The volume contains 290 cases, covering the period from Jan 1841 to May 1842. Unlike the later volumes, this volume contains no medical notes pre-mortem, and each case occupies one page only: each image, therefore, includes two cases.
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Dec 1840 Date of death: 31 Dec 1840 Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Inflammation of the lung Disease (standardised): Hernia Inflammation (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne Gisborne Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Nov 1840 Date of death: 3 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of the leg. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'On the 31st of Dec 1840 this patient was operated upon by Mr Babington [George Gisborne Babington] for an external squint of the right eye’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Dec 1840 Date of death: 5 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles, inflammation of the lungs. Fever Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Dec 1840 Date of death: 5 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): [Disease] of the liver and kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Hope, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Nov 1840 Date of death: 14 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumo-thorax. Tubercles in peritoneum. Ulcers in intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Peritoneum); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1840 Date of death: 20 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): Obliteration of anterior coronary artery. Atheroma in aorta. Cirrhosis Disease (standardised): Disease (Blood vessels); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels); Fibrosis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1841 Date of death: 22 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): Burn. Inflammation of mucous membranes of mouth & hands Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Inflammation (Mouth, hands) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Face, neck
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Nov 1840 Date of death: 22 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of cartilages of knee. Partial ankylosis. Abscess in thigh Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Ankylosis (Joints); Abscess (Thigh) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Leg
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1841 Date of death: 12 Feb 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jan 1841 Date of death: 15 Feb 1841 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in neck, connected with ulceration of cartilages of left sterno-clavicular articulation Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Ulcer (Joints) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Feb 1841 Date of death: 17 Feb 1841 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart. Apoplexy of lung Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hope, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Jan 1841 Date of death: 22 Feb 1841 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of pleura. Mottled state of kidneys Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Hope, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Feb 1841 Date of death: 25 Feb 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Meningeal apoplexy Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hope, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Feb 1841 Date of death: 6 Mar 1841 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Granular Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jan 1841 Date of death: 8 Mar 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous disease of left kidney & bladder &c Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Kidneys, bladder) Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: [Catalogue of the Pathological Museum, 1866, p.168]: ‘The patient, Cornelius L., aged 17, had, for some few years before his death, suffered from a scrofulous disease of the hip. He died of phthisis and scrofulous disease of the kidney and bladder’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, hip-joint
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: Mar 1841 Date of death: 10 Mar 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hope, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Feb 1841 Date of death: 12 Mar 1841 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the left ventricle Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Mar 1841 Date of death: 12 Mar 1841 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Granular Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Mar 1841 Date of death: 15 Mar 1841 Disease (transcribed): Mottled degeneration of kidneys. Deposition of pus in these organs Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Suppuration (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Hope, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
The collection contains records created by St George's, University of London (formerly known as St George's Hospital Medical School). Medical school records include:
Minutes and papers of the School Council, Academic Board and other committees, 1862-2000
Student registers, record cards and certificates, 1752-1970s
Manuscripts relating to the early administration of the medical school
Institutional publications including school yearbooks, 1990-2014; directories, calendars and prospectus' relating to the school, 1852-c.1960
Photographs relating to the medical school and St George's Hospital, including photos of staff, students, events and sports teams, 19th century-21st century
Minutes, reports, and letters of the Medical School Committee relating to the functions and development of the school. The papers document the merging of the Medical School Council with the Medical School Committee in 1907.