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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1855
Date of death: 3 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): 'Fit’, coma. Extensive extravasation of blood into the Brain and Pons Varolii
Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain); Coma (Brain); Extravasation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had fallen down in a fit and was picked up and brought to the Hospital. No history of the case was obtained. He was unconscious and seemed to be hemiplegic.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1854
Date of death: 14 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the Brain. Softening of the brain.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Some days after admission it was learned that the patient had had a fit about a fortnight before in which he had remained unconscious for three days. He had been ill altogether some five months, but of his symptoms, nothing was accurately known.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1855
Date of death: 5 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous meningitis. Phthisis. Peculiar cysts within vertebral canal formed by arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Cysts (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This girl had a somewhat strumous appearance, but she was said to have been strong and healthy until she came to London four before admission. She had no definite complaint until six weeks ago when she began to suffer from headache and pains in the centre of the spine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1855
Date of death: 8 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of cerebral blood vessels. Large effusion of fluid into subarachnoid tissues and ventricles of brain
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Blood Vessels); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Eight or ten days before admission he complained of sleeplessness and pain in the head, then he began to ‘see strange things’. On admission he was in a very confused and delirious state and could give no account of himself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1855
Date of death: 8 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in lung and various other parts of the body. Effusion into the cerebral ventricles and softening of fornix
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Lymph Node (Lung); Effusion (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This boy had lived badly, was much emaciated, and had been ailing for a long time. For three months he had been feverish and had complained of pain in the abdomen accompanied by diarrhoea. When admitted his breathing was very hurried.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1855
Date of death: 15 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Paralysis following a ‘fit’. Extravasation of blood into substance of the brain. Remains of old extravasations
Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Central Nervous System); Extravasation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Nothing of his previous state could be learnt except that on the preceding day he had been seized with a fit and had subsequently lost the use of his right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1855
Date of death: 22 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Convulsions. Delirium. Purulent deposits in lungs, pleural sac, pectoral muscle and other parts.
Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain); Delirium (Brain); Purulent deposits (Lung, Pleura); Purulent deposits (Pectoralis Muscles)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He was said to have been seized with convulsions on the sixth day before admission, which subsequently passed into delirium and then total insensibility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1855
Date of death: 19 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Burn. Congested brain and cerebral vessels
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This child was admitted on account of a burn which occurred from her clothes igniting as she was playing near the fire.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855
Date of death: 6 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Red and grey hepatization of lungs. Diseased Heart and Kidneys. Growth from the Dura Mater
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tumour (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman was the mother of thirteen children, and had been exposed to cold and damp in the low parts of Rotherhithe. Three weeks before Christmas her breathing became very short, accompanied with violent cough. She had been subject for six years to palpitations, but had never suffered from any difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1855
Date of death: 30 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Injury to the head. Arachinitis. Pus in left lateral sinuses. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head); Arachnoiditis (Meninges); Suppuration (Nose); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was originally admitted on 1st March following a kick from a horse, which had inflicted two wounds on the scalp which exposed the bone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right shoulder joint.
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 April 1855
Date of death: 6 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous arachinitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Meninges)
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: On admission this woman stated that she had taken cold three weeks before and had neglected to nurse up.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 April 1855
Date of death: 18 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposit in Brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis, Lymph Node (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Twelve months before the child had had a severe attack of measles. Eleven days before admission the child showed symptoms of increased weakness, loss of appetite, and she was always thirsty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Oil Factory worker
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1855
Date of death: 27 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Induration of Brain
Disease (standardised): Induration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had enjoyed good health until four months before his admission, when he fell into a river from a boat, but without striking his head. Since the accident he suffered from constant and severe headache.
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: Female
Date of admission: 18 April 1855
Date of death: 7 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cysts connected with inner surface of Dura Mater
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Central Nervous System)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman had not felt in strong health for a year past, but had been worse since Christmas when she took cold whilst engaged in laundry work. She first had a slight cough, pain in the limbs and general feeling of languor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal canal, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1855
Date of death: 17 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fractured Cranium. Lacerated Brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been flung from a horse in the park a few minutes before admission, and was thought to have fallen with his head against a stone post.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1855
Date of death: 2 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Softening of spinal chord.
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Central Nervous System); Softening (Spinal Cord)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted into the Hospital on account of incontinence of urine. He had been complaining for about a fortnight of pain in the loins, numbness and loss of power in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, cranium and spinal column
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1855
Date of death: 15 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Softening of central parts of the Brain
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The patient had complained to his friends of languor and pain in the head for several days, and on the day before admission became very delirious and violent.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1855
Date of death: 18 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposit in Brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: For fifteen months of the time she had been in London she had never menstruated. The catamenia then suddenly appeared and lasted a fortnight, She had no further discharge until a fortnight before admission when she again menstruated. This was accompanied by a headache, feeling of languor and weakness. Her behaviour became more strange and she took dislike to various articles of furniture in the house.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1855
Date of death: 23 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fatty Heart. Convulsion. Fullness of cerebral veins
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Seizures (Brain); Fullness (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man said that he had been putting something into the fire of the oven early on the morning of the previous day, when he was seized with a fit and fell with his face against the fire.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, throat and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Tallow chandler
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1855
Date of death: 24 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Eczema. Coma. Unusual amount of fluid in cerebral ventricles.
Disease (standardised): Eczema (Skin); Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was a tallow chandler, and had in consequence been much exposed to wheat. Lately he had been subject to eczema of which he had several attacks. The attack which caused his application to the Hospital had lasted about five months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1855
Date of death: 26 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart. Old cyst in Corpus Striatum
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cysts (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1855
Date of death: 1 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Arachinitis
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855
Date of death: 5 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Lacerated brain. Fractured vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a dying condition with symptoms of fracture of the base of the skull.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and spinal column
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1855
Date of death: 23 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Paralysis from lead. Fibrin in Pericardial and Pleural sacs
Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Central Nervous System); Thrombosis (Heart); Thrombosis (Pleura)
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 suffered from more than one attack of colic. Three weeks before his admission he had an attack of acute rheumatism, resulting from exposure to severe cold. He complained when first seen of shortness of breath, pain in the right side, cough and thin watery expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1855
Date of death: 9 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Cysts occupying the left corpus striatum
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been paralysed ever since he was seven years old and his right arm was deformed. He came in to the Hospital complaining of retention of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a