Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Mar 1847 Date of death: 23 Apr 1847 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of head and neck. Congestion of both lungs. Intestinal glands very much enlarged. Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Congestion (Lung); Enlarged (Intestinal mucosa) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient died under an attack of erysipelas of the scalp of five days standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Apr 1846 Date of death: 23 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Amputation of thigh. Pleurisy on both sides, with secondary deposits in both lungs. Other organs healthy. Inflammation of extremity of femoral vein. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura, Lung); Inflammation (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The accident in consequence of which this man was admitted, was caused by a heavy fall from a horse which bolted with with him and crashed violently against a cart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Mar 1846 Date of death: 1 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Nodes on the forehead. Inflammation of larynx and trachea, with inflammation of sub mucous tissue. Lungs emphysematous and oedematous posteriorly. Abortion at six months. Disease (standardised): Nodes (Head); Inflammation (Larynx); Inflammation (Trachea); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Abortion (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: When admitted, there were three soft nodes at the upper part of the forehead of this patient. When admitted she was four months gone with child. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Apr 1846 Date of death: 9 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Wound in hand. Secondary abscesses in joints and in brachialis anticus. Congestive pneumonia. Heart dilated and atrophied. Disease of left kidney? Blood fluid. Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Abscess (Joints); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) 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 patient was admitted suffering from the effects of fracture of the first phalanx of the thumb in December 1842. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and extremities Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846 Date of death: 12 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fistula in ano. Tubercles and vomicae in lungs. Old adhesions of pleurae with circumscribed collections of matter Disease (standardised): Fistula (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Spitta, Robert JohnJ Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of great emaciation and debility with hectic symptoms induced by very old rectal disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1847 Date of death: 24 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy. Secondary abscess of lung. Cysts and congestion of kidney with specs of pus. Lithotripsy. Some calculi impacted in urethra at membranous portion. Sloughing of urethra. Abscess in perineum. Diffuse inflammation of veins. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Cysts (Kidney); Congestion (Kidney); Suppuration (Kidney); Lithotripsy (Kidney);Calculi (Urethra) ; Sloughing (Urethra) ; Abscess (Perineum) ; Inflammation (Veins) 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 patient was admitted with symptoms of stone in the bladder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1847 Date of death: 26 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Laceration of lung with rupture of the bronchus. Laceration of liver without the peritoneal coat being injured. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Lung); Rupture (Lung); Laceration (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient, the wheel of a heavily laden cart having passed over the thorax, was admitted pale, cold and gasping for breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 May 1847 Date of death: 29 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Wound into the larynx. Bronchitis. Lungs gorged with blood. Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Bronchitis (Lung); Gorged (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This woman, who had suffered from from fistulous disease of the rectum and phthisical symptoms which rendered her life a burden, was admitted with a wound between the thyroid and cricoid cartilage, inflicted by herself with a razor. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat and abdomen Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1846 Date of death: 29 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Stone in bladder. Lithotripsy. Pleurisy and pneumonia? Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Lithotripsy (Bladder); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas. Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The case was not entered as there was not a post mortem examination of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The friends would not allow the body to be examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 07 May 1847 Date of death: 04 Jun 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of ankle joint with fracture of the fibula. Pleuritis and commencement of secondary abscess in lung Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Fracture (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung) 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 patient was admitted noisily drunk with a fracture of the fibula and dislocation of the tibia. The accident had resulted from a fall off a cab five hours previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremities Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jun 1847 Date of death: 14 Jun 1847 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Tubercles and red hepatisation of left lung. Grey hepatisation of right lung. Slight pericarditis. Fractured ribs with pus effused round the broken extremities. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Fracture (Ribs); Suppuration (Extremities);Disease (Kidney)
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 patient was admitted complaining of considerable pain on the right side of the chest during inspiration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Aug 1845 Date of death: 5 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the cartilage and caries of the spine. Double psoas abscess. Scrofulous suppuration of left hip joint, with destruction of ligamentem teres and extensive absorption of cartilages. Patch of miliary tubercles in left lung. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Spine); Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscles); Tuberculosis (Hip); Suppuration (Hip); Tuberculosis (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 stated that about five months before admission while apparently in a state of perfect health, he got wet and developed severe pain in the left lumbar region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 05 May 1847 Date of death: 19 Jun 1847 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid tubercles in lungs. Purulent effusion in peritoneal cavity with peritonitis. Encephaloid tubercles in small intestine and encephaloid tumour in abdomen. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (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 man was admitted with an enlargement of the left testis which was about the size of an ostrich egg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 02 Sep 1846 Date of death: 07 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Lithotrity. Ulceration of urethra with abscess in perineum and secondary abscess of lung. Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Lithotrity (Bladder); Ulcer (Urethra); Abscess (Perineum); Abscess (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient had suffered with symptoms of stone in the bladder from childhood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Omnibus Driver Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1847 Date of death: 28 Jun 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of legs. Secondary abscesses of lung. Pus in iliac vein. Granular kidneys. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Abscess (Lung); Suppuration (Veins); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Medical notes: This patient was admitted warm and sensible with an irregularly transverse fracture of the left tibia and fibular. The accident was caused by a fall from the top of an omnibus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left lower extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 May 1846 Date of death: 19 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Chronic inflammation of pericardium with extensive effusion of pus. Pleurisy on both sides. Ulceration of cartilages of elbow joint with extensive suppuration in neighbourhood. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Inflammation (Heart); Suppuration (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Ulcer (Arm); Suppuration (Arm) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: When admitted the patient appeared to be suffering principally from excessive debility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left superior extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 May 1846 Date of death: 20 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Caries of the sternum and left scapula. Abscess in the anterior mediastinum. Pleurisy on the right side with inflammation and suppuration of the portion of the right lung. Old adhesions left side. Disease (standardised): Caries (Sternum); Caries (Scapula); Abscess (Thoracic cavity); Pleurisy (Pleura); Inflammation (Lung); Suppuration (Lung);Adhesions (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a fluctuating tumour about the size of a pigeon’s egg on the left side of the sternum near its centre. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax. The examination was not carried further, at the request of the son Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jun 1846 Date of death: 28 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of the arm and chest. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the arm. Old adhesions about the right lung the liver and spleen. Heart flaccid and dilated. Lungs emphysematous. Ribs fractured and united. Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Arm); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Fracture (Ribs); Adhesions (Lung);Adhesions (Liver) ; Adhesions (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was first admitted on 5th May with fractured ribs and discharged on 17th June. It appears that the evening after his discharge he went to bed somewhat inebriated and complained the next day of feeling generally unwell, depressed and shivering. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right upper extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jul 1846 Date of death: 11 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of prostate, and bladder which was fasciculated. Phthisis. Old adhesions. Tubercles in kidneys. Disease (standardised): Disease (Prostate); Disease (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney) 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 was admitted in an emaciated and sickly condition. He complained of aching pains extending from the loins downwards, frequent nausea, and difficulty in passing motions. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 05 May 1847 Date of death: 19 Jul 1847 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed pleurisy and pneumonia with hepatisation. Left kidney granular with numerous calculi in its structure. Right kidney dwindled and granular. Inflamed vagina and bladder. Small cyst of broad ligament Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney); Inflammation (Vagina);Inflammation (Bladder) ; Cysts (Broad ligament) 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 patient who was admitted under Dr Nairne, with pains in the limbs of rheumatic character, was transferred to Mr Hawkins in consequence of a discharge from the vagina which she stated she first perceived a week after admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left hip joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jul 1847 Date of death: 22 Jul 1847 Disease (transcribed): Cut throat with extensive sloughing of left jugular vein. Wound of carotid artery which had commenced to heal. Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Sloughing (Veins); Wound (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from the effects of profuse haemorrhage from a wound in the throat inflicted by himself with a penknife. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 08 Jul 1847 Date of death: 29 Jul 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Recent pleurisy and secondary abscesses of lungs. Cartilaginous bodies in sub-pleural cellular tissue. Disease (standardised): Fracture (leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Cartilaginous bodies (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient, a man on ‘the tramp’, was admitted shortly after he had been thrown violently to the ground while mounting a vehicle by a violent kick on the leg from the hind hoof of a horse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 79 Gender: Male Date of admission: 02 Aug 1847 Date of death: 03 Aug 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the ribs with laceration of lung and blood in cavity of pleura. Diseased aortic valves and aorta, with dilatation and ulceration of latter. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Lung); Disease (Arteries); Disease (Arteries); Ulcer (Arteries) 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 patient was admitted in a state of collapse with fracture of several ribs on the left side, the consequence of a fall under the hoofs of a horse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jul 1846 Date of death: 31 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of humerus into elbow joint. Amputation. Secondary deposits and inflammation of lung. Pleurisy. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Amputation (Arm); Inflammation (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) 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 man fell from a scaffolding and on his descent his arm struck the extremity of an iron rail. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump Type of incident: Trauma/accident