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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1851
Date of death: 25 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Wounds of the face & scalp. Fracture of the skull with laceration of the dura mater & brain. Extravasation of blood in the arachnoid cavity & subarachnoid areolar tissue. Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Face, scalp); Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This young man was brought into the hospital while in a state of partial coma, having just before fallen from a ladder, a height of 14 feet, in the quadrant. He appeared to have fallen backwards & struck his head on the pavement. There was profuse haemorrhage from the wounds on the head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1851
Date of death: 21 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Large stone in bladder. Lithotrity. Inflammation of bladder & urethra, with an ulcerated opening in the front part of the latter, & a foul abscess. Inflammation of right kidney etc. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Partial softening of brain
Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Operation (Bladder); Inflammation (Bladder, urethra, kidneys); Abscess (Urethra); Pneumonia (Lungs); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient who was a shoemaker & a native of Kent, was admitted with symptoms of stone in the bladder, there being slight pain in the perineum particularly after the evacuation of the urine, & occasional attacks of retention which he stated to be invariable preceded by the passage of blood with the water’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, urethra, thorax, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engineer’s man
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1851
Date of death: 17 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Scald from the bursting of a cistern. Congestion of the duodenum & ileum found 14 days afterwards. Congestion of the lungs & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Duodenum, ileum, lungs, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was an engineer’s man, & while engaged with an engine, a cistern burst & he was deluged with boiling water, scalding very severely the trunk, arms & part of the thighs, raising the cuticle into numerous blisters. In his suffering, immediately after the accident, he threw himself into a well containing cold water, & he was soon after this brought to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1851
Date of death: 13 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of bursa patella. Pleurisy & pneumonia on left side. Bronchial tubes generally dilated. Hypertrophy of the heart
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Knee); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert and Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient, who was very thin & unhealthy in appearance, was admitted in the first instance under the care of Mr Keate [Robert Keate] with an abscess connected with the bursa patella. This was immediately opened & 3 or 4 ounces of pus evacuated. Erysipelas extended from the knee up as far as the bend of the thigh’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1851
Date of death: 12 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in both testicles subsequent to inflammation caused by a blow. Bronchitis. Tubercular deposit in both lungs. Old pleurisy on both sides. Fatty heart & liver & pericarditis. Enlarged mesenteric & lumbar glands
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Testicles, lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver, glands); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital in a state of great debility, having suffered from cough & general ill health for many years, for the last 2 years he had been an inmate of a workhouse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stable boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1851
Date of death: 11 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Injury to the head from a fall, followed by insensibility alternating with delirium, muscular spasms &c. Congestion of the membranes of the brain. Extensive serous effusion into the ventricles. Crude tubercle in the right lobe of the cerebellum & right hemisphere of the cerebrum
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head); Delirium (Brain); Spasm (Muscles); Congestion (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient , who was a stable boy, fell from his horse about 7 days before his admission & struck the back of his hand against the ground. He stated that he was stunned by the fall & that he remained insensible for 2 days. After this period consciousness returned, but he was subject to pain in the head, & drowsiness, & was unfit for his usual occupation’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1851
Date of death: 10 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene, attended by delirium in the right leg. The artery & veins of the extremity contained considerable semicoagulated blood. The heart was ‘fatty’ & very soft & pliable. Old pleurisy & tubercle of the left lung. Congestion of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Delirium (Brain); Disease (Blood vessels, heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'The health of this patient had been failing for several years, & two years ago he was severely burnt, his habits were very intemperate, being accustomed to take half a pint of gin & two or three pints of ale daily. Three weeks ago oedema of both legs was present’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, limbs, trachea, pharynx

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1851
Date of death: 9 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound on the left side of the head. Fracture. Followed by delirium, coma & convulsions, also paralysis on the left side tho’ not permanent. There was found effusion of blood between the dura mater & bone, in arachnoid sac & in substance of the brain in several places. Cardiac disease
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Fracture (Skull); Delirium (Brain); Coma (Brain); Paralysis (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'He was admitted in a state of insensibility from drunkenness with a scalp wound not exposing the bone, about 3 inches in length on the left side of the head corresponding to the parietal eminence. It was caused by his falling down an area, his head striking a stone’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1851
