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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1844
Date of death: 13 Jun 1844
Disease (transcribed): Hydrophobia
Disease (standardised): Rabies (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient stated that 50 days before the commencement of the symptoms he received a bite on the hand from a dog.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal cord, cranium, pharynx and larynx, thorax, abdomen and pneumogastic nerve
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1844
Date of death: 17 Jun 1844
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous tumour connected with the tentorium cerebelli. Large effusion into ventricles with softening of fornix and corpus callosum. Miliary tubercles in lungs.
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain ); Effusion (Brain ); Softening (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient stated that he had been quite well until about 10 days previous when he began to have a slight headache which gradually increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1844
Date of death: 18 Jun 1844
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy from the left thalamus making its way into the ventricles. Coagulum of blood, of some standing, enveloped in a transparent cyst, in the cavity of the left ventricle. Arteries diseased. Hypertrophy of heart.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Cysts (Brain ); Disease (Arteries); Hypertrophy (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with some loss of power over the right side of the body. She was in a very weak state, and the powers of the mind were very feeble and the memory imperfect.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fishmonger
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1844
Date of death: 7 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis with extensive red hepatisation of the lung. Old adhesions. Glandular aggregate enlarged, as well as mesenteric glands.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Hepatisation (Lung); Enlarged (Gland)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient had been subject to a cough with occasional slight spitting of blood during the winter months only of the three previous years. On the 2nd of March he was seized with a fit of coughing and immediately brought up a large quantity of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1844
Date of death: 9 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Delirium Tremens.
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This was the patient’s second attack of Delirium Tremens, having been accustomed to drink freely for several years. He was brought to the Hospital in a very excited and nervous state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 May 1844
Date of death: 11 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate with disease of the bladder, ureters and kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Disease (Bladder, Ureter, Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and scrotum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1844
Date of death: 19 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the pharynx and oesophagus contaminating the glands of the neck and the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The disease had also made its way into the trachea in the shape of a large, soft tumour.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pharynx); Cancer (Oesophagus); Cancer (Neck); Cancer (Thyroid gland); Tumour (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: In March 1844 the patient first observed a small lump under the skin of the neck, about the size of a pea. At her admission into the Hospital, this tumour had attained the size of an orange.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1844
Date of death: 19 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Abortion. Phlebitis. Diffuse inflammation about Pelvis. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Secondary abscesses.
Disease (standardised): Abortion (Uterus); Phlebitis (Veins); Inflammation (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with symptoms of acute abdominal inflammation which had commenced about three weeks before after a miscarriage of a child.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and axilla
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1844
Date of death: 20 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of ribs and sternum with effusion of blood and serum into the pleura, the blood being surrounded by a membrane of new formation adherent to the pleura costalis. Rupture of intervertebral cartilage. Fracture of vertebrae.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Sternum); Effusion (Pleura); Rupture (Spine); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient, whilst riding on the shaft of a loaded van, fell, and both wheels passed over the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, spine and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1844
Date of death: 2 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Extensive wound of leg. Old adhesion of lungs. Kidneys dwindled. Biliary calculi.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Adhesions (Lung); Dwindled (Kidney); Gallstones (Gallbladder)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: On the 24th Jul 18, being run over by a Gentleman’s cabriolet, she received a large lacerated wound at the back of the leg which divided the fascia and exposed the the muscles of the calf.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1844
Date of death: 5 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined, at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Jul 1844
Date of death: 7 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Effusion in brain. Softening of brain. Cerebral arteries atheromatous. Old adhesions of lungs. Pneumonia. Left ventricle hypertrophied. Atheroma in mitral and aortic valves and in aorta. Kidneys granular. Fibrous tumour of uterus.
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain ); Softening (Brain ); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Pneumonia (Lung); Hypertrophy (Heart); Granular (Kidney);Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient stated that she was frequently attacked with a sensation of great distress in the upper part of the abdomen with spasmodic pain.
