Occupation or role: [Child of] Photographer Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Dec 1885 Date of death: 1 Jan 1886 Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis and pleurisy. Penetrating wound of the abdomen Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Wound (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: While walking along the streets, he caught his foot against a railing and fell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and small intestines Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: Gamekeeper Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1853 Date of death: 8 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Amputation after injury to the knee joint. Secondary pneumonia. Pus in the superficial veins of the leg Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Injury (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He applied for admission on account of a swelling near the left knee which had appeared nine months before his admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Mar 1879 Date of death: 18 Mar 1879 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull and of the jaw and zygoma. Bronchopneumonia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Jaw); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William. Wadham, William Medical notes: The patient fell from a height of fifty feet and alighted on the left side of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, lungs and bronchi Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 May 1857 Date of death: 7 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Double pleuropneumonia. Dropsy. Congestion of kidneys Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Oedema (General); Congestion (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 woman came to the hospital after having been under treatment for ten days as an out patient. A week after her marriage she began to experience tingling and numbness of the legs, which gradually became anasarcous. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis 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: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860 Date of death: 11 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward and Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James and Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted into the Wellington ward March 31st with a small scalp wound situated about an inch above the nose, & erysipelas of the head & face. It appeared that the woman was of drunken habits & was a week before her admission knocked down by her husband, who was also drunk’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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: Infant Age: 7 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Apr 1865 Date of death: 10 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Encephalocele. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Encephalocele (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This child was admitted with a congenital meningocele. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Street porter Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 May 1857 Date of death: 9 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He was admitted in a dying state with shortness of breath and pain in the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1860 Date of death: 18 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A porter, of sallow and somewhat bloated aspect; he had been in the habit of living freely, taking half a pint of gin ‘with fish, flesh and fowl, every day of his life’ ‘ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 76 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Apr 1870 Date of death: 6 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Slight stricture of urethra. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Bronchitis. Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung) 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 patient when admitted was in an extremely exhausted condition and was unable to pass his water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stonemason Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Apr 1858 Date of death: 21 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of elbow joint. Pyaemia. Secondary pneumonia & pleurisy. Dislocation of the shoulder Disease (standardised): Fracture (Elbow); Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Dislocation (Shoulder) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham Medical notes: Stone-mason by trade. Just before his admission he fell from a height of about 30 feet on to some stones. On examination it was found he had a compound, comminuted fracture of elbow-joint & dislocation of head of humerus upwards & forwards with probable fracture of coracoid process of scapula’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen, left elbow, left shoulder
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1857 Date of death: 10 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Enlarged heart. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Enlarged (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: He had suffered for eight years from winter cough which he threw off on the approach of warmer weather. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1858 Date of death: 12 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis. Inflammation of the trachea, bronchi & lungs Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Inflammation (Trachea, bronchi, lungs) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A labouring man who had been ill 11 days. The first week it was simply a cold, then he began to have pain in the throat, swelling at the angles of the jaws & difficulty in swallowing’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Sailor Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1857 Date of death: 10 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung) 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 brought to the hospital in a state of some destitution. He had been a sailor and lately had been reduced to begging about the streets. He was admitted for ulcers on the feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Apr 1857 Date of death: 11 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Gangrene of lung. Strumous abscess of larynx. Ulceration of intestines Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Gangrene (Lung); Abscess (Larynx); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This girl had been living in a house at Chelsea where there was fever. She was admitted with a dry coated tongue, flushed face, weak and frequent pulse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax and abdomen 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: 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: Married Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873 Date of death: 14 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of breast and chest wall, and of liver. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Cancer (Chest); Cancer (Liver); Bronchitis (Lung) 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 patient was operated on in July 1872 when a scirrhus tumour was removed from the breast. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bones Type of incident: n/a
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] Gender: Male Age: 23 Date of admission: 15 Mar 1854 Date of death: 5 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic disease of humerus. Secondary pneumonia & pleurisy Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Arm); Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man, who appeared in perfect health & had very florid complexion, was admitted on account of disease of the left humerus […] he had had syphilis about 2 years before admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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: Gentleman’s servant Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jan 1858 Date of death: 13 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A gentleman’s servant, who stated that his ill health dated from 18 months back when he slept in a damp bed. Ever since that time he has experienced more or less pain in the chest & cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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