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Occupation or role: Carter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1850
Date of death: 30 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of heart. Disease of aortic valves. Atheroma. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The report that was given of this man was that on the day of his admission he had a very hard days work and seemed very ill when he reached home.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1850
Date of death: 19 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs, miliary tubercles.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: No history of this case was obtained. The patient had been brought into the hospital having fainted in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1849
Date of death: 31 Dec 1849
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Secondary abscesses
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Knee); Abscess (Hand)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with stricture of the urethra of six years standing which had latterly become much worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1850
Date of death: 15 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Ulceration of intestines. Large pale kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man applied for relief suffering from constant diarrhoea during the last three months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1850
Date of death: 26 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man who had been a physician's patient in this hospital in 1848 with general dropsy, apparently due to disease of the kidneys, applied again for admittance after having been an outpatient as he was still unfit for work in consequence of constant pain of the head and giddiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1850
Date of death: 11 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the forearm and dislocation of the wrist. Amputation. Delirium. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Dislocation (Wrist); Amputation (Arm); Delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the arm and dislocation of the wrist which was so severe that it was immediately amputated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left upper extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1850
Date of death: 1 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1850
Date of death: 10 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the sacrum. Abscess. Hectic. Delirium
Disease (standardised): Caries (Sacrum); Abscess (Sacrum); Delirium (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a hectic and greatly emaciated state. He stated that it had been thirteen months since he had much pain in the lower part of the back and he noticed swelling at the outer part of the right thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1850
Date of death: 6 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Abscess over the knee. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The body not being examined the history of the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1850
Date of death: 18 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1850
Date of death: 12 Feb 1850
Disease (transcribed): Injury of the abdomen
Disease (standardised): Injury (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted into the Oxford Ward and it was thought that there was some internal haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1850
Date of death: 30 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Dilated pelvis of kidneys. Absorption. Serous effusion in brain. Albuminuria. Coma
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Brain ); Albuminuria (Kidney); Coma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry. Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: Having suffered for some time past from stricture, this man was admitted with the intention of having the catheter introduced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Courier
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1850
Date of death: 15 Mar 1850
Disease (transcribed): Senile gangrene. Disease of lungs. Effusion of blood in cavity of pleura
Disease (standardised): Senile gangrene (Indeterminate); Disease (Lung); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: A native of Italy although born of English parents, this presented an appearance of considerable depression. His right leg was very much swollen, and considerably discoloured.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1850
Date of death: 11 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of the skull.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of insensibility having a short time previously fallen from a height of twelve feet while painting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1850
Date of death: 26 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Hypertrophy of heart. Lymph in pericardium. Vegetation on mitral valve. Diseased kidney
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man stated that he caught cold four months ago and since then had suffered from cough and dyspnoea and palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1850
Date of death: 8 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart large. Kidneys granular
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Enlarged (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man, who had an excessively cachectic appearance, stated that he had been subject to gout for eighteen or nineteen years, but that he had only become dropsical during the last six weeks.
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: 30 Jan 1850
Date of death: 29 Feb 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fractured femur. Pleuritis. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a fracture of the right femur about its centre caused by a mill stone of great weight falling on the limb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and right lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1850
Date of death: 10 Feb 1850
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Poisoning by sulphate of zinc
Disease (standardised): Wound (Pharynx); Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Francis, Francis Philip
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted quite dead, having a somewhat superficial wound of the throat. He had been in the habit of ‘doctoring himself’ and often took laudanum for fits of delirium. He was accustomed also to use Sulphate of Zinc for his eyes, and sometime previous to his death remarked that there was enough to poison half a hundred men.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1850
Date of death: n/a
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1849
Date of death: 11 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of the skull. Extensive laceration of the liver. Blood in peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'The patient was brought to the hospital in a state of collapse having been thrown with violence out of a chaise in Piccadilly. He was cold & bewildered, & unable to answer questions, but he tossed himself about on the bed & complained of violent pain in the abdomen. There was a small wound over the outer angle of the right orbit’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1849
Date of death: 16 Mar 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of the skull. Rupture of middle meningeal artery. Extravasation of blood beneath the dura mater
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Brain); Extravasation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted in a state of complete insensibility consequent upon a fall from a scaffold upon the brick vaulting of a cellar, from a height of upwards of 20 feet. When brought to the hospital ½ hours after the accident, his breathing was stertorous; his pulse scarcely perceptible, pupils dilated. He had a small scalp wound situated on the left side of the vertex of the skull & a considerable extravasation of blood in to the cellular tissue of the right orbit, and there was haemorrhage from the mouth & right ear’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1850
Date of death: 25 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Epileptic fits. Brain rather bloodless. Some serum in ventricles. Kidneys large, smooth, mottled.
Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted reported to be suffering during the last fortnight from fits of an epileptic character, both frequent and severe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal chord, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1849
Date of death: 18 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the urethra, canal behind dilated, stricture. Ulceration of mucous membrane of the bladder. Dilatation of the ureters & pelvices of both kidneys
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Urethra); Ulcer (Bladder); Disease (Ureters, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Johnson, Henry Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man, who had been an out-patient under the care of Mr Johnson [Henry Charles Johnson] since July last for a stricture of the urethra of several years’ duration, after having had a catheter passed on the 24th of March, relieved home & experienced a rather severe rigor. On the following day Mr Johnson was requested to see him & found him suffering from the premonitory symptoms of common fever, for which he was treated by a medical man at his own home’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1849
Date of death: 16 Oct 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat, dividing the thyrohyoidean membrane, & separating the epiglottis from its connection with the larynx
Disease (standardised): Cut (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted at 11am, with an incised wound of the throat which, it was stated, he had inflicted upon himself some time in the course of the preceding night, and when discovered in the morning, he was faint & much exhausted from loss of blood which was said by the persons who accompanied him to the hospital to have been considerable’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1849
Date of death: 31 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood beneath the pia mater, & in both lateral ventricles
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient, a man of remarkable obesity, was admitted with a small wound at the upper part of the forehead caused by a fall from a pair of steps. It appears that for several days he had been observed to be ‘rather confused in his head’, & it is supposed that having ascended t he steps he had a slight fit and fell, for he has no recollection of the accident’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident