Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 71 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Dec 1857 Date of death: 3 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Operation for strangulated hernia. Peritonitis. Inflammation of intestine which had slipped down again into the sac. ?Renewed strangulation Disease (standardised): Hernia; Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen); Inflammation (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Hastings, Cecil William Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Dec 1884 Date of death: 1 Jan 1885 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) 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 Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1860 Date of death: 1 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The mother of 5 children, ceased to menstruate 12 years before her admission and remained free from discharge until within 12 months when fluid and discharge appeared. The patient was suffering from pain in the pelvis and thighs, as well as sickness and nausea and lost flesh rapidly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the pelvic organs Type of incident: n/a
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: Married Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Dec 1872 Date of death: 11 Jan 1873 Disease (transcribed): Carbuncle. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Tissue) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Claridge, William Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H. Medical notes: This patient had had a carbuncle on the nape of the neck for six weeks before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and uterus Type of incident: n/a
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: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Dec 1859 Date of death: 12 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) 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 was sent to the hospital by a general practitioner in order that he might be treated for a supposed strangulated hernia. His antecedents were as follows. For three years he had been getting thin and suffering from cough, emaciation and occasional haemoptysis. He had been for three months in the hospital for consumption’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married woman Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Nov 1860 Date of death: 6 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) 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 stated that she caught cold three months before admission, and since has suffered from pain in the back, hips and thighs, and occasionally in the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1872 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Cut throat Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat) 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: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 72 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Feb 1860 Date of death: 9 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Senile gangrene Disease (standardised): Gangrene Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A month before admission he cut a corn on the little toe of the right foot. He cut it rather more than he intended & made a small wound. He continued to walk about & it did not heal’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, arteries, abdomen, right shoulder
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Feb 1856 Date of death: 3 May 1856 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of several viscera Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Systemic) 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 was admitted on account of tumours in various parts of the body. They had been growing rapidly and he was in a state of great emaciation and distress. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, orbits and blood Type of incident: n/a
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: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 May 1857 Date of death: 5 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Cystic tumour of the mesentery. Twisting of the intestine. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tumour (Mesentery); Twisting (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This woman was confined four months before her admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
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: 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: 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: Servant Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1857 Date of death: 5 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Valvular disease of the heart. Incipient disease (?) of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: She had been ill for four months with cough, dyspnoea and anasarca from cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1861 Date of death: 11 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulceration of the intestines. Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The accounts received from the wife of the patient were to the effect that four months before he came in he had an attack of ‘pleurisy’, which got better. 4 weeks before admission he was taken ill with symptoms resembling fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Apr 1857 Date of death: 7 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour of the ovary. Chronic peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: A married woman who was admitted with pain and distension of the abdomen in which a hard mass present. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis 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: Castermonger Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861 Date of death: 12 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the suprarenal capsules (Morbus Addison). Hydatid cyst connected to liver Disease (standardised): Addison disease (Adrenal glands) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: Up to three months before admission he had been of light complexion. He then observed that the scrotum, the chest, the insides of the thighs and the face became dark. At the same time he rapidly lost his strength Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 20 Date of admission: 1 Feb 1854 Date of death: 8 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of bones of the right wrist. Phthisis. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Wrist); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man, who was extremely pale & thin & had all the aspect of a consumptive patient, was admitted under the surgeon’s care in consequence of strumous disease of the right wrist, which had existed according to his account for more than a year’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Wrist joint, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Apr 1858 Date of death: 20 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Diseased kidney. Stone in the bladder Disease (standardised): Enlargement (Prostate); Disease (Kidneys); Calculus (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham Medical notes: 'For the last 14 or 15 years had had retention & incontinence of urine at times for which an instrument (generally No 7 gutta percha) has been passed into bladder. For 20 years past has had occasional severe pains in lower part of abdomen, having at the same time rigors’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
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