Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1874 Date of death: 19 May 1874 Disease (transcribed): Gonorrhoea. Orchitis. Cystitis. Cellulitis. Pyaemia? Disease (standardised): Gonorrhoea (Urogenital tract); Orchitis (Testis); Cystitis (Bladder); Cellulitis (Tissues); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This patient was readmitted with acute orchitis of the right testicle and a purulent discharge from the urethra. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Sep 1873 Date of death: 10 Nov 1873 Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Broncho-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This patient stated that about six weeks ago she scratched her second finger and it became poisoned. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jul 1873 Date of death: 13 Aug 1873 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of ulna. Lacerated wound. Tetanus Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Wound (Arm); Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner 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: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Apr 1873 Date of death: 19 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of breast. Erysipelas. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Breast); Erysipelas (Skin); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman had a cystic tumour of the breast removed by Mr Tatum about five years ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Sep 1872 Date of death: 10 Oct 1872 Disease (transcribed): Circumcision. Erysipelas. Sloughing of the penis and scrotum Disease (standardised): Circumcision (Penis); Erysipelas (Skin); Sloughing (Penis); Sloughing (Scrotum) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner. Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was admitted with a congenital phimosis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jul 1872 Date of death: 8 Aug 1872 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the leg. Extensive suppuration. Exhaustion. Syphilis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Exhaustion (Systemic); Syphilis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was thrown out of a cart, and fell with the left leg bent under him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Governess Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Dec 1871 Date of death: 1 Mar 1872 Disease (transcribed): Bedsores. Abscess in muscles of thigh. Tubercles. Lardaceous disease Disease (standardised): Pressure ulcer (Skin); Abscess (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Nine months before admission this patient began to lose power over the lower limbs and bladder, and she gave an incoherent account of herself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, muscles, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cordwainer Age: 78 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jan 1872 Date of death: 21 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Calculous pyelitis. Abscess surrounding left kidney. Partial of obstruction of the ureter. Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Pyelitis (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Obstruction (Ureter); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was admitted for retention of urine from enlarged prostate gland. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Dec 1871 Date of death: 17 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Superficial abscess in back of neck (remains of a carbuncle). Erysipelas. Hydatid cyst in liver Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Carbuncle (Neck); Erysipelas (Skin); Echinococcosis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was admitted for a carbuncle on the nape of the neck which was discharging freely through several openings. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Nov 1871 Date of death: 16 Nov 1871 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This patient had had an umbilical hernia for nine years, had never worn any truss, nor at any time entirely returned the protruded bowel. Nov 14 the tumour became larger, she was seized with violent abdominal pain & sickness. The bowels acted slightly after this, but the vomiting & pain continued’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Oct 1871 Date of death: 23 Oct 1871 Disease (transcribed): Caries of lumbar vertebrae & sacrum. Lardaceous disease. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine, pelvis); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This boy was first admitted in March 1870, when he had had pain in left hip for six months. No injury was known. Father dead, several children died young. There was pain and stiffness about left hip, and a sinus discharging at outer side of hip, which had been open a month’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, bones, joints
Occupation or role: Married Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jul 1871 Date of death: 13 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of breast. Amputation. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Amputation (Breast); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This patient had suffered pain in right breast nine months, and had observed a tumour in the breast six months. It has gradually and painfully increased. Her father died of cancer of tongue. A paternal aunt of cancer of breast’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: None Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Jun 1871 Date of death: 31 Jun 1871 Disease (transcribed): Angular curvature of spine. Ulcerated legs. Pyaemia? Disease (standardised): Spinal curvature (Spine); Ulcer (Legs); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'Seven months before admission a swelling formed on right calf & after some weeks burst, ulceration then took place and spread round leg. Curvature of spine of several years’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones, muscles, organs of generation
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Mar 1871 Date of death: 10 May 1871 Disease (transcribed): Osteomyelitis. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Osteomyelitis (Bones); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'Thirty years before admission this man had received a kick by a horse on right thigh. This was followed by inflammation and necrosis of the bone, portion of which were removed and he apparently recovered. A few weeks before admission it again became painful’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones, joints
Occupation or role: Married Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Mar 1871 Date of death: 23 Mar 1871 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of rectum. Peritonitis. Caries of skull Disease (standardised): Stricture (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Caries (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'Nine years ago she had syphilis, and has since had rupial sores, sore throat, & caries of sagittal maxilla, the hair has also fallen out. Four years ago [she] first began to suffer from confined bowels & increasing difficulty of passing motions’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: Married Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Mar 1871 Date of death: 14 Mar 1871 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'She had had a rupture 2 years, & worn a truss for a time but not for the last 3 months. No distinct history of when the bowel came down’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Feb 1871 Date of death: 21 Feb 1871 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Indentation of outer table of frontal bone. Circumscribed abscess in left pleura. Bronchopneumonia Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Indentation (Skull); Abscess (Lungs); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'He fell down & struck his head on some steps. On admission there was a small scalp wound over frontal bone, exposing the bone, his face was livid and the respiration rapid’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jan 1871 Date of death: 15 Feb 1871 Disease (transcribed): Inflamed hip joint. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner 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’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Dec 1870 Date of death: 24 Dec 1870 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary Phthisis. Tubercular disease of the kidneys. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient had been rapidly emaciating, with cough and expectoration for six months, and for five months had suffered with increasing pain and frequency of micturition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and thorax, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coach Painter Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Oct 1870 Date of death: 12 Oct 1870 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Peritonitis. Morbus genii. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John Medical notes: This man had had pain in the right knee for six years. It gradually enlarged with increasing pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, intestines, bones and joints, and glands. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Sep 1870 Date of death: 25 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Meningitis (tubercular). Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John Medical notes: Two days before this patient was admitted, he was knocked down by a cab and injured his head. This was followed by acute pain in the hear and he became incoherent. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Exterior of body. No other parts of the body was examined. The post mortem was taken from Dr Cavafy's notes Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Aug 1870 Date of death: 2 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of finger. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Hand); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case if not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Feb 1870 Date of death: 25 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Syphilitic affection of the larynx and liver. Nephritis. Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Syphilis (Larynx, Liver); Nephritis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient had contracted syphilis ten years before. Two years before admission, ulceration of the throat commenced which had never healed and a tumour on the side of the neck. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, spleen, kidneys, bladder and liver Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1869 Date of death: 14 Jan 1870 Disease (transcribed): Caries of head of humerus. Excision. Acute Tuberculosis. Disease (standardised): Caries (Arm); Excision (Arm); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The patient had for two years had stiffness and pain about the right shoulder, and nine months before admission an abscess had burst below the shoulder. He was also subject to a dry cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1869 Date of death: 12 Aug 1869 Disease (transcribed): Caries of vertebra. Double psoas abscess. Scrofulous disease of kidneys, ureter and bladder. Acute tuberculosis of lungs Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Ureter); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient had had pain in the lower part of his back ever since a fall three years ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a