Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jun 1851 Date of death: 2 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Amputation at the middle part of the thigh for a large tumour of questionable character situated at the inner & lower part of the thigh & encroaching upon the popliteal space. Secondary lobular pneumonia & inflammation of the femoral vein &c Disease (standardised): Amputation (Thigh); Pneumonia (Lungs); Inflammation (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted with a large tumour situated, the greated part of it at the lower & inner part of the left thigh, but presenting also on the outer side & encroaching on the popliteal space of the tibia. It had been first noticed in March 1849. It had been punctured & amputation of the thigh had been proposed, & only postponed because she was considered at that time (a fortnight before admission) not in sufficiently good health’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left lower extremity, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1851 Date of death: 23 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic fever (?), followed by inflammation of the synovial membrane of left shoulder joint. Ulceration of & deposit of purulent fluid in mucous membrane of larynx. Deposits of pus also at the surface of both lungs & in the right testicle Disease (standardised): Rheumatic fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Shoulder); Ulcer (Larynx); Suppuration (Larynx, lungs, testicle) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: 'He was admitted on account of pain, supposed to be rheumatic, in the left shoulder, having been under treatment for the previous fortnight for rheumatic pain. The disease followed shortly after an exposure to cold & wet in the course of his employment (that of a coachman): he appeared to have been of intemperate habits & had laboured for some years under a winter cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left shoulder joint, thorax, larynx, abdomen, scrotum, testes
Occupation or role: Driver Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Aug 1851 Date of death: 24 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the bones of the skull on the right side & laceration of the right internal sinus. Extravasation of a large quantity of blood into the arachnoid cavity with slight bruising & compression of the right cerebral hemisphere Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Bruising (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: 'This man was driving a cart about, to deliver goods, on the day of admission, and fell out of the cart striking his head against the pavement. This occurred about 2 o’clock pm. He did not seem to suffer any particular inconvenience at the time, as he continued his work, & made no complaint. About 6 o’clock he suddenly fell down insensible, and was brought to the hospital about 8, when he presented the symptoms of compression of the brain distinctly marked’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: Carter Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Sep 1851 Date of death: 24 Sep 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of several ribs on the right side of the thorax with laceration of the pleura & wound of the lung. Pleurisy & pneumonia followed. ‘White patches’ on the heart’s surface Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Pleura, lung); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was a carter and was riding on the shaft of his cart on the morning of admission, when he was knocked off and another cart passed over the upper part of his back & his right shoulder, grazing also the back of his head’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Sep 1851 Date of death: 12 Nov 1851 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the bones of the left leg. Amputation. Secondary lobular pneumonia on the right side, also pleurisy. Bronchitis. Coagula, proceeding to softening &c in the left external iliac vein. Ulceration of the os uteri Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Coagula (Blood vessels / Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'She was knocked down, on the day of her admission, by a cab, which passed over her left leg. On examination a compound fracture of both bones of the leg was recognised; the bones were extensively comminuted, and one piece of the tibia & 2 of the fibula were removed before the leg was put up’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump of left leg, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Nov 1851 Date of death: 15 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Morbus coxarius. Excision of head of femur. Ulcerative perforation into the pelvis obviated only by thickened peritoneum Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Excision (Leg); Ulcer (Pelvis); Perforation (Pelvis); Thickening (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: She had met with some injury to the thigh about four years ago. She recovered some motion of the limb, though not completely. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip joints, abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: n/a Date of death: n/a Disease (transcribed): Coma following a kick of the head from a horse with compound comminuted fracture on the right side. Laceration of the right cerebral hemisphere. Extravasated blood in the arachnoid cavity Disease (standardised): Coma (Brain); Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain) 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 had received a kick from a horse of the right side a short time before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Feb 1852 Date of death: 11 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Abscesses and sinuses connected with diseased shoulder joint. Head symptoms. Scrofulous tubercle of large size found in the right optic thalamus. Slight scrofulous deposit in the lungs Disease (standardised): Abscess (Shoulder); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She had been twice before in the Hospital during last year on account of a large abscess situated at the upper and outer part of the right arm which was supposed to e connected with disease of the bones entering in to the shoulder joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen, thorax and shoulder joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Feb 1852 Date of death: 15 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular deposit in both lungs. Double old pleurisy. Flakes of recent lymph in pericardium and old white patches on hearts surface. Hypertrophy of heart and atheromic patches on valves. Stricture of urethra Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Lymph (Heart); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Constriction (Urethra) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man came under the care of the Surgeons for an old and rather tight stricture. