Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Jan 1846 Date of death: 7 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Cleft palate operation. Subsequently to which, erysipelas of the head and neck, of which she died. Disease (standardised): Operation (Jaw); Erysipelas (Head); Erysipelas (Neck) 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 case is not given as there was no post mortem examination of the body. 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: 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: 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: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jul 1846 Date of death: 20 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: Case omitted as the body was not examined after death. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jul 1846 Date of death: 26 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull from the recoil of a pistol. Laceration of dura mater. Subsequently suppuration between bone and dura mater. Inflammation of membranes and suppuration in arachnoid. Hernia cerebri, extensive destruction of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Suppuration (Skull); Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Encephalocele (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: It appears that this boy was shooting birds with an old pistol which he had double charged, when the barrel separated from the stock and struck him with great violence on the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jul 1846 Date of death: 25 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Kick on the chest by a horse. Death instantaneous. Rupture of heart and pericardium and effusion of blood. Fracture of sternum and of several ribs on both sides of the chest. Other parts not injured. Disease (standardised): Rupture (Heart); Effusion (Heart); Fracture (Sternum); Fracture (Ribs) 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 man was kicked on the chest by a horse, and it is stated died immediately. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Aug 1846 Date of death: 13 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Hypertrophy and condensation of the bones of the skull. Brain healthy. Spine and spinal chord healthy. Hypertrophy of prostate. Hypertrophy and chronic inflammation of bladder and kidneys. False passage in urethra. Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Central nervous system); Disease (Skull); Disease (Prostate); Disease (Bladder); Disease (Kidney); False passage (Urethra) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from partial paraplegia, chiefly affecting the left leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Mar 1849 Date of death: 8 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Extensive ulceration of the vagina with sinus leading to dead bone involving rami of ischium & pubis. Tubercles & vomicae in the lungs Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Vagina); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of very great debility for a purulent discharge from the vagina, but she was in fact dying of phthisis pulmonalis, the apex of the right lung being much consolidated while in that of the left there existed a vomica of considerable extent. She stated that 9 months before she had been attacked by pain, deeply seated in the left side of the pelvis, which extended down the thigh of that side in the course of the great sciatic nerve & for which she was treated as sciatica by cupping, leeches, blisters &c’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 9 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Feb 1848 Date of death: 31 Mar 1848 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg. Secondary abscess in lung and empyema. Pus in sterno-clavicular joints and elbow joint. Pus in femoral vein. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Abscess (Lung); Empyema (Lung); Suppuration (Sterno-clavicular joints); Suppuration (Elbow); Suppuration (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas. Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This boy was admitted with scrofulous disease of the knee joint of four years duration, said to arise from a blow a short time previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Sterno-clavicular joint, thorax, abdomen, stump and superior extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1848 Date of death: 18 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Lobulated fibrous tumour connected with sphenoid bone. Operation. Removal of superior maxillary of malar bones Disease (standardised): Tumour (Skull); Operation (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner. Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient reported that about six years ago he was first troubled with a polypus of the nose, which was extracted by forceps, and shortly afterwards the left cheek became very prominent, the swelling extending upward to the eye. Body parts examined in the post mortem: face and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jun 1842 Date of death: 14 Jun 1842 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the Ribs. Emphysema. Extensive contusions and effusion of blood. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Emphysema (Lung); Contusions (Indeterminate) 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: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Jul 1842 Date of death: 20 Jul 1842 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of Skull with extensive laceration and protrusion of brain. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Skull); Protrusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne 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: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Sep 1842 Date of death: 4 Sep 1842 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of Ribs. Emphysema. Laceration of inferior branch of right bronchus. Fracture of Spine. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Emphysema (Lung); Laceration (Lung); Fracture (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient fell from a height of about 40 feet. He was dead when he was brought into the Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and spine Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Jul 1842 Date of death: 14 Sep 1842 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing ulcer of leg Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert 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: Right leg, heart and spine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Oct 1842 Date of death: 5 Nov 1842 Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess. Caries of vertebrae and of ? Recent inflammation of Peritoneal covering of liver. Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas); Caries (Spine); Inflammation (Liver) 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: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Store keeper Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Nov 1862 Date of death: 13 Nov 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine in cervical region 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: It was stated that a short time before admission he was on a scaffold when his foot slipped and he fell to the ground, falling across a piece of timber, a distance of about forty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Dec 1862 Date of death: 12 Mar 1863 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of vertebrae Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She had suffered pain in her back when she was fourteen years old, but this soon subsided, and she did not again notice pain until six months ago, when for the first time she noticed her back was curved considerably. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and spine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1863 Date of death: 15 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 77 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Sep 1863 Date of death: 4 Oct 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of femur Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a 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
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Mar 1862 Date of death: 4 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) 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 fracture of the skull. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1862 Date of death: 2 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) 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 man was admitted with the history that he had fallen from some scaffolding a distance of forty feet to the ground, falling on his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Apr 1862 Date of death: 2 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of pelvis. Rupture of urethra Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Urethra) 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: While twisting a bar of iron by means of pulleys into a cart, the rope broke and the bar, which weight a ton, fell across his hips, knocking him down. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 May 1862 Date of death: 21 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of vertebrae. Spinal cord softened Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord) 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 boy was admitted in the first place for necrosed bone of stump. He stated that his leg had been amputated twelve months previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal canal, spinal cord, vertebrae, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jun 1862 Date of death: 23 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh. Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) 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 thigh and delirium tremens. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Apr 1870 Date of death: 16 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a