Occupation or role: Nurse Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Apr 1844 Date of death: 25 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pleurisy. Heart enlarged. Left ventricle dilated. Kidneys granular. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Granular (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood Medical notes: The patient was one of the night nurses at St George’s Hospital, and had previously been suffering from a slight catarrh. On the 7th April she was seized with a rigor accompanied by a severe pain in the head and left with a feeling of great ‘coldness at the chest; when it subsided. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Oct 1846 Date of death: 5 Dec 1846 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid tumour in the abdomen, surrounding abdominal aorta and inferior cava, which latter was blocked up. Encephaloid tumour of the left testicle. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Blockage (Veins); Cancer (Testis) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood Medical notes: This patient stated that his urine had been thick, he had pain during micturition and occasionally he ‘was unable to hold his water’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and testicle Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Sep 1845 Date of death: 27 Sep 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive laceration of the liver. Rupture of vena cava inferior. Separation of symphysis pubis Disease (standardised): Laceration (Liver); Rupture (Blood vessels); Injury (Pubis) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'A cart had passed over the body of this patient shortly before his admission into the hospital. When admitted he was in a state of collapse with blanched features, and complained much of pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Sep 1846 Date of death: 7 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Slight bruise of cerebellum. Fracture and dislocation of spine with bruised condition of chord. Fracture of sternum. Rupture of internal mammary. Disease (standardised): Bruising (Brain ); Fracture (Spine); Dislocation (Spine); Bruising (Spinal cord); Fracture (Sternum); Rupture (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood Medical notes: This patient, having been butted at by a bull, was admitted two hours after the accident perfectly sensible with some coldness of the skin and total paralysis of all the extremities. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Aug 1846 Date of death: 6 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Lungs gorged with blood and frothy serum. Hypertrophy of heart and dilatation of left cavities. Thoracic aorta thickened from fatty and atheromatous deposit on inner surface. In some spots thinning of the vessel had taken place. Right kidney atrophied. Left coarse and lobulated, with cysts. Cyst of right ovary containing dark coagulated substance. Disease (standardised): Serum (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney); Cysts (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of palpitation, cough and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, kidney, ovary and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Inscription on title page (Vol I): ‘London Hospital Medical Library 1904’
Four volumes: I (General Pathology); II (Local Injuries. Diseases of the Eye); III (Operative Surgery; Diseases of the Organs of Special Sense, Respiration, Circulation, Locomotion, and Innervation); IV (Diseases of the Organs of Digestion, of the Genito-Urinary System, of the Breast, Thyroid Gland, and Skin; Appendix of Miscellaneous Subjects)