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Post Mortem Examinations and Case Books

  • 406 PM
  • Collection
  • 1840-1946

The post mortem records contain manuscript case notes, with medical notes both pre and post mortem. These include details on patients’ admission to the hospital, treatments and medication administered to patients and the medical history of patients; the medical histories were copied into the volumes from hospital registers, which are no longer extant. The post mortem cases include detailed pathological findings made during the detailed examination of the body after death. From the 1880s onwards the case books contain original anatomical drawings and photographs.

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The following information is recorded for each case. The information is transcribed from the case notes and/or the relevant index and, where relevant, additionally standardised using MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)

• Name of the patient. If a name is not entered in the volume, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No name stated]’

• Gender of the patient (female / male / unknown)

• Age of the patient. Usually in numbers, following the original, with the following exceptions: 4/12 = 4 months, 4/52 = 4 weeks, 4/365 = 4 days. If no age is entered, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No age stated]’

• Occupation of the patient. Where no occupation is entered, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No occupation stated]’. Children are often designated according to their father’s or mother’s occupation and women by their husband’s occupation (e.g. ‘F / Horsekeeper’, ‘M. Charwoman’, ‘Hd Grocer’); these have been rendered in the catalogue as ‘[Child of] Horsekeeper’, ‘[Wife of] Grocer’

• Date of admission and date of death

• The names of the doctors treating or examining the patient. ‘Admitted under the care of’ denotes the senior doctor in charge of the case (usually entered at the top of the page and in the index); ‘Post mortem performed by’ denotes the doctor responsible for the post mortem examination (usually signed at the bottom of the page) and ‘Medical examination performed by’ denotes the doctor responsible for the medical examination prior to death (usually signed at the bottom of the page). The earliest records usually contain only one name, and some of the later ones may contain multiple names in each category. An authority record (name access point) with basic biographical details has been created for each doctor mentioned in the records; these can be used to explore all the cases related to a particular individual

• Disease(s) or cause of death of the patient. Transcribed from the medical case and/or the index and standardised, e.g. ‘Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fractured base. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (lungs). Fracture (skull)’

• Medical and post mortem notes. Brief summary description or transcription of the case notes relating to previous medical history (not a full transcription of the case notes)

• Note on whether the case includes illustrations or photographs; these can also be browsed via genre access points

• Note on whether the death was caused by trauma, accident or suicide

• Subject access points, using standardised terms from MeSH, with disease type (e.g. respiratory tract diseases, cardiovascular diseases) and anatomy type (e.g. cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system), which can be used for browsing all relevant cases

Note on transcriptions and abbreviations

Names have been silently expanded, e.g. Jas = James, Wm = William

Some common abbreviations and acronyms

AMCH = Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital, Wimbledon
BID = Brought in dead
COA = Condition on admission
F = Father
H or Hd = Husband
HP = House physician
HS = House surgeon
IP = In-patient
L = Left
M = Mother
MR or Med reg or Med r = Medical register or Medical registrar
MS = Museum specimen
OP = Out-patient
OPD = Out-patient department
OR = Obstetric register
PMH = Previous medical history
PH = Previous history
Pt or Pat = Patient
PM = Post mortem
R = Right
RF = Rheumatic fever
Ry = Railway
SR or Surg reg = Surgical register or Surgical registrar
TB = Tuberculosis
VD = Venereal disease

St George's Hospital, London

Mary A. Rampton, 7, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1860
Date of death: 6 Nov 1860
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Abscesses. Haemorrhage into abscess
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Abscess; Haemorrhage
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child who was said always to have been nervous and excitable. Three weeks before she came in she was pushed into a ditch and much frightened, 10 days after this chronic convulsions came on, in the interval she had been unusually excitable, as her mother said, ‘out of her wits’. When admitted there were evident choreic movements affecting both sides’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Knapp, 36, Gun maker

Occupation or role: Gun maker
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1861
Date of death: 6 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of penis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Penis)
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 man first applied to the hospital on account of a sore in the groin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and penis
Type of incident: n/a

Harry V Muggeridge, 2, Child

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1861
Date of death: 8 Feb 1862
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of urine. Fistula in perineum
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Bladder); Fistula (Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

David Sturrock, 25, Engineer

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1861
Date of death: 28 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of arm
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

George Roberts, 46, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1861
Date of death: 1 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was accustomed to live freely and was exposed to cold previous to his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick W Mann, 12 months, Infant

Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 12 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1861
Date of death: 22 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Scald
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

George Wilson, 43, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1861
Date of death: 22 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Stone in bladder. Lithotomy.
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Lithotomy (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient stated that he had had something wrong with his water for the last twenty years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

George Mellor, 42, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861
Date of death: 16 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Anasarca. Ulcer of legs
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Oedema (Indeterminate); Ulcer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Lewis Pook, 21, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861
Date of death: 30 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Acute Eczema. Bronzed skin??
Disease (standardised): Eczema (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with acute eczema over the whole body which had appeared three weeks prior to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skin, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jeremiah Summers, 60, Pensioner

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861
Date of death: 16 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Suppuration in kidneys
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Suppuration (Kidney)
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 man was admitted with the history of a stricture of thirty eight years standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Garner Lissett, 28, Sawyer

Occupation or role: Sawyer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1861
Date of death: 28 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient stated that he was working in a saw pit when he was struck by a piece of timber, 3 feet long. An hour after he was attacked with acute pain followed by vomiting and fainting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Jessie Gowe, 17 months, Infant

Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 17 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1861
Date of death: 16 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Extensive scald over back, chest and side of face
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Young, 54, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1862
Date of death: 4 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
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, at first, under the Physician. She first came under the care of the surgeons on account of a large abscess over the left buttock.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Livermore, 21, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1862
Date of death: 5 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus. Lacerated wound of hand
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic); Laceration (Hand)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of tetanus, following a lacerated wound of the hand.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Arscott, 64, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1862
Date of death: 5 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of fractured spine, in the lower cervical region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Sampson, 16, Horse driver

Occupation or role: Horse driver
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1862
Date of death: 17 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
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: When he was admitted he stated that about an hour ago he was unhooking his horse from a railway van, while in motion, when he slipped and his clothes were caught by the wheel and he was doubled up between the body of the van and the axle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Martha Woolverton, 2, Child

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1862
Date of death: 8 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Scald
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of severe scald.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Austin Clapperton, 48, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1862
Date of death: 24 Feb 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Delirium tremens. Sloughing bed sores
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Pressure ulcer (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of fractured leg, delirium tremens and sloughing bed sores.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Lusty, 2, Child

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1862
Date of death: 20 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Benjamin Clow, 27, Stone mason

Occupation or role: Stone mason
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1862
Date of death: 23 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured viscus(?)
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Redmond Callaghan, 14, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1862
Date of death: 25 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Depressed bone of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Depression (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Cowling, 11 months, Infant

Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 11 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1862
Date of death: 26 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was first brought to the Hospital on te 24th January, but on account of the slight extent of burn, it was not thought necessary to admit her.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Jane Hitch, 16, Schoolgirl

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1862
Date of death: 27 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
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 girl was admitted with disease of the knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and stump
Type of incident: n/a

Frances Stanton, 4, Child

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1862
Date of death: 7 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of eye and base of brain (subsequently)
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Eye); Cancer (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted with fungus haematodes of the eye.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Orbit and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

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