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Ann Gilbert, 64, [No occupation stated]

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

Elizabeth Staples, 57, [No occupation stated]

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

Sarah Thomas, 29, [No occupation stated]

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

Thomas Randal, 35, [No occupation stated]

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

John Rowghan, 34, [No occupation stated]

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

Thomas Straddle, 68, [No occupation stated]

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

Sarah Cass, 38, [No occupation stated]

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

William Jackson , 29, [No occupation stated]

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

Esther Lawrence, 45, [No occupation stated]

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

William Apted, 54, [No occupation stated]

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

Thomas Wells, 36, [No occupation stated]

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

William Harewood, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1844
Date of death: 12 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of the forearm. Effusion in the subarachnoid cellular tissue.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Effusion (Brain )
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 admitted with symptoms of fever of a low character which had commenced 11 days previous with a rigor followed by heat and sweating. He complained principally of a burning pain at the top of his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right superior extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Dimond, 49, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1844
Date of death: 13 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Dilatation with hypertrophy of the Heart. Kidneys slightly rough on the surfaces.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General); Dilatation (Heart); Hypertrophy (Heart); Rough surface (Kidney)
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 had lived freely but enjoyed good health until 12 weeks before his admission when his illness commenced with an attack of vomiting and purging.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Hickling, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1844
Date of death: 16 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): Calculi in the Bladder, with chronic inflammation of that organ and of the kidneys. Prostate enlarged. Lithotripsy. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the bladder, spreading to the cellular tissue of the Pelvis and the Peritoneum.
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Inflammation (Bladder); Inflammation (Kidney); Enlarged (Prostate); Lithotripsy (Bladder); Inflammation (Pelvis);Inflammation (Abdomen)
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

William Orger, 73, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1844
Date of death: 18 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of both malleoli, with dislocation of the bones of the leg forwards. Inflammation of the right pleura. Lungs gorged with blood at the back part. Heart large and flabby, with calcareous deposits in the coronary arteries.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ankle); Dislocation (Leg); Inflammation (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Calculus (Arteries)
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 was admitted with a dislocation of the ankle joint caused by the patient stepping unexpectedly off a raised foot path and falling forwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Brown, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1844
Date of death: 6 Nov 1844
Disease (transcribed): Pus in knee joint, with ulceration of cartilage, exposing the bone, and soft ankylosis. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the arm. Membranes of brain, slightly thickened, with opaque fluid. Blood tinged serum in pleura.
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Leg); Ulcer (Leg); Ankylosis (Leg); Inflammation (Arm); Thickening (Brain )
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: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity and right superior extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Harrison, 72, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1844
Date of death: 28 Nov 1844
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca and ascites. Thickening and contraction of mitral and aortic valves. Liver and Kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Thickening, Contraction (Heart); Granular (Liver); Granular (Kidney)
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

George Green , 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1844
Date of death: 5 Dec 1844
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the Thigh. Extensive suppuration of the stump with inflammation of the veins. Fatty degeneration of the liver.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Veins); Disease (Liver)
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 stump
Type of incident: n/a

James Diston, 40, Stable man

Occupation or role: Stable man
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1844
Date of death: 7 Dec 1844
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy and anasarca. Phthisis with extensive inflammation of both lungs. Left ventricle hypertrophied. Kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Abdomen, Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung); Hypertrophy (Heart); Granular (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: About six years before, the patient had broken a blood vessel and had been subject to coughing and shortness of breath, and occasional spitting of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Filby, 68, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1844
Date of death: 11 Dec 1844
Disease (transcribed): Chronic Peritonitis. Kidneys mottled and granular.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Mottled, Granular (Kidney)
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 admitted with slight ascites and anasarca of the lower extremities, the scrotum and integuments of the penis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Burkin, 65, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1844
Date of death: 19 Dec 1844
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound with deamidation of bone. Diffuse cellular inflammation of scalp with Erysipelas of the face.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Deamidation (Skull); Inflammation (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin)
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: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Ingham, 40, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1844
Date of death: 11 Jan 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old and recent pleurisy. Heart thin and dilated. Slight atheroma in aorta. Tubercles in intestine and mesenteric gland etc
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Intestines, mesenteric glands)

Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'Stated that he had for many years been particularly subject to catch cold on slight exposure, and that during the last year & half had been annoyed by a slight tickling cough, unaccompanied by expectoration’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Marie Wedeker, 26, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1844
Date of death: 21 Jan 1845
Disease (transcribed): Old pleurisy. Phthisis. Calculus in left kidney producing both in this organ and in the neighbouring cellular tissue, extensive suppuration
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Calculus (Kidney); Suppuration (Kidney, tissues)

Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'When admitted, this patient was supposed to be labouring under disease of the spine. The symptoms of phthisis rapidly supervened, and the treatment was directed exclusively to the chest. No correct history consequently was obtained of the disease in the back’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Robert Jackson, 26, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1844
Date of death: 22 Jan 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia (red and grey hepatisation). Old pleurisy. Ulceration in larynx and large intestine. Atheromatous specks in mitral valve and aorta
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Larynx, intestines); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had never been subject to winter cough, and believed that he had not the slightest cough or shortness of breath before the beginning of last October’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, neck, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Wells, 36, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845
Date of death: 5 Feb 1845
Disease (transcribed): Mottling degeneration of kidneys. Anasarca. Effusion in peritoneum. Peculiar deposit in liver. Spleen large & hard
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic); Effusion (Abdomen); Deposit (Liver); Disease (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had generally enjoyed very good health, but that about eight months ago, he began to perceive a dull aching pain across the loins, which was constantly present’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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