Occupation or role: Waterman Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A waterman. He first became a patient on the 1st of Feb /60, when it appeared that for two months he had suffered from shortness of breath with cough and expectoration, never of blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873 Date of death: 14 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of breast and chest wall, and of liver. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Cancer (Chest); Cancer (Liver); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This patient was operated on in July 1872 when a scirrhus tumour was removed from the breast. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bones Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Feb 1876 Date of death: 16 Apr 1876 Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This child was admitted in February with disease of the hip. She had been ill for two years, and was of a coarse strumous aspect. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, mesenteric glands and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Apr 1857 Date of death: 16 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumours of chest and loins. Similar deposit in various organs Disease (standardised): Tumour (Thorax); Tumour (Abdomen); Deposits (Viscera) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He had been ill for a month with pain in his back which was for a long time supposed to be rheumatism brought on by sleeping in a damp bed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1853 Date of death: 25 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Wound of hand. Pleurisy. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: Three weeks before his admission his right hand had been hammed between the wheel and body of a cart, causing a lacerated wound on the dorsum of the hand. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right upper extremity, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1858 Date of death: 29 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the intestines. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This woman was originally admitted on the 31st March for ‘dyspepsia’ but after being in the house a very short time was sent out & made an out-patient. She again applied for admission on 21st April much enfeebled, pale & very emaciated about the face & neck. There was also an unhealthy tinge of the complexion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Feb 1869 Date of death: 6 Apr 1869 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Four months ago he noticed pain in his right knee and shortly after swelling and pain. Three months ago the left elbow was also affected. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Mar 1875 Date of death: 11 Apr 1875 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of left foot. Phlebitis of right leg Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Phlebitis (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: The wheel of a cattle truck passed over the toes of this patient’s left boot which were protected by a thick leather boot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidney and spleen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Feb 1853 Date of death: 25 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Caries of body and ramus of jaw. Ulceration of thyroid and occipital arteries Disease (standardised): Caries (Jaw); Ulcer (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: He was admitted on account of swelling on the right side of the jaw which he said had existed for about ten months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, face, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A carpenter. 24 years ago he suffered from a complaint which was presumed to be pericarditis, per which he was an out-patient at the hospital. He had pain in the left side of the chest and the pericardium bore marks of cupping’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Apr 1861 Date of death: 27 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Softening of the brain Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This young woman had been attacked with pains forehead a week before her admission, without showing any other prominent symptom. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis, and facial features Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Mar 1876 Date of death: 20 Apr 1876 Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Oedema of lungs Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Oedema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: The patient had noticed a swelling for more than a year in the right groin. Three days before admission this swelling had come down and could not be returned. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Mar 1875 Date of death: 11 Apr 1875 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of head and face Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852 Date of death: 15 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied heart. Diseased kidneys. Atheroma of aorta. Old double pleural adhesions. Cheese like scrofulous matter in apices of both lungs Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Adhesions (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He was in the hospital for a short period last August with swelled leg. Despite treatment e was never entirely free from dropsy, but of late the swelling had much increased. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1858 Date of death: 1 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Apr 1874 Date of death: 30 Apr 1874 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of cervical spine Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man stated that he was knocked down by a van and run over. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, spine, spinal cord, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Apr 1869 Date of death: 7 Apr 1869 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull, ribs and lower jaw. Puncture and collapse of the left lung Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Jaw); Puncture (Lung); Collapse (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was at work when he got crushed between a wall and a heavy iron girder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1852 Date of death: 16 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the hip joint and femur. Effusion of fluid and lymph under the arachnoid at the base of the brain. Fluid in ventricles. Death by coma and convulsions Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Disease (Leg); Effusion (Brain); Lymph (Brain); Coma (Brain); Seizures (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The child had been ill for about a year, her symptoms being referred to the left hip. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and hip joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Single Gender: Female Age: 20 Date of admission: 4 Feb 1878 Date of death: 25 Apr 1878 Disease (transcribed): Tumour of the parotid region (operation); Pyaemia. Gangrene of the lung. Intracranial tumour Disease (standardised): Tumour (Face); Operation (Face); Sepsis (Systemic); Gangrene (Lung); Tumour (Head); Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. Nine months ago a hard movable lump appeared appeared [sic] behind angle of jaw (left side). This increased in size and 6 wks [weeks] ago was punctured by a surgeon and a seton passed through. The wound thus made soon began to fungate – An incision was then made and followed by free bleeding – Since that the tumour has been increasing and the tendency to bleed has been very great. Family history. Has been gaining flesh of late' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, wound, abscess, intracranial abscess Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 23 Date of admission: 15 Mar 1854 Date of death: 5 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic disease of humerus. Secondary pneumonia & pleurisy Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Arm); Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man, who appeared in perfect health & had very florid complexion, was admitted on account of disease of the left humerus […] he had had syphilis about 2 years before admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Apr 1861 Date of death: 27 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Lobular pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had good health until three months ago she was attacked with acute rheumatism. She has not been suffering from palpitations and gradually increasing dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dockyard labourer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was deposited in the hospital by his wife and immediately left, no clue was obtained during his life as to the nature of the preceding symptoms. He was delirious and rapidly becoming comatose [….] He had been a labourer in Woolwich Dockyard. On the 22nd of March while at work, some sand bags weighing 30lb fell upon his head from a height of 20 feet, and knocked him down’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Auctioneer’s porter Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1857 Date of death: 19 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phlebitis. Diseased kidneys and heart Disease (standardised): Phlebitis (Veins); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) 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 knocked down while in a state of intoxication. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Blood, vessels, cranium, thorax, abdomen and knee Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Jan 1858 Date of death: 2 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A poor Frenchwoman who had been out of health a year. She was formerly very stout & healthy but had been gradually losing flesh, being reduced by frequent sickness. Six months ago she became troubled with night sweats & cough accompanied by thick expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Apr 1874 Date of death: 28 Apr 1874 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy 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: Trauma/accident