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John Hockley, 41, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1849
Date of death: 23 Jun 1849
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. False membrane on the internal surface of the arachnoid. Extravasation of blood in the arachnoid cavity. Adhesion between false membrane & visceral arachnoid. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); False membrane (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man had been in attendance as an OP [out-patient] for upwards of 6 weeks and had been at the hospital for a fresh supply of medicine the same morning. He had applied to Dr Pitman [Henry Pitman] merely with cough & sore throat, and while under his care had an attack of haemoptysis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Butler, 53, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1849
Date of death: 4 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised):

Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
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

James Hill, 43, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1849
Date of death: 10 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the pylorus. Enlarged glands. Obliteration of the ductus communis choledochus. Dilatation of cystic, hepatic & biliary ducts, & of the gall bladder
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Abdomen); Enlargement (Glands); Disease (Ducts, gall bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man, a shoemaker by trade, stated that his symptoms had been of about 3 months’ duration, having commenced as dyspepsia, followed by vomiting which had latterly become so constant that he brought up almost every thing he ate’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Letitia Joyner, 40, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1849
Date of death: 13 Oct 1849
Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour of the breast
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
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

Emma Cufft, 10, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1849
Date of death: 30 Jun 1849
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
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: Trauma / accident

Elizabeth Moss, 5 months, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1849
Date of death: 5 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
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 removed by the friends previous to its examination’

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Stannard, 61, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1849
Date of death: 1 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'At the request of the friends, this body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Matilda Smith, 35, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1849
Date of death: 2 Sep 1849
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia & exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Anaemia; Exhaustion
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
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 at the request of the friends’

Type of incident: n/a

William Kay, 45, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1849
Date of death: 6 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Fluid in ventricles of the brain. Thoracic viscera healthy. Intestinal canals inflamed throughout. Glands large & conspicuous. Liver healthy, gall bladder distended. Bladder empty
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Disease (Brain); Inflammation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient had been suffering for two or three days with looseness of the bowels, and was said to have been seized at 11am of the day of his admission with vomiting, purging & cramp’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Murphy, 34, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1849
Date of death: 8 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Fluid in the ventricles. Thoracic viscera healthy. Small intestines & stomach inflamed. Mucous glands large & conspicuous. Glands enlarged in great intestine. Urine contained in bladder
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Inflammation (Intestines, stomach); Enlargement (Glands)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man was brought to the hospital in articulo mortis. The account that was brought with him was that he had been seized with purging & vomiting and cramps in the limbs at 2am, that the priest had been sent for at 4 1/2am, who stated that no purging had occurred to his belief since he had been with him, & very little vomiting, and he had passed no water. A doctor was sent for about 9, who was believed to have given laudanum, and recommended his being brought to hospita;’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

H.S. Garman, 50, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: n/a
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1849
Date of death: 25 Sep 1849
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the leg. Extensive suppuration, sloughing of post-tibial artery. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Haemorrhage (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
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: Trauma / accident

Emily Lamburn, 25, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1849
Date of death: 11 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. No fluid in lateral ventricles, vessels & sinuses congested. Thoracic viscera healthy. Small intestine very inflamed, glands conspicuous. Blood dark coloured & semi-fluid
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Inflammation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient had been suffering for 2 or 3 days from diarrhoea and was seized only on the morning of the day of her admission with vomiting, cramps & collapse, about 11am. When admitted at 7 ¼pm the skin was livid, the extremities cold, but the general surface not so’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Smith, [Age not stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [Age not stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 11 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever. Anasarca. Hydrothorax. Heart healthy. Kidneys congested
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Edema (Systemic); Hydrothorax (Lungs); Congestion (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'Was stated by her friends to have had scarlet fever 2 months ago. Had recovered in about 3 weeks & 1 week after began to swell. Was more lively than normal on the day she was brought to hospital, had travelled in an omnibus from Battersea, and eaten an orage while on the journey. She had gradually lost her cheerfulness & when admitted was in a state of perfect unconsciousness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Naomi Hardwick, 45, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 11 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Purulent deposit in the synovial cavities of both wrist joints with inflammation of those joints
Disease (standardised): Deposit (Wrist); Inflammation (Wrist)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a semi-comatose state, so that it was impossible to obtain any very connected account of her symptoms from her. It appeared that she had been ill 3 weeks, and that 9 days ago she had been at the hospital to have a tooth extracted when her face was much swollen & she appeared to suffer much pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Bornefield, 59, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 12 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Constipation. Inflammation of the stomach & small intestines. Ulceration of the colon & rectum. Tymphanitis. Gall bladder much distended
Disease (standardised): Constipation (Bowels); Inflammation (Stomach, intestines); Ulcer (Colon, rectum); Tympanitis (Ear); Disease (Gallbladder)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient dated the commencement of her illness from an attack of stoppage in the bowels about 6 months ago, since which she has suffered more or less from pain & swelling of abdomen. On the last day of June she had more pain than normal, & took some domestic remedy which was followed by vomiting & purging & next day she was seen by a medical man & treated for ‘cholera’ ‘
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Crow, 40, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 24 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the right lung. Old pericardial, pleuritic & peritoneal adhesions. Fistula in ano
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Fistula (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was transferred 3 or 4 days after his admission for fistula in ano, presenting all the symptoms of tubercular consumption. He stated that he had enjoyed good health up to the beginning of April, previous to which he had suffered from no chest symptoms at all, since then he had had cough & spitting, with night sweats, and was much emaciated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Emma Eldred, 28, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 27 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised):

Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined at the request of the friends’

Type of incident: n/a

Patrick Sulivan, 62, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 28 Sep 1849
Disease (transcribed): Displacement of the body of the 6th from the seventh cervical vertebrae. Rupture of the interarticular cartilage between them, compression of the cord, & softening of [cord]
Disease (standardised): Displacement (Spine); Rupture (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a scalp wound 3 or 4 inches longs, extending obliquely over the left parietal bone, which had been inflicted by a fall from a scaffolding from a height of about 11ft into an area’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Stephen Turner, 34, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1849
Date of death: 6 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Sac containing omentum. Tubercles in the lungs
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
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 was admitted with an incarcerated umbilical hernia. It appeared that he had had a small reducible hernia at the side of the navel for about 6 months, which he stated to have been caused by violent exertion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Kent, 18, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1849
Date of death: 10 Dec 1849
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of the hip. Abscess of [the hip]
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Hip); Abscess (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
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 at the particular desire of the friends was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

James Stevens, 67, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1849
Date of death: 16 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the lungs. Scrofulous tubercles in the kidneys. Inflammation of their substance and of the lining membrane of the pelvis infundibulum & ureters. Only slight vascularity of the bladder. Enlarged prostate
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Kidneys); Inflammation (Kidneys); Enlargement (Prostate)
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 patient was admitted in a low feverish state connected with disease of the urinary bladder. He had a hot skin, frequent pulse and dry tongue; & was not in a condition to give any account of his complaint, but it appeared from the information learnt from his friends that he had for some time suffered from disease of the prostate glands, & of late had had much difficulty in passing his urine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Anthony Wolfe, 18, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1849
Date of death: 12 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Separation of the epiphyses of the bones. Amputation. Inflamed femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the lungs. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Thigh); Deposit (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
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 patient was admitted with a lacerated wound of the integument six inches long just below & nearly parallel to his right groin, the skin in the neighbourhood being extensively bruised; and a compound fracture of the right tibia at the junction of its middle & lower thirds, the upper fragment of which projected through the wound’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Walter Lawler, 14, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1849
Date of death: 5 Nov 1849
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised):

Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
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 at the request of the friends’

Type of incident: n/a

John Itch, 5, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Aug 1849
Date of death: 1 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Peyerian glands in the small intestine congested. Lumbrici found in the contents of the intestinal tube
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Congestion (Intestines); Oligochaeta (worms) (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'No distinct account was obtained of the circumstances under which this poor boy’s illness had begun. It was only reported that 2 persons were lying dead of cholera in the house from which he was brought. He was in a complete state of collapse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Phillips, 36, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Aug 1849
Date of death: 8 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Icterus. Hydatids in the liver. Brain healthy. Heart flabby, walls attenuated. Kidneys healthy (Echinococcus homines)
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Echinococcosis (Liver); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient, whose skin was universally of a yellowish hue, and whose face was marked with acne of 7 years’ standing, admitted that he had been of irregular habits, and had drunk hard. His present illness he said had commenced with sickness & diarrhoea about 10 days before admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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