Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1851 Date of death: 23 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the bones of the left leg, followed by erysipelatous inflammation, & [?] of the divided muscles, so exposing the bone. Amputation. Secondary pleurisy on both sides. Softening of the various abdominal viscera Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Pleurisy (Lungs); Softening (Internal organs) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'He was admitted with compound comminuted fracture of the left leg caused by a fall of about 10 feet. The tibia protruded from a wound about an inch above the ankle, to the extent of about 2 inches & there was fracture of the fibula 2 inches higher up’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump after amputation, thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Sep 1851 Date of death: 6 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound followed by sloughing. Symptoms of compression of brain [?], attributable to the formation of pus within the cranium. Trephining resorted to. Pus & ‘lymphy gradation’, fluid between the dura mater & bone, also in arachnoid cavity, & among the meshes of pia mater. Also in cavity & of orbit & frontal sinuses. Secondary lobular pneumonia & hepatitis Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Suppuration (Scalp, brain); Trephining (Skull); Pneumonia (Lungs); Hepatitis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was first seen as an out-patient. He had had a glass thrown at him in some drunken quarrel which had inflicted a pretty severe wound on the fore part of his scalp. There was a good deal of bleeding’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851 Date of death: 9 Nov 1851 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of both bones of the right leg & sloughing of the wound. Secondary lobular pneumonia in the right lung. Old pleural adhesions on both sides. Recent pericarditis. Purulent deposits in the liver & slight peritonitis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sloughing (Leg); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Deposit (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This man was a travelling carman & [?] and seemed to have led rather an irregular life. He was admitted on the 15th of October having received a kick from a horse on the right leg. The blow had fractured the leg & it appeared that in endeavouring to rise afterwards he had caused the fractured end of the tibia to protrude […] Nothing is known of the history of the old bullet wound’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Oct 1851 Date of death: 15 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the duodenum & of the liver. Pericarditis. Slight hypertrophy of the heart which contained ‘white patches’ on its surface. Old pleurisy on the right side Disease (standardised): Laceration (Duodenum, liver); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was admitted at about 11 o’clock in the morning having been knocked down & run over by a cab. He was in a state of extreme prostration, his face pale, extremities cold’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1851 Date of death: 29 Nov 1851 Disease (transcribed): Swallowing of boiling water. Laryngotomy resorted to. Inflammation & deposit of lymph in the epigastric ligaments, uvula, tonsils &c. Pneumonia & bronchitis. Old & recent pleurisy. Tubercular deposit in the spleen Disease (standardised): Burn (Throat); Laryngotomy (Larynx); Inflammation (Throat); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'She was admitted about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, having at about 10 o’clock of the same morning swallowed some hot water from the spout of a kettle. There was, on her admission, much oedema of the glottis and dyspnoea, aggravated with occasional spasms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jan 1852 Date of death: 16 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Diarrhoea. Vascular condition with slight ulceration of the duodenum. Other parts of the small intestine were also vascular. Old pleurisy. Bronchitis and early stage of pneumonia Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Ulcer (Duodenum); Vascular (Intestines); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She was sitting by the fire when she fell asleep and her clothes caught fire. She did not wake before she had been severely burnt. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jan 1852 Date of death: 18 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Cut throat. Old cough. The larynx not wounded, nor the great vessels. Formation of purulent matter under sterno hyoid muscle. Wet brain. Engorgement of lungs. Soft heart Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Cut (Throat); Suppuration (Sternohyoid muscle); Disease (Brain); Engorgement (Lung); Soft (Heart) 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 in a state of continuous intoxication for some days. This brought on an attack of delirium tremens and whilst in this state he attempted suicide. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, trachea, cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jan 1852 Date of death: 13 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the ribs. Fracture of the femur, in to the knee joint. Slight rupture of the liver Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Leg); Rupture (Liver) 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 patient was brought to the hospital having a short time previously fallen out of a window, a height of almost thirty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Feb 1852 Date of death: 16 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas ? Following injury. Recent lymph in abdominal cavity. Enlarged intestinal glands. Congested kidneys. Hypertrophy with dilatation of heart Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Lymph (Abdomen); Enlarged (Intestinal mucosa); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: It appeared that he had received some injury to the left leg which had been followed by rigors and the appearance of an erysipelatous blush. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Mar 1852 Date of death: 6 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Recent lymphy sheds in abdominal cavity. Ulceration of ileum. