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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: Tile fixer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1886
Date of death: 23 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the liver. (Fracture of the lower left ribs)
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was run over while suffering from the effects of alcohol.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and ribs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1886
Date of death: 14 Aug 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of lungs. Ulceration of rectum and stricture
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Constriction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: This man was admitted complaining of constant diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, peritoneum, urinary tract and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 81
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Aug 1886
Date of death: 8 Aug 1886
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Gangrene of ileum. Death under ether
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Gangrene (Intestines); Anaesthetic death (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The man had for years suffered from a hernia. Three days before admission, symptoms of strangulation came on.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bath proprietor
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1886
Date of death: 19 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Trachea divided
Disease (standardised): Cut (Throat); Divided (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1884
Date of death: 25 Dec 1884
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver and spleen
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This woman was brought into the hospital in extreme collapse having been run over by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, peritoneum, ribs, bladder and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1884
Date of death: 13 Jul 1884
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of perineum, rectum and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Perineum); Laceration (Rectum); Laceration (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The boy fell out of a tree on the Embankment and impaled himself on one of the wooden posts which protected it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Perineum, peritoneum, rectum, urethra, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 May 1884
Date of death: 20 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Anthrax
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Anthrax (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had been ‘feeling out of sorts’ for about eighteen months. Two months previous to admission ‘carbuncles’ had appeared on various parts of her scalp.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5 days
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 May 1884
Date of death: 15 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate anus. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Anus); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The child’s bowels had never acted since its birth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1884
Date of death: 21 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cancrum oris. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Noma (Mouth); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he was attacked with whooping cough. A week later the right side of his face began to swell and a small black speck appeared on the right cheek which increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1883
Date of death: 16 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic cellulitis. Peritonitis. Gangrene of scrotum and penis. Double hydrocele. Inguinal hernia. Ischio rectal abscess
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissues); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gangrene (Scrotum); Gangrene (Penis); Hydrocele (Scrotum); Hernia (Abdomen);Abscess (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was originally admitted into the hospital under the care of Dr Wadham suffering from rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1879
Date of death: 13 Dec 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh. Albuminuric enteritis. Intestinal obstruction. Localised peritonitis. Abscess in the pelvis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Albuminuria (Kidney); Enteritis (Intestines); Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient, a pallid and feeble old man, was admitted with a fracture of the thigh just below the small trochanter and a wound of the right wrist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1879
Date of death: 21 Oct 1879
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the abdominal muscles, of the jejunum and of the left ureter from injury
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Abdomen); Rupture (Jejunum); Rupture (Ureter)
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 kicked on the left side by a horse. He was knocked down, felt faint and giddy for a few seconds but rapidly rallied.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 May 1879
Date of death: 4 Jul 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fistula in ano. Advanced phthisis
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Anal canal); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1879
Date of death: 7 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Gangrene of the bowel. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Gangrene (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 ruptured on the right side so long as she can remember. During an attack of vomiting four days before admission, the hernia came down more than usual and could not be reduced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1879
Date of death: 30 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the rectum. Softening of the coats. Perforation by ‘bougie’. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Rectum); Softening (Rectum); Perforation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: For two years the patient had difficulty and sometimes pain in defaecation. The motions were generally small and sometimes streaked with blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, kidneys, spleen and intestinal canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clockmaker
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1878
Date of death: 15 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of floor of mouth (removed by operation). Cellulitis in the left hand. Weak heart
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mouth); Operation (Mouth); Cellulitis (Skin); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a hard mass which filled the anterior part of the floor of the mouth. Shortly after admission it was found that he had diabetes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1876
Date of death: 8 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Alveolar abscess. Granular kidneys. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Mouth); Disease (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a history of having had pain and swelling in the right cheek during the last ten years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1876
Date of death: 30 May 1876
Disease (transcribed): Disease of liver and kidney. Carcinoma of neck
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Cancer (Neck)
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 patient had suffered from a badly decayed tooth for a year. This dropped out and his left lower jaw became decayed and also dropped out. A year before admission a growth at the outer and under part of the left side of the lower jaw increased gradually causing great pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidney and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1876
Date of death: 5 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the superior part of the oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (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: Since Christmas 1875 this woman had experienced a difficulty in swallowing, and soon being unable to swallow anything in a solid form.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, tongue and oesophagus
Type of incident: n/a

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: Coachbuilder
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1878
Date of death: 21 Nov 1878
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture (from injury); perineal section; perforation of the bladder; peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Perforation (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Seven months ago was knocked down by a blow on pubis by a railway carriage – Swelling and discolouration followed. For 4 days he passed blood in urine and there was great pain in micturition. Micturition painful, frequent and difficult ever since. Stream generally small – Urine thick since accident'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, peritoneum, urethra
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Stableman
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1878
Date of death: 13 Aug 1878
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of left side of tongue and lower jaw – Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Tongue); Carcinoma (Jaw); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Six wks [weeks] before admission found, after a prolonged toothache, that left side of lower jaw was swollen – Soon soreness of inside of mouth [?] - Difficulty in opening mouth next came on and has been increasing – Pain very great'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, jaw, pharynx, lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
Type of incident: n/a