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: Female
Date of admission: 7 February 1844
Date of death: 12 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Disease of heart. Anasarca. Inflammation of pleurae, peritoneum and pericardium, and of the substance of the lung.
Disease (standardised): Granular (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Foot); Inflammation (Pleura, Abdomen, Heart, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient, who had suffered from rheumatic fever, was a woman on remarkably intemperate habits and led a very irregular and dissolute life. On admission she was suffering from a cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1844
Date of death: 19 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fissure of the skull; no injury of the brain or its membranes. Fracture of the sternum and several ribs with wound of the lung and extensive emphysema.
Disease (standardised): Fissure (Skull); Fracture (Sternum); Fracture (Ribs); Wound (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted after having been thrown out of a cart upon his side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1844
Date of death: 19 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fatal haematemesis. Large ulcer of the stomach blocked up by the pancreas. Ulcerating process laying open the trunk of the splenic artery.
Disease (standardised): Haematemesis (Gastrointestinal tract); Ulcer (Stomach); Ulcer (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from a sense of pain and weight in the epigastrium, with nausea and faintness. He then began vomiting large quantities of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1844
Date of death: 21 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Stones in the bladder. Disease of the bladder and kidneys. Abscess between the muscular structure and the serous covering of the bladder. Peritonitis. Tubercles in the apices of the lungs with red hepatisation.
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Disease (Bladder); Disease (Kidney); Abscess (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung);Hepatisation (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering with symptoms of a stone in the bladder, which became exceedingly irritable.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1844
Date of death: 29 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Suppuration of knee joint, with a large foul abscess at lower part of thigh. Pneumonia. Old adhesions. Emphysema of lungs.
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Leg); Abscess (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient had been confined in April, and about a fortnight afterwards, she appeared to have suffered from an attack of acute synovial inflammation of the knee joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left inferior extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1844
Date of death: 10 Sep 1844
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet Fever.
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was brought to the Hospital from a house where several other inmates were affected with scarlet fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx and larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1844
Date of death: 16 Sep 1844
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles of the lungs with extensive hepatisation of intervening structure. Old adhesions. Cretaceous deposits in mesenteric glands. Polution of stomach by gastric juice.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Hepatisation (Lung); Deposits (Abdomen); Pollution (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1844
Date of death: 26 Sep 1844
Disease (transcribed): Soft encephaloid tumour of the brain, originating, apparently in the subarachnoid tissues. Effusion of blood into the ventricles. Other organs healthy.
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted having been ill with pain in the head and symptoms of indigestion for seven weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1844
Date of death: 1 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation, terminating in gangrene, of the inside of the arm, axilla, and corresponding part of the chest, spreading through the intercostal muscles to the lung. One kidney only, in the left lumbar region.
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Arm, Thorax, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: Before her admission it appeared that she had had an attack of diffuse cellular inflammation in the arm which extended up to the Pectoral region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and right superior extremity, and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1844
Date of death: 2 Oct 1944
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull with extensive laceration of the Cerebrum and Cerebellum and effusion of blood into the cavity of the arachnoid.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Lacerations (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was picked up in a state of intoxication and insensibility, with a scalp wound about two inches in length over the posterior part of the cranium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1844
Date of death: 3 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of the head and neck of the Humerus with extensive suppuration of the parts in the neighbourhood. Heart dilated and very soft. Kidneys slightly granular
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Suppuration (Arm); Dilatation (Heart); Granular (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a fracture of the neck of the right Humerus in consequence of a fall through the floor of a house into the rooms below where he alighted on his shoulder. He had received several contusions and a fracture of the left little finger.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right superior extremity, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1844
Date of death: 7 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): Stone in bladder. Lithotomy.
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Lithotomy (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined, at the earnest request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1844
Date of death: 11 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the Thigh. Secondary inflammation and abscesses. Kidneys larger and coarser than natural, of a slightly mottled colour, but without any apparent deposit in the cortical structure and perfectly smooth.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Abscess (Leg); Large, Coarse, Mottled (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a