Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 April 1855 Date of death: 27 April 1855 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: A pallid emaciated individual who had been out of health for two years having suffered from cough and constant expectoration. He had likewise spit blood several times but had gone on with his work at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham until five months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Navigator Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1856 Date of death: 25 May 1856 Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had been ill for three days. He was taken with catching pain in the right side and short hacking cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: House keeper Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Feb 1875 Date of death: 13 Apr 1875 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of peritoneum and glands, liver, spleen Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: A fortnight before Christmas she was attacked with abdominal pain and swelling. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and pancreas Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Apr 1868 Date of death: 30 Apr 1868 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1851 Date of death: 9 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the bones & joints of the great toe. Tubercular deposit & vomicae in the lungs on both sides. Thinning of the walls of the heart. Ulceration of internal glands. Scrofulous deposit in mesenteric & lumbar glands Disease (standardised): Disease (Toe); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Glands); Deposit (Glands) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient had been attending as an out-patient for some days with disease of the metacarpo-phalangeal joint of the great toe, the articular cartilage being destroyed by ulceration. He was sent into the house [hospital] for the purpose of having the toe amputated, but his health was so shattered that this was not done. He had suffered from cough & general debility for 13 months, being troubled with urgent dyspnoea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 May 1853 Date of death: 29 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the small intestine from a kick from a horse Disease (standardised): Rupture (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was jumping out of a jig which he was driving and the horse of which was kicking. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Oil Factory worker Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jan 1855 Date of death: 27 April 1855 Disease (transcribed): Induration of Brain Disease (standardised): Induration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had enjoyed good health until four months before his admission, when he fell into a river from a boat, but without striking his head. Since the accident he suffered from constant and severe headache. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Mar 1852 Date of death: 17 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the brain, kidneys and lungs with vomicae, also in the absorbent glands. Double pleuritic adhesions Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He stated that his illness had commenced about five months previously with cold in the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 60 Date of admission: 14 Dec 1853 Date of death: 6 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased shoulder. Senile debility Disease (standardised): Disease (Shoulder); Old age Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: n/a Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not reported’ Post mortem notes: 'This body was removed unexamined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 May 1852 Date of death: 23 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the lungs and kidneys. Double pleural adhesions and diseased kidneys. Effusion of purulent fluid and lymph in the sub-arachnoidean tissues of the brain Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Kidney); Suppuration (Brain); Lymph (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient had been ailing about six months, and had certainly been losing flesh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Apr 1856 Date of death: 3 May 1856 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Emphysema. Pus finding its way externally Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Emphysema (Lung); Suppuration (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman stated that ten days before admission she was attacked with violent pain in the right side for which she was leeched and blistered. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 April 1855 Date of death: 28 April 1855 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Dilated Heart Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: For a long time this woman had been subject to a winter cough. She attributed her present attack to exposure during the foggy weather at the beginning of the winter. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1870 Date of death: 20 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pleuro-pneumonia. Granular kidneys. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a moribund state, cyanosed with great dyspnoea. He was delirious and could give no clear account of himself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1867 Date of death: 4 Mar 1867 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis 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: This man had had a cough for two years with frequent attacks of haemoptysis. E caught cold on the morning of the 13th at the boat race, a cold and bleak day. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 May 1853 Date of death: 29 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia from abscess in the finger. Secondary lobular pneumonia Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Fingers); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was reported to have had a sore finger for three weeks and suffered from cough all the time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right hand and arm, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 71 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1851 Date of death: 10 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing ulcer of the cheek. Diseased & congested kidneys. Sacculated bladder & enlarged prostate. Hypertrophied heart. Thickening of aortic & mitral valves, & contraction of mitral orifice. Old pleurisy on left side Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Cheek); Disease (Kidneys, bladder, prostate, heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was by birth an Italian, by profession a painter, he had lived for some time past in great poverty, not having been able to afford himself sufficient nourishment. He was in a state of emaciation & debility on his admission to the hospital, & there was considerable dyspnoea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Apr 1856 Date of death: 30 May 1856 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: A sickly and emaciated child evidently suffering from phthisis. She had been ill three weeks and her chief symptoms were cough, frequent fits of dyspnoea, pain in the left side, and purulent expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cab driver Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1868 Date of death: 2 May 1868 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) 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: This man had been ill three to four months with cough, pain in the loins and swelling of the legs and had been unable to walk without much dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 April 1855 Date of death: 29 April 1855 Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh. Laceration of the hand. Traumatic gangrene Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Laceration (Hand); Gangrene (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles 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 removed unexamined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 May 1852 Date of death: 26 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous state of the uterus involving chiefly the posterior wall and top of the os uteri. Slight disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman stated that she had long suffered from prolapses of the uterus with some sort of discharge. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 May 1853 Date of death: 30 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Effusion of blood into the pleural sac to a great extent. Friable lung. Slightly diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Effusion (Pleura); Friable (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He had attended for three days as an out patient on account of a fracture of the ribs on the left side which had been caused by the kick of a horse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 28 Date of admission: 2 May 1854 Date of death: 7 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in the beginning of March 1853 with a very severe attack of bronchitis. He stated that he had been subject to cough & shortness of breath for 5 years, but having caught fresh cold was much worse then than usual; he had spit blood during this attack, but there was no evidence of tubercular deposit in the lungs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 May 1851 Date of death: 16 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Double aortic bruit. Extravasation of blood into the substance of the lung. Heart hypertrophied & dilated, & with fibrinous & calcareous concretions on aortic & mitral valves, these[?] being readily removed. Enlarged & congested liver. Soft ‘block’ in spleen Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Lungs); Bruit (Aorta); Extravasation (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver, spleen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man, whose occupation was that of a gardener, said that he had been ill ever since October. His illness had begun with cough & shortness of breath, brought on as he believed, by being wet through on one occasion. Latterly he had been losing flesh & spitting blood, and only a fortnight before admission his legs had begun to swell. He was a man of dissipated habits which he alleged were due to the necessity for drinking beer when employed in the hothouse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Literary man Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1852 Date of death: 26 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fibrinous effusions into peritoneal and pleural cavities. Diseased kidneys and spleen with old pleural adhesions. Fluid blood Disease (standardised): Fibrin (Abdomen); Fibrin (Pleura); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Spleen); Adhesions (Pleura); Fluid (Blood) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He was admitted complaining of rheumatism of a subacute form. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium and blood Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 76 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 May 1853 Date of death: 3 Jun 1853 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Incontinence of urine. Hydrocele. Hernia (reducible). Senile debility Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Incontinence of urine (Bladder); Hydrocele (Scrotum); Hernia (Abdomen); Frailty (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward 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 friends objected to any examination Type of incident: n/a