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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858
Date of death: 9 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Strumous disease of the intestines. Diseased kidneys. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Disease (Kidneys); Ascites (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This lad had been ill three weeks with swelling of the legs & oedema of the scrotum which came on without any assignable cause. He had always been delicate, ever since five years of age having been subject to scrofulous sores & unhealthy abscesses about the neck & axilla’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861
Date of death: 28 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the lung. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient , who had a pasty complexion and was bloated, stated that she had had good health until six weeks before admission, when she began to experience a cough with expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1861
Date of death: 2 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Pleuropneumonia. Cystitis. Secondary deposits in kidneys
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Cystitis (Bladder); Deposits (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861
Date of death: 8 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was taken ill five days before her admission with stiffness in the joints soon followed by severe pain, redness and swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 May 1861
Date of death: 15 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart, kidneys and liver
Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The woman who was the mother of several children, had for several years suffered from bronchitis with much expectoration. Her legs began to swell and the urine became scanty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1861
Date of death: 19 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased Kidney. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg)
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 patient had, for 15 months before her admission, suffered from cough and expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 72
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 May 1870
Date of death: 3 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of the Uterus and Ovaries and Peritoneum.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Ovaries); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman had had for three months some difficulty of passing motions, and for the last two weeks none had passed without injections and she had frequent sickness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1870
Date of death: 5 Apr 1871
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the sacrum. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Caries (Pelvis); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the medical wards for pain in lumbar region, of 3 months’ duration; a swelling formed over the sacrum after her admission to the hospital and she was then transferred to the surgical wards. There was then a large abscess over the sacrum extending to both sides & over the sacroiliac synchondroses’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, bones

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1871
Date of death: 28 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fractured pubis. Ruptured urethra. Laceration of hand
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pubis); Rupture (Urethra); Laceration (Hand)

Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy and Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient died a few hours after admission & was not seen by me’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, thorax, abdomen, bladder

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1869
Date of death: 14 Sep 1869
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission he noticed a sediment in the water and blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1870
Date of death: 15 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic abscess after labour.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis); Parturition (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had had a varicose ulcer of the left leg for several years, and after confinement which occurred five weeks before admission, the leg became swollen and the ulcer rapidly extended.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bones, muscles and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1874
Date of death: 15 Jan 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of leg. Synovitis of knee. Nephritis. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Lung); Synovitis (Knee); Nephritis (Kidney); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: She gave the history of having had erysipelatous inflammation of the right leg for two weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, hernia, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab builder
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1875
Date of death: 26 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Extravasation of blood on to surface of the brain. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient fell from a height of about twelve feet pitching upon his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1868
Date of death: 5 May 1868
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of penis. Death from exhaustion.
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Penis); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He had noticed a pain in the right groin, and a swelling which had been increasing in size over time and became very painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1868
Date of death: 22 Sep 1868
Disease (transcribed): Amyloid degeneration. Sloughing of foot
Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission the patient noticed pain in the sole of the right foot and three days later it began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1868
Date of death: 1 Oct 1868
Disease (transcribed): Stone in bladder. Lithotrity. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Lithotrity (Bladder); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had suffered from pain in the loins and down the course of the urethra of an acute nature at times for four months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1876
Date of death: 22 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of uterus and rectum.
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus); Carcinoma (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Patient had been ill for 12 months before admission, with pain in the rectum which was followed by painful motions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wheelwright
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1872
Date of death: 13 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of left kidney and lumbar glands. Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Kidney); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, left kidney, lumbar glands, abdomen, right kidney and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1873
Date of death: 23 Nov 1873
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Diffuse cellulitis of the left lower limb. Suppuration of left knee joint
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cellulitis (Leg); Suppuration (Knee)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He first noticed that his left leg commenced to swell about three years ago and had in bandaged. About a year ago the calf of the leg inflamed and an abscess formed leaving an ulceration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1873
Date of death: 24 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous cancer of the upper jaw and face (removal of upper jaw). Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Head); Operation (Jaw); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He was operated on by Mr Pollock for scirrhous of the upper jaw six months before and the jaw was removed. Since then it had returned in the side of the face from where the tumour was previously removed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Date of admission: 29 May 1878
Date of death: 21 Jun 1878
Disease (transcribed): Epitheliomatous disease of the uterus. Secondary affection of the elbow joint
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus); Carcinoma (Arm);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. For a year has been losing blood per vaginum, also much foul discharge of greenish color. Frequent acute pain – Two months before admission right elbow became painful and swollen – Fortnight before admission skin over back of elbow gave way and some matter escaped. Rigor few days back – Much loss of flesh – Family consumptive'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Gender: Female
Age: 54
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1878
Date of death: 17 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1878
Date of death: 5 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Emphysema. Weak heart (after a cutaneous burn)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of extensive ulceration and deformity of the upper limbs and neck, consequent on a burn some six months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, brain and uterus
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1879
Date of death: 8 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Old age. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Frailty (Systemic); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Pew Opener
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 May 1877
Date of death: 11 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of Brain and haemorrhage. Granular kidneys. Emphysema.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient died a few hours after admission and was not seen by the Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, cranium, brain, fracture, spinal cord and ribs.
Type of incident: n/a