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Occupation or role: Hatter
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1854
Date of death: 3 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Adherent pericardium. Purulent fluid in pleural sac
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Adherent (Pericardium); Suppuration (Pleura)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A very intemperate man, a hatter by trade. Brought in one afternoon suffering from delirium tremens. He had been constantly drunk for 3 weeks
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1854
Date of death: 26 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Non-malignant stricture of rectum. Fibrin clots in sinuses of brain
Disease (standardised): Stricture (Rectum); Thrombosis (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman, when admitted, presented the symptoms of a stricture of the rectum, which was judged from its history & attendant circumstances to be of a malignant nature’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1855
Date of death: 5 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous meningitis. Phthisis. Peculiar cysts within vertebral canal formed by arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Cysts (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This girl had a somewhat strumous appearance, but she was said to have been strong and healthy until she came to London four before admission. She had no definite complaint until six weeks ago when she began to suffer from headache and pains in the centre of the spine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1855
Date of death: 8 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in lung and various other parts of the body. Effusion into the cerebral ventricles and softening of fornix
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Lymph Node (Lung); Effusion (Brain); Softening (Brain)
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: This boy had lived badly, was much emaciated, and had been ailing for a long time. For three months he had been feverish and had complained of pain in the abdomen accompanied by diarrhoea. When admitted his breathing was very hurried.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 April 1855
Date of death: 7 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cysts connected with inner surface of Dura Mater
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Central Nervous System)
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: This woman had not felt in strong health for a year past, but had been worse since Christmas when she took cold whilst engaged in laundry work. She first had a slight cough, pain in the limbs and general feeling of languor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal canal, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tallow chandler
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1855
Date of death: 24 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Eczema. Coma. Unusual amount of fluid in cerebral ventricles.
Disease (standardised): Eczema (Skin); Disease (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 tallow chandler, and had in consequence been much exposed to wheat. Lately he had been subject to eczema of which he had several attacks. The attack which caused his application to the Hospital had lasted about five months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855
Date of death: 5 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Lacerated brain. Fractured vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Spine)
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 admitted in a dying condition with symptoms of fracture of the base of the skull.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and spinal column
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1856
Date of death: 1 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposit in the Brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Brain)
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: This woman said that she had suffered from great pain and sensation of weight in the chest and shoulders and pain at the back of the head, which she attributed to indigestion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1856
Date of death: 1 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into Brain
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain)
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 man died almost immediately after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1856
Date of death: 17 Jul 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fractured Cervical Vertebrae. Softening of the chord.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Softening (Spinal Cord)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Jollye, Edward William, Edward William
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had fallen backwards from a railway truck, and he fell on the back of his neck and shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1857
Date of death: 15 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Softening of central white part of brain
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Softening (Brain)
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 man stated that he was suddenly attacked with pain in the frontal region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spinal column
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1873
Date of death: 3 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The friends of this woman stated that she had been in good health up to the day before admission when on coming downstairs fell down in a fit and was slightly convulsed and shortly afterwards became insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1873
Date of death: 13 Jun 1873
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1874
Date of death: 13 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Disease of cerebral vessels. Cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain ); Softening (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was found six days ago and he could not speak, having been quite well up to that time. His left foot tripped in walking and he could not steady himself with his left arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, abdomen and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: School girl
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1874
Date of death: 23 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Chorea. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Chorea (Central nervous system); Hydrothorax (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: She had a rigor six days before admission and pain commenced the next morning in the left knee and then the ankle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, spinal cord, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1872
Date of death: 12 Aug 1872
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Extensive effusion into the cerebral ventricles
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The history given by the friends of this patient was that he was quite well up to a week before admission when he went out in the evening and became sick.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1872
Date of death: 14 Oct 1872
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous tumours of the right lobe of the cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This girl had always had good health, and when becoming in the family way was sent to the workhouse for her confinement. Three weeks after her labour she had a violent fit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1870
Date of death: 27 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the left lobe of the cerebellum.
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: No history of the case could be taken.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, cerebrum and cerebellum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Washerwoman
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1870
Date of death: 13 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Brightii. Bronchitis. Apoplexy.
Disease (standardised): Bright’s Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The patient was stated to have had a fit 12 months previous to admission, on the evening before which she had another, with complete loss of consciousness. On admission there was right hemiplegia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and cranium. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1868
Date of death: 27 May 1868
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had suffered from dropped hands and pains in the joints, and was taken suddenly with a fit on the morning of admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1874
Date of death: 30 Dec 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral embolism. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Brain ); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: A year and nine months before admission this man had had a fit and lost the use of his right side, from which he had partly recovered. A week before admission he began to have difficulty speaking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1875
Date of death: 31 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs. General meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This child was brought up to the hospital having been recently attacked with convulsions, having fallen from a chair.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen, mesenteric glands and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Pork butcher
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1870
Date of death: 8 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Variola. Paraplegia
Disease (standardised): Smallpox; Paraplegia (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man, who for three years had suffered form partial paralysis of the hands & legs, which however did not entirely incapacitate him for work, became worse three months before admission, complaining of a sensation of cord-like tightness around the abdomen, slight pain in the back, hips & thighs, & increasing weakness in the legs. He walked to the train on day of admission but says that while in the carriage he felt a sudden sensation of coldness all over, & on reaching London found that he had entirely lost power in the legs’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1851
Date of death: 9 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound on the left side of the head. Fracture. Followed by delirium, coma & convulsions, also paralysis on the left side tho’ not permanent. There was found effusion of blood between the dura mater & bone, in arachnoid sac & in substance of the brain in several places. Cardiac disease
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Fracture (Skull); Delirium (Brain); Coma (Brain); Paralysis (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'He was admitted in a state of insensibility from drunkenness with a scalp wound not exposing the bone, about 3 inches in length on the left side of the head corresponding to the parietal eminence. It was caused by his falling down an area, his head striking a stone’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1851
Date of death: 25 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Wounds of the face & scalp. Fracture of the skull with laceration of the dura mater & brain. Extravasation of blood in the arachnoid cavity & subarachnoid areolar tissue. Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Face, scalp); Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This young man was brought into the hospital while in a state of partial coma, having just before fallen from a ladder, a height of 14 feet, in the quadrant. He appeared to have fallen backwards & struck his head on the pavement. There was profuse haemorrhage from the wounds on the head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident