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William Withers, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1852
Date of death: 23 Jun 1852
Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Fracture of the pelvis. Bruising of the intestines. Extravasation into the substance of the lung. Diseased kidneys. Old peritoneal and peritoneal adhesions
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Bruising (Intestines); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was working on a railroad near a bank of earth which fell and completely buried him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium, spinal column and left shoulder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Reynolds, 35, Ostler

Occupation or role: Ostler
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1852
Date of death: 29 Nov 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver and kidneys. Recent lymph in the peritoneal sac
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Lymph (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He stated that his legs had first begun to swell about June last, and the abdomen soon after.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

William Primm, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1856
Date of death: 22 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Operation for strangulated hernia. Internal strangulation
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Whitler, Frederick F W
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted with symptoms of strangulated hernia. He had never observed any swelling in the groin until the day before his admission, when a portion of the intestine came down which was irreducible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Porter, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1851
Date of death: 21 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by hydrocyanic acid. Great congestion of the various viscera & effusion of yellow fluid into peritoneal cavity. Also effusion into the subarachnoid tissue & congestion of the cerebral membranes. Old peritonitis & pleurisy on the right side. Enlarged tricuspid orifice at right side of the heart
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic); Congestion (Internal organs); Effusion (Peritoneum, brain); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was brought to the hospital dead, reported to have committed suicide, a bottle which had contained hydrocyanic acid having been found in his room. It came out in evidence on the inquest that he had got into difficulties, and had appropriated money of his employer’s’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of incident: Suicide

William Payne, 33, Omnibus driver

Occupation or role: Omnibus driver
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1851
Date of death: 22 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Liver enlarged, capsule thickened. Old peritonitis. Fluid in abdomen & pleura &c
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fluid (Abdomen, lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'An omnibus driver who stated that he had never been a man of dissipated habits. He had been ailing for 3 or 4 months, but nearly a month before admission had first found his abdomen enlarging, at first gradually, & then rapidly during a week past. The legs had also swollen latterly. He had no pain in the abdomen at first but now begins to suffer from it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Nation, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1853
Date of death: 24 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Old pleuritic and peritoneal adhesions. Congested lungs. Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Increased fluid in the cerebral ventricles.
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Adhesions (Pleura); Adhesions (Abdomen); Congestion (Lung); Disease (Heart); Fluid (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted after the hour of visit on the 20th with all the ordinary symptoms of fever, and a good deal of accompanying cerebral excitement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

William King, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1851
Date of death: 20 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Emphysema pulmonum. Recent lymph in peritoneal and pericardial sacs. Deposits of yellow substance in kidneys which contained numerous cysts
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Lymph (Abdomen); Lymph (Heart); Deposits (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had suffered more or less from cough and shortness of breath for four years, with occasional swelling of the legs and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

William Hill, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1852
Date of death: 4 Jan 1853
Disease (transcribed): Imperfect paraplegia. Scrofulous deposits in the lungs, bronchial glands, peritoneal cavity and spleen. Ulcerated intestines
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Bronchial glands); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He was admitted in a condition of imperfect paraplegia which commenced after severe exposure.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

William Henwright, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1871
Date of death: 1 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: n/a
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Frost, 26, Marble polisher

Occupation or role: Marble polisher
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1872
Date of death: 19 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Simple ulcers in caecum and small intestine. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The history given by this patient was that for about eight days he had had constant pains in the belly, especially in the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Douglas, 65, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1872
Date of death: 15 Sep 1872
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Effusion into both pleural cavities. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: For eight weeks he had had cough and shortness of breath with occasional swelling of the legs. For the last six days the breathing became very difficult.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Bryan, 8, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1868
Date of death: 23 May 1868
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a moribund condition. Three days before admission he complained of pain in the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Brooks, 5, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1853
Date of death: 1 Nov 1853
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina followed by diseased kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This child was admitted with general ansarca alleged to be of three days duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

William Booth, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1851
Date of death: 17 Jul 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposits in both lungs & vomicae in the right one. Old pleurisy on both sides. Tubercle under the peritoneum & ulceration of mucous membrane of the lower part of the ileum, caecum & rectum, with a sinus among the areolar tissue & surrounding the latter
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, peritoneum); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines, caecum, rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under the care of the surgeon, with fistula in ano. Next day he shewed symptoms of diarrhoea also, & was ordered chalk-mixture, and after being a week in the hospital was transferred to the physician in an advanced stage of phthisis with cough & spitting and diarrhoea still continuing’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Ashwood, 35, Gentleman’s coachman

