Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Apr 1864 Date of death: 5 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Excision of eye. Arachnitis Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Excision (Eye) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'In the early part of December 1863, received a blow from a fist on the left eye, the ball of which was ruptured and the contents escaped; the wound healed kindly under treatment, but in a few weeks the vision of the remaining eye became much impaired’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1863 Date of death: 29 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Excision of shoulder joint Disease (standardised): Excision (Shoulder) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: From July 1861 his right shoulder began to pain him especially after a long day at work. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, chest, abdomen and right shoulder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 May 1864 Date of death: 18 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Operation for femoral hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Had suffered from femoral hernia for twelve months, but had never worn a truss. On the 9th of May she found she was unable to reduce the hernia, which was painful’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Wound (‘there was a wound made for the relief of strangulated femoral hernia in the left groin’)., chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 May 1864 Date of death: 23 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia, strangulated but relieved by operation. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Died from a low form of pneumonia. Case not entered’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Aug 1863 Date of death: 7 Aug 1863 Disease (transcribed): After amputation of right leg (below the knee) Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: His right foot was crushed by the upsetting of a four in hand drag. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the stump was examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Aug 1863 Date of death: 20 Sep 1863 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian disease. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Ovary); Operation (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She became an in patient under Dr Page for an abdominal tumour which had made its appearance about eight months before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and uterine organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 62 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jan 1864 Date of death: 14 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia (operation) Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'In the beginning of December of last year she noticed a small swelling in the right femoral region. This was accompanied by some pain in the lower part of the abdomen, but as it was not severe, she did not place herself under medical treatment’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Box maker Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jun 1863 Date of death: 29 Oct 1863 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Five years before his admission part of the metatarsal bone of the great toe of the right foot had been removed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Sep 1863 Date of death: 12 Nov 1863 Disease (transcribed): Lithotomy Disease (standardised): Lithotomy (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Ten years previous to his admission this patient had had one or two severe attacks of gravel. A calculus was detected in the bladder and lithotomy was performed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 53 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Aug 1863 Date of death: 1 Dec 1863 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Ulceration of ulnar artery Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Ulcer (Arm) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: During the summer months of the present year while suffering from a poisoned finger, she was attacked by phagedaena. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Exciseman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Dec 1863 Date of death: 29 Dec 1863 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in the subperitoneal cellular tissue of the rectum after operation for fistula Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Rectum); Fistula (Rectum); Operation (Rectum) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient had suffered from fistula for many years, and had been operated on without much benefit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Feb 1863 Date of death: 7 Mar 1863 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease. Amputation. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: About four years before her admission the patient noticed a small tumour in the popliteal space of the left leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and leg Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1864 Date of death: 7 Mar 1864 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Had suffered from disease of the left ankle joint for some years. Amputation at the middle of the tibia was performed on March 3rd. He died on the fourth day after the operation; he suffered severely from hiccough, the stump looked dark and feeling cold, it was ordered to be kept wrapped in cotton wool’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump (‘the left leg had recently been amputated below the knee’), chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Oct 1863 Date of death: 6 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg. Bed sores Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Pressure ulcer (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Was admitted on October 27th 1863 with diffuse cellular inflammation of the right leg, from the knee to the ankle. An attempt was made to save the skin by timely incisions, but it had quite lost its vitality, and in the course of a week became a mass of slough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thigh, head, chest, abdomen (‘the right leg had been amputated about the middle of the thigh’)
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jan 1864 Date of death: 25 Mar 1864 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg. Caries of pelvis Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Caries (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'A large abscess formed in the calf of the left leg in December 1863, while he was convalescent from an attack of typhoid fever’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump (‘the left leg had been amputated at the middle of the thigh’), chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Lath render Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1863 Date of death: 2 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: A double inguinal hernia had existed for ten years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a