Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 May 1846 Date of death: 30 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of sternum, of pelvis, of left leg and of left arm. Secondary deposits in various parts. Suppuration about some of the fractures. Pleuropneumonia. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Sternum); Fracture (Pelvis); Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Arm); Suppuration (Fractures); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient threw himself from the window of a fifth story building and fell on her side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left inferior extremity, left superior extremity, right forearm and sternum Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Nov 1857 Date of death: 7 Dec 1857 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ilium, spine and sternum. Compound fracture of the forearm Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Sternum); Fracture (Arm) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: For some time past she had been the inmate of an asylum. On the morning of her admission she had jumped out of a window in a moment of insanity and fallen from a great height. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left forearm, cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Nov 1857 Date of death: 2 Dec 1857 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: She first became aware of a tumour in the groin four days before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Toll collector Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jun 1857 Date of death: 16 Jun 1857 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis from perforation. Cancer of rectum Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Abdomen); Cancer (Rectum) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: This man was admitted with schirrus of the rectum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jan 1857 Date of death: 31 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Recurrent fibro plastic tumour of the chest. Sloughing Disease (standardised): Tumour (Thorax); Sloughing (Thorax) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: Before her admission this woman had been operated on ten times. The tumour first made its appearance eighteen years previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jan 1857 Date of death: 2 Feb 1857 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital with symptoms of strangulated femoral hernia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Oct 1856 Date of death: 7 Jan 1857 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the bladder, opening into the peritoneal cavity Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder); Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man came up to the hospital with incontinence of urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861 Date of death: 16 May 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased hip and pelvis. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Disease (Pelvis); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: About ten months before admission, the patient noticed a swelling in the right groin, which was accompanied by pain in the back and loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right side of the pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 87 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Oct 1859 Date of death: 30 Oct 1859 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of the brain. Fractured pelvis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: Just before admission he fell down an area seventeen feet in depth. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, sternum and pelvis Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Sep 1859 Date of death: 12 Sep 1859 Disease (transcribed): Fractured pelvis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Oct 1845 Date of death: 1 Feb 1846 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the sigmoid flexure of the colon and of the upper part of the rectum, spreading to the pelvic cellular tissue and to the bladder. Encephaloid disease of the prostate, liver and mesenteric glands. Abscesses in kidneys. Lungs spumous with partial red heptisation. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Pelvis); Cancer (Bladder); Cancer (Prostate, Liver, Mesenteric glands); Abscess (Kidney); Disease (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of frequent micturition of small quantities of water, haemorrhage from the urethra and pain referred to the prostate. Also occasional pain in the loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Nov 1858 Date of death: 3 Dec 1858 Disease (transcribed): False passages in urethra. Puncture of bladder from perinaeum. Subserous inflammation & peritonitis Disease (standardised): False passage (Urethra); Puncture (Bladder); Inflammation (Tissues); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: '8 years ago he had retention of urine once, the water was readily drawn off, & he had had no more symptoms of it from that time till the afternoon before his admission when he was attacked with acute pain in the lower part of his abdomen, & on attempting to make water, found he was unable to do so’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jan 1858 Date of death: 19 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Prostatic tumour. Abscess between the walls of the bladder. Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tumour (Prostate); Abscess (Bladder); Disease (Kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: '4 years before admission was in Brighton Hospital for stricture of the urethra, & after 11 weeks of catheterization was so much relieved that he suffered no more from it till 3 weeks before admission, when he found difficulty in passing his urine which he attributed to having caught cold’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Oct 1851 Date of death: 13 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of the ribs. Tubercular deposit in its earliest condition throughout both lungs. Enormously thickened & heavy cranium, the inner wall being vascular. Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Ribs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Brain, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient had been before under the care of Mr Hawkins [Caesar Henry Hawkins], from January to May of the present year, with caries & necrosis of one or more ribs on the left side. There were three [?]sinuses below the mamma leading down to diseased bone. He improved in health during his stay in the hospital, and a small piece of bone exfoliated, but it was not possible to make any attempts to remove the rest of the disease’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carter Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Sep 1851 Date of death: 24 Sep 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of several ribs on the right side of the thorax with laceration of the pleura & wound of the lung. Pleurisy & pneumonia followed. ‘White patches’ on the heart’s surface Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Pleura, lung); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was a carter and was riding on the shaft of his cart on the morning of admission, when he was knocked off and another cart passed over the upper part of his back & his right shoulder, grazing also the back of his head’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Sep 1851 Date of death: 22 Sep 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine, pelvis, ribs & leg (compound) Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, pelvis, ribs, leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was admitted a short time after having fallen from a scaffold, 4 stories high; part of the scaffold having apparently fallen with him and struck him in various palces. Two other persons received fatal injuries from the same accident’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jul 1851 Date of death: 1 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Injury from a blow across the chest. Fracture of both clavicles of the sternum & of ribs on both sides of the thorax. Lesion of the right jugular internal vein by fractured clavicle. Laceration of both lungs by broken ribs Disease (standardised): Injury (Chest); Fracture (Sternum, ribs, clavicle); Lesion (Clavicle); Laceration (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'He was standing under a tree in the Park during a heavy shower when one of the boughs which seems to have been rotten, fell on him & struck him against a hurdle which was near. He was brought here immediately, but died just before his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: n/a Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Dec 1850 Date of death: 18 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Disease (malignant?) of the absorbent glands in the most important parts of the body, as the mediastina of the thorax, abdomen, neck, axillae &c, unaccompanied by ulceration. Congestion of most of the viscera also found post mortem Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Glands); Congestion (Internal organs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient on admission presented an appearance of general debility, the countenance was anxious in expression. The pulse quick & freqient from irritation. He complained of feeling of depression. In the neck on each side there were a good many round, glandular bodies, none of them larger than a walnut’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Dec 1850 Date of death: 13 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the rectum proceeding to perforation. Peritonitis. Abscess in the areolar tissue & fat of the pelvis cavity. Cysts containing a peculiar viscid yellow fluid in the ovary. Pleural adhesions Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Pelvis); Cyst (Ovary); Disease (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This patient on her entrance to the hospital was in a state of great debility & presented a cachectic appearance, her complexion was pale & sallow. She had been ailing for three years. The first symptoms she noticed was a difficulty in the act of defaecation, owing to the aperture of the anus, or the lower part of the rectum being narrower than in a state of health. She can give no account of the origin of her complaints, but the symptoms have become gradually more severe up to the present time’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 61 Date of admission: 19 Dec 1854 Date of death: 23 Dec 1854 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This old woman was admitted on account of strangulated femoral hernia. It seemed that the hernia had descended about half a year before, but she had taken little notice of it & wore no truss’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 19 Date of admission: 4 Oct 1854 Date of death: 4 Dec 1854 Disease (transcribed): Gonorrhoea. Bubo. Peritonitis. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Gonorrhoea (Urogenital tract); Lymphadenitis (Lymph nodes); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was a lad, to all appearance healthy, who was admitted on account of a bubo, the consequence of gonorrhoea. The complaint had been contracted (for the first time) about 2 months previous to his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, groin, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 62 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Nov 1846 Date of death: 27 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Omentum adherent to femoral ring and to the sac and to descending colon. Peritonitis. Small intestine strangulated. Pus in corresponding portion of mesentery. Pus in peritoneal cavity. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Adherent (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Strangulated (Intestines); Suppuration (Mesentery); Suppuration (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This woman was admitted with symptoms of strangulated femoral hernia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Aug 1846 Date of death: 15 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Old extravasation of blood into cavity of arachnoid. Pleuritis. Puriform fluid in pleura. Abscess of lung. Laceration of diaphragm. Abscess in cavity of abdomen. Rupture of spleen. Peritonitis. Ulceration of bowel with faecal abscesses. Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain ); Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Laceration (Diaphragm); Abscess (Abdomen);Rupture (Spleen) ; Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Ulcer (Intestines) ; Abscess (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man stated to be dyspeptic, was admitted suffering from the consequences of a fall on the hands from a height of twenty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846 Date of death: 13 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Extensive tubercular deposit in mesenteric and bronchial glands. One semi transparent granule in the right lung. All other organs healthy. Peritonitis with puriform effusion. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Mesenteric gland); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert. Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted under the case of Mr Hawkins in a cachectic state. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Dec 1853 Date of death: 23 Dec 1853 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman was admitted on account of a strangulated femoral hernia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: General appearances Type of incident: n/a