of death: 17 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Abscess in buttock
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Buttocks)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under Mr Tatum [Thomas Tatum] with two abscesses (which were discharging unhealthy pus), situated in the left buttock. They had existed for about 10 days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx, left thigh

Type of incident: n/a

John J. Cooper, [No age stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1860
Date of death: 23 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine & ribs. Rupture of the pleura
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, ribs); Rupture (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of extreme collapse. The wheel of a waggon having passed over his abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Mary A. Malthouse / Mills, 24, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1860
Date of death: 23 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry and Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient first came into the hospital in Jan /58 under the name of Mary A. Mills, she was then in a state of excessive emaciation from a malignant tumour of the knee joint, which she had had for 9 months. The limb was amputated, she rapidly recovered her health […] She reappeared on the 22nd of June of the present year, in a dying state, blue and cold, and gasping for breath’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Bennett, 18, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1860
Date of death: 30 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Old ulceration from burn. Double pleurisy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer Burn (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a large sloughing ulcerated surface on the back of the right elbow […] of more than a years’ standing. She was an excessively thin, cachetic-looking girl, & had never menstruated since the original accident’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Ellen Swift, 2, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1860
Date of death: 10 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing of labium &c. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Genitalia); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was placed at school at Hammersmith by her relatives. It appears from the account given by the child that they were half-starved & never washed except about the face and hands’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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