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Joseph Harwood, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1851
Date of death: 1 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Albuminous urine. Ascites. Dyspnoea. Palpitation. Convulsions. Clot in the ventricles and left optic thalamus of the brain. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Dyspnoea (Lung); Palpitation (Heart); Seizures (Brain); Thrombosis (Brain);Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with considerable anasarca. It appeared that his legs had first begun to swell about twelve months before, and latterly also his abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Stevenson, 29, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1864
Date of death: 1 Jan 1865
Disease (transcribed): Cellular growth in brain
Disease (standardised): Growth (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Lee, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a state of unconsciousness. It was reported that he had received a kick from a horse eight years before and that two years ago he was attacked with epileptic fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head and chest
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 60, Tailoress

Occupation or role: Tailoress
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1930
Date of death: 2 Jan 1930
Disease (transcribed): Shock following injury and amputation of left leg. O.C. of carcinoma of breast (amputated). Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Shock (Systemic); Injury (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Carcinoma (Breast); Amputation (Breast); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph
Medical notes: She was run over by a motor bus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, larynx, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas, alimentary canal, kidneys, urinary tract, skull, brain and meninges
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Benjamin George, 51, Pot boy

Occupation or role: Pot boy
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1845
Date of death: 1 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Delirium Tremens. Brain wet. Slight extravasation of blood in arachnoid. Heart dilated and atrophied with flaccid muscular structure. Patches of atheroma about valves and aorta. Blood fluid. Lungs congested. Liver fatty.
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Lung); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient had lost his appetite, unable to sleep well and had become extensively nervous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Hill, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1852
Date of death: 4 Jan 1853
Disease (transcribed): Imperfect paraplegia. Scrofulous deposits in the lungs, bronchial glands, peritoneal cavity and spleen. Ulcerated intestines
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Bronchial glands); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He was admitted in a condition of imperfect paraplegia which commenced after severe exposure.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

John Hungerford, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1856
Date of death: 1 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Softening of the cord. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

John Gardener, 35, Platelayer

Occupation or role: Platelayer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1866
Date of death: 1 Jan 1867
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Lacerations (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a state of complete insensibility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Lander, 12 months , [Child of] Police constable

Occupation or role: [Child of] Police constable
Age: 12 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1915
Date of death: 2 Jan 1916
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous lymphadenitis. Generalised tuberculosis. Tuberculous meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis lymphadenitis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (General); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had been irritable for the past two months. For the past sixteen days there had been vomiting and recently sleeplessness and cough. The days before admission the child cried at intervals and had convulsions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

John Davies, 33, Policeman

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

James Sessions, 63, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1869
Date of death: 2 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Wound of leg. Disease of kidneys and heart. Cirrhosis of liver. Effusion of serum on brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient was brought to the Hospital in a dying state and died shortly after.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Slater, 33, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1869
Date of death: 2 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Small round celled sarcoma – glioma – involving the medulla oblongata and cervical region of the spinal cord – large cavity in the centre of the cord.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Sarcoma (Spinal Cord); Cavity (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient applied to the Hospital as an outpatient and was treated for lead palsy which affected his hands.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

William Hudson, 66, Cellarman

Occupation or role: Cellarman
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1911
Date of death: 3 Jan 1912
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of termination of right internal carotid artery and right middle cerebral artery. Cerebral softening. Hemiplegia. Coma. Emphysema. Chronic bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Arteries); Softening (Brain); Hemiplegia (Brain); Coma (Brain); Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This man was admitted semi-conscious and quite inarticulate as cerebral haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, cranium, brain and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

George Shears, 35, Labourer

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

May Mott, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1896
Date of death: 9 Jan 1896
Disease (transcribed): Obesity. Clinically a case of ‘hemiplegia’
Disease (standardised): Obesity (Systemic); Hemiplegia (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries, joints, skull, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 26, [Wife of] Fitter’s improver

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Fitter’s improver
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1935
Date of death: 18 Jan 1936
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She had abdominal pain and headache, which began ten days ago. The headaches had persisted, the abdominal pain and slightly improved.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, uterus and appendages, and brain
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted] 59, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1925
Date of death: 14 Jan 1925
Disease (transcribed): Multi-lobular cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Enlargement of spleen. Fatty myocarditis. Dilatation of ventricle. General vascular engorgement. Syncope
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Enlargement (Spleen); Myocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Syncope (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: The patient had not been well for about a month. He had been in bed for nine days and unconscious for five days. He had some haematuria, incontinence and delirium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, skull, tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, bronchi, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneal cavity, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, stomach, small and large intestine, appendix and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Coleman, 71, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 71
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1909
Date of death: 21 Jan 1909
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Arteriosclerosis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: The patient was quite well until she was found lying unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus and appendages, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, appendix and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Ball , 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1849
Date of death: 8 Jan 1850
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Disease of brain. Encephaloid deposits in connection with the dura mater.
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain); Disease (Brain); Cancer (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This woman was admitted complaining of loss of power in both arms and legs. She stated that she had in the first instance had a fit of some sort accompanied with unconsciousness for some hours, and she had then been paralysed on the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Harris, 26, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845
Date of death: 11 Jan 1845
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Brain congested. Uterus hypertrophied and remarkably hard, with superficial ulceration of the os uteri
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Congestion (Brain); Ulcer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient, a married woman who had had 2 children, the youngest 4 years old, was reported by her husband to have suffered frequently since her last confinement from pain in the head. Shortly after the birth of her last child, she began to experience twitchings and slight jactitations principally affecting the left side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Brownjohn, 35, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 1 day, [Child of] Storeman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Storeman
Age: 1 day
Gender: [No gender stated]
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1928
Date of death: 7 Jan 1928
Disease (transcribed): ? Tearing of tentorium. Haemorrhage around chord
Disease (standardised): Tearing (Brain); Haemorrhage (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Kirwan-Taylor, Harold George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Kirwan-Taylor, Harold George
Medical notes: The baby died on the second day after delivery. It was a spontaneous delivery with a long second stage. The mother elderly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, oesophagus, thymus, heart, pericardium, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, urinary tract, alimentary canal, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 13, [Child of] Clerk

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1931
Date of death: 11 Jan 1931
Disease (transcribed): Glioma cerebri
Disease (standardised): Glioma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holdsworth, Frank Wild
Medical notes: He was admitted with a cerebral tumour. He was an Inpatient here in February 1928. Decompression by Mr. Frankau with relief of symptoms. He had severe headache for fourteen days with loss of use of the right arm and leg. The patient died on the day after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, thymus, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Metcalf, 35, Labourer

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

Sansom Thomas, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 12 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Epileptiform convulsions following the disappearance of an eruption of the skin. The convulsions gradually passed into coma. Scrofulous deposit upon & thickening of the meninges of brain with slight softening of the central parts of brain
Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Eruption (Skin); Coma (Systemic); Tuberculosis (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man said that his illness had only been of a 14 nights’ duration, that it had commenced with pains generally in his limbs, and two days before admission an eruption had appeared on his skin’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

[No name] Smith , [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: [No gender stated]
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1842
Date of death: 23 Dec 1842
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull and separation of the frontal parietal suture with protrusion of Brain. Fractured pelvis and tibia.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Protusion (Brain) Fracture (Pelvis); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Banister, George
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, pelvis and left knee joint
Type of incident: n/a

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