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Dinah Smith, 76, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1846
Date of death: 1 Mar 1846
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis (very slight). Granular kidneys. Congestive pneumonia. Other organs healthy in structure.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: It was stated that this patient had suffered with a femoral hernia for two years, during which time the intestine had descended several times and always been reduced without difficulty till the last appearance before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

George Ross, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1845
Date of death: 1 Mar 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Pneumonia. Tubercular deposits in sub costal pleural cellular tissue, in large and small intestines, and in appendix, with extensive ulceration. Tubercular deposit also in mesenteric glands. Heart dilated. Other organs, nothing.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Pleura, Intestines, Appendix, Mesenteric glands); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient had suffered more of less from cough and shortness of breath about six months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Smith , 78, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec1843
Date of death: 20 Mar 1844
Disease (transcribed): Thickening of the arachnoid and pia mater. Dilatation of the ventricles of the brain. Condensation of a portion of lung. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Mottling and granular degeneration of one kidney.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain ); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Mottled, 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: The patient was admitted into the Hospital with fever and in a state of great debility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Simminton, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 February 1844
Date of death: 20 Mar 1844
Disease (transcribed): Disease of Lung.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung)
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: The body was not examined, at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Dennis Shanahan, 32, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1845
Date of death: 1 Mar 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis & pleurisy?
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'As the body was taken away without examination, no report is given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

James Maryon, 42, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1846
Date of death: 21 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy of the right hemisphere and of the pons. Arteries of brain atheromatous. Heart hypertrophied. Slight atheroma about aorta. Lungs congested and soft at back part. Liver fatty. Other organs healthy.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Disease (Liver)
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 in a moribund state. It appeared that just before admission he had been found lying on his back in an insensible state, in a street adjoining Belgrave Square.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Jones, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1845
Date of death: 20 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Old adhesions. White patches on heart. Tubercles in liver. Tubercular ulceration of small intestine and caecum.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Intestines)
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 suffering from cough and pain in the chest. He stated that he had suffered from cough about a month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Terry , 12, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1846
Date of death: 20 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Brain congested. Softening of the central white parts. Ventricles much distended with fluid. Extensive red hepatisation of both lungs, with a small quantity of tubercular deposit in the left, and in the bronchial glands. Heart dilated. Fibrine on valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain ); Disease (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The mother of this boy stated that he had been ill about five weeks, suffering from rheumatic pains in the limbs, but there was no redness or swelling of the joints.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Crowe, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1842
Date of death: 29 Sep 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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

Thomas Francis, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1846
Date of death: 17 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy of left hemisphere and of pons. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Slight hypertrophy of left ventricle. Patches of atheroma about aorta. Kidneys granular and dwindled. No dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
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: The only history which could be obtained of this man was that he was out walking, and feeling uncomfortable and dizzy, went into a ‘Doctor’s Shop’ and asked for a black draught. Before that could be prepared, the dizziness increased, and he fell down in a fit which was soon followed by paralysis of the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Marian Christopher, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1842
Date of death: 12 Jun 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary apoplexy. Pneumonia. Hypertrophy of left Ventricle. Kidneys mottled and granular. Inflammation and ulceration of Vagina.
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Hypertrophy (Heart); Mottled, granular (Kidney); Inflammation, ulcer (Vagina)
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

Olive Chatfield, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1845
Date of death: 6 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Liver slightly fatty. Tubercle in Spleen. Ulceration of Intestine (large). Ovarian cyst.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Liver); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Ulcer (Intestines);Cysts (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stages of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Cook , 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1846
Date of death: 16 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Old adhesions. Dilatation and atrophy of heart. Ulcers of larynx laying bare the arytenoid cartilages. Tubercular deposit in right kidney. Left kidney all but destroyed. Ulceration of caecum.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 man reported that at the beginning of the winter he caught cold, and had a severe attack of cough and pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Nawth, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1846
Date of death: 15 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Diffuse cellular inflammation of scalp, face and neck. Brain wet. Venous congestion of this organ. Oedema of larynx. Puriform fluid in pleura. Congestive pneumonia. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Atheroma in aorta. Left kidney granular.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Inflammation (Head); Disease (Brain); Oedema (Larynx); Suppuration (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung);Disease (Heart) ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) ; Disease (Kidney)
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 patient was admitted much intoxicated with a scalp wound inflicted by a fall from a footpath into the road.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Hylot, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 February 1844
Date of death: 10 Mar 1844
Disease (transcribed): Diseased bones of nose. Fatal Erysepelas.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Nose); Erysipelas (Skin)
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 in a very cachectic state with a disease of the nostrils accompanied by great pain about the head and face and a fetid purulent discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx and larynx, thorax, abdomen, cranium and nasal cavities
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Noble, 75, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 75
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1874
Date of death: 15 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of ungual phalanx of right thumb. Fracture of radius. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Hand); Fracture (Arm); Bronchitis (Lung)
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 patient fell off a chair which caused a compound dislocation of the right thumb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

T George Miller, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1842
Date of death: 17 Sep 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Anasarca. Granular Kidneys. Liver enlarged and granular. Left Ventricle hypertrophied.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Oedema (Indeterminate); Granular (Kidney); Granular, enlarged (Liver); Hypertrophy (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: 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 and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Hodgson, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1846
Date of death: 13 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Pneumonia. Shreds of lymph in pericardium. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Ulceration of caecum. Liver congested. Other organs not affected, with exception of slight enlargement of aggregate and mesenteric glands.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Liver)
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, suffering from dyspnoea almost amounting to suffocation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Cane, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1846
Date of death: 11 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Extensive injury of foot. Mortification of toes. Oedema of leg. Puriform fluid in femoral vein. Congestive pneumonia. Heart dilated and hypertrophied, with soft muscular structure, etc. Hypertrophy of thyroid gland etc.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Foot); Mortification (Foot); Oedema (Leg); Suppuration (Veins); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart);Disease (Thyroid gland)
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 pale and cold and suffering from the effects of an engine wheel having fallen on his left foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, neck, abdomen and left inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Maria Drake, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1842
Date of death: 12 Sep 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Mitral and aortic valves very much thickened. Congestion of various parts.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Brown, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1871
Date of death: 21 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Indentation of outer table of frontal bone. Circumscribed abscess in left pleura. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Indentation (Skull); Abscess (Lungs); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)

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: 'He fell down & struck his head on some steps. On admission there was a small scalp wound over frontal bone, exposing the bone, his face was livid and the respiration rapid’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Sarah Evans, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1845
Date of death: 11 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pulmonary apoplexy. Dilatation of heart with hypertrophy of its walls. Serum and lymph in pericardium. Coagula of long standing in left ventricle. Hypertrophy of liver. Kidneys granular and atrophied. Atheroma in aorta.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Haemorrhage (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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, who for about three months had been attending the hospital as an outpatient, reported that she had been suffering from dyspepsia and general weakness along with oedema of the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Saunders, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1842
Date of death: 10 Sep 1842
Disease (transcribed): Brain wet. Tubercles and vomicae with grey hepatisation of the lung
Disease (standardised): Wet (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Hepatisation (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: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Oliver, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1845
Date of death: 7 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the oesophageal region of the stomach, with large masses of encephaloid deposit about the liver. No other organ affected with this disease. Red heptisation and congestive pneumonia. Two or three large crude tubercles. Heart dilated and flaccid.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Liver); Disease (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 reported that during the last seven or eight months his health and strength had been gradually failing. He said that his illness began rather suddenly with inability to swallow freely, soon followed by pain at the epigastrium after eating.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Callagan, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1846
Date of death: 7 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into cavity of arachnoid, etc. Laceration of septum lucidum, without any external injury – the results of an accident. Fracture of scapula, clavicle and first six ribs on right side. Pneumonia.
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain ); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Scapula); Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Ribs); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted much intoxicated. No distinct history of an accident could be obtained, but he complained of his shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right shoulder
Type of incident: n/a

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