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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: Bricklayer’s labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1859
Date of death: 4 May 1859
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, Thomas
Medical notes: This man had a fall three months ago by which he injured the back of his head, and broke two ribs. Since the accident he often complained of shooting pains in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1859
Date of death: 7 Oct 1859
Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy (?)
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Her daughter stated that she had had good health, excepting an occasional attack of rheumatic gout, until four months ago when she began to complain of pains in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1861
Date of death: 21 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Spontaneous coagulation of blood in cerebral arteries
Disease (standardised): Coagulation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: On the morning of admission the patient suddenly fell down in a fit, foaming at the mouth and quite unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest, abdomen, and blood
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1861
Date of death: 15 Jul 1861
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of liver. Delirium Tremens
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was reported to have been knocked down by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest, and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1861
Date of death: 26 Jul 1861
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Delirium Tremens
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient left the hospital where he had been under treatment for Phthisis and dropsy only 3 weeks previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1861
Date of death: 23 Oct 1863
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient felt unwell on waking, later becoming partially unconscious and completely paralyses on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1861
Date of death: 15 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Arachinitis. Congestion of Brain.
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Congestion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had felt out of health and complained of a severe pain across his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sweeper
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1861
Date of death: 28 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was partially recovered from paralysis of the left side which had followed a fit, when he was picked up in the street and brought to the hospital
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1862
Date of death: 14 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Effusion of blood in spinal canal
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Effusion (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Two years before the present attack this girl was a patient for chorea which had first appeared after a fright.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1862
Date of death: 3 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Malignant (?) tumour of brain
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman stated that four months ago she fell down stairs from a sudden loss of power in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barmaid
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1862
Date of death: 17 Jun 1862
Disease (transcribed): Hysterical mania. Congestion of brain. Endocarditis. Congestion and ulceration(?) of cervix and os uteri
Disease (standardised): Hysteria (Brain); Congestion (Brain); Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Cervix); Ulcer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This girl was stated to have had chorea five days ago, and for the last three days she had been restless and had very little sleep.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1862
Date of death: 24 Aug 1862
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Old clot in sub arachnoid space of cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Thrombosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This little child was admitted with a most extensive scalp wound, the whole of one side of the head being entirely scalped.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1862
Date of death: 27 Aug 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Abscess of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had fallen through a sky light, a distance of eleven feet, alighting on his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain and skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cellarman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1862
Date of death: 7 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Chronic disease of the brain (convolutions)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was admitted in a state of insensibility, loss of power and diminished sensation of the right half of the body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and belly
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1862
Date of death: 29 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Meningeal apoplexy. Enlarged prostate
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Enlarged (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man, who some years ago was in the Guards, was brought into the hospital in a semi comatose condition with which he had gradually been falling for some days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1862
Date of death: 24 Nov 1862
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Embolism. Consequent softening of brain (circumscribed)
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This girl had been ill a fortnight suffering from pain in the chest, dyspnoea, debility and latterly delirium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, heart, abdomen and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1862
Date of death: 1 Jan 1863
Disease (transcribed): Encephalitis (tubercular)
Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was admitted for strumous disease of the ankle of twelve months standing and the leg was amputated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen, vertebra and cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Park constable
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1863
Date of death: 16 Mar 1863
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine. Bruise of cord
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Bruise (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was employed as a constable in Hyde Park. On the 7th March he fell a distance of about seven feet on to some stone paving.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine and cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1863
Date of death: 25 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Fibro-fatty tumours of dura mater
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: A soldier belonging to the 43rd Regiment, this man had five years before his death a sun stroke while serving in India. From that date he was never free entirely from pain in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1863
Date of death: 4 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Congestion of pons, medulla and cord. Much congestion of uterine organs
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Congestion (Brain); Congestion (Spinal cord); Congestion (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a condition of chronic convulsion affecting chiefly the muscles of the upper extremities so violent that it was at once found necessary to remove her to a separate ward.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, cord, chest, abdomen and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cellarman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1863
Date of death: 8 Sep 1863
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He fell while carrying some broken glass, and one of the pieces cut the anterior part of his right wrist, dividing all tendons and vessels down to the bone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen and wrist
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1863
Date of death: 5 Nov 1863
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was run over by a cab and admitted in a state of insensibility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1863
Date of death: 19 Nov 1863
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Brodhurst, Bernard Edward. Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This case was admitted under the care of Mr Brodhurst for disease of the shoulder joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen and shoulder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1863
Date of death: 11 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: All that could be learnt of this man was that he had been lately a butler and from domestic troubles had taken to hard drinking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a