Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jul 1860 Date of death: 1 Sep 1860 Disease (transcribed): Gout. Diseased kidneys. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidneys); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had been subject to attacks of gout for twenty seven years and the fingers of both hands and both feet were much distorted by the disease’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Nov 1851 Date of death: 2 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs on the right side. Old double pleurisy. Pneumonia at bases of both lungs. Bronchitis. Hypertrophied heart. Diseased kidneys. General arterial ‘degeneration’ Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys); Degeneration (Blood vessels) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'She was knocked down by a cab, on the day of admission, the shaft apparently striking her on the upper part of the left side of the thorax. When admitted she was in a state of excessive prostration, so much so that it was feared she would not live through the night’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Nov 1851 Date of death: 6 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of lower lobe of right lung. Double pleurisy of old standing. Death by purulent infection, the result of ‘phlebitis’ occasioned by venesection Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Infection (Systemic); Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Phlebotomy (Blood vessels) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on the evening of the 26th complaining of pain on the right side, cough & shortness of breath. It appeared that his illness only dated from the 21st when he was seized with pain in the chest & back, accompanied by headache, pains in the limbs & general lassitude’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Veins &c of arms, blood, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Dec 1852 Date of death: 17 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Cysts under the arachnoid of the brain in various parts. Diseased heart and kidneys. Dilatation of aorta Disease (standardised): Cysts (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: Eight or nine months ago the patient first suffered from pain at the top of the sternum accompanied by shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: , cranium and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Nov 1852 Date of death: 18 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart. Fluid in pleural sacs. Consolidated lungs Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fluid (Pleura); Consolidation (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This girl was admitted suffering from palpitation of the heart, shortness of breath and pain in the left side of about five months standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Dec 1852 Date of death: 22 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Recent lymph in pleural sacs. Atheromatous deposit in arteries Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Lymph (Pleura); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man was admitted in a rather advanced stage of dropsy. 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: 1 Dec 1852 Date of death: 28 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit and vomicae in the lungs. Ulceration of intestine and deposit in mesenteric glands. Dilated heart Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Deposit (Lymph nodes); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient was admitted evidently labouring under phthisis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1852 Date of death: 30 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in the lungs. Diseased kidneys. Vegetation on valves of the heart Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This patient had first suffered from dropsy about two months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Aug 1860 Date of death: 19 Sep 1860 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the hip joint. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: '12 months before admission this patient was attacked with pain & jumping in the left hip joint. He continued to walk about but did so with extreme difficulty’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right hip
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Aug 1858 Date of death: 27 Oct 1858 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the thigh. Phlebitis Disease (standardised): Amputation (Thigh); Phlebitis (Blood vessels) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'She stated that she had had an ulcer about the ankle, as large as the palm of her hand for the last 12 years, which got better or worse according to circumstances, as when she was pregnant it always increased’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right thigh, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jan 1860 Date of death: 31 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia. Pulmonary apoplexy. Hypertrophy of heart Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lungs); Stroke (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had twice had acute rheumatism, but his chest was not known to have been affected in either attack. Until some weeks before admission, his health was pretty good, he then began to suffer from cough and shortness of breath’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Aug 1858 Date of death: 30 Oct 1858 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the thoracic aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man had been ill twelve months with severe cough, dyspnoea & pain in the left side. His work as a day labourer exposed him constantly to the weather & he never shook off the above symptoms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Dec 1851 Date of death: 29 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy & valvular disease of the heart following rheumatism. Universal adhesion of the pericardium Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Rheumatism (Joints, muscles); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This lad was first admitted into the hospital under the care of Dr Bence Jones [Henry Bence Jones] on the 19th Feb with a slight attack of rheumatism. From the history he then gave, it appeared that he had had 2 previous attacks, the first at 13 years of age in which he was confined to bed 10 weeks, having the general characters of an acute attack’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Sep 1858 Date of death: 8 Nov 1858 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, kidneys) 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 patient when admitted had an anxious & cadaverous appearance. His pulse was very feeble & he was much emaciated. He had been ill five weeks with cough & during that time had passed very little urine’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1853 Date of death: 6 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Amputation for disease of the knee joint. Diseased arteries. Fibrin undergoing alteration in the femoral and iliac veins. Abscess among the soft textures of stump Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Disease (Leg); Disease (Arteries); Abscess (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of disease if the left knee joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Sep 1860 Date of death: 5 Oct 1860 Disease (transcribed): Vegetations on valves of heart. Fibrinous block in spleen. Secondary lobular pneumonia. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Vegetations (Heart); Disease (Spleen); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This young woman had had pain and swelling in the left hand, which was believed to be rheumatic, for a week before admission. This could not be traced to any injury but appeared to have been the result of exposure to cold. She admitted indeed, after many leading questions and much cross-examination, that about a fortnight previously she had pricked her hand with a pin but there did not appear to be any reason for connecting this with the present swelling’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Sep 1860 Date of death: 8 Oct 1860 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the breast. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman stated that she had an attack of hemiplegia 6 years ago, on the right side, from which she had never thoroughly recovered, but on her admission nothing was observed of the effects. 26 years back she had a severe attack of rheumatic fever’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, left breast, thorax, pelvis, abdomen
Occupation or role: Tripe dresser Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Sep 1860 Date of death: 9 Oct 1860 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Aneurism of the aorta Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A tripe dresser. He attributed his illness to sleeping in the open air for several nights 6 years ago. He then appeared to have caught cold; he suffered from rheumatic pains and shortness of breath. But he was not confined to bed and soon got better’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jan 1852 Date of death: 2 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Caries of the iliac bone of the pelvis. Vomicae in the lungs. Small heart Disease (standardised): Caries (Pelvis); Vomicae (Lung); Small (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Ten days before her admission she had observed a swelling in the left thigh. She had suffered for some time under what was judged to be rheumatic pains about the pelvis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pelvic region, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Aug 1860 Date of death: 29 Oct 1860 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased liver & kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man who had had rheumatic fever in his youth, had been out of health for 18 months before his admission, suffering from dropsy, shortness of breath, and scantiness of urine’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Nov 1858 Date of death: 3 Dec 1858 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys, heart) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man had been under the care of the surgeon for a wound of the hand from which he had nearly recovered & was within three days of leaving the hospital when cough & expectoration with extreme dyspnoea came on & he sank in a very few days from suffocation’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 13 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Oct 1860 Date of death: 30 Oct 1860 Disease (transcribed): Subperiosteal abscess of the femur. Secondary deposits. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Abscess (Thigh); Deposit; Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This child was admitted into the hospital on account of an accident, she slipped while walking & struck the right knee. For 3 weeks before admission she had suffered from some affection of the chest, which a medical man who saw her said was ‘only a slight cold’. On admission she was so ill that she could give no account of herself’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right knee, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Bell hanger Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Oct 1860 Date of death: 1 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & dilatation of the heart. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys) 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 bell hanger. He had pretty good health until within between 4 and 5 years of his death, when he caught cold by sleeping in a damp bed and had much shortness of breath with cough and palpitations’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Feb 1860 Date of death: 2 Feb 1860 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the arch of the aorta, bursting into the pericardium. Inflammation & gangrene of the lung Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta, pericadium); Inflammation (Lungs); Gangrene (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted on the 16th of Nov 1859. He then said that he had suffered from cough and expectoration for six weeks, for the same time he had been getting thinner and his voice had been becoming hoarse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen