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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Nov 1844 Date of death: 10 Dec 1844 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis of a very lower character. Viscera in abdomen and thorax healthy. Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert. Seymour, Edward James 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 right inferior extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Railway man Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Sep 1866 Date of death: 28 Sep 1866 Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man had been ruptured for six years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1870 Date of death: 30 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 if not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 62 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Apr 1842 Date of death: 6 Jul 1842 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Anasarca. Hypertrophy of left Ventricle. Peritonitis. Large gallstone in duct Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Indeterminate); Hypertrophy (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gallstones (Gallbladder) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick 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: 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Nov 1844 Date of death: 28 Nov 1844 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the appendix. Caeci apparently produced by a piece of hardened faeces contained in its cavity. Extensive peritonitis with effusion of lymph. Other organs healthy. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: House keeper Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Oct 1873 Date of death: 20 Oct 1873 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman had suffered from an umbilical rupture for the last ten years. For the last six months it increased in size. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Potman Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Aug 1868 Date of death: 29 Aug 1868 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of caecum. Perforation of gut. Peritonitis. Cyst of mesentery containing purulent fluid. Disease (standardised): Dilatation (Intestines); Perforation (Gastrointestinal tract); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cysts (Mesentery) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient complained of inability to pass urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1846 Date of death: 26 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old and extensive adhesions. Heart dilated and atrophied. Old peritonitis. Ulceration of intestine. Tubercular deposit in cortical structure of left kidney and in pelvis and ureter. Other viscera healthy. Tubercular deposit in omentum. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Kidney, Pelvis, Ureter); Tuberculosis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This man was admitted in a state of extreme exhaustion. He stated that he had suffered from cough about nine months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Nov 1844 Date of death: 13 Nov 1844 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Gut covered by omentum which was adherent to the bottom and sides of the sac which was divided into two cavities. Peritonitis. Gut discoloured. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 subject for four years to an omental femoral hernia which was quite irreducible, and to the occasional descent of a portion of intestine accompanied by pains in the abdomen and constipation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, hernial sac and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Aug 1870 Date of death: 6 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia (right). Operation. Adhesions in the pelvis of the strangulated bowel. Rupture of the adhesions and gut. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Adhesions (Intestines); Rupture (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient had had a right femoral rupture for fourteen years, following (in the first instance) a confinement. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Plurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jul 1842 Date of death: 26 Jul 1842 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Dilatation with slight hypertrophy of Left Ventricle. Liver granular. Kidneys granular. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); 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: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1846 Date of death: 24 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Miliary and crude tubercles in both lungs. Small vomicae in right one. Old adhesions right side. Slight, recent pleurisy on left side. Ulcerations of caput coli. Enlargement of Peyer’s glands. Scrofulous deposit in and on kidneys. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under great dyspnoea after catching cold two months before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jan 1844 Date of death: 28 Jan 1844 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of right ventricle. Slight cirrhosis of liver. Kidneys congested. Dropsy. Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Extremities) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: At her admission she was suffering from extreme dyspnoea with ascites, and anasarcous swelling of the lower extremities. 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: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Sep 1844 Date of death: 8 Oct 1844 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis with tubercular deposits in the small intestine, the coats of which were extensively ulcerated and in one or two spots perforated giving rise to effusion of feculent fluid into the peritoneum. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Effusion (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, 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: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Jun 1869 Date of death: 10 Jul 1869 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of ovary. Purulent peritonitis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This woman was first admitted into the surgeons wards with a large tumour of the abdomen. She thought that she was pregnant again although the catamenia had not ceased. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 57 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Sep 1844 Date of death: 28 Sep 1844 Disease (transcribed): Disease of thyroid gland. Ascites and anasarca. Granular kidneys. Heart slightly dilated, mitral and aortic valves slightly thickened. Old pleurisy. Lungs emphysematous. Old peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Disease (Thyroid gland); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Dilatation (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura);Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 ascites and anasarca of the lower extremities and complaining of constriction of the chest and a constant hard cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Oct 1853 Date of death: 9 Oct 1853 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Intestine strangulated and gangrenous. Faecal effusion in peritoneal cavity. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Strangulated (Intestines); Gangrene (Intestines); Faecal effusion (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had had a femoral hernia on the right side for many years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Sep 1844 Date of death: 26 Sep 1844 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after an operation for strangulated inguinal hernia. Intestine of a dark colour, but not otherwise injured. Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was lifting up a window when he experienced a sudden pain in the left groin and on applying his hand to the part found a small tumour which gradually increased and became painful. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Aug 1863 Date of death: 6 Sep 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of thigh. Pyaemia. Dysentery Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic); Dysentery (Intestines) 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: The patient was admitted with a fracture of the left thigh and right leg, occasioned by a fall from a ladder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, thighs and veins Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846 Date of death: 20 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Recent pleurisy. Pneumonia. Liver fatty. Tubercular deposit in mesenteric glands. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Fatty (Liver); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric gland) 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 in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846 Date of death: 13 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Extensive tubercular deposit in mesenteric and bronchial glands. One semi transparent granule in the right lung. All other organs healthy. Peritonitis with puriform effusion. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Mesenteric gland); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert. Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted under the case of Mr Hawkins in a cachectic state. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Dec 1843 Date of death: 30 Dec 1843 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated Femoral Hernia: Operation. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (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: The patient was admitted about a fortnight after her 11th confinement with an old reducible femoral hernia of 6 years standing, in a strangulated condition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a