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Apr 1852 Date of death: 16 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing wound of the knee exposing the patella. No injury to knee joint. Spasmodic dyspnoea. Difficulty in swallowing without producing spasms of muscles of larynx and throat. Rigidity of muscles of neck Disease (standardised): Wound (Knee); Dyspnoea (Lung); Rigidity (Neck) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: A fortnight before the day of er admission she was thrown by a bull which trampled on her right leg, inflicting a lacerated wound. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Knee, cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: 6 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1852 Date of death: 16 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the hip joint and femur. Effusion of fluid and lymph under the arachnoid at the base of the brain. Fluid in ventricles. Death by coma and convulsions Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Disease (Leg); Effusion (Brain); Lymph (Brain); Coma (Brain); Seizures (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The child had been ill for about a year, her symptoms being referred to the left hip. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and hip joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852 Date of death: 17 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Death by coma and convulsions. Nothing but effusion of fluid in the ventricles and the sub-arachnoid tissues found, with numerous bloody puncta Disease (standardised): Coma (Brain); Seizures (Brain); Effusion (Brain) 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 a coachman to an English nobleman resident abroad, and about six months before admission had to drive some hours from Berlin to Vienna during very hot weather. On his arrival at Vienna he felt very unwell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jun 1852 Date of death: 9 Jul 1852 Disease (transcribed): Congenital tumour containing fluid at the lower part of the back which after being punctured, inflamed suppuration was set into within and inflammation with suppuration of the spinal membrane and softening of the spinal cord. Opisthotonous and coma preceded death Disease (standardised): Congenital tumour (Back); Inflammation (Spine); Suppuration (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord); Opisthotonus (Muscles); Coma (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: From the account his friends gave of his case, it seemed that a tumour had been observed at the lower part of the sacral region at the time of his birth. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column, cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Aug 1852 Date of death: 1 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus following a lacerated wound of the hand. Post mortem effects found were softening of the fornix of the brain and of entire spinal chord to some extent (PM results?) Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic); Laceration (Hand); Softening (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Six days before his admission he applied as an out patient on account of a lacerated wound of the hand caused by chaff cutting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column, cranium, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1852 Date of death: 2 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fall from a height. Fracture of the right clavicle and of eight upper ribs on the right side. Consolidation and engorgement of the lung. Diseased kidneys and heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Ribs); Consolidation (Lung); Engorgement (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had apparently fallen from some height. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Oct 1852 Date of death: 11 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the right axilla following the bite of a horse. Partial paraplegia and symptoms also of pyaemia set in before death. No visible cause of death presented itself after death Disease (standardised): Abscess (Axilla); Wound (Axilla); Paraplegia (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: A week before admission he had complained of faintness and weakness, and two days afterwards a swelling began to appear in the right arm pit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, brain, spinal cord, abdomen and axillary Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 10 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Oct 1852 Date of death: 27 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Burn followed by much sloughing. Recent lymph in the pleural sacs Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Sloughing (Skin); Lymph (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Shortly before admission she set fire to her clothes and suffered a very severe burn. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Oct 1852 Date of death: 30 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits with vomicae in both lungs. Old pleural and pericardial adhesions. Ulceration of intestines. Ulceration of the alveolar process of upper jaw Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Adhesions (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Ulcer (Jaw) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman was admitted on account of disease of the upper jaw which had existed for about a year. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Upper jaw, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Oct 1852 Date of death: 31 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Operation for the relief of strangulated inguinal hernia. Ulceration of the small intestines found to exist. Scrofulous deposits in the lungs with vomicae on the right side Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman observed for several years a tumour in the left groin. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jan 1853 Date of death: 14 Jan 1853 Disease (transcribed): Abscess and great sloughing of the subtegumentary tissues at the back of the thigh. Diseased heart and valves Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Sloughing (Leg); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was admitted labouring under a carbuncle which he had apparently had for three weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thigh, abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1853 Date of death: 19 Jan 1853 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Ligature to femoral artery for aneurism Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ligature (Arteries); Aneurysm (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man when admitted presented the usual symptoms of fractured femur. He was at his front door when he bent to pick up the key and heard something snap in his leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and left lower extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1853 Date of death: 28 Jan 1853 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Effusion of blood between the bone and dura mater Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Effusion (Skull); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was thrown from the box of a cab which he was driving and sustained a severe injury to the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident