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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 45 Date of admission: 2 Aug 1854 Date of death: 5 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had been obliged to give up work a month ago in consequence of cough accompanied with pain in the chest. He had previously enjoyed good health’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 49 Date of admission: 7 Jun 1854 Date of death: 5 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Sloughing scrotum. Fibrin in pleural sac. Purulent deposits (secondary?) in the lungs Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Sloughing (Scrotum); Thrombosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This patient on his admission stated that he had suffered from shortness of breath for some 7 or 8 weeks which had become worse during the last fortnight & for a week past his legs had swelled’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: [No age stated] Date of admission: 6 Aug 1854 Date of death: 6 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever. Sloughing tonsils. Congested kidneys Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Sloughing (Throat); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'No history could be obtained of this case from the people who brought the man to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pharynx, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 12 Date of admission: 13 Apr 1854 Date of death: 7 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing sores on the nates &c. Superficial caries of the crests & other parts of the iliac bones. Slight scrofulous deposits in the lungs. Scrofulous peritonitis Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Buttocks); Caries Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This lad was admitted under Mr H.C. Johnson [Henry Charles Johnson] complaining of pain in his hip & back, and of some slight pain in his shoulder. The pain was confined to the left side of the body’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 67 Date of admission: 8 Aug 1854 Date of death: 8 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into subarachnoid tissues of brain & into lateral ventricles. Diseased valves of the heart Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Heart) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This patient was brought to the hospital about 2.45pm having been found in the watercloset in a perfectly unconscious state an hour previously. His breathing was thick, & attended with puffing of the cheeks during each expiration. He was twice sick. He never recovered from his comatose state & died in about 4 hours’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 37 Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854 Date of death: 9 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera. Enlarged solitary glands of intestine &c Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Disease (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had always enjoyed excellent health with the exception of an attack of fever some years ago, for which he was admitted into St Bartholomew’s. The previous day he was quite well, & dined heartily off boiled mutton, & took beef at supper time. At 11 o’clock he went to bed & slept soundly until 2 or 3 when he woke complaining of cramp, & pain in the bowels. He soon became very sick & was violently purged. He was seen by a medical man but took no medicine until he came to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 49 Date of admission: 19 Jul 1854 Date of death: 9 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys & heart. Extensive pleural effusion &c Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man had been in the hospital 9 or 10 years ago for cough, swelling of legs &c. He was sent out having derived relief & continued tolerably well until about 8 weeks since when the swelling of the legs returned’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 45 Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854 Date of death: 10 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera. Intermittent fever Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Fever (Systemic) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This woman, who resided in Westminster, stated that she had been in good health until 3 months ago when she was attacked with tertian ague. She was some little time in the Westminster Hospital & derived relief, but afterwards on her going into the country, the shivering fits returned’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 45 Date of admission: 26 Jul 1854 Date of death: 11 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in lungs & kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man, who was stout & well-made, had been suffering for 3 months previous to his admission from the effects of a hurt to this back, & had passed blood in his urine for many weeks’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 27 Date of admission: 8 Aug 1854 Date of death: 13 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man had been suffering for a month with relaxed bowels, for which he had medical advice. The diarrhoea ceased for short periods & then returned. For a week before his admission, the purging had been constant’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Painter and glazier Gender: Male Age: 25 Date of admission: 7 Aug 1854 Date of death: 16 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Intestines ulcerated. Congested lungs, liver &c. Peculiarity of mitral valve Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestines); Congestion (Lung); Congestion (Liver); Peculiarity (Heart); Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man, who was a painter & glazier, had enjoyed good health with the exception of an attack of colic 3 or 4 years ago. He was muscular & well-proportioned. For a fortnight previous to his admission he had suffered from occasional pains in his head & stomach’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 40 Date of admission: 15 Aug 1854 Date of death: 16 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined this case is not given’ Post mortem notes: 'The patient, being a night nurse in the hospital, was not examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 25 Date of admission: 11 Aug 1854 Date of death: 17 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’ Post mortem notes: 'This body was removed unexamined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 52 Date of admission: 16 May 1854 Date of death: 17 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man whose face was very anaemic had been ill 18 months. He first complained of numbness in his legs & swelling of his feet. He had suffered from gout 2 years previously’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 21 Date of admission: 26 Jul 1854 Date of death: 20 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration & thickened walls of stomach. Symptoms not unlike cholera Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This young woman stated that she had suffered 9 weeks before her admission from pleurisy. Since that time she had not been able to eat or keep any solid food on her stomach. She was much emaciated, had not menstruated for 6 months’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 53 Date of admission: 5 Jul 1854 Date of death: 22 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of uterus. Diseased kidney. Cholera Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus); Disease (Kidney); Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Lee, Robert Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This woman who was married & had a family of 10 children, enjoyed remarkably good health until 2 years ago, when she was suddenly seized with violent haemorrhage, which continued some hours. At this time she began to feel uneasiness in the womb, & was often obliged to lie down in consequence’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 35 Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854 Date of death: 23 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys. Extravasated blood in lungs Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Extravasation (Lung) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This woman had been always of a weakly habit, & had had many miscarriages. When admitted her face was very anaemic, her breathing short & hurried & she perspired on the least exertion. She had been confined 3 weeks before coming to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 18 Date of admission: 16 Aug 1854 Date of death: 24 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Intestines ulcerated. Extravasated blood in lungs Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Extravasation (Lung) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This lad’s mother stated that when he was six years of age, he had a fall on the back of his head, & that ever since his manner had been strange & stupid. The smallest quantity of fermented liquor would ‘almost madden him’. In consequence of his listless manner, it was very difficult to elicit any history of the attack’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 47 Date of admission: 23 Aug 1854 Date of death: 25 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man had suffered from diarrhoea for two days before his admission into the hospital. The day before he came he had sickness, & on the morning of his admission, cramps in his legs & arms. When brought in his countenance was pinched & livid, his extremities cold, & no pulse could be felt at the wrist. He was sick every few minutes’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: [No age stated] Date of admission: 23 Aug 1854 Date of death: 25 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man was brought to the hospital by some policemen, who found him in the park where he had passed his nights. He told the police he had been taken with cramps 2 hours & that he had been very sick & purged all night, passing blood in his motions’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 33 Date of admission: 25 Aug 1854 Date of death: 26 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This patient, who came to the hospital at 6am, said that he had been well the day before, & that when in bed at ½ past 2 he was taken with purging & vomiting of watery fluid. These symptoms were soon followed by cramps which were most violent in the legs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 2 ¾ Date of admission: 26 Aug 1854 Date of death: 26 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'The mother of this child said that it had been taken with purging & watery vomiting at 10 o’clock on the previous evening. When brought to the hospital about one o’clock midday he was pulseless, cold, quite blue, and the skin was shrivelled’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 30 Date of admission: 16 Aug 1854 Date of death: 27 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Congested lungs. Intestines ulceration Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A pale-faced, anaemic individual, who stated that he had been ill about a month. He first suffered from great thirst with ever unpleasant ‘dry’ sensation’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen