Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jun 1860 Date of death: 22 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the ovary Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Robert Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Lee, Frederick Fawson Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A pale, delicate woman who had been married about 10 years, and always had good health until her present illness. She had one child, and never became pregnant afterwards. 4 years ago the catamenia [menstruation] ceased but notwithstanding their absence she remained pretty well until 12 months before admission, when, after getting wet feet, she was seized with pain across the hips and hypogastrium’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Apr 1860 Date of death: 10 Sep 1860 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Albuminuria (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: 'This woman became a patient in April last, she had then suffered for 5 months from precordial pain and palpitation; a month afterwards cough came in, with scanty expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: 77 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Aug 1860 Date of death: 19 Sep 1860 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of liver & kidneys. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidneys); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: 'A charwoman. For a month before she came in she had suffered from swelling of the legs and belly, and pain in the right shoulder supposed to be rheumatic. When she came in the belly was distended with flatus’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Sep 1860 Date of death: 30 Sep 1860 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour. Disease of liver. Dropsy. Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Disease (Liver); Edema (Systemic); Hydrothorax (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Robert Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Roberts, Arthur Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A married woman, though never pregnant. About 6 years before admission a yellow discharge commenced from the vagina, this was followed by swelling of the abdomen and cessation of the catamenia [menstruation]’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Aug 1860 Date of death: 18 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): Renal dropsy Disease (standardised): Edema (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A red-whiskered, light-complexioned individual, much addicted to outbreaks of intemperance; chiefly drinking gin. 10 weeks before his admission he sat for some time in his wet clothes, this was followed by pain, apparently rheumatic, in one hip and ankle’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Nov 1860 Date of death: 28 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): Tumour of the brain. Strumous disease of kidney, lungs &c Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); Tuberculosis (Kidneys, lungs) 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 man had been a carpenter. He was at first a surgical patient, complaining of pain in the right knee and hip, which was severe enough to prevent his walking, though not to confine him to bed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right hip
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1860 Date of death: 1 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The mother of 5 children, ceased to menstruate 12 years before her admission and remained free from discharge until within 12 months when fluid and discharge appeared. The patient was suffering from pain in the pelvis and thighs, as well as sickness and nausea and lost flesh rapidly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the pelvic organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Aug 1860 Date of death: 4 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver and kidneys. Peritonitis. Old burn Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The boy was severely burnt about the shoulder and chest three years before his admission, and it was still discharging. He had begun to become enlarged without any other symptom and this was followed by oedema of the legs. The abdomen was swollen, the tongue very red, the pulse 100. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jan 1861 Date of death: 25 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys and liver. Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Hydrothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient began to suffer from palpitations of the heart and occasional dyspnea, the symptoms latterly increased in severity and were generally aggravated at night. When admitted the respiration was laboured. The sounds of the heart were not easy to make out owing to the violent palpitation of the organ. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Feb 1861 Date of death: 25 Feb 1861 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the aortic valves. Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had twice had colic. About 8 years ago, having at that time never had rheumatism, he began to suffer from palpitations of the heart, but no swelling until a month ago when his face became puffy about the eyes and shortly afterwards his legs became dropsical. A loud diastolic murmur was heard over the base of the heart, loudest on the right right side of the sternum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Mar 1858 Date of death: 11 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Diseased kidneys. Umbilical hernia Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Disease (Kidneys); Hernia (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 admitted under the surgeon for umbilical hernia from which she had suffered many years. She had also pinging[?tinnitus] & sickness, with violent delirium & she was pulseless at the wrist. This sickness &c came on the day before admission. Her legs & arms were somewhat anasarcous’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1857 Date of death: 27 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Diseased kidneys & bladder Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Kidneys, bladder) 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: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1858 Date of death: 4 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A stableman who was ill three weeks before admission. He caught cold whilst coming up to town from Yorkshire & had much pain in the limbs followed by oedema of the legs, some swelling of the abdomen & subsequently by the appearance of dark petechial spots on the lower limbs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Sailor Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1858 Date of death: 15 Jul 1858 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart. Congested kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A sailor who came in suffering from anasarca & dyspnoea. He had been out of health for 7 or 8 months with pain in the chest and slight cough, but had never spat any blood. He was in the hospital three years ago for disease of the heart & no account of any rheumatic attack was ever obtained’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Stoker Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1858 Date of death: 31 Aug 1858 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man, who was a stoker, was admitted in a dying state & nothing could be gleaned respecting his history from any friends. He said himself that he had been ill two months with cough & great difficulty of breathing, & that his legs had taken to swelling about three weeks’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Oct 1858 Date of death: 9 Oct 1858 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Phthisis. Strumous disease of supra-renal bodies Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Kidneys) 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 man was admitted with all the symptoms of delirium tremens, but his friends asserted that he had been ‘lightheaded’ for two months. This was all that could be ascertained of his previous history. When first seen he answered rationally though with hesitation. His memory was defective & he had a hurried, fidgety manner with tremors & jerking’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Sep 1855 Date of death: 24 Oct 1855 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of Urethra. Extravasation of urine Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of stricture and extravasation of urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Perineum and scrotum, urethra, prostate, bladder and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jul 1856 Date of death: 29 Jul 1856 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of Urethra. Dilated Heart. Diseased Kidneys. Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was admitted with stricture of the urethra under which he had suffered for a long while. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Oct 1856 Date of death: 20 Oct 1856 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a semi comatose condition, unable to give any account of himself or his disease. It was thought that he had been suffering with retention of urine or difficulty in forming water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1856 Date of death: 3 Nov 1856 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the loin. Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had suffered from colic and gout and an eruption on the leg. It was on account of a recurrence of this eruption that he had applied for admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 82 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Dec 1856 Date of death: 26 Dec 1856 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Bladder and Prostate (malignant) Disease (standardised): Disease (Bladder); Disease (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: The notes of this case were accidentally lost. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1857 Date of death: 5 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Valvular disease of the heart. Incipient disease (?) of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: She had been ill for four months with cough, dyspnoea and anasarca from cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1857 Date of death: 10 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Enlarged heart. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Enlarged (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He had suffered for eight years from winter cough which he threw off on the approach of warmer weather. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Jan 1857 Date of death: 11 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus and vagina, involving the rectum and bladder Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Vagina); Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This woman had only just recovered from a miscarriage. Since that event she had been troubled with a very offensive vaginal discharge and had lost flesh rapidly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a