Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Nov 1862 Date of death: 24 Nov 1862 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Embolism. Consequent softening of brain (circumscribed) Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Softening (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 girl had been ill a fortnight suffering from pain in the chest, dyspnoea, debility and latterly delirium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, heart, abdomen and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Nov 1862 Date of death: 28 Nov 1862 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis Disease (standardised): Meningitis (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: She had been attacked suddenly six days before admission with rigors, headache and great vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head and chest Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Policeman Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Oct 1862 Date of death: 1 Jan 1863 Disease (transcribed): Encephalitis (tubercular) Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Brain); 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 for strumous disease of the ankle of twelve months standing and the leg was amputated. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen, vertebra and cord Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Dec 1862 Date of death: 2 Jan 1863 Disease (transcribed): Softening of brain Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He gave a rambling account of himself which could not be depended upon. He had been under treatment at an ophthalmic hospital for dimness of sight. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Aug 1862 Date of death: 24 Jan 1863 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of bladder. Softening of brain Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder); Softening (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 patient was admitted under the physicians in August of last year with supposed disease of the kidneys, the most prominent symptom being bloody urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housekeeper Age: 69 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Feb 1863 Date of death: 3 Feb 1863 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: On the 31st January the patient fell down some stairs and cut her head in two places. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Feb 1863 Date of death: 5 Feb 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Compression of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Compression (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: The patient had fallen to the ground from a scaffold forty feet high. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Cellarman Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Dec 1862 Date of death: 12 Feb 1863 Disease (transcribed): Disease of brain Disease (standardised): Disease (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: The day before his admission he had four epileptic fits for which he was brought to the hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Mar 1863 Date of death: 6 Mar 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Meningitis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He had a number of bricks fall on his head and shoulders. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, skull and dura mater Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Park constable Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Mar 1863 Date of death: 16 Mar 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine. Bruise of cord Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Bruise (Spinal cord) 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 employed as a constable in Hyde Park. On the 7th March he fell a distance of about seven feet on to some stone paving. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine and cord Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 63 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Feb 1863 Date of death: 20 Mar 1863 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Suppuration in arachnoid cavity Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Suppuration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman fell down a long flight of stairs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Cab driver Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Feb 1863 Date of death: 18 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Disease of spinal cord Disease (standardised): Disease (Spinal cord) 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 in good health until four days before his admission when he noticed a weakness in his legs which felt numb. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and spinal cord Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Mar 1863 Date of death: 22 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle in spinal cord Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman was an in patient for many weeks in 1861 with coxalgia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, cord, spinal column, abdomen and chest Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1863 Date of death: 25 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Encephalitis. Tubercular disease of brain, lungs and kidneys Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney) 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 admitted for a stricture of the urethra from which he had suffered for years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Pensioner Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1863 Date of death: 25 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fibro-fatty tumours of dura mater Disease (standardised): Tumour (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: A soldier belonging to the 43rd Regiment, this man had five years before his death a sun stroke while serving in India. From that date he was never free entirely from pain in the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Apr 1863 Date of death: 26 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Apoplexy of opposite side of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); 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: He was at work when his foot slipped on a step and he fell some seven or eight feet down an area. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 May 1863 Date of death: 27 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Chorea. Infection of uterine organs Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Chorea (Central nervous system); Infection (Uterus) 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: It appeared that she had been suffering from chorea for tree weeks which was attributed to a fright. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, cord, chest, abdomen and uterine organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Chelsea pensioner Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jun 1863 Date of death: 12 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Symptoms of delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Steward, George William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: By his own account he had been drinking hard for the last six weeks and had been more or less in a state of intoxication every night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jun 1863 Date of death: 15 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Symptoms of delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Steward, George William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: His master reported him to have been a confirmed drunkard for the last six or seven years. While putting on his boots that morning he suddenly felt pain in the left hand which ascended to the left shoulder and was followed by loss of power. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 May 1863 Date of death: 22 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Tumour of optic thalamus Disease (standardised): Tumour (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: It was stated that this patient had enjoyed good health, and been as sharp as other lads until the close of last year, when he first complained of pain in the head of an acute character. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Jun 1863 Date of death: 4 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Congestion of pons, medulla and cord. Much congestion of uterine organs Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Congestion (Brain); Congestion (Spinal cord); Congestion (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a condition of chronic convulsion affecting chiefly the muscles of the upper extremities so violent that it was at once found necessary to remove her to a separate ward. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, cord, chest, abdomen and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Interpreter Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1863 Date of death: 17 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Cranial periostitis (syphilitic). Consequent meningitis Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Skull); Syphilis (Systemic); Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient had enjoyed good health except for syphilis which he had contracted some years before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cellarman Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Sep 1863 Date of death: 8 Sep 1863 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He fell while carrying some broken glass, and one of the pieces cut the anterior part of his right wrist, dividing all tendons and vessels down to the bone. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen and wrist Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Infant Age: 0 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Sep 1863 Date of death: 11 Sep 1863 Disease (transcribed): Strangulation. Congestion of brain Disease (standardised): Strangulation (Throat); Congestion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: A person crossing Hyde Park observed a parcel lying on the ground which contained a baby with a ligature tied tightly round the throat. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Sep 1863 Date of death: 23 Sep 1863 Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour of brain Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He complained of great pain in the upper part of the head which engaged all his attention. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: n/a
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