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s coachman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1851
Date of death: 30 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Large heart. Disease of aortic valves. Atheroma & calcerous deposit in aorta. Lungs congested & emphysematous. Commencing pericarditis & peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Emphysema (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'A gentleman’s coachman, who complained of cough & shortness of breath with pain in the chest, from which he had been suffering for about a fortnight. He had not been subject to cough, and generally enjoyed pretty good health. He had been under treatment, & felt better than when first taken ill, but was unable to continue his employment’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Speake, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1855
Date of death: 9 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Congested lungs. Large soft Heart. Peculiar thinning of abdominal wall
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Thinning (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had enjoyed good health until last autumn when an attack of mild cholera considerably reduced him. He had never felt fit for work since that time. Two months before admission he noticed that his ankles swelled much at night. He then grew weak and lost his appetite.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Smith, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1852
Date of death: 16 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas ? Following injury. Recent lymph in abdominal cavity. Enlarged intestinal glands. Congested kidneys. Hypertrophy with dilatation of heart
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Lymph (Abdomen); Enlarged (Intestinal mucosa); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: It appeared that he had received some injury to the left leg which had been followed by rigors and the appearance of an erysipelatous blush.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Welsh Michael , 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1855
Date of death: 18 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Disease of Liver
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As this body was not examined the history is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

W K Klattowski, 65, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1856
Date of death: 21 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Retention of urine. Puncture of bladder. Diffuse cellular inflammation in pelvis. Enlarged Prostate.
Disease (standardised): Retention of urine (Bladder); Puncture (Bladder); Inflammation (Pelvis); Enlarged (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had had difficulty in passing water for a very long time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

W J Donelly, 13, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1851
Date of death: 2 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Extensive ulceration of great and small intestines. Vomicae in both lungs. Double pleural adhesions. Scrofulous deposits in the spleen
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Vomicae (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This boy had been ill for three months with pain in the abdomen and the bowels had been relaxed three or four times a day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Tracy Rackall, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1854
Date of death: 8 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous caries of bones of foot. Amputation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Foot); Amputation (Foot); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This young woman, whose general health was pretty good, though her complexion was pale & aspect somewhat languid, was admitted in March last on account of a sore on the inner side of the left foot, which had existed according to her account for about a month’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones of the foot (‘there had been amputation of most part of the left foot’), abdomen, thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Thomas Williams, 24, Butcher

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1874
Date of death: 16 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Cirrhosis of liver. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient had been ill for five weeks with shortness of breath and an increase of cough as long as he could recollect.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Vinall, 58, Butcher

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1851
Date of death: 4 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Wound of the abdomen above the umbilicus & piercing the ileum about 14 inches from ileocaecal valve. Escape of foecal matter & peritonitis. Old pleurisy on the right side. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man was a butcher, on the evening of admission he was romping with another butcher who had his knife in his had at the time. He ran against the knife accidentally. On admission (about 10 o’clock in the evening) a wound was discovered, just above the umbilicus’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Tool, 31, Bricklayer’s labourer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer’s labourer
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1851
Date of death: 20 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the liver, left kidney & spleen. Also extravasation of much blood into peritoneal cavity & subperitoneal tissues. Fracture of ribs on both side. Pneumonia on right side. Fracture of sacrum & separation of sacro-iliac articulation on either side
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver, kidney, spleen); Extravasation (Abdomen); Fracture (Ribs, pelvis); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient, who was a bricklayer’s labourer, was brought to the hospital in a state of collapse, having just been precipitated from the scaffold near the Chinese Exhibition, a height of between 20 and 30 feet. The ribs on the left side were found to be extensively fractured though the exact seat of the injury could not be determined, as there was much emphysema all over the sides & front of the chest, & when he somewhat recovered from the collapse, he was in too great a state of depression to bear much manual examination’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Thomas Maidman, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1871
Date of death: 6 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys. Ulcerative endocarditis. Effusion into pericardium & peritoneum. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Endocarditis (Heart); Effusion (Pericardium, peritoneum); Edema (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient, a labourer of very intemperate habits, generally getting drunk twice a week, sometimes three times, always on beer. As a rule he always drank two quarts of beer a day. His health had been good up to five months ago when he suffered much from shortness of breath, with cough and spitting and a sensation of stiffness of the skin of the legs in walking (oedema)’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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