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Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1858
Date of death: 22 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart)
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 attacked eight days before admission with cough, followed in two days by rigors & pain in the left side. When admitted he had an anxious expression of countenance, the face was flushed, skin hot, pulse weak & frequent, tongue dry & almost black’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1858
Date of death: 20 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg ); Sepsis (Systemic)
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: Right leg, joints, thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1884
Date of death: 27 Dec 1884
Disease (transcribed): Injury to chest. Compound fracture of the femur
Disease (standardised): Injury (Thorax); Fracture (Leg)
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: Cab driver
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1857
Date of death: 1 Jun 1857
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: Whilst on the box he was seized with vertigo.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1881
Date of death: 11 Nov 1881
Disease (transcribed): Burn. Cerebral congestion
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Whilst playing with a bull's eye lantern his clothes caught fire'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, alimentary canal

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1884
Date of death: 8 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Old amputation of penis. Secondary (?) cancer of bladder
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Penis); Cancer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: In 1866 this man’s penis was amputated on account of epithelioma. He was admitted again suffering from retention of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, ureters, spleen, bladder, urethra and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Surgeon
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1852
Date of death: 23 Dec 1852
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever followed by abscess near the prepuce. Diseased kidneys. Bladder with abrasion of the mucous membrane and pouched
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Abscess (Penis); Disease (Kidney); Abrasion (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was a surgeon in the navy. He was admitted on account of a haemorrhage from an incision which his medical attendant had thought it necessary to make.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gun maker
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1860
Date of death: 1 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Dilated & hypertrophied heart. Pulmonary apoplexy & pneumonia. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (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 gun maker. He had rheumatic fever 11 years ago, but remained pretty well until 3 months before admission when, as he supposed, in consequence of taking cold he suffered from cough and loss of appetite. A fortnight before admission he began to get dropsical’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1860
Date of death: 9 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A short time before admission this man was working (on the new bridge for the railroad at Pimlico) when one of the iron girders gave way & he fell 30 feet into a dam. On admission he was very violent, but insensible to external objects. He was sensible of pain, but did not appear to hear anything’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1884
Date of death: 31 Jul 1884
Disease (transcribed): Synovial affection of knee joints. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He came from a very consumptive family, with three sisters having died of that disease. His right knee had been swollen for three months and his left one for a slightly shorter period. He knew of no cause for the swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, peritoneal cavity and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gamekeeper
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1853
Date of death: 8 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Amputation after injury to the knee joint. Secondary pneumonia. Pus in the superficial veins of the leg
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Injury (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He applied for admission on account of a swelling near the left knee which had appeared nine months before his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1854
Date of death: 3 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Inflammation following the opening of a carbuncle. Recent pleurisy. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Inflammation Carbuncle
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, who was much weakened by previous illness & had been an out-patient of the hospital at various times for the last 2 years, was admitted as an OP on account of a small carbuncle at the back of the left scapula, which was laid open’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Feb 1872
Date of death: 27 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Wound of hand. Amputation. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Amputation (Hand); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: On February 23rd he pushed his left hand through a pane of glass and cut the front of the forearm across, just above the wrist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: As the friends objected to an examination of the body and the coroner refused to issue his warrant, Mr Holmes examined the stumps only.
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1875
Date of death: 5 Sep 1875
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the pharynx
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of emaciation, with a slough the size of a half crown on the right side of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1875
Date of death: 12 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of prostate gland and bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Prostate); Cancer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: He was admitted with the history of difficulty in passing urine for three months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Horse breaker
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1857
Date of death: 25 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Wound of the meningeal artery. Blood in the ocular conjunctiva from fracture into the sphenoidal fissure. Blood in the lateral ventricle
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Wound (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man was riding a restive horse in Hyde Park and was thrown, falling on his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right clavicle
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Brewer’s drayman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1857
Date of death: 24 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: A beer cask fell on his leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right lower extremity, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1853
Date of death: 28 Sep 1853
Disease (transcribed): Complete separation of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae. Laceration of dura mater
Disease (standardised): Separation (Spine); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted having a short time before fallen, head first, a height of about fourteen feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1887
Date of death: 16 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Left hip joint disease. Amputation at the joint. General tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip joint); Amputation; Tuberculosis
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry and Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Left hip, thorax, lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wood carver
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Aug 1884
Date of death: 14 Aug 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder)
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: Footman
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Sep 1860
Date of death: 3 Oct 1860
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (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 man had been a footman and an excessive drinker of beer and whiskey, of late he had not been soaking more than usual, not to the extent of intoxication. He remained at his usual vocation until the day of admission when while riding behind his mistress’ carriage he was seized with epileptic convulsions, and was soon afterwards brought to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1878
Date of death: 15 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fatty heart. Bronchpneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Disease (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Fell from a height of 10 feet – Alighted on head – Taken up insensible. Symptoms Dec [December] 11. Very feeble old man. Quite sensible – Pulse very weak – Cold and tremulous. On right side of scalp extending back from margin of hairy scalp a huge wound about 7 inches long: exposing about 4 inches of bone – No fracture – No bleeding'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Stone mason
Age: 48?
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1857
Date of death: 13 Sep 1857
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Recent and old clots. Granular kidneys. Diseased liver. Atheromatous arteries
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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 been in the House during part of June and July for rheumatic gout and albuminuria without dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, radial artery and arteries of extremities
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gentleman
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1873
Date of death: 1 Jul 1873
Disease (transcribed): Gunshot wound of skull
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He was supposed to have shot himself in the forehead at the Grosvenor Hotel.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1873
Date of death: 27 Sep 1873
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh (for compound fracture). Granular kidneys. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Fracture (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
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 while housing a carriage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a