Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jan 1855 Date of death: 22 Feb 1855 Disease (transcribed): Convulsions. Delirium. Purulent deposits in lungs, pleural sac, pectoral muscle and other parts. Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain); Delirium (Brain); Purulent deposits (Lung, Pleura); Purulent deposits (Pectoralis Muscles) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He was said to have been seized with convulsions on the sixth day before admission, which subsequently passed into delirium and then total insensibility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jan 1855 Date of death: 19 Feb 1855 Disease (transcribed): Burn. Congested brain and cerebral vessels Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (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 child was admitted on account of a burn which occurred from her clothes igniting as she was playing near the fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Mar 1855 Date of death: 9 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Effusion of blood in the arachnoid cavity and in the meshes of the pia mater. Fracture of the rib. Wound of the Lung Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Effusion (Meninges); Fracture (Rib); Wound (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was brought in to the Hospital in a dying state, having suffered extensive injuries from a fall which crushed his body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1855 Date of death: 17 May 1855 Disease (transcribed): Fractured Cranium. Lacerated Brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (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 had been flung from a horse in the park a few minutes before admission, and was thought to have fallen with his head against a stone post. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1855 Date of death: 2 Jun 1855 Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Softening of spinal chord. Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Central Nervous System); Softening (Spinal Cord) 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 into the Hospital on account of incontinence of urine. He had been complaining for about a fortnight of pain in the loins, numbness and loss of power in the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, cranium and spinal column Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 May 1855 Date of death: 11 Jun 1855 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing abscess in leg. Secondary deposits in Lungs and Brain Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of an abscess in the left thigh. He did not give any very connected account of the disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1855 Date of death: 23 Jun 1855 Disease (transcribed): Fatty Heart. Convulsion. Fullness of cerebral veins Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Seizures (Brain); Fullness (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: This man said that he had been putting something into the fire of the oven early on the morning of the previous day, when he was seized with a fit and fell with his face against the fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, throat and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Tallow chandler Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jun 1855 Date of death: 24 Jun 1855 Disease (transcribed): Eczema. Coma. Unusual amount of fluid in cerebral ventricles. Disease (standardised): Eczema (Skin); Disease (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 tallow chandler, and had in consequence been much exposed to wheat. Lately he had been subject to eczema of which he had several attacks. The attack which caused his application to the Hospital had lasted about five months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855 Date of death: 5 Sep 1855 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Lacerated brain. Fractured vertebrae Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Spine) 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 admitted in a dying condition with symptoms of fracture of the base of the skull. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and spinal column Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Dec 1855 Date of death: 9 Jan 1856 Disease (transcribed): Cysts occupying the left corpus striatum Disease (standardised): Cysts (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had been paralysed ever since he was seven years old and his right arm was deformed. He came in to the Hospital complaining of retention of urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Dec 1855 Date of death: 23 Jan 1856 Disease (transcribed): Paralysis of long standing. Large ulcers on both legs. Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Central Nervous System); Ulcer (Leg) 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 woman was admitted in a very bad state of health. She had suffered for about a year and a half with paralysis of the lower extremities, but applied for admission on account of ulcers on each leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Feb 1856 Date of death: 17 Feb 1856 Disease (transcribed): Dementia. Sores on the legs. Viscid fluid under arachnoid. Disease (standardised): Dementia (Brain); Ulcer (Leg); Fluid (Meninges) 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 been a sailor. He was admitted on account of ulcers of the legs of about five weeks standing. He was also in a state of senile dementia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jul 1856 Date of death: 28 Jul 1856 Disease (transcribed): Melanosis of the Brain, Heart, Pancreas Disease (standardised): Melanosis (Brain ); Melanosis (Heart); Melanosis (Pancreas) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was originally admitted on account of tumours in various parts of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Dec 1856 Date of death: 19 Dec 1856 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of Dura Mater and Brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Meninges); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient had fallen from a height on to his head, and was admitted in a dying condition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 79 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1870 Date of death: 29 Mar 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Senile delirium. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Delirium (Brain) 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: 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: Painter Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1870 Date of death: 10 May 1870 Disease (transcribed): Wound on forehead. Meningitis. Apoplexy. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Meningitis (Brain); Stroke (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic) 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 was brought into the Hospital in a semi-comatose state in which he had been found. There was a small scalp wound over the right eye, no other mark or injury. His appearance and expression were that of a man very drunk. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wood Turner Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Nov 1870 Date of death: 3 Dec 1870 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Right hemiplegia and softening of the left corpus striatum. Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Softening (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 patient had been accustomed for four years to draw off his water with a catheter. A month before admission he had an attack of right hemiplegia which prevented his being able to pass the catheter. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Dec 1859 Date of death: 3 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (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 woman was attacked with apoplexy on the day on which she was brought to the hospital. She was in the kitchen, and suddenly fell down, not quite insensible, so that she was able to crawl to the door’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Nov 1859 Date of death: 17 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Pleurisy. Lobular pneumonia Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs) 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 man was a carpenter, his was of robust aspect and temperate habits. He had enjoyed vigorous health until within a fortnight of his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 66 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jan 1860 Date of death: 17 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'Four days before her admission, having previously been perfectly well, this old woman gradually became drowsy, without any headache. The [illness] came on in the afternoon, in the evening she fell off her chair in a state of complete insensibility. She was bled by a doctor who was called in, but did not experience any return of consciousness’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Domestic servant Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Jan 1860 Date of death: 20 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Softening of fornix Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This young woman, who had been a domestic servant, had been subject to headaches for a long time; for a fortnight she had been out of health, suffering at first from pain in the chest only. Six days before admission she became delirious, talking and laughing continually, and frequently vomiting’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jan 1860 Date of death: 25 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Effusion (traumatic) of blood in arachnoid. Compression & bruise of the brain Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Bruising (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient had been subject to epileptic fits for some years & on the morning of admission (while walking on the pavement) he fell down in a fit & struck his head against the kerb stone, he was picked up & brought to the hospital [and] it was stated by those who brought him that a large amount of blood had been lost’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen