Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Dec 1854 Date of death: 11 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the uterus. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: The patient was deaf so it was impossible to get a rational account of her illness. It appeared that she was a widow, and had had four children. She complained of pains across the belly, which was continual and of a burning character. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jan 1855 Date of death: 5 Feb 1855 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous meningitis. Phthisis. Peculiar cysts within vertebral canal formed by arachnoid Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Cysts (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This girl had a somewhat strumous appearance, but she was said to have been strong and healthy until she came to London four before admission. She had no definite complaint until six weeks ago when she began to suffer from headache and pains in the centre of the spine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 May 1857 Date of death: 7 Aug 1857 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Phthisis. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung); 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: This woman had been subject to haemoptysis for the last five years which he attributed to an injury of the chest which he received at the commencement of that period. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Aug 1857 Date of death: 10 Aug 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular disease of supra renal bodies Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Adrenal glands) 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 man stated that he had had an abscess connected with diseased bone in the sternum for the last seventeen years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, sternum and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Aug 1857 Date of death: 13 Aug 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): 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: It appeared that he had been picked up in the street nearly insensible and coughing up large quantities of blood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Nov 1858 Date of death: 21 Dec 1858 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A footman who was admitted in an emaciated state with an anxious countenance & cachectic appearance. The pulse was frequent, soft & small. He complained of pain in the abdomen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jan 1859 Date of death: 4 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: When this man was admitted his chief complaint was of rheumatic pains in the knees and ankles. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, knee joint, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Feb 1859 Date of death: 11 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This person was attacked ten days before admission with erysipelas of the face and neck. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Feb 1859 Date of death: 13 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This child was said to have had a sore throat for a fortnight before she was brought to the hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 7 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Feb 1859 Date of death: 16 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: When this child was brought to the hospital it was said that four days previously she had returned from school with sore throat, and that two days later a red eruption appeared upon the skin. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The fauces and parts in the neck were alone examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Dec 1858 Date of death: 20 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: Two years ago this woman became subject to rheumatic gout and had had it more or less ever since. Six weeks ago sore throat came on, with cough and expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jan 1859 Date of death: 24 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This man belonged to a phthisical race, his father and all his father’s brothers and sisters died of consumption. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Dec 1858 Date of death: 27 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia (?) Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This man came into the hospital suffering from haematuria and varicocele. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, knees, ankle joints and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jan 1859 Date of death: 6 Mar 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fistula in ano Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fistula (Anal canal) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: It appeared that for the last twelve years he had been subject to bleeding at the nose. He also had a fistula which occasioned at times intolerable pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Mar 1859 Date of death: 14 Mar 1859 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia (? spontaneous) Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: Four days previous to admission this patient had been exposed to cold while attending his father’s funeral, this was followed by pain in the hips and knees which he supposed to be rheumatic. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right wrist Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Feb 1859 Date of death: 16 Mar 1859 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This patient was admitted as he had a small scalp wound which had been inflicted three weeks before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Jan 1859 Date of death: 19 Mar 1859 Disease (transcribed): Arachinitis. Tubercles in lungs Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: She said that two months ago she had vomited a quart of dark blood, and she still appeared to be suffering from the effects. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Mar 1859 Date of death: 22 Mar 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This patient said she had been well until three months previous to admission when she began to suffer from cough, with rapidly increasing expectoration, as she supposed in consequence of having caught cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Feb 1859 Date of death: 2 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Feb 1859 Date of death: 8 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This patient had been losing flesh and had pain in the belly especially on the left side with gradually increasing swelling, for about two months previous to admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Apr 1859 Date of death: 10 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: For five or six months this patient had been subject to cough with trifling expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Apr 1859 Date of death: 13 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: It was said that this child had been ill three days previous to admission with sore throat and some external swelling of the neck. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Street sweeper Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Apr 1859 Date of death: 15 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: He had been subject for the last three months to cough with wasting of flesh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stone mason Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Apr 1859 Date of death: 16 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: While exerting himself, he was suddenly seized with pain in the chest a little below the right nipple. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Apr 1859 Date of death: 18 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This man had been ill with cough, losing of flesh and slight expectoration for more than three months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a