Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 May 1844 Date of death: 14 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy from left corpus striatum and thalamus. Enormous hypertrophy of left ventricle. Disease of cerebral arteries. Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Hypertrophy (Brain ); Disease (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had long been an out patient of the Hospital with symptoms of hypertrophy of the heart, and had been subject to headaches. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1845 Date of death: 7 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of patella. Erysipelas, with diffuse cellular inflammation of leg & suppuration in knee joint. Secondary deposits in lungs with pleurisy & pneumonia, & bronchitis. Deposition, apparently of lymph, in cortical structure of one kidney Disease (standardised): Fracture (Knee); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Leg); Deposit (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'He was first admitted on the 4th of March with a transverse fracture of the right patella, caused by direct violence. When admitted there was some swelling but no pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1868 Date of death: 25 Apr 1868 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation. Morbus cordis. Amyloid kidneys Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Disease (Heart); Amyloidosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Eight days before admission he was gardening, cut and poisoned his right thumb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1846 Date of death: 16 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Accident. Secondary deposits? Disease (standardised): Accident (Indeterminate); Deposits (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: As there was no examination of this patient’s body, the case is omitted. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The relations would not allow the body to be examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Mar 1845 Date of death: 8 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Partial inflammation of right lung. Malignant disease of femur with suppuration in the thigh & in the knee joint Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lungs); Malignant disease (Thigh); Suppuration (Thigh, knee) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Two years ago this patient experienced constant shooting pain down the right thigh which sometimes would keep her awake and at others would wake her from her sleep. These pains were rather relieved by walking’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 May 1844 Date of death: 16 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of leg. Heart soft and lacerable with thickening of the valves and deposit of calcareous matter in the aorta. Deposits, apparently of scirrhous nature, in the Liver. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Disease (Heart); Calculus (Arteries); Cancer (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: The patient was admitted with a sloughing phagedenic ulcer of the leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Mar 1865 Date of death: 17 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) 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: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Jul 1865 Date of death: 19 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Disease of knee. Amputation Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Amputation (Leg) 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: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 May 1845 Date of death: 10 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas with oedema of scalp, & diffuse cellular inflammation of neck & mediastinum. Larynx oedematous, with increased vascularity. Large quantities of fluid in the ventricles of the brain with perforation, in several places, of septum lucidum Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin); Edema (Scalp); Inflammation (Neck, chest); Edema (Larynx); Wound (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Was first brought to the hospital on the 2nd of May with a wound about an inch in length, situated immediately above the right superciliary ridge and not exposing the bone. He was sensible and able to answer questions but his manner was excited. He was said to have been stunned by a blow, and had not been sick after the accident. He declared his intention of leaving the hospital, but was ultimately reduced to go to bed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 May 1844 Date of death: 17 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Anasarca. Fluid in both pleura. Disease of Liver and Kidneys – the veins of these organs being blocked up by firm coagula containing in their centre a puriform fluid. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Fluid (Pleura); Disease (Liver); Disease (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: The patient was admitted with general anasarca and ascites and was in a state of great exhaustion having been brought out of her bed to which she had been confined for eleven weeks previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 May 1846 Date of death: 22 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Old adhesions. Pneumonia. Fatty liver. Old peritonitis. Other organs healthy. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Liver); Peritonitis (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 patient was admitted under the care of the Surgeon’s, but was shortly transferred to the Physicians for symptoms of chest disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 May 1844 Date of death: 23 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the Brain, with a peculiar yellow deposit in the lung, spleen and kidney. Anasarca. Kidneys mottled. Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain ); Deposit (Lung, Spleen, Kidney); Oedema (Leg); Mottled (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 previously suffered from acute rheumatism, and was admitted with symptoms of Dropsy dependent upon disease of the heart and kidneys. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 May 1845 Date of death: 11 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Dilated bronchial tubes with extensive effusion of lymph upon the free surface of the mucous membrane of these tubes. Mucous membrane of the trachea of a dark red colour, but without lymph. Larynx healthy Disease (standardised): Effusion (Lungs); Disease (Throat)
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: 'This patient was admitted in an extremely weak state, exhibiting great anxiety of countenance, and suffering from urgent dyspnoea, and frequent cough accompanied by profuse purulent expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1846 Date of death: 22 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Lumbar abscesses and caries of spine. Caries of the left iliac bone. Dislocation of hip and extensive destruction both of the head of the femur and of the cotyloid cavity. Viscera healthy Disease (standardised): Abscess (Spine); Caries (Spine); Caries (Pelvis); Dislocation (Hip); Destruction (Leg) 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 for the last nine months he had been subject to the formation of abscesses in various parts of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine, pelvis and left hip joint Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: Child Age: 4 years 6 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Mar 1865 Date of death: 17 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) 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: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1845 Date of death: 13 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of prostate. Chronic inflammation of bladder & kidneys, the structure of which was studded with cysts containing fluid and blood and fibrine. Lungs extensively hepatised at the back part Disease (standardised): Disease (Prostate); Inflammation (Bladder, kidneys); Cyst (Kidney); Hepatisation (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under the care of the physician, but transferred to the care of the surgeon upon the 11th of April. At that time his intellect appeared impaired and he did not give a very coherent account of his disease. His chief complaint was pain in the back with some loss of power over the lower extremities’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 May 1844 Date of death: 27 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Old apoplectic cyst. Enormous distention of the sigmoid flexure of the colon, the consequence of partial obstruction caused by the gut being inverted upon itself. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Cysts (Brain ); Distention (Intestines); 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 complaining of pain in the loins and left hypogastrium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 May 1846 Date of death: 23 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Universal anasarca. Great dilatation of heart. Valves healthy. Kidneys granular. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Universal); Disease (Heart); Disease (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: It appeared that in November the patient began to suffer from palpitation and dyspnoea, increased by exercise, but not accompanied by pain , when taking a deep inspiration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1845 Date of death: 17 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Red & gray hepatisation running on in several places to suppuration & forming circumscribed abscesses. Bronchitis. Cavities of heart dilated with atrophy of their walls, the muscular structure of which was soft. Old peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hepatisation (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: 'This patient, a stout man, stated that for the last five or six years he had suffered from winter cough which usually left him at the beginning of summer. That during last winter his cough returned as usual, but that he had nothing to complain of till the 3rd of May when he was taken with rigors and acute cutting pain just below the nipple on the left side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Apr 1863 Date of death: 9 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Dilatation of bladder, ureters and kidneys Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Dilatation (Bladder); Dilatation (Ureter); Dilatation (Kidney) 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: About five weeks previous to his admission, several spots of rupia made their appearance in various parts of his body, but no history of syphilis could be obtained. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, pharynx and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Apr 1866 Date of death: 20 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of brain. Fracture of skull Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient fell about twenty feet off a scaffold ladder on to his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 February 1844 Date of death: 27 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Phthisis. Pneumonia. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (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 was admitted with a cough, mucous expectoration, shortness of breath and pain in the right axillary region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Nov 1843 Date of death: 9 Jan 1844 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of pleura, lungs and pericardium. Slight inflammation of the peritoneum. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Pleura, Lungs, Heart); Inflammation (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: The patient had come into the Hospital with an eruption of syphilitic Rupia and had shortly afterwards suffered from an attack of Idiopathic Erysepelas. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Dec 1845 Date of death: 11 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Extensive ulceration of the larynx and trachea, destroying the cartilages. Ulceration of small intestine. White patch on heart. Atheroma in aorta Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Trachea); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of exhaustion and extreme debility, consequent upon disease of the lungs of long duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a