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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1851
Date of death: 23 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound of right groin leading into the abdomen. Wound of small intestine, escape of faecal matter. Peritonitis. Laceration of deep epigastric artery
Disease (standardised): Wound (Groin, abdomen, intestine); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laceration (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Blagden, Robert and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was brought into the hospital with a lacerated wound of the right groin caused in the following way. While riding round Dean Street as it enters Park Lane, two cabs were coming towards him, & he endeavouring to guide his horse between them, was struck with great violence by the shaft of one of the cabs which broke in consequence & he was borne to the ground’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1854
Date of death: 17 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the spine (fracture and displacement of the laminae and pedule of the last dorsal vertebra)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This little boy had fallen off a large stone [?], on to the top of which he had climbed, & when admitted was found to have entirely lost both sensation & the power of motion in the lower extremities’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1849
Date of death: 9 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the left lung. Tubercles in the right one. Heart healthy. Tuberculosis of the visceral & parietal portion of the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Peritoneum)
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 little boy was said by his parents to have been sickly and ailing ever since he was two years old but he had been much worse during the last 6 months, and 4 weeks before his admission acute symptoms had supervened for which leeches & blisters were applied to the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1850
Date of death: 28 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound of the leg. Erysipelas. Abscess
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin); Abscess (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a lacerated wound of the right tibia. He had been riding in a cart when his leg became jammed between the cart and a post.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1843
Date of death: 2 Jul 1843
Disease (transcribed): Strangulation of small intestine.
Disease (standardised): Strangulation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 May 1858
Date of death: 13 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This girl was housemaid in a family where there had been no known cause of infection. It appeared that nearly a fortnight ago she took cold & neglected herself for some time, & when getting worse applied for physic to a chemist, so that a regular practitioner did not see her until first before her admission, when she was in a high state of fever which the next day became typhoid. She was at once removed to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1856
Date of death: 10 Jun 1856
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1862
Date of death: 17 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1880
Date of death: 21 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Of late she was subject to rheumatic and neuralgic pains in the head and neck, also to frequent attacks of indigestion, pains between the shoulders, much flatulence and bowels generally costive.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Serous membranes, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, intestinal tract, kidneys, generative organs and subserous tissue
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hammer man
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1891
Date of death: 15 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Gangrenous abscess in lung. Ulcerative endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy and Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This patient was a hammerman. He had been a heavy drinker but not recently. For a week or more before his illness began he had been ‘poorly' and suffering from a cough. On March 4th 1891 he was at work as usual, but next morning was unable to rise from bed. No rigor'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1894
Date of death: 3 May 1894
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma (about trachea and left bronchus - with secondary growth elsewhere)
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Trachea); Carcinoma (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'A woman, without previous illness, admitted for swelling with oedema of left arm and forearm, as high as to within 4 inches of shoulder, without redness or pain. The swelling began on Feb 28th (10 days before admission) and had been preceded, for 10 days, by aching in bend of the elbow [...]. By March 13th the oedema of arm had nearly gone, but the woman's strength did not improve: she was in no distress, but sweated much at night, looked sallow and thin, and there was [...] an enlarged gland on anterior surface of the left sternomastoid'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1915
Date of death: 17 May 1915
Disease (transcribed): Septic abortion. Pyosalpinx. Septic peri and para-metritis. Removal of tubes. General purulent peritonitis. Septic aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Abortion, septic (Uterus); Pyosalpinx (Fallopian tubes); Perimetritis (Uterus); Parametritis (Uterus); Removal (Fallopian tubes); Suppuration (Abdomen);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: Varley, G.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient stated that about fourteen days before admission she attempted to induce abortion by inserting wax tapers ‘such as is used for lighting gas’ into her uterus. This was followed by a flow of blood and clots of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1897
Date of death: 8 May 1897
Disease (transcribed): Surgical kidneys, almost imperforate meatus urethrae, abscess in prostate
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Urogenital abnormalities (Urethra); Abscess (Prostate) ()
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted for haematuria. He had syphilis 23 years ago and had a chancre at the mouth of the urethra, there was a very tight stricture at the meatus, this had to be partially split up before a catheter could be passed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Drapers assistant
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1907
Date of death: 5 May 1907
Disease (transcribed): Acute generalized tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Since the beginning of the year the patient had felt weak and lost appetite.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, testes, prostate, seminal vesicles and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] labourer
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1911
Date of death: 26 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Pneumococcal (acute diffuse) peritonitis. Caseous mediastinal glands
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Caseous (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The night before admission she had a severe attack of abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary tract, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys and genito urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1913
Date of death: 24 May 1913
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous cervical glands. Generalized tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: For five weeks there had been pain and slight swelling in the right ankle and the left knee. For three weeks there had been an enlarge gland at the angle of the left jaw.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, fauces, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, oesophagus, cervical glands, thoracic glands, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, alimentary canal, ureter, bladder, left knee, sternum and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1853
Date of death: 27 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Lumbar abscess
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body at the request of the friends was not examined.
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1846
Date of death: 6 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis of a very low character. Heart dilated and thin. Other viscera healthy.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of pain in the loins extending up the back to the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a