Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 February 1844 Date of death: 10 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Diseased bones of nose. Fatal Erysepelas. Disease (standardised): Disease (Nose); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very cachectic state with a disease of the nostrils accompanied by great pain about the head and face and a fetid purulent discharge. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx and larynx, thorax, abdomen, cranium and nasal cavities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 years 6 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Sep 1844 Date of death: 7 Nov 1844 Disease (transcribed): Croup extending to the bifurcation of the Trachea. Mottling degeneration of the Kidneys. Incipient disease of the Hip. Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx, Trachea); Mottling degeneration (Kidney); Disease (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry. Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and thorax, abdomen and right hip joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Mar 1848 Date of death: 10 Mar 1848 Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis with effusion of lymph on surface of mucous membrane. Pneumonia and purulent infiltration. Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Effusion (Larynx); Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: From the mother’s account it appeared that this child had been ill about fourteen days suffering from symptoms of fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1848 Date of death: 17 Jul 1848 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of membranes of brain. Disease of internal ear. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain); Disease (Ear) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: Her health had generally been good but she had occasionally suffered from earache accompanied by discharge since childhood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Dec 1848 Date of death: 22 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pain of head and deafness. Delirium. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pain (Head); Deafness (Ear); Delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient presented on admission all the appearance of an ordinary case of fever. He was exceedingly deaf, which he said dated only from the commencement of his present illness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Mar 1849 Date of death: 3 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis. Laryngotomy. Pneumonia, grey hepatisation. Old & recent pleuritic adhesions Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Laryngotomy; Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient was originally admitted under the care of Mr Cutler [Edward Cutler] with hydrocele. On 12th April some feverish symptoms were observed & purgative & saline medicine, but it was not till the 18th that it was discovered that his whole body was covered with a mottled rash, when he was immediately transferred to the care of the physician’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1849 Date of death: 4 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Ozaena. Extensive syphilitic caries of the nasal topae, & of the bones at the base of the skull Disease (standardised): Rhinitis, atrophic (Nose); Syphilis (Nose); Caries (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient stated that in June last he became affected with symptoms of secondary syphilis, the most important of which was pain in the left ear, with loss of hearing, & a scanty discharge from the meatus. During the September & October following he was put on a course of mercury and profusely salivated. Soon afterwards he became subject to epistaxis, sometimes to a large amount’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx, pharynx
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jan 1850 Date of death: 30 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of the face and neck. Dysphagia Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Deglutition disorders (Oesophagus) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed by the friends without examination Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jan 1852 Date of death: 6 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous caries of the dorsal vertebrae with softening of the cervical bones. Abscesses in connection with the spinal column at posterior part of thorax. Urgent dyspnoea and dysphagia Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Spine); Abscess (Spine); Dyspnoea (Lung); Deglutition disorders (Oesophagus) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He had been subject for many years to a scrofulous affection and there were marks of old ulceration in the neck and under the angle of the jaw. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, interior surfaces of cervical vertebrae and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Apr 1852 Date of death: 4 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Severe epistaxis. Coma. Fluid in the ventricles and sub-arachnoidean tissues. Deposit of bone in the arachnoid membrane. Hypertrophied heart. Adherent pericardium. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Epistaxis (Nose); Coma (Brain); Fluid (Brain); Deposits (Brain); Disease (Heart);Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He was admitted with Rheumatism of rather an acute form which had been coming on for several days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1855 Date of death: 2 Aug 1855 Disease (transcribed): Pharyngitis. Laryngitis. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Pharyngitis (Pharynx); Laryngitis (Larynx); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted complaining of sore throat, for which he was put under the charge of the surgeon as there was some obscure history of syphilis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Mar 1856 Date of death: 13 Apr 1856 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Ear. Abscess of the Brain Disease (standardised): Disease (Ear); Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had only left the Hospital about seven or eight days after recovering from an acute rheumatism. On going out he caught cold and the pain returned, confining itself to the smaller joints and assuming the character of rheumatic gout. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1856 Date of death: 25 Apr 1856 Disease (transcribed): Croup. Tracheotomy Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: A healthy child who, according to the mother's account, was quite well up to the 20th. He then complained of sore throat. On the 23rd his friends were alarmed at the child being suddenly seized with dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Jan 1857 Date of death: 6 Feb 1857 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation and abscess of brain from diseased ear. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain); Abscess (Brain); Disease (Ear); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Ten days before admission she felt sharp pinching pain in the right ear and noticed that a little discharge came away on her handkerchief. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Errand boy Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1857 Date of death: 3 Aug 1857 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the tympanum. Suppuration in arachnoid. Pus in sinuses. Congestion of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Ear); Suppuration (Brain); Congestion (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He was stated to have been ill three weeks. He first complained of languor and violent pain in the head coming on worse at night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right ear, brain, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1858 Date of death: 12 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis. Inflammation of the trachea, bronchi & lungs Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Inflammation (Trachea, bronchi, lungs) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A labouring man who had been ill 11 days. The first week it was simply a cold, then he began to have pain in the throat, swelling at the angles of the jaws & difficulty in swallowing’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Clergyman’s daughter Age: 7 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Jun 1858 Date of death: 26 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing sore throat Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Throat) 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 little girl was the daughter of a clergyman in the neighbourhood whose family have all had sore throat affection which has proved fatal. On Thursday the 24th three of the children were buried; on the Friday the mother sank; and the subject of the present notice died on Saturday the 26th. She had been four days visiting at Sydenham. When she left home two of the family were already dead’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Saddler Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jun 1858 Date of death: 3 Jul 1858 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing sore throat Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Throat) 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 worked in a saddler’s shop near Leicester Square. He was well until a fortnight (ten days?) before admission, when he began to feel languid, & had rigors followed by sickness & loss of appetite. Twenty four hours later he experienced pain in the throat, especially on the right side, and this uneasiness grew worse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 82 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Dec 1858 Date of death: 22 Dec 1858 Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis. Diseased kidneys. Prostatic tumours Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Disease (Kidneys); Tumour (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This old man was an in-patient three years ago with retention of urine. His present illness began a fortnight since when he passed blood with the urine & had pain during micturition’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Mar 1859 Date of death: 9 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Croup. Cirrhosed liver. Enlarged spleen Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Cirrhosis (Liver); Enlarged (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This child had scarlet fever a month before admission, and it was said that her abdomen had begun to swell a fortnight afterwards. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Nov 1859 Date of death: 3 Nov 1859 Disease (transcribed): Croup. Tracheotomy Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 7 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Croup. Scarlatinal dropsy Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Scarlet fever (Systemic); Oedema (General) 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 attacked with scarlatina one month before his admission. Three weeks after this, first his eyelids, and then his whole body, became much swollen, and his water became very dark Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the parts in the neck Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Child Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Apr 1861 Date of death: 17 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Croup Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Child Age: 5 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 May 1861 Date of death: 7 May 1861 Disease (transcribed): Croup. Tracheotomy Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The child was observed to be hoarse, and dyspnoea very soon occurred. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 1 year 6 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Aug 1861 Date of death: 20 Aug 1861 Disease (transcribed): Croup Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This was a case of croup. The patient was brought in for an operation, but she died during its performance Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a