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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 May 1855
Date of death: 29 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman attempted to drown herself by jumping into the Thames. When admitted she was in a low and desponding way and talked incoherently, often moaning and complaining of pain in the precordial region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1856
Date of death: 1 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Arachinitis
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Her mother stated that all her life she had been subject to headaches after the least excitement. One of her brothers was also subject to epileptic fits. For a fortnight she had been low spirited and she later complained of persistent headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1858
Date of death: 29 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the intestines. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Intestines); Peritonitis (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 originally admitted on the 31st March for ‘dyspepsia’ but after being in the house a very short time was sent out & made an out-patient. She again applied for admission on 21st April much enfeebled, pale & very emaciated about the face & neck. There was also an unhealthy tinge of the complexion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1858
Date of death: 2 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
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 woman came in complaining of weakness & numbness of the left side. When first attacked a month previous the mouth was drawn, but neither she nor her friend gave any history of a fit. Her tongue was very foul & protruded to the left. She complained of headache & said that for some time past she had been troubled with rheumatism’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1857
Date of death: 7 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Double pleuropneumonia. Dropsy. Congestion of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Oedema (General); Congestion (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: This woman came to the hospital after having been under treatment for ten days as an out patient. A week after her marriage she began to experience tingling and numbness of the legs, which gradually became anasarcous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1857
Date of death: 4 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Dropsy. Twisting of the large intestine
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg); Twisting (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: She stated that she had been short of breath for nearly a year.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1857
Date of death: 6 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been quite well up to the time of her confinement three months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1858
Date of death: 2 Sep 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fibrous tumour of the uterus. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard and Hooper, John Henry
Medical notes: 'A single woman who had always enjoyed good health & had led a laborious life. A fortnight before admission she first had difficulty in making water, then pain came on in the lower part of the back, but there was no vaginal discharge. However after she had been in the hospital two days yellowish vaginal discharge appeared & was accompanied by lassitude & aching in all her limbs. A hard mass was felt in the left iliac & hypogastric regions which was not tender to the touch & was immovable’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Uterus

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1857
Date of death: 15 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver, lungs, various glands and other soft parts and of the bones of the orbit and spine
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Skull); Cancer (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been ill five or six weeks with great pain in the loints and hips following the weaning of her infant.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, left orbit, larynx, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1857
Date of death: 21 Jun 1857
Disease (transcribed): Cephalitis. Epilepsy
Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Brain); Epilepsy (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: She had been ill about a month with vertigo and pain in the back of the head and over the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1857
Date of death: 3 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Softening of optic thalamus. Coagulum in heart
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Coagulum (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman when admitted was quite rational and able to give an account of herself, but her speech was somewhat hesitating. It appeared that a fortnight ago she was walking in the park and felt giddy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1857
Date of death: 5 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman, who was admitted in a very enfeebled condition, stated that a fortnight ago she perceived that her ankles were frequently swollen and very shortly after an anasarcous condition came on.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1857
Date of death: 3 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Diseased lungs, heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman stated that for seven weeks she had suffered from dropsy and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 May 1857
Date of death: 4 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Peritonitis. Deposit (? malignant) beneath the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestine. Diseased ovaries
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Intestines); Disease (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Hastings, Cecil William
Medical notes: This woman had been ailing for some three years with pain in the abdomen, frequent constipation and loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1857
Date of death: 5 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Cystic tumour of the mesentery. Twisting of the intestine. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Mesentery); Twisting (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This woman was confined four months before her admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1857
Date of death: 29 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
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 girl had had scarlatina in August last which laid her up for a month. She never thoroughly regained her strength.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1857
Date of death: 7 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour of the ovary. Chronic peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: A married woman who was admitted with pain and distension of the abdomen in which a hard mass present.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1857
Date of death: 21 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Albuminuria
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Indeterminate); Albuminuria (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: As the body was not examined no report of the case is given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1855
Date of death: 13 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been ill three months with cough and swelling of the legs and feet. Subsequently the abdomen enlarged and the oedema of the lower extremities disappeared.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1855
Date of death: 6 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Asthenia apparently from starvation
Disease (standardised): Asthenia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The child had been ill a long time apparently and was half starved. The mother had gone abroad and left the child in the charge of friends.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854
Date of death: 22 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This woman attributed all her ailments to a cold caught 3 months before her admission, when sitting up all night with a lying in woman’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1856
Date of death: 6 Oct 1856
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of Uterus and Ovaries
Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Uterus); Malignancy (Ovaries)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been ill three months with pain and swelling in the right side of the abdomen, coming on after a cold.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1855
Date of death: 21 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Seven months ago the patient was seized with violent abdominal pain and sickness which soon passed off. The chief pain was in the right side. Subsequently her abdomen began to enlarge and she went for some time into Middlesex Hospital but derived no benefit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1856
Date of death: 13 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Aneurysm of the Heart
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Aneurysm (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The account given was that in September last she had scarlatina and after recovering from that she had measles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 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