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Lancross Briggs, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1857
Date of death: 11 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Cut throat. Erysipelas. Diffuse inflammation
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Cut (Throat); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Hastings, Cecil William
Medical notes: This man had in a fit of delirium tremens attempted to cut his throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: Suicide

Mary Norris, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1857
Date of death: 14 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of kidney, liver and lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Kidney); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: Seven months ago dropsy came on in the legs without any assignable cause.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Freeman, 8, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1857
Date of death: 18 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The mother of this lad reported him to have been first taken ill three weeks ago with jaundice, of which he got better in a fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Stimpson, 45, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1857
Date of death: 26 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Ulceration of the gut. Effusion of faeces into peritoneum. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Effusion of faeces (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: Three years ago he had some swelling of the left leg. Eighteen months later he became much troubled with dyspeptic symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and hernia
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Morris, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1857
Date of death: 7 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of axillary glands, brain, liver and lumbar glands after the escharotic treatment of scirrhus of the breast
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Brain); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: A widow with two children who had always enjoyed good health until the appearance of the cancer of the breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left breast, cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Thompson, 38, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1857
Date of death: 29 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of both forearms from accident. Diffuse inflammation. Diseased liver and kidneys. Wet brain
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Inflammation (Arm); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Wet (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He was engaged in fading a chaff cutting machine and by some means his right hand was caught in the cutter as he was fading it and was amputated, and the left probably from an attempt made to extricate the right became likewise caught in, and amputated by the machine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right arm, left forearm, cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Hall, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1857
Date of death: 15 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver, lungs, various glands and other soft parts and of the bones of the orbit and spine
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Skull); Cancer (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been ill five or six weeks with great pain in the loints and hips following the weaning of her infant.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, left orbit, larynx, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Clark, 6, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1857
Date of death: 29 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of lower jaw. Cancrum oris
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Jaw); Noma (Mouth)
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 deposited on a bed in the ward by some female, who then left abruptly, giving no account whatever of the child’s symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and lower jaw
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Anderson, 46, Farrier

Occupation or role: Farrier
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Aug 1857
Date of death: 16 Oct 1857
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He had been ill since the beginning the last April with continued looseness of the bowels, pain and tenderness over the belly, especially about the umbilical region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John McPherson, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1857
Date of death: 13 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Perforating ulcer of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man had been an out patient under Dr Ogle. He had complained of pain in the epigastrium and left hypochondriac region and the case had been treated as one of dyspepsia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Fisher, 53, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1857
Date of death: 14 Sep 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fatty degeneration of heart, liver and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man had always enjoyed excellent health until ten weeks before his admission. He was then seized with sudden giddiness and sickness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen and blood
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Merner, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1857
Date of death: 7 Sep 1857
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the large intestine. Cysts in the broad ligament
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Cysts (Broad ligament)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: A married woman who stated that her health had been declining for sixteen weeks. At a somewhat later period she was suddenly seized with violent pain over the abdomen and obstinate costiveness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Linford, 73, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 73
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1857
Date of death: 5 Sep 1857
Disease (transcribed): Contusion of chest and loins. Fractured clavicle. Bruise of intestine
Disease (standardised): Contusion (Thorax); Contusion (Abdomen); Fracture (Clavicle); Bruising (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left clavicle, cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and vessels
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Place, 48?, Stone mason

Occupation or role: Stone mason
Age: 48?
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1857
Date of death: 13 Sep 1857
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Recent and old clots. Granular kidneys. Diseased liver. Atheromatous arteries
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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 had been in the House during part of June and July for rheumatic gout and albuminuria without dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, radial artery and arteries of extremities
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Williams, 26, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1857
Date of death: 2 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver, lung and ovary
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: She had been suffering from irregularity of the catamenia since last November.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Jarman, 35, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1857
Date of death: 17 Sep 1857
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man came to the hospital in a semicomatose state, which gradually passed into complete coma.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Ives, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1857
Date of death: 4 Oct 1857
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat
Disease (standardised): Cut (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Tomlimson, Edward Denham
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He stated that he cut his throat early in the morning of his admission, with a penknife.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: Suicide

Kate Pursall, 19, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1857
Date of death: 5 Oct 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulceration of intestines
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: She was admitted with the depressed look of a person suffering from continued fever, but with the tongue of scarlet fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and mouth
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Webb, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1857
Date of death: 31 Oct 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Low pneumonia. Ulcerated intestines
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This girl had been ill about six days with fever, and was in a very low condition when admitted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Culmore, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1857
Date of death: 23 Oct 1857
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the uterus. Ulceration of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This woman had always enjoyed good health and the catamenia had been regular up to the age of 36, but since then there had been no discharge of any kind.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Philip Jones, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1857
Date of death: 19 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Diseased liver and kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He was taken ill five months ago with cough, dyspnoea and pain in the back, traced to getting wet through.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Miriam Whicker, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1857
Date of death: 3 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of liver, lung and ovary. Inflammation and abscess of the lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Ovary); Inflammation (Lung); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: She was in the Hospital for six or seven weeks previous for debility after an attack of fever and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Cordelia Cokes, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1857
Date of death: 3 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Inflammation of the brain. Ulceration of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Brain); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This girl had suffered from amenorrhoea for four months, and had been feeling altogether out of sorts.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Hayes, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1857
Date of death: 2 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver. Fractured scapula and ribs. Lung wounded by the ribs
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Fracture (Scapula); Fracture (Ribs); Wound (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man had fallen from a great height, striking first against the spikes of an area railing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and scapula
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Joseph Longhurst, 59, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1857
Date of death: 5 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Intestinal worms
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Helminths (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
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: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

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