Occupation or role: General servant Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Oct 1867 Date of death: 18 Nov 1867 Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Psoas abscess. Amyloid degeneration Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: About eighteen months ago the patient noticed a swelling in the right thigh which burst ten months later. Four months ago she noticed a swelling in the left thigh which was opened. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 13 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Aug 1864 Date of death: 9 Nov 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Excision. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Operation (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Joiner Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Oct 1870 Date of death: 31 Oct 1870 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into a large sac connected with the bladder. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Bladder); Cystitis (Bladder); Sepsis (Systemic) 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: This man had been out of health for some months and had his arm amputated for disease of the bone. He stated that he had never had any urinary difficulty until the day of his admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Sep 1862 Date of death: 4 Nov 1862 Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess. Tubercular affection of membranes of brain Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Brain) 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 patient was admitted with the history of caries of the spine of twelve months standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Oct 1870 Date of death: 2 Nov 1870 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the femur. Operation. Osteomyelitis. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Disease (Leg); Osteomyelitis (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James. Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Five years before admission, the patient had inflammation and swelling of the right thigh bone, no cause assigned. An abscess formed and some bone came away from an opening at the outer side of the femur. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Exterior of body. No further examination of the body was permitted Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Nov 1872 Date of death: 16 Dec 1872 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) 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: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Oct 1865 Date of death: 29 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Injuries of bone, dura mater etc. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Injury (Skull); Injury (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic) 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 man was admitted with a scalp wound, exposing the bone. The wound had been produced two days before by the pole of a brougham striking him on the forehead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1864 Date of death: 12 Nov 1864 Disease (transcribed): Operation for fistula. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Operation ; Fistula ; Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'About Christmas last he slipped down a ladder, striking his buttocks, soon after a lump formed by the side of the anus’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Rectum, chest, abdomen, veins
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Dec 1845 Date of death: 3 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis, with a large quantity of bloody fluid and thick false membranes. Recent Pleurisy. Lungs congested. Old adhesions of Liver. White corpuscles in Spleen which was soft and grumous. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Lung); Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen) 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 in the Hospital about the beginning of November suffering from the remains of an attack of acute Rheumatism. On the 11th December she was attacked with rigors, pain in the loins and swelling of the joints. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and knee joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Jan 1842 Date of death: 8 Jun 1842 Disease (transcribed): Pleuritis. Phthisis. Pneumonia. Carcinoma of Uterus, Vagina, Bladder and neighbouring parts Disease (standardised): Pleuritis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung) Pneumonia (Lung); Carcinoma (Uterus, Vagina, Bladder) 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Jul 1844 Date of death: 2 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: ‘The body was not examined, at the request of the friends’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Dec 1843 Date of death: 30 Dec 1843 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn producing inflammation of the mucous membrane of the Larynx and Trachea. Disease (standardised): Burns (Skin); Inflammation (Larynx, Trachea) 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 an extensive but superficial burn over the upper part of the trunk, the head and face and upper extremities. The accident was caused by the child’s dress taking fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1851 Date of death: 11 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Emphysema of the lungs Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Emphysema (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'An exceedingly pale-faced man who applied first for relief as an out-patient on 14th January, complaining of pain across the loins, and headache, with white tongue & confined bowels. He said his health had been failing for a year past, but no cause could be discerned for his ex-sanguine condition’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Oct 1843 Date of death: 11 February 1844 Disease (transcribed): Partial pleurisy. Phthisis. Stricture of the ureter producing dilatation of the pelvis of the kidney. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Constriction (Ureter); Dilatation (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 had on the 16th September been discharged, convalescent of an attack of acute double pleurisy with considerable effusion into both cavities. The day following his return home had had a relapse of all his symptoms with cough and extreme Dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 1 year 6 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Jan 1867 Date of death: 1 Feb 1867 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Jan 1845 Date of death: 25 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of brain, with effusion of blood into the arachnoid cavity. Fracture of clavicle Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Collarbone) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'The day before her admission she fell down stairs, a distance of about eight feet. She was taken up insensible, bleeding from the nose and mouth’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, shoulder
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Oct 1864 Date of death: 12 Nov 1864 Disease (transcribed): Exploratory operation for supposed strangulated hernia. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Operation ; Hernia ; Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Married Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Apr 1872 Date of death: 18 Dec 1872 Disease (transcribed): Caries of ileum. Abscess of thigh. Peritonitis (pyaemia?). Peritoneal carcinoma (encephaloid). Cancer of liver Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Abscess (Leg); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver) 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: When admitted this patient had noticed a swelling of the left thigh. No injury was known. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bones and joints 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: Child Age: 2 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Oct 1864 Date of death: 16 Nov 1864 Disease (transcribed): Scald. Capillary bronchitis Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Dec 1872 Date of death: 19 Dec 1872 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wounds. Contusions Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Contusions (Scalp) 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: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1872 Date of death: 19 Dec 1872 Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of the oesophagus. Perforation of the oesophagus. Diffuse suppuration on left side of neck Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Oesophagus); Perforation (Oesophagus); Suppuration (Neck) 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: For six months this man had had increasing difficulty of swallowing, so that for three months past he had not swallowed anything solid. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Oesophagus, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 62 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Oct 1862 Date of death: 14 Nov 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fistula in ano Disease (standardised): Fistula (Anal canal) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1865 Date of death: 5 Nov 1865 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Indeterminate); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not entered Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident