Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Dec 1851 Date of death: 28 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Burn extending over the chest, face & head Disease (standardised): Burn (Chest, face, head) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not reported’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jul 1862 Date of death: 4 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This was a case of hernia which had been strangulated for three days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Wound in groin, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1845 Date of death: 15 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Large sloughing wound of the leg. Disease of heart & arteries. Kidneys granular. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Sloughing (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'A fortnight before admission he received a blow on the leg from a [?] which left a lacerated wound a little above the inner ankle. The wound became inflamed with excessive pain and soon presented a gangrenous surface’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left inferior extremity
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1846 Date of death: 9 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Oedema of scalp. Congestion of brain. Effusion of fluid in sub arachnoid tissue. Puriform lymph in the pleurae and in the peritoneum. Lungs loaded with frothy serum. Slight hypertrophy of left ventricle. Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Oedema (Head); Congestion (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Lymph (Pleura); Lymph (Abdomen);Serum (Lungs) ; Disease (Heat) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a contused scalp wound on the upper and back part of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jan 1846 Date of death: 5 Feb 1846 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Ulceration of membranous portion, effusion of urine. False passages. Large circumscribed abscess between bladder and rectum. Opening in rectum. Bladder hypertrophied, with chronic inflammation. Dilatation of ureters with chronic inflammation of the kidneys. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Ulcer (Urethra); Abscess (Bladder); Abscess (Rectum); Disease (Bladder); Disease (Ureter);Inflammation (Kidney) ; Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient had suffered for many years from stricture of the urethra, so severe as to cause on several occasions complete retention of urine. He had been operated on ten years previously by Mr Benjamin Brodie. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jul 1861 Date of death: 10 Jul 1861 Disease (transcribed): Spike wound into hip, fracture of head of femur. Laceration of mesentery Disease (standardised): Wound (Hip); Fracture (Leg); Laceration (Mesentery) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient was putting a new coping upon a house when the coping gave way and fell upon the scaffolding upon which he and his two sons were standing, knocking it down and hurling them to the ground. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, hips and ankle Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 May 1852 Date of death: 25 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the right cerebral hemisphere, also in the lungs. Hepatized lung. Disease of the hip joint with dislocation of the head of the bone. Diseased os innominatum Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Hip); Dislocation (Hip); Disease (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: On admission it was stated that this boy had been lame for a long while and he ad kept to his bed for the last five months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and left hip Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 May 1855 Date of death: 7 May 1855 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had been a butler, but had lately lived in a state of extreme poverty. His health was weak and he was crippled by old gout. He had had a femoral hernia in the right side for about three years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Nov 1864 Date of death: 17 Dec 1864 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Peritoneum); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with the history that from weeks ago she had her leg struck by a flint stone. Two weeks after she began to suffer pain in the part which has continued ever since’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Nov 1847 Date of death: 10 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Removal of breast for scirrhous tumour. Pleuritis. Pneumonia with hepatisation. Peritonitis with purulent effusion. Disease (standardised): Mastectomy (Breast); Cancer (Breast); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Suppuration (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This woman was admitted with a schirrhus tumour at the upper part of the right breast, about the size of a pigeon's egg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Oct 1845 Date of death: 21 Nov 1845 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Peritonitis. Scirrhous ulceration of uterus & vagina encroaching upon the bladder Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Scirrhus (Uterus, vagina); Ulcer (Uterus, vagina)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of much debility, with incontinence of urine and frequent vomiting. She stated that she was married and had five children and that the present symptoms accompanied by pain in the back and loins and occasional fits had existed for two months previous to her admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Feb 1855 Date of death: 4 April 1855 Disease (transcribed): Pelvic abscess after parturition Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient had been confined three months before admission, with her second child. The labour had been natural but was followed, very shortly, by pain in the region of the left hip or left iliac region with slight rigors. 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: 25 Apr 1847 Date of death: 25 Apr 1847 Disease (transcribed): Blood tinged fluid in abdomen. Recent peritonitis. Twisting and strangulation of small intestine after reduction of inguinal hernia. Disease (standardised): Effusion (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Strangulation (Intestines); Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was brought to the Hospital with symptoms of strangulated inguinal hernia. When admitted he was in a dying state. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Nov 1844 Date of death: 13 Nov 1844 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Gut covered by omentum which was adherent to the bottom and sides of the sac which was divided into two cavities. Peritonitis. Gut discoloured. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had been subject for four years to an omental femoral hernia which was quite irreducible, and to the occasional descent of a portion of intestine accompanied by pains in the abdomen and constipation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, hernial sac and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jun 1844 Date of death: 20 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Congenital Hernia; strangulation. Operation. Mortification of intestine. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Mortification (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a tumour on the left side of the scrotum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Dec 1847 Date of death: 31 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with symptoms of strangulated femoral hernia. There was a hernial tumour in the right thigh of about the size of a hen's egg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Jun 1857 Date of death: 17 Jul 1857 Disease (transcribed): Strumous deposit in glands of neck and mesentery. Ulceration of the intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Neck); Tuberculosis (Mesentery); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This child was admitted with strumous ophthalmia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, eyes and glands of neck Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Apr 1859 Date of death: 29 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Fractured pelvis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Sep 1857 Date of death: 25 Sep 1857 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing ulcer of the groin and pudenda Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Groin); Ulcer (Genitalia) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Tomlimson, Edward Denham Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The statement of the mother was that slight redness came on in the groin and that ulceration then took place. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Mar 1846 Date of death: 2 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated obturator hernia. Old hernial sac in left groin, issuing through the inguinal canal Disease (standardised): Hernia (Pelvis); Hernia (Groin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had had an inguinal hernia on the left side for seven years, and always worn a truss. On March 27th it descended behind the truss and immediately was followed by intense pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Feb 1846 Date of death: 17 Mar 1846 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of the head, neck and pharynx. Tubercules and cretaceous deposits in the lungs. Old peritonitis. Suppurating gland in the groin. Great cul de sac digested by the gastric juice. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Head, Neck, Pharynx); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Groin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted with enlarged glands in the left groin and the skin over them was somewhat inflamed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pharynx, larynx, thorax and left groin Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Mar 1844 Date of death: 31 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Large quantities of pus found in the coagula of the heart and of several veins. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Suppuration (Heart); Suppuration (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had been subject to a reducible femoral hernia for five years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Apr 1847 Date of death: 16 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis with effusion of pus after removal of a large ovarian cyst Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Cysts (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with considerable swelling of the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Aug 1846 Date of death: 10 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the thyroid gland. Encephaloid deposit in glands of neck, in anterior and posterior mediastinum, along the aorta into the abdomen and in the muscular structure of the heart. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Thyroid gland); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Thoracic cavity); Cancer (Arteries); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No history could be obtained of this case. On admission the patient’s countenance presented the peculiar hue of the malignant cachexia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a