Date of death: 31 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia & operation 3 days after the earliest symptoms. Hernial sac contained also omentum which was adherent around the neck. Peritonitis. Perforation of ileum found with crested & whitened edges. Fibrinous clot found in branches of pulmonary artery on the right side
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Ileum); Clot (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that she ruptured herself about 5 years ago after some unusual exertion, & that on walking about, or taking any active exercise, the hernia always descended. She could return it herself without difficulty. She had never worn a truss’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1851
Date of death: 22 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of areolar tissue under the strong fascia at the back of the calf of the right leg, proceeding to formation of pus, & attended by integumentary appearances as of ‘gangrene’. Pus in the knee joint. Old standing pleurisy on both sides. ‘Low pneumonia’ on both sides. Great tendency to atheromic deposits in the blood vessels
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg); Suppuration (Leg, knee); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a large slough of a yellowish colour involving the whole of the back of the right leg & apparently only the superficial textures. There was also oedema of the right thigh, the veins of the surface of which were clearly seen, of a large size & tortuous. He complained of pain on pressing this part, & the calf of the leg was acutely tender, but no pain on the front of the leg. The limb retained its normal temperature’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1851
Date of death: 23 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis, supposed to have origin in the presence of a button accidentally ‘swallowed’ three days previous to earliest symptoms. Laryngotomy resorted to 14 days after commencement of the attack. Inflammation of mucous membrane about the glottis & of larynx was found, & also bronchitis & early stage of pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Laryngotomy (Larynx); Inflammation (Glottis, larynx); Bronchitis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'The following history was given by the child’s mother. On the 5th of March, while playing with a small button of the size of a fourpenny piece, he put it in his mouth & it was supposed to have slipped down his throat. He had been previously in good health & continued so for three days after the occurrence. On the 8th there was difficulty of breathing coming on at intervals, with convulsions, foaming at the mouth & lividity of countenance’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, larynx, abdomen (‘the foreign body which was sought for was not found in any part of the body’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1850
Date of death: 13 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the rectum proceeding to perforation. Peritonitis. Abscess in the areolar tissue & fat of the pelvis cavity. Cysts containing a peculiar viscid yellow fluid in the ovary. Pleural adhesions
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Pelvis); Cyst (Ovary); Disease (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient on her entrance to the hospital was in a state of great debility & presented a cachectic appearance, her complexion was pale & sallow. She had been ailing for three years. The first symptoms she noticed was a difficulty in the act of defaecation, owing to the aperture of the anus, or the lower part of the rectum being narrower than in a state of health. She can give no account of the origin of her complaints, but the symptoms have become gradually more severe up to the present time’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1851
Date of death: 17 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation of the areolar tissue about the elbow & arm, proceeding to formation of pus. Absorption of the cartilage of bones forming the elbow joints & purulent matter in the joints. Pleurisy on left side. Grey hepatization of both lungs. Disease of the kidneys. Air in the liver. Softening of the spleen
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Elbow, arm tissue); Suppuration (Elbow, arm tissue); Pleurisy (Lungs); Hepatization (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys, liver, spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Five weeks ago he fell from a ladder 6 feet from the ground & struck the left elbow against the grate of a furnace. On the slough being removed about 10 days from the accident, the whole of the forearm began to swell particularly in the neighbourhood of the wound. Poultices were applied & this was the only treatment adopted before he came to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Elbow joint, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1851
Date of death: 16 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the perineum communicating with the urethra. Stricture of the urethra & inflammation & formation of sinuses about the urethra & neck of the bladder. Also in the fat & areolar tissue around the bladder in the cavity of the pelves. Healthy condition of ureters & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Perineum, urethra); Stricture (Urethra); Inflammation (Urethra, bladder, tissue)

Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient when admitted presented the following symptoms for observation. There was slight purulent discharge from the urethra, with considerable thickening of the corpus spongiosum, urethra, there was also swelling of the penis generally & hardness & fullness in the perineum’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1851
Date of death: 11 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the cervix femoris, at the line of junction of the capsular ligament
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This old woman, who was extremely feeble & emaciated, was brought to the hospital with symptoms of fracture of the neck of the femur. There was much shortening & [?] of the left lower extremity & loss of power, but she was not subjected to much examination owing to her debilitated condition’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left hip joint, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Glazier
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1851
Date of death: 12 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain &c
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was a glazier; while at work on the second gallery of the building for the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, he overbalanced himself & fell to the ground, a distance of about 80 feet. In his descent he struck his head 3 times against some iron girders & broke a table by falling on it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1851
Date of death: 11 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Wound of trachea. Inflammation of trachea & bronchi
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Inflammation (Throat, lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This child, while under the influence of fear from a threat of punishment by her father, ran up stairs & cut her throat with a razor. The wound was situated just below the thyroid cartilage & was between two & three inches in length. Considerable haemorrhage took place from it, which was arrested under the influence of cold. Her voice was scarcely above a whisper. She was propped up in bed, & a wet linen rag was kept constantly applied’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Suicide / trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1851
Date of death: 8 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of the calcaneum, & fracture of the outer malleolus. Secondary lobular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Heel, ankle); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This old man was a gardener by trade & while nailing up a vine, the ladder on which he was standing, slipped, & he fell from a height of about 20 feet on to the ground. It does not appear that his foot was twisted at all when he fell. He was carefully examined when brought in to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1851
Date of death: 7 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Burn of face & extremities
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This child was burnt very extensively all over the surface of the body with the exception of the left leg. Her face & lips were most severely injured. Respiration was laboured form the very commencement & there was great restlessness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1851
Date of death: 6 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn of the greater part of the surface of the body
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient after having been drinking rather freely with some Irish friends, was burnt by her clothes taking fire & she was for several moments completely surrounded by the flames, her friends instead of endeavouring in any rational manner to extinguish them, pulled her out into the open air, & she was consequently very deeply as well as extensively burnt. On being brought to the hospital she was immediately covered up with cotton-wool’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1851
Date of death: 4 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Secondary deposits in joints & in lungs, following parturition
Disease (standardised): Deposit (Joints, lungs); Childbirth
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'On admission this patient presented the following points for observation. The expression of the face (which was much emaciated) was anxious, the pulse 160. There was a large slough on the back of the right foot, & pain aggravated by motion was complained of in the knee & ankle of the same side which was generally swollen. There was also great pain & swelling of the left knee & ankle, any motion of these joints causing agony. On the back of the right hand & forearm there was also an abscess which was opened soon after her entrance to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1851
Date of death: 26 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of axillary glands. Similar deposit in lungs, heart & omentum
Disease (standardised): Encephaloid disease (Armpit, lungs, heart, omentum)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man who had been a gardener by profession, presented at his admission to the hospital rather a wan & cachectic appearance & stated that as long as he could remember he had had a growth on the small of the back’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1850
Date of death: 18 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease (malignant?) of the absorbent glands in the most important parts of the body, as the mediastina of the thorax, abdomen, neck, axillae &c, unaccompanied by ulceration. Congestion of most of the viscera also found post mortem
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Glands); Congestion (Internal organs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient on admission presented an appearance of general debility, the countenance was anxious in expression. The pulse quick & freqient from irritation. He complained of feeling of depression. In the neck on each side there were a good many round, glandular bodies, none of them larger than a walnut’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1851
Date of death: 15 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Deep burn of thighs, abdomen & arms. Congestion of intestines
Disease (standardised): Burn (Thighs, abdomen, arms); Congestion (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'While dressing on the morning of her entrance to the hospital she fainted, & in doing so happened to fall on a candle which was burning in her room by which her clothes became ignited, & she much burnt over the thighs, hips, abdomen and arms. The arms were burnt so much as to be nearly hard’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1851
Date of death: 14 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn of face, neck, & arms. Viscera quite healthy
Disease (standardised): Burn (Face, neck, arms)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'While playing with the fire the dress was accidentally burnt & the child was soon enveloped in flames. He was immediately brought to the hospital, when he was found to be extensively & not very superficially burnt on the face, arms, head, neck & chest. As he must have inhaled some of the fire the lips & tongue were found scorched’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident