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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

Type of injury: n/a

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

Type of injury: n/a

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

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1854
Date of death: 27 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This old man came to the hospital late in the evening. His complexion was blue, eyes sunken, he was speechless & no pulse could be felt. The cramps were very violent’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine factory worker
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854
Date of death: 28 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A pale, emaciated man, who worked in the Engine Factory at the Swindon Station. He stated that he had enjoyed good health up to 5 months before admission, & had been very temperate. He noticed that he had lost flesh to a considerate extent of late’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1854
Date of death: 29 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulcerated intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This lad had been an in-patient of the hospital 18 months ago. When admitted this time he stated that he had been ill a fortnight with severe pain in his back. He had felt weak across the loins some time previously’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, trachea, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1854
Date of death: 27 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
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 body was removed unexamined’

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1854
Date of death: 30 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 woman had suffered from diarrhoea two or three days, before any formidable symptoms showed themselves. She procured medicine from a chemist, & stated that what he gave her quite stopped the purging. She was attacked at 4am on the 27th with cramps & sickness & was sent to the hospital within 6 hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1854
Date of death: 30 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'All that could be learnt of this woman before she was brought to the hospital was that she had been seized the previous day with sickness & purging. When her sister-in-law (one of the assistant nurses) went to her house at 10pm she found her in bed complaining of violent cramps. She had also sickness & rice water stools. The nurse gave her a mustard emetic, which was repeated on her admission at 2am the next day, and followed up by a scruple of calomel’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1854
Date of death: 30 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 admitted at 11am four hours after symptoms of cholera declared themselves. He stated that he had been in perfect health until that morning, but his wife reported that he had been purged four or five days. He was found by a neighbour lying in the park, & was sick & purged several times before they could get him to the hospital’
Post mortem notes: 'This body was not examined’

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 76
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1854
Date of death: 30 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into brain. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This woman was brought in by a policeman from Chelsea. She was found in a comatose condition, was speechless & had lost all power in the right side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, left ventrible, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

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

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1854
Date of death: 31 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A strong, well-formed man, who had been in the enjoyment of good health until 5 hours before admission. He was seized in violent cramps in his legs & arms which continued during his time in the hospital. He had been sick & purged many times at home’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1854
Date of death: 1 Sep 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 was admitted late in the evening, with all the symptoms of cholera. No previous history was obtained of the case’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1857
Date of death: 6 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
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: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1857
Date of death: 7 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Exhaustion after diphtheritis
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Exhaustion
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 man previously to his admission had been under the care of a medical gentleman in the neighbourhood for 3 weeks with diphtheritis of which it is expected that he was cured, a very large layer of false membrane having been removed. But he complained of difficulty in swallowing, & as he could not afford, he said, to pay for a consultation he came into the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1857
Date of death: 7 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Old pericarditis. Diseased kidneys. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man had been ill for 16 months. Previously his health had been good. He was accustomed to drink pretty freely. His attack commenced with jaundice, but how long this continued is not mentioned. Swelling of the legs followed & the urine became of a deep colour’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, 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

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1857
Date of death: 8 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A butcher, who had been in the hospital a twelvemonth ago suffering from bronchitis. This time he had been ill 10 days with the same complaint, but experienced much more dyspnoea’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1857
Date of death: 9 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
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: Gentleman’s servant
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1858
Date of death: 13 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A gentleman’s servant, who stated that his ill health dated from 18 months back when he slept in a damp bed. Ever since that time he has experienced more or less pain in the chest & cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1858
Date of death: 15 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Gunshot wound of the hip joint. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hip); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on Friday evening, January 8th at 11 ¼pm. Carrying a loaded gun (at Ealing) carelessly and near the ground, the charge consisting of some dozen of shot, was accidentally driven into his thigh by the sudden entanglement of the trigger’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, left hip

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1857
Date of death: 15 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Bronchitis. Congested kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lungs); Congestion (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A baker who has suffered from winter cough for 7 or 8 years. Six months ago his breathing became affected to a much greater extent’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1858
Date of death: 15 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Extensive injury to the soft parts, & fracture, of the lower extremity
Disease (standardised): Injury (Legs); Fracture (Legs)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of collapse, the subject of extensive injury of the lower limb due to the accidental action of machinery’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1857
Date of death: 16 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A labourer who had been suffering from cough & shortness of breath for two months, however he kept on with his daily work until a week before admission when owing to the great increase of dyspnoea he was compelled to lay up’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a