Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jan 1870 Date of death: 12 Jan 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Bruising of brain. Fractured ribs and clavicle. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Contusions (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle) 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 fell off a ladder 15 feet high and his head struck a stone. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, skull, meninges and cerebrum Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Dec 1857 Date of death: 10 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Inflammation of the kidneys, ureter & bladder Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Inflammation (Kidneys, ureter, bladder) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This patient had three paralytic attacks, in the first, three years ago, the right arm & leg were paralysed; a year ago the left leg was paralysed for a few hours; six months later the left eyelid dropped & the left leg was almost paralysed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Mar 1855 Date of death: 30 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Injury to the head. Arachinitis. Pus in left lateral sinuses. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Injury (Head); Arachnoiditis (Meninges); Suppuration (Nose); Sepsis (Systemic) 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 originally admitted on 1st March following a kick from a horse, which had inflicted two wounds on the scalp which exposed the bone. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right shoulder joint. Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1858 Date of death: 18 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Compression & laceration of the brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Compression (Brain); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Percivall, William Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham Medical notes: 'Was knocked down by a horse in a cab just before his admission which was at 6.15pm[?]. The house surgeon (Mr Percivall [?William Percivall] says that on admission he was in a state of collapse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Mar 1870 Date of death: 1 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fractured tibia. Old paraplegia. Bedsore. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Paraplegia (Brain); Pressure Ulcer (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1872 Date of death: 29 Apr 1872 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain) 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 died shortly after admission, and was not seen by me.’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and cerebrum. The friends objected to any further examination of the body. Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Apr 1860 Date of death: 10 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fracture (simple) of the cranium. Laceration of middle meningeal artery. Scalp wound. Diffuse inflammation of the scalp Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Wound (Scalp); Inflammation (Scalp) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was brought into the hospital perfectly insensible, apparently from the combined effects of gin & concussion he had been upset off a cab which he was driving’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: Child Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Apr 1873 Date of death: 26 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Caries of metatarsal bone. Suppurating inguinal glands. Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Caries (Foot); Suppuration (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: No history could be obtained of this child. On admission he was suffering from necrosis of the metatarsal bones of the left foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bones and glands Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stablewoman Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Dec 1884 Date of death: 8 Apr 1885 Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke Medical notes: This patient was originally under the care of Dr Wadham in the medical floor suffering from rheumatic pains. He was sent to Wimbledon where the pains became fixed and localised in the middle of the back. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and spine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cab builder Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Mar 1875 Date of death: 26 Mar 1875 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Extravasation of blood on to surface of the brain. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient fell from a height of about twelve feet pitching upon his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Apr 1860 Date of death: 12 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain. Fractured spine & ribs Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Spine, ribs) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A few month before admission this man fell from a scaffold about 30 feet, falling with his back across a plank, at the same time striking the back part of his head against another’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen
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: Coach builder Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Mar 1883 Date of death: 23 Mar 1883 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain. Extravasation of blood. Fracture of nine ribs. Laceration of pleura Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain ); Extravasation (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Not reported here. Died shortly after admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and miscellaneous Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Ladies' maid Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1881 Date of death: 4 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Concussion. Fracture of radius + olecranon Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Concussion (Brain); Fracture (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Occupation or role: Firewood cutter Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860 Date of death: 22 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (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: 'A firewood cutter of exceedingly drunken habits. From the account obtained from his wife, it appeared that he was taken ill on the 9th of April, having been continuously intoxicated for the previous week. He was seized with pains in the head and aching in the thighs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
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: Brewhouse labourer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Feb 1860 Date of death: 23 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Gangrene. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Gangrene; Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A brewhouse labourer. In the habit of drinking freely, according to his own admission 5 pints a day. He was said to have had epileptic fits latterly, but it was not learned how long he had been so affected. He attributed his illness to a lump of coal falling upon the lower part of his back 7 weeks ago’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Saw-dust dealer Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Apr 1876 Date of death: 16 Apr 1876 Disease (transcribed): Large scalp wound. Cerebral anaemia and pulmonary congestion Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Anaemia (Brain); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient was brought in dead, having been knocked down by a tramway car. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Apr 1861 Date of death: 27 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Softening of the brain Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This young woman had been attacked with pains forehead a week before her admission, without showing any other prominent symptom. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis, and facial features Type of incident: n/a
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: Dockyard labourer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was deposited in the hospital by his wife and immediately left, no clue was obtained during his life as to the nature of the preceding symptoms. He was delirious and rapidly becoming comatose [….] He had been a labourer in Woolwich Dockyard. On the 22nd of March while at work, some sand bags weighing 30lb fell upon his head from a height of 20 feet, and knocked him down’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1880 Date of death: 6 Apr 1880 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain and orbit Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Abscess (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: Four months before admission the patient struck his right eye against a lamp post. He was insensible for a few minutes and then recovered, but a swelling formed over the orbit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen and heart Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 8 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Dec 1884 Date of death: 12 Jan 1885 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis (tubercular?) Fracture of clavicle Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Brain); Fracture (Clavicle) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke Medical notes: The child was admitted with a fracture of its clavicle. It had been allowed to fall, and its parents and other friends were all too drunk to be allowed to take it away. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1857 Date of death: 24 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Burn. Convulsions Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Seizures (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This child’s clothes caught fire, and it was burn about the arm, face and chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident