Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jul 1851 Date of death: 1 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Injury from a blow across the chest. Fracture of both clavicles of the sternum & of ribs on both sides of the thorax. Lesion of the right jugular internal vein by fractured clavicle. Laceration of both lungs by broken ribs Disease (standardised): Injury (Chest); Fracture (Sternum, ribs, clavicle); Lesion (Clavicle); Laceration (Lungs) 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: 'He was standing under a tree in the Park during a heavy shower when one of the boughs which seems to have been rotten, fell on him & struck him against a hurdle which was near. He was brought here immediately, but died just before his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851 Date of death: 11 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the right tibia & fibula followed by erysipelatous & diffuse areolar inflammation. ‘Phlegmasia dolens’ of both legs. Inflammation & variable occlusion of the femoral, iliac & other pelvic veins, & also vena cava inferior by coagula. Lobular secondary pneumonia & pleurisy on right side. Old pleurisy on left side. ‘White patch’ on heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Tissue); Thrombophlebitis (Blood vessels / Leg); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'He was admitted on account of compound fracture of the leg caused by some pieces of iron falling on him. The wound was very small, situated on the outer part of the leg. He went on very well for 10 days, until the 26th June oedema of the leg was observed & the wound assumed an unhealthy appearance’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1851 Date of death: 23 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the bones of the left leg, followed by erysipelatous inflammation, & [?] of the divided muscles, so exposing the bone. Amputation. Secondary pleurisy on both sides. Softening of the various abdominal viscera Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Pleurisy (Lungs); Softening (Internal organs) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'He was admitted with compound comminuted fracture of the left leg caused by a fall of about 10 feet. The tibia protruded from a wound about an inch above the ankle, to the extent of about 2 inches & there was fracture of the fibula 2 inches higher up’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump after amputation, thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jul 1851 Date of death: 29 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the anterior part & base of the skull. Effusion of blood into the arachnoid cavity, the subarachnoid areolar tissue, & the substance of the cerebral hemispheres anteriorly. Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'He was admitted in consequence of having been run over by a mail-cart, the horse having it is said kicked him after he was knocked down. He was brought to the hospital almost immediately. On his admission there was copious haemorrhage from the right ear & from the nose. There was a wound over the left eye’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Butcher Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1851 Date of death: 4 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Wound of the abdomen above the umbilicus & piercing the ileum about 14 inches from ileocaecal valve. Escape of foecal matter & peritonitis. Old pleurisy on the right side. Hypertrophied heart Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was a butcher, on the evening of admission he was romping with another butcher who had his knife in his had at the time. He ran against the knife accidentally. On admission (about 10 o’clock in the evening) a wound was discovered, just above the umbilicus’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Aug 1851 Date of death: 24 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the left parietal bone, with depression of bone. Also laceration of the dura mater of the brain correspondent, followed by collection of purulent matter in the arachnoid cavity & inflammation of the substance of the brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Inflammation (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: 'This man fell off a ladder, a height of about 8 feet, striking his head against a brick. When brought into the house (in the evening, a few hours after the accident), a piece of brick was found embedded in the skull’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Sep 1851 Date of death: 22 Sep 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine, pelvis, ribs & leg (compound) Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, pelvis, ribs, leg) 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 admitted a short time after having fallen from a scaffold, 4 stories high; part of the scaffold having apparently fallen with him and struck him in various palces. Two other persons received fatal injuries from the same accident’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax, abdomen
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: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Sep 1851 Date of death: 6 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound followed by sloughing. Symptoms of compression of brain [?], attributable to the formation of pus within the cranium. Trephining resorted to. Pus & ‘lymphy gradation’, fluid between the dura mater & bone, also in arachnoid cavity, & among the meshes of pia mater. Also in cavity & of orbit & frontal sinuses. Secondary lobular pneumonia & hepatitis Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Suppuration (Scalp, brain); Trephining (Skull); Pneumonia (Lungs); Hepatitis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was first seen as an out-patient. He had had a glass thrown at him in some drunken quarrel which had inflicted a pretty severe wound on the fore part of his scalp. There was a good deal of bleeding’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Oct 1851 Date of death: 15 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the duodenum & of the liver. Pericarditis. Slight hypertrophy of the heart which contained ‘white patches’ on its surface. Old pleurisy on the right side Disease (standardised): Laceration (Duodenum, liver); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs) 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 admitted at about 11 o’clock in the morning having been knocked down & run over by a cab. He was in a state of extreme prostration, his face pale, extremities cold’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851 Date of death: 9 Nov 1851 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of both bones of the right leg & sloughing of the wound. Secondary lobular pneumonia in the right lung. Old pleural adhesions on both sides. Recent pericarditis. Purulent deposits in the liver & slight peritonitis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sloughing (Leg); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Deposit (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This man was a travelling carman & [?] and seemed to have led rather an irregular life. He was admitted on the 15th of October having received a kick from a horse on the right leg. The blow had fractured the leg & it appeared that in endeavouring to rise afterwards he had caused the fractured end of the tibia to protrude […] Nothing is known of the history of the old bullet wound’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, abdomen, thorax
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: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1851 Date of death: 29 Nov 1851 Disease (transcribed): Swallowing of boiling water. Laryngotomy resorted to. Inflammation & deposit of lymph in the epigastric ligaments, uvula, tonsils &c. Pneumonia & bronchitis. Old & recent pleurisy. Tubercular deposit in the spleen Disease (standardised): Burn (Throat); Laryngotomy (Larynx); Inflammation (Throat); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'She was admitted about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, having at about 10 o’clock of the same morning swallowed some hot water from the spout of a kettle. There was, on her admission, much oedema of the glottis and dyspnoea, aggravated with occasional spasms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Nov 1851 Date of death: 2 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs on the right side. Old double pleurisy. Pneumonia at bases of both lungs. Bronchitis. Hypertrophied heart. Diseased kidneys. General arterial ‘degeneration’ Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys); Degeneration (Blood vessels) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'She was knocked down by a cab, on the day of admission, the shaft apparently striking her on the upper part of the left side of the thorax. When admitted she was in a state of excessive prostration, so much so that it was feared she would not live through the night’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Nov 1851 Date of death: 21 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Simple fracture into the ankle joint. Secondary deposits Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ankle); Deposit Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'He was running away from a bullock which pursued him down a lane leading down to the river, and fell down the river’s bank (a height of about 5 feet) into some mud. On his admission, the same morning into the hospital, a fracture was found extending through the inner malleolus on the right side, and through the fibula rather farther up’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, joints
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Dec 1851 Date of death: 1 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Exterior laceration of the arm. Comminution of the bones. Primary amputation. Purulent formation in the stump. Secondary pleuro pneumonia and bronchitis. Collection of pus in the muscles of the leg Disease (standardised): Laceration (Arm); Amputation (Arm); Suppuration (Arm); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Suppuration (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: He was admitted, having a short time before, fallen under a locomotion engine in motion, the wheels of which had passed over his left arm. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump of the arm, thorax, abdomen and muscles of the right leg Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jan 1852 Date of death: 13 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the ribs. Fracture of the femur, in to the knee joint. Slight rupture of the liver Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Leg); Rupture (Liver) 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 patient was brought to the hospital having a short time previously fallen out of a window, a height of almost thirty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jan 1852 Date of death: 18 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Cut throat. Old cough. The larynx not wounded, nor the great vessels. Formation of purulent matter under sterno hyoid muscle. Wet brain. Engorgement of lungs. Soft heart Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Cut (Throat); Suppuration (Sternohyoid muscle); Disease (Brain); Engorgement (Lung); Soft (Heart) 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 in a state of continuous intoxication for some days. This brought on an attack of delirium tremens and whilst in this state he attempted suicide. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, trachea, cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Feb 1852 Date of death: 5 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Injury of the abdomen from the wheel of a dray. Laceration of integuments and inguinal region and of the muscles at upper and inner part of the thigh Disease (standardised): Injury (Abdomen); Laceration (Abdomen); Laceration (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He was knocked down by a dray a short time before his admission, the wheel of which passed over the lower part of his abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jan 1852 Date of death: 16 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Diarrhoea. Vascular condition with slight ulceration of the duodenum. Other parts of the small intestine were also vascular. Old pleurisy. Bronchitis and early stage of pneumonia Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Ulcer (Duodenum); Vascular (Intestines); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (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 was sitting by the fire when she fell asleep and her clothes caught fire. She did not wake before she had been severely burnt. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Feb 1852 Date of death: 2 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fractured clavicle (near the sternal extremity) and ribs. Fracture of numerous ribs. Emphysema pulmonum. Bronchitis severe Disease (standardised): Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Ribs); Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman had been run over by a cab on the day of her admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Mar 1852 Date of death: 7 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fall from a horse. Fracture of base of cranium with laceration of base of brain and cerebellum. Extravasated blood in the sheaths of both optic nerves 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: He was said to have been thrown from a horse on the morning of his admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Mar 1852 Date of death: 14 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the cranium from a fall supposed to be the result of a fit. Bruising of the base of the brain. Recent lymph in arachnoid cavity on right side and on both sides in sub-arachnoid places. Laceration of the membrana tympani and internal jugular vein Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Seizure (Brain); Bruising (Brain); Lymph (Brain); Laceration (Tympanic membrane); Laceration (Jugular 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: The account he gave was that four days before his admission he had fallen down in some kind of fit and lay insensible for about an hour. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Apr 1852 Date of death: 12 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Death following a burn. Congestion and enlarged glands in the duodenum. Congested lungs and extensive bronchitis Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Duodenum); Congestion (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This child was admitted having fallen in to the fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident