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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1880 Date of death: 6 Apr 1880 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain and orbit Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Abscess (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: Four months before admission the patient struck his right eye against a lamp post. He was insensible for a few minutes and then recovered, but a swelling formed over the orbit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen and heart Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jan 1858 Date of death: 13 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A gentleman’s servant, who stated that his ill health dated from 18 months back when he slept in a damp bed. Ever since that time he has experienced more or less pain in the chest & cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 8 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Dec 1884 Date of death: 12 Jan 1885 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis (tubercular?) Fracture of clavicle Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Brain); Fracture (Clavicle) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke Medical notes: The child was admitted with a fracture of its clavicle. It had been allowed to fall, and its parents and other friends were all too drunk to be allowed to take it away. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Salesman Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Nov 1871 Date of death: 9 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the aortic arch, involving the innominate artery. Erosion of the sternum and costal cartialges. Pleurisy. Ligature of the subclavian and carotid arteries Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Erosion (Sternum); Pleurisy (Pleura); Ligature (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man had suffered, on admission, for about four months with pains about the chest and shoulders which he called ‘rheumatic’, also some pain in the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, cranium, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1881 Date of death: 15 Jan 1882 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of lung following thyrotomy Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Lung); Thyrotomy (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: This man (who was under professional treatment for syphilis) whilst eating his dinner swallowed in his soup a piece of rabbit bone. He was attacked with violent coughing and great dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 48 Date of admission: 9 Jan 1854 Date of death: 11 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted in the evening of the 9th of January having sustained a fall, in which he bruised his chest severely. A quantity of blood was effused in the cellular tissue’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1860 Date of death: 16 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased kidneys. Sprained ankle Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys); Sprain (Ankle) 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, who had been a free liver and had had delirium tremens several times, was admitted on the 4th of January into one of the surgical wards with a sprained ankle. Nothing unusual was observed about him until the 14th, when while attempting to get out of bed, he fell down half insensible’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., thorax, abdomen, right ankle
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852 Date of death: 17 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Death by coma and convulsions. Nothing but effusion of fluid in the ventricles and the sub-arachnoid tissues found, with numerous bloody puncta Disease (standardised): Coma (Brain); Seizures (Brain); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was a coachman to an English nobleman resident abroad, and about six months before admission had to drive some hours from Berlin to Vienna during very hot weather. On his arrival at Vienna he felt very unwell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1858 Date of death: 2 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Diseased kidneys. Rheumatic gout Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Gout (Joints) 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 had been ill about a month with rheumatic gout in his feet & ankles & swelling of his left wrist. He complained also of pain in his loins which was relieved by dry cupping’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right knee joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1857 Date of death: 21 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and valvular disease of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man was admitted and was not seen until late in the day. As he died during the night no opportunity was afforded for leaving any history. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861 Date of death: 28 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the lung. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Disease (Kidney) 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 , who had a pasty complexion and was bloated, stated that she had had good health until six weeks before admission, when she began to experience a cough with expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Feb 1853 Date of death: 27 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Abscess in kidney and deposit in ureter and bladder Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Kidney); Deposits (Ureter); Deposits (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This girl was admitted originally on the 22nd September 1852 with symptoms of inflammation of the bladder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cavity of the bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Apr 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Jaundice Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin) 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 patient, who looked older than she was, had suffered for 5 months from pain in the right hypochondrium, especially when lying on either side. Latterly she had lost flesh to a considerable extent’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861 Date of death: 29 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver and spleen. Recent pleurisy Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Mar 1858 Date of death: 2 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after tapping. Renal dropsy. Dilated heart. Low pneumonia Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bleeding; Edema (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A married woman who had been ill since last October when she was confined of a dead child. She had not felt well during her term of gestation. Severe flooding followed the labour, after which she was attacked with shortness of breath & palpitation with ‘inflammation on the chest’ for which blisters were applied. The flooding ceased in a few days & then her legs & abdomen began to swell’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Cheesemonger Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Apr 1869 Date of death: 8 Apr 1869 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a 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: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 May 1853 Date of death: 29 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the small intestine from a kick from a horse Disease (standardised): Rupture (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was jumping out of a jig which he was driving and the horse of which was kicking. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1860 Date of death: 27 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs) 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 shoemaker of very drunken habits. He had had more or less cough for 6 months, always attended with some degree of expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1857 Date of death: 23 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomica laying open a blood vessel. Strumous disease of the knee Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man came into the hospital at the commencement of the present year as a Surgeon’s patient with supposed scrofulous synovitis of the knee joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right knee, thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861 Date of death: 1 May 1861 Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This case is not given 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: Female Date of admission: 22 Apr 1857 Date of death: 24 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema (congested). Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: A girl of hysterical appearance who stated that she had been out of health six months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Brewer’s man Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860 Date of death: 27 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Hydrothorax (Lungs) 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 brewer’s man. In the habit of drinking two gallons a day of porter, turgid and bloated in appearance. About six years ago he spat up a tablespoonful of blood, but his health remained unaffected. For some months before admission he had been ailing’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 May 1858 Date of death: 3 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Groin); Operation (Groin); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas 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