Occupation or role: Porter Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1885 Date of death: 11 Apr 1885 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac, stricture of urethra Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Constriction (Urethra) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke Medical notes: This man had several times been in the hospital suffering from stricture of the urethra. On the 16th January his penis began to swell, and continued to increase in size up to admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and urethra Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Sep 1868 Date of death: 29 Sep 1868 Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii. Morbus cordis. Recent ulcer of face. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Face); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Thirteen years before admission this patient was bitten by a horse on the left side of the temple which had never quite healed. Three weeks before admission the left eye began to inflame. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 May 1857 Date of death: 7 Aug 1857 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Phthisis. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This woman had been subject to haemoptysis for the last five years which he attributed to an injury of the chest which he received at the commencement of that period. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Sep 1852 Date of death: 3 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Comminuted fracture of the pubic bones. Separation of both sacro-iliac articulations. Laceration of the urethra. Large soft heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pubic bone); Laceration (Urethra); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was working near a wall, at the base of which he was excavating and he brought it down upon himself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Jul 1857 Date of death: 28 Sep 1857 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease and dilatation of the heart. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) 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 ill nearly two months and came to the hospital with dropsy of the legs and belly. She complained much of severe abdominal pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jul 1860 Date of death: 26 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the heart. Adherent pericardium Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'The patient, a healthy-looking woman, was admitted the day before her death complaining of pain in the wrists and knuckles. These joints were somewhat red and swollen. The woman had before suffered from rheumatic pain but there was no history of rheumatic fever’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Apr 1860 Date of death: 5 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased liver. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'The mother of 14 children. Except an attack of rheumatic fever 40 years before, she had good health until within 4 weeks of admission, when she ‘caught cold in the chest’, since which she suffered from cough with expectoration, occasional swelling of the legs and dyspnoea on exertion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 11 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858 Date of death: 9 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Diseased bone in pelvis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A pallid, scrofulous child admitted with dropsy of the legs & abdomen, said to have existed for a fortnight. A large abscess was also found on the back in the neighbourhood of the left ilium. She was stated to have suffered with this for five years’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 12 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jun 1860 Date of death: 8 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis (old & recent). Valvular disease of the heart Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'Two months before admission this child began, without manifest cause, to suffer from praecordial pain and palpitations, followed in about a week by oedema. She never had rheumatism’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jan 1860 Date of death: 28 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'When this man was admitted, he did not appear to be seriously ill. He had been complaining for 11 months of loss of power, and pains in both forearms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal cord & muscles, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Aug 1878 Date of death: 5 Feb 1879 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Emphysema. Weak heart (after a cutaneous burn) Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of extensive ulceration and deformity of the upper limbs and neck, consequent on a burn some six months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, brain and uterus Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Oct 1862 Date of death: 4 Dec 1862 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of heart Disease (standardised): Cancer (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles. Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Mar 1853 Date of death: 12 Apr 1853 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the thigh. Abscess around stump. Pus in the cancelli of the femur. Pus in the femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the lungs and in left knee Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Abscess (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Suppuration (Veins); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: She was admitted on account of strumous disease of the bones of the right lower extremity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Mar 1858 Date of death: 10 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A carpenter who was in the hospital last winter with ascites & what was supposed to be valvular disease of the heart. He was made out-patient after a time & got better; then in February he caught a fresh cold, & the legs became anasarcous’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1857 Date of death: 24 Aug 1857 Disease (transcribed): Disease of aorta. Perforation of aortic valve Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta); Perforation (Heart) 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 ill six weeks, three of which he had been in attendance as an out patient of the Hospital. His case was a very obscure one. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Oct 1857 Date of death: 4 Nov 1857 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); 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 health began to fail about three weeks before admission. Cough came on with copious expectoration and in less that a fortnight his legs began to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 May 1858 Date of death: 25 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Valvular lesion of the heart Disease (standardised): Lesion (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This young man stated that three weeks ago he overwalked himself & in addition to extreme fatigue began to experience palpitation of the heart. It appeared that for a month he had been suffering from diarrhoea also. He could not lie on the left side, but had been glad to keep his bed for more than a fortnight’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1858 Date of death: 27 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Valvular lesion of the heart Disease (standardised): Lesion (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This patient gave a history of rheumatism attacking his lower limbs a week previous to his admission but so long as two months ago he was examined by a doctor on account of pain in the side & was told that he had ‘palpitation of the heart’. There was a most intense friction sound audible over the lower cardiac region which ceased as soon as the man held his breath’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Feb 1876 Date of death: 21 Feb 1876 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of aorta. Rupture into oesophagus Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Oesophagus) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man had always been a heavy drinking and contracted syphilis at eighteen. For the last three months he had difficulty in swallowing which had increased to the extent of causing him to reject all food. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Oesophagus, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Omnibus driver Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Feb 1860 Date of death: 5 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Fibrous blocks in kidneys & spleen Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys, spleen) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'An omnibus driver. 17 years ago he had a rheumatic fever. Of late years he had occasional palpitations but excepting this his health remained good until 6 months before he came in’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jan 1855 Date of death: 30 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Carbuncular inflammation of lip. Purulent deposits in lungs, heart, pericardium, rectum, abdominis muscle Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Mouth); Deposits (Lung, Heart, Abdomen, Intestines) 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 was admitted on account of carbuncular inflammation of the lower lip which had come on about four days before his admission without any known cause. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck and face, thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Mar 1858 Date of death: 2 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after tapping. Renal dropsy. Dilated heart. Low pneumonia Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bleeding; Edema (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A married woman who had been ill since last October when she was confined of a dead child. She had not felt well during her term of gestation. Severe flooding followed the labour, after which she was attacked with shortness of breath & palpitation with ‘inflammation on the chest’ for which blisters were applied. The flooding ceased in a few days & then her legs & abdomen began to swell’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Jan 1877 Date of death: 26 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia; operation; peritonitis. Fatty and dilated heart Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: Four days before admission the patient noticed a pain in the left groin and found a swelling. The same day vomiting came on. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and abdomen. The post mortem was taken from Dr Owens notes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Wife of] Dairyman Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Oct 1886 Date of death: 8 Oct 1886 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Bronchitis. Oedema of the lungs. Dilated and hypertrophied heart. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: She had suffered from bronchitis for many years and had been ruptured for six months. On September 30th the hernia came down and she was seized with vomiting and intense pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Jul 1852 Date of death: 5 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart with wart-like vegetations on the valves. Fluid in pleural, pericardial sacs. Old left pleural adhesions with white patches on the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fluid (Pleura); Fluid (Heart); Adhesions (Pleura); 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: This patient was admitted with palpitation of the heart, dyspnoea, jaundice and anasarca of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a