Inscription on title page (Vol I): ‘London Hospital Medical Library 1904’
Four volumes: I (General Pathology); II (Local Injuries. Diseases of the Eye); III (Operative Surgery; Diseases of the Organs of Special Sense, Respiration, Circulation, Locomotion, and Innervation); IV (Diseases of the Organs of Digestion, of the Genito-Urinary System, of the Breast, Thyroid Gland, and Skin; Appendix of Miscellaneous Subjects)
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jul 1858 Date of death: 17 Aug 1858 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'This man, having been intemperate previously became at Xmas last a total abstainer from spirits &c. He had had a slight stricture for two years, but suffered no inconvenience from it till the 10th Jul when he found great difficulty in passing his water’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Dec 1857 Date of death: 10 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Inflammation of the kidneys, ureter & bladder Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Inflammation (Kidneys, ureter, bladder) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This patient had three paralytic attacks, in the first, three years ago, the right arm & leg were paralysed; a year ago the left leg was paralysed for a few hours; six months later the left eyelid dropped & the left leg was almost paralysed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Mar 1857 Date of death: 28 Mar 1857 Disease (transcribed): Gall stones. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Gall stones (Gall bladder); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: A month ago she received a sudden fright which was followed by rigors and excessive heat of skin, accompanied by perspiration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Feb 1857 Date of death: 5 Mar 1857 Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: His right foot had been caught between two barges as he was attempting to get from one to the other and slipping he fell, his foot remaining fixed and consequently much twisted. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Feb 1857 Date of death: 23 Feb 1857 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman had been in the hospital twelve different times for ovarian dropsy, and each time paracentesis was performed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Feb 1857 Date of death: 6 Mar 1857 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac and renal disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted in an anasarcous condition with violent palpitation and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stonemason Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1857 Date of death: 14 Mar 1857 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Cardiac and renal disease Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: He was engaged in his work at Winchester and caught cold and became much troubled with shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Jan 1857 Date of death: 16 Mar 1857 Disease (transcribed): Fibrous tumour of the uterus. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman had four miscarriages when about three months pregnant, the last being three years ago. Soon after which time she experienced pain in the loins of a dull aching character with bearing down and darting pains through the uterus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1857 Date of death: 1 Mar 1857 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Diseased heart. Deposit in spleen and kidneys Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Deposits (Spleen); Deposits (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: He was admitted suffering from rheumatism of a subacute character. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Nov 1856 Date of death: 4 Dec 1856 Disease (transcribed): Disease of Urethra, Bladder and Kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Urinary Tract) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was in a state of extreme prostration when admitted. He had been suffering a few days with erysipelatous inflammation of the leg and thigh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Oct 1856 Date of death: 20 Oct 1856 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a semi comatose condition, unable to give any account of himself or his disease. It was thought that he had been suffering with retention of urine or difficulty in forming water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Oct 1856 Date of death: 7 Jan 1857 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the bladder, opening into the peritoneal cavity Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder); Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man came up to the hospital with incontinence of urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Sep 1856 Date of death: 28 Sep 1856 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of urine Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Urinary Tract) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was sent to kinnerton street Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Sep 1856 Date of death: 7 Oct 1856 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease beneath Peritoneum and in Ovaries Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Abdomen); Malignancy (Ovaries) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman stated that she had never enjoyed good health, and during the past month she had been much worse, suffering violent pain at the pit of the stomach and noticing that the right side of the abdomen began to enlarge. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housepainter Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Sep 1856 Date of death: 14 Oct 1856 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of Liver. Granulated disease of the Kidneys Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man stated that he had been ill only ten days. He attributed the pain he first felt in the lower part of his abdomen to cold. It gradually got worse and ended in a dropsical state. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1856 Date of death: 3 Nov 1856 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the loin. Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had suffered from colic and gout and an eruption on the leg. It was on account of a recurrence of this eruption that he had applied for admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1856 Date of death: 13 Dec 1856 Disease (transcribed): Stone in the Bladder. Lithotomy. Abscess in Kidney. Secondary abscess Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Operation (Bladder); Abscess (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of symptoms of stone, which had existed for about six months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1856 Date of death: 1 Oct 1856 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had been ill for five weeks. He caught cold and could not shake it off. Gradually his feet and legs began to swell and finally the abdomen and face. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tin plate worker Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jul 1856 Date of death: 26 Aug 1856 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Renal disease Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man's health had been good until six weeks ago, then anasarca of the legs and abdomen followed a severe cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jun 1856 Date of death: 16 Jun 1856 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Calculi in Kidneys. Abscess in knee Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Calculi (Kidney); Abscess (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted with acute pain and swelling of the right knee which he said he had suffered from for ten days. There was every appearance of suppuration going on within the joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jun 1856 Date of death: 6 Oct 1856 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of Uterus and Ovaries Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Uterus); Malignancy (Ovaries) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman had been ill three months with pain and swelling in the right side of the abdomen, coming on after a cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jun 1856 Date of death: 16 Jun 1856 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the Kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man stated that six months ago he worked for a long time in the damp and that this produced chilliness, pain in his limbs and dropsical enlargement of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 May 1856 Date of death: 14 May 1856 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of Urethra. Diseased Bladder and Kidneys Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Bladder); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of stricture of the urethra. It appeared that he had applied at the Hospital as an out patient two days before, when a small instrument was passed into the bladder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and urethra Type of incident: n/a