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Lymph (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She had not been able to move the lower limbs for about a year, and had suffered from pains down the thighs and the loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spinal column Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Mar 1852 Date of death: 13 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the mamma. Diseased kidneys. Irregular deposits in the liver. Engorged lungs and extensive sub arachnoidean effusion. Effusion into ventricles of brain Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Disease (Kidney); Deposits (Liver); Engorgement (Lung); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She had suffered for about three years before her admission under scirrhus of the left breast, which had been ulcerated for some time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Apr 1852 Date of death: 12 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Death following a burn. Congestion and enlarged glands in the duodenum. Congested lungs and extensive bronchitis Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Duodenum); Congestion (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This child was admitted having fallen in to the fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Apr 1852 Date of death: 18 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia with operation. Removal of portion of omentum and the appendix caeci which was ulcerated, by ligature. Fatal peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Ulcer (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 admitted with symptoms of strangulated hernia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1852 Date of death: 24 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Partial gangrene of intestines Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gangrene (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: Two days before admission she had begun to vomit and had continued to do so up to that time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jun 1852 Date of death: 23 Jun 1852 Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Fracture of the pelvis. Bruising of the intestines. Extravasation into the substance of the lung. Diseased kidneys. Old peritoneal and peritoneal adhesions Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Bruising (Intestines); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen) 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 working on a railroad near a bank of earth which fell and completely buried him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium, spinal column and left shoulder Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jul 1852 Date of death: 5 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Phthysis. Extensive deposit in both lungs. Firm double pleural adhesions. Extensive intestinal ulceration Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: A Polish man who could speak no English. He had been suffering for some time from cough, emaciation and latterly had lost his voice. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Oct 1852 Date of death: 13 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Wound from a stab in the abdomen with a knife. Perforation of the lower part of the ileum in two places also of the bladder in two places. Recent lymph in the peritoneal cavity. Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen); Perforation (Intestines); Perforation (Bladder); Lymph (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was in a quarrel with one of his fellow workmen and was stabbed in the lower part of the abdomen with a sharp pointed knife. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen. No other part of the body was examined by desire of friends Type of incident: Homicide/murder
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 10 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Oct 1852 Date of death: 17 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Burn. Inflammation of the lining membrane of the larynx, trachea and bronchial tube. Slight vascularity of portions of the duodenum and stomach Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Inflammation (Larynx); Inflammation (Trachea); Inflammation (Bronchi); Vascularity (Duodenum); Vascularity (Stomach) 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 child's clothes accidentally caught fire on the day of admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Oct 1852 Date of death: 25 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Burn of the thoracic integuments. Secondary lobular pneumonia. Heart enlarged and fatty. Recent lymph in the peritoneal cavity. Cysted and fatty kidneys Disease (standardised): Burn (Thorax); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Lymph (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Five days before admission she accidentally set fire to her clothes. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Oct 1852 Date of death: 30 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits with vomicae in both lungs. Old pleural and pericardial adhesions. Ulceration of intestines. Ulceration of the alveolar process of upper jaw Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Adhesions (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Ulcer (Jaw) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman was admitted on account of disease of the upper jaw which had existed for about a year. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Upper jaw, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Oct 1852 Date of death: 31 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Operation for the relief of strangulated inguinal hernia. Ulceration of the small intestines found to exist. Scrofulous deposits in the lungs with vomicae on the right side Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman observed for several years a tumour in the left groin. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Dec 1852 Date of death: 28 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit and vomicae in the lungs. Ulceration of intestine and deposit in mesenteric glands. Dilated heart Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Deposit (Lymph nodes); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient was admitted evidently labouring under phthisis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Dec 1852 Date of death: 17 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Burn. Extravasated blood in the lung texture. Vascularity of the duodenum Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Extravasation (Lung); Vascularity (Duodenum) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This child was admitted on account of a severe burn of the chest and left side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Dec 1852 Date of death: 24 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis with ulcerative perforation of the small intestine. Faeces in the abdominal sac. Large cyst containing recent as well as long standing extravasation of blood within the broad ligament of the uterus Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Intestines); Cysts (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This patient was first admitted on the 4th February with what appeared to be local peritonitis attended by very severe pain at the lower part of the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jan 1853 Date of death: 6 Jan 1853 Disease (transcribed): Accident from a fall. Fracture of the pelvis. Large wound of the buttocks. Bruising of the intestine Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Wound (Buttocks); Bruising (Intestines) 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 having fallen from a building a height of about nine feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident