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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1847
Date of death: 25 Nov 1847
Disease (transcribed): Extensive rupture of the liver and haemorrhage into peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Haemorrhage (Abdomen)
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 shortly after he had been kicked by a horse on the epigastrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1847
Date of death: 13 Nov 1847
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis with purulent effusion. Softening of fimbriated extremities of fallopian tubes.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Disease (Fallopian tubes)
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 with an inflamed gland in the left groin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1846
Date of death: 28 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Laceration of lungs with effusion of blood into pleuritic cavities. Laceration of spleen and peritoneal covering of liver. Effused blood into cavity of peritoneum.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Lung); Effusion (Pleural cavity); Laceration (Spleen); Laceration (Liver); Effusion (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: Admitted dead, having been run over during a fog.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1847
Date of death: 28 Oct 1847
Disease (transcribed): Extensive ulceration of rectum, with abscess from ulceration of bowel. Extensive peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Abscess (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 was admitted in a very weakly condition with fistula in ano, surrounded by considerable induration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1846
Date of death: 22 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Gall bladder filled with gall stones. Congestive pneumonia. Specks of atheroma
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gallstones (Gall bladder); Pneumonia (Lung); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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 a state of collapse, with cold skin, laboured respiration and a scarcely perceptible pulse. There was a tumour in the left groin about the size of a pigeon egg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and nose
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 80
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1846
Date of death: 6 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of lungs, chalky deposit in one. Heart flabby. Granular kidneys. Partial peritoneal adhesions. Varicose ulcer. Suppurating gland in the groin.
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen); Ulcer (Veins); Suppuration (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: A very imperfect history was obtained from this patient. He stated that for ten years he had worn a truss on a tumour in the right groin, and that three days since the tumour enlarged, became painful and red.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1846
Date of death: 20 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of hip joint. Ulceration of cartilages of joint. Softening of bones. Abscess in pelvis communicating with the abscess of the hip.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip); Ulcer (Hip); Softening (Bones); Abscess (Pelvis)
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 presented all the usual characteristics of scrofulous disease of the hip joint for eighteen months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and hip joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1846
Date of death: 10 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the thyroid gland. Encephaloid deposit in glands of neck, in anterior and posterior mediastinum, along the aorta into the abdomen and in the muscular structure of the heart.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Thyroid gland); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Thoracic cavity); Cancer (Arteries); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No history could be obtained of this case. On admission the patient’s countenance presented the peculiar hue of the malignant cachexia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1847
Date of death: 23 Aug 1847
Disease (transcribed): Wound of knee joint. Injury of bone. Diffuse suppuration of thigh. Secondary inflammation of pleura and peritoneum.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Inflammation (Pleura); Inflammation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a longitudinal lacerated wound caused by an axe he was using glancing off and the edge of it striking the knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1846
Date of death: 29 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Extensive rupture of liver and effusion of blood into the cavity of the peritoneum. Convolutions of intestines glued to each other by thin layers of coagulated fibrine, without any increased vascularity. Run over by a cart.
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Effusion (Abdomen); Fibrin (Intestines)
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 boy, in getting down from the back rail of a cab in which he had been riding, fell on his belly and while lying so, the wheel of another cab passed over his back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1846
Date of death: 25 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Omental sac containing a portion of small intestine. Peritonitis of a low character (operation)
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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: This patient stated that she had an irreducible umbilical hernia of about the size of a hen’s egg for the last fifteen or sixteen years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1847
Date of death: 26 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the ribs. Peritonitis with effusion of pus. Rupture of small intestine and escape of faecal matter.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Rupture (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was admitted loquaciously drunk, with a statement to the effect that the wheel of an omnibus had passed over his body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1845
Date of death: 15 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous ulceration of the vagina spreading to the uterus, and infiltration of scirrhous matter into the cellular tissue of the pelvis. Encephaloid tubercle in liver. Bladder and rectum inflamed. Mottling degeneration of left kidney
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Vagina, Uterus, Pelvis, Liver); Inflammation (Bladder, Rectum); Disease (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: The patient was admitted with a large tumour situated on the wall of the vagina.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1846
Date of death: 8 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. The strangulation being produced by the internal abdominal ring, and the hernia not passing down further than the inguinal canal. Gut of a dark colour and covered with fibrine, otherwise healthy
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Disease (Gastrointestinal tract)
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 in a state of great depression with a pale, anxious countenance and small pulse. In the right inguinal region was a hernial tumour about the size of the fist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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: 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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1846
Date of death: 9 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Large calculi in bladder and right ureter. Inflammation of bladder and of sub peritoneal tissue of left loin and iliac fossa. Kidneys extensively absorbed. Uterus, pelvis etc much dilated.
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Calculi (Ureter); Inflammation (Bladder); Inflammation (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Dilated (Uterus);Dilated (Pelvis)
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: This patient stated that he suddenly felt acute pain from the loins to the region of the bladder. After being free from pain for two years after, he then passed a stone by the urethra and the pain returned.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and 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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1847
Date of death: 15 Jun 1847
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse sloughing of cellular tissue of pelvis and left nates.
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Pelvis); Sloughing (Buttocks)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: No history of this case was obtained. The patient was admitted in a moribund state, and died the following day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1846
Date of death: 22 May 1846
Disease (transcribed): Lumbar abscesses and caries of spine. Caries of the left iliac bone. Dislocation of hip and extensive destruction both of the head of the femur and of the cotyloid cavity. Viscera healthy
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Spine); Caries (Spine); Caries (Pelvis); Dislocation (Hip); Destruction (Leg)
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 for the last nine months he had been subject to the formation of abscesses in various parts of the body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine, pelvis and left hip joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1847
Date of death: 16 May 1847
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis with effusion of pus after removal of a large ovarian cyst
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Cysts (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with considerable swelling of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1847
Date of death: 15 May 1847
Disease (transcribed): Acute peritonitis and escape of faecal matter after rupture of intestine.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Rupture (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: On the evening of May 12th this patient while drunk and in a quarrel received a violent kick from a heavy booted foot on the hypogastrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1847
Date of death: 25 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Blood tinged fluid in abdomen. Recent peritonitis. Twisting and strangulation of small intestine after reduction of inguinal hernia.
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Strangulation (Intestines); Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was brought to the Hospital with symptoms of strangulated inguinal hernia. When admitted he was in a dying state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a