Occupation or role: Married woman Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861 Date of death: 11 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had for three of four months suffered from palpitations, cough with expectoration, and slight oedema. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1857 Date of death: 5 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Valvular disease of the heart. Incipient disease (?) of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); 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 for four months with cough, dyspnoea and anasarca from cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 13 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Disease of mitral valve. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: Seven years ago the patient had an attack of rheumatic fever which was followed by palpitation of the heart. Lately his breath had become short on exertion Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 May 1857 Date of death: 8 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Double pneumonia. Hypertrophy of the heart. Granular disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man had been sadly neglected at his home for three weeks, and was brought to the hospital in a dying state suffering from orthopnoea and pain in the left side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Jan 1881 Date of death: 7 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Embolism of spleen and kidneys Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Spleen, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Medical notes: 'Had been the subject of fistula in ano for some 5 years or so, and had had several ischio-rectal abscesses. She had been unwilling to be properly examined, and these abscesses had been allowed to pursue their own course' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus
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: Widow Age: 62 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861 Date of death: 21 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of heart. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); 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: The patient had begun to suffer, without any evident cause, from cough, shortness of breath, and inability to lie down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Mar 1852 Date of death: 6 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the upper part of the thigh bone. Old pleural adhesion and soft dilated heart. Kidneys slightly diseased Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman was admitted a short time after the occurrence of an accident by which she had broken her thigh. She fell down two stairs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left femur, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Apr 1857 Date of death: 12 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Apoplexy (Brain); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This Frenchwoman was to exhausted and deaf that nothing could be learnt from her. It appeared that within the last three months she had had two fits which had left her with pain and weakness in the left arm. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 May 1857 Date of death: 15 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He had been attending in the out patient room for a fortnight, on account of cough and pain in the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Waterman Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A waterman. He first became a patient on the 1st of Feb /60, when it appeared that for two months he had suffered from shortness of breath with cough and expectoration, never of blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1853 Date of death: 25 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Wound of hand. Pleurisy. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: Three weeks before his admission his right hand had been hammed between the wheel and body of a cart, causing a lacerated wound on the dorsum of the hand. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right upper extremity, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Mar 1875 Date of death: 11 Apr 1875 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of left foot. Phlebitis of right leg Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Phlebitis (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: The wheel of a cattle truck passed over the toes of this patient’s left boot which were protected by a thick leather boot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidney and spleen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A carpenter. 24 years ago he suffered from a complaint which was presumed to be pericarditis, per which he was an out-patient at the hospital. He had pain in the left side of the chest and the pericardium bore marks of cupping’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852 Date of death: 15 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied heart. Diseased kidneys. Atheroma of aorta. Old double pleural adhesions. Cheese like scrofulous matter in apices of both lungs Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Adhesions (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He was in the hospital for a short period last August with swelled leg. Despite treatment e was never entirely free from dropsy, but of late the swelling had much increased. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Apr 1861 Date of death: 27 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Lobular pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had good health until three months ago she was attacked with acute rheumatism. She has not been suffering from palpitations and gradually increasing dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Auctioneer’s porter Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1857 Date of death: 19 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phlebitis. Diseased kidneys and heart Disease (standardised): Phlebitis (Veins); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man was knocked down while in a state of intoxication. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Blood, vessels, cranium, thorax, abdomen and knee Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Salesman Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Nov 1871 Date of death: 9 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the aortic arch, involving the innominate artery. Erosion of the sternum and costal cartialges. Pleurisy. Ligature of the subclavian and carotid arteries Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Erosion (Sternum); Pleurisy (Pleura); Ligature (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man had suffered, on admission, for about four months with pains about the chest and shoulders which he called ‘rheumatic’, also some pain in the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, cranium, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1858 Date of death: 2 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Diseased kidneys. Rheumatic gout Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Gout (Joints) 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 man had been ill about a month with rheumatic gout in his feet & ankles & swelling of his left wrist. He complained also of pain in his loins which was relieved by dry cupping’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right knee joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1857 Date of death: 21 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and valvular disease of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man was admitted and was not seen until late in the day. As he died during the night no opportunity was afforded for leaving any history. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bargeman Gender: Male Age: 27 Date of admission: 8 Mar 1854 Date of death: 7 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Popliteal aneurism Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Knee) Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: n/a Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was a bargeman and seemed to have lived a tolerably free life, but had never had any serious illness before the time of his admission’ Post mortem notes: External examination only
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1860 Date of death: 29 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A plasterer. He had been pretty well, and at work, all day. In the evening he went to a public house and drank, as was stated, only two glasses of ale. Walking home he staggered and could not have got along, had not his friends supported him. He complained, at the same time, that he could not see. He was at once brought to the hospital and was then perfectly coherent and sensible, but appeared to have no power in his legs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1858 Date of death: 8 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the arch of the aorta, bursting into the oesophagus Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A porter admitted with pain in the shoulders & at the epigastrium apparently in a fixed spot. There was some tenderness on pressure here & the pain was worse after taking food’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 63 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860 Date of death: 30 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hypertrophy of cranium. Meningeal apoplexy Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Brain); Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient came into the house with cough, expectoration and other symptoms of phthisis which she had had for 4 months. She took cascarilla with ipecacuan, and wine, and her case did not attract much attention until the 25th when she suddenly lost her power of distinct speech. She looked intelligent and appeared to understand all that was said to her’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, neck
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 8 May 1861 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart and kidneys Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); 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 was taken ill five days before her admission with stiffness in the joints soon followed by severe pain, redness and swelling. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a