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Occupation or role: Police constable
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1884
Date of death: 20 Feb 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of leg – following operation upon varicose veins
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissues); Operation (Leg); Varicose veins (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmerman, Benjamin Frazier
Medical notes: This man had long suffered from varicosity of the veins of the legs with ulceration. Unless the condition could be cured, he would be discharged from the police force.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carriage cleaner
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1884
Date of death: 18 Feb 1884
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Meningitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Meningitis (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man fell from the buffer of an engine and struck his head against the metal below.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1884
Date of death: 5 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1884
Date of death: 29 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She was the mother of eight children. She had had an umbilical hernia for four years. Her last child was born fourteen days before admission and at the labour the rupture became larger.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Police constable
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1884
Date of death: 24 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration? Of bladder. Renal disease
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Bladder); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1883
Date of death: 9 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of spleen. Haemorrhage. Peritonitis. Fracture of face and ribs on left side
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Spleen); Haemorrhage (Spleen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fracture (Face); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was knocked down by a cab and it was believed that the wheel passed over him. He had been drinking freely on the day of his accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, spleen, liver, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1883
Date of death: 16 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic cellulitis. Peritonitis. Gangrene of scrotum and penis. Double hydrocele. Inguinal hernia. Ischio rectal abscess
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissues); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gangrene (Scrotum); Gangrene (Penis); Hydrocele (Scrotum); Hernia (Abdomen);Abscess (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was originally admitted into the hospital under the care of Dr Wadham suffering from rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Boatmaker
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1883
Date of death: 5 Dec 1883
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercle in lung, kidneys and left testicle
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Testis)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The man applied for advice concerning an enlargement of his left testis which he had noticed for a month. He was admitted because he was in such an advanced stage of phthisis that it was not thought wise to send him away.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Milk boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1883
Date of death: 20 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Osteomyelitis. Abscess in knee joint. Amputation. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Osteomyelitis (Bone); Abscess (Knee); Amputation (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Eight months before admission he fell out of a cart and hurt his left knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: T. collector
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1883
Date of death: 15 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of buttock. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Buttocks); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The patient was in the hospital on three occasions. He was originally admitted in July 1882 having a large fluctuating swelling on the left buttock.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1883
Date of death: 12 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The mother stated that a week before a weight of about four pounds fell upon the child’s head. Ever since, the child had been fretful and drowsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1883
Date of death: 2 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Burn. Shock
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Her clothes caught fire and nearly the whole of her body was burnt.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1883
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of cervical spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1883
Date of death: 15 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This woman was first seen in the out patient room by the obstetric physician, having an enlarged and tender gland in the left inguinal region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and thigh
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1883
Date of death: 26 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the left leg. Ulceration of colon. Diarrhoea
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Ulcer (Intestines); Diarrhoea (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In jumping out of a rapidly travelling dog cart he alighted on his feet but twisted the left one.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1883
Date of death: 7 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was the subject of chronic bronchitis. He was brought to the hospital having been thrown into the street from the box of his cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1883
Date of death: 17 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He complained that for a month he had been suffering from very frequent desire to micturate.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1883
Date of death: 10 Aug 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: He fell from scaffolding and died with symptoms of compression soon after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, bones and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1883
Date of death: 28 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia after gonorrhoea
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Gonorrhoea (Urogenital tract)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The man came into the hospital suffering from an attack of rheumatism in the left knee following an attack of gonorrhoea contracted five months previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, knee joint and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Boy
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1883
Date of death: 13 Aug 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of temporal bone. Laceration and abscess of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain ); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: Some ten days before admission the boy fell down from a gate and wounded his scalp.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1883
Date of death: 20 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of lungs. Mitral stenosis. Strangulated femoral hernia. Taxis
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Hernia (Abdomen); Taxis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She was uncertain about the previous existence of a hernia but fancied she had had a lump in the groin off and on for three years. For some years she had led an inactive life owing to oppression in the chest and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1883
Date of death: 16 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fistulous opening from groin to sigmoid flexure. Pleuritis. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Groin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This patient was sent here from a cottage hospital at Wimbledon, suffering from faecal fistula. For two years he had suffered with very short intermissions from what he called ‘English dysentery’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1883
Date of death: 17 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of mesentery. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Abdomen); Haemorrhage (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A wheel of a waggon passed over his abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1883
Date of death: 10 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Bruised ribs. Gout
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Bruising (Ribs); Gout (Hand); Gout (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was the subject of chronic bronchitis and gout. Two days before admission he fell and struck his left side against the edge of a box.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1883
Date of death: 11 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pyelitis. Cystitis. Peritonitis. Pleuritis
Disease (standardised): Pyelitis (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The patient had long suffered from chronic rheumatic pains and swelling in various joints. For some months she had much irritability of the bladder and had passed blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a