Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Mar 1877 Date of death: 18 Mar 1877 Disease (transcribed): Wound of peritoneum; peritonitis. Wound of pericardium and of heart. Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Wound (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: Nine hours previous to admission this patient, having been worried by his grandchildren laid open his abdomen with a penknife. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and intestinal canal Type of incident: Suicide
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: Valet Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1857 Date of death: 30 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Compressed and condensed lung. Displaced heart. Peritonitis. Enlarged liver. Diseased kidneys. Ulceration of the large intestine Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Displaced (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Liver); Disease (Kidney);Ulcer (Intestines) ; Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: For six years he had suffered at times from cough and more than once from slight haemoptysis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 10 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the stomach and peritoneum Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had, for six months before admission, suffered much from pain about the belly, especially on the right side of the epigastrium. Last December he vomited a large quantity of blood, and immediately noticed that he was jaundiced. In the following month he observed that he had a swelling extending from the ribs to the haunch bone on the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 6 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman was married, but had no children. Three months before Xmas she miscarried during the third month, and suffered much afterwards from menorrhagia. But she did not become seriously ill until a fortnight before her admission, when vomiting came on’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
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: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851 Date of death: 19 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Idiotcy. An increased number with diminished size of the cerebral convolutions. New bone added to the inner plate of the calvaria with obliterated sutures. Disease of the vertebrae, sacrum and pelvis Disease (standardised): Intellectual disability (Brain); Disease (Brain); Disease (Spine); Disease (Pelvis) 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 was admitted on account of a large fluctuating tumour situated over the region of the left sacro iliac joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 7 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in iliac fossa. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: Two weeks before admission the patient was carrying a sack of coals on his back when he slipped and fell, striking himself violently on the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Stone Mason Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1870 Date of death: 21 Mar 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fistulous communication between external parts and the transverse colon at the umbilicus. Disease (standardised): Fistula (Intestines); Fistula (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The man had for nine months suffered with abdominal pain and flatulence. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines 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: Omnibus conductor Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1885 Date of death: 24 Mar 1885 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke Medical notes: He had suffered from a rupture at the umbilicus for nine months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and hernial sac Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 31 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Abscess in the lung. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Bronchitis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient had been a servant of all work. She had not been perfectly well for three or four months, but had nothing definite the matter with her, until she was exposed to cold 12 days before admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 54 Date of admission: 19 Mar 1854 Date of death: 25 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Omentum adherent to sac. Sloughing of gut. Incipient peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh); Sloughing (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted on the 19th of March on account of strangulated hernia. It appeared from his account that he had had a hernia for the last 8 years’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Feb 1861 Date of death: 30 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Peritonitis. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient who had frequently appeared as a patient with attacks of dropsy, had been suffering from an increase of that complaint since the preceding Christmas. She had swelling of the legs and belly, and frequent vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Nov 1859 Date of death: 26 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Partial peritonitis. Diseased liver. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: 'This man had been an excessive drinker of spirits, chiefly of rum. He had had spitting of blood some time before. One month previously the belly began to swell, he never had any pain except that due to the distention’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, scrotum
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Mar 1861 Date of death: 21 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain. Fractured ribs and pelvis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The man shortly before admission fell twenty feet of a scaffold onto the ground, with bricks and pieces of wood falling with him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: School boy Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1873 Date of death: 2 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Contusion, and subsequent sloughing, of intestine. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Contusion (Intestines); Sloughing (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This boy was kicked on the abdomen by a horse three days before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Feb 1861 Date of death: 20 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Paracentesis. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Lung); Paracentesis (Thorax); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 patient had pretty good health until two months before she came it, when, having as she supposed taken cold, she was attacked with cough, spitting and pains in the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Mar 1870 Date of death: 9 Mar 1870 Disease (transcribed): Inguinal Hernia (congenital). Operation. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The man gave a very indistinct account of himself but it appeared that he had had the hernia since he was a child and had worn a truss. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Aug 1860 Date of death: 4 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver and kidneys. Peritonitis. Old burn Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The boy was severely burnt about the shoulder and chest three years before his admission, and it was still discharging. He had begun to become enlarged without any other symptom and this was followed by oedema of the legs. The abdomen was swollen, the tongue very red, the pulse 100. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Dec 1883 Date of death: 9 Jan 1884 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of spleen. Haemorrhage. Peritonitis. Fracture of face and ribs on left side Disease (standardised): Laceration (Spleen); Haemorrhage (Spleen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fracture (Face); Fracture (Ribs) 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 knocked down by a cab and it was believed that the wheel passed over him. He had been drinking freely on the day of his accident. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, spleen, liver, kidneys and ribs Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Mar 1869 Date of death: 12 Mar 1869 Disease (transcribed): Acute tuberculosis. Tubercular cystitis. Peritonitis. Pyelitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Cystitis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pyelitis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: For two months this man had had pain in passing his urine and frequent micturition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Dec 1855 Date of death: 28 Mar 1856 Disease (transcribed): Pelvic abscess Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman was in the Hospital last year on account of an abscess in the left iliac region which continued to discharge. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 30 Date of admission: 8 Feb 1854 Date of death: 13 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Inflamed finger. Secondary abscess in liver. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Hand); Abscess (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman, stout & [?], but with feeble pulse & apparently suffering from general debility, was admitted on the 8th of February on account of a large angry-looking sore on the forefinger’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Aug 1851 Date of death: 24 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Arachnitis. Scrofulous deposit in the brain, choroid plexus, lungs, peritoneum, fallopian tubes. Scrofulous deposit also in an enlarged bursa over trochanter major of hip Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Fallopian tubes); Tuberculosis (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: The patient was originally admitted under the physician, complaining of pain in the hip which was thought to be the result of chronic rheumatism. She also had indication of phthisis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a