Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Oct 1842 Date of death: 29 Oct 1842 Disease (transcribed): Starvation. Effusion upon Brain and in the Lungs Disease (standardised): Starvation (Systemic); Effusion (Brain); Effusion (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: The patient was found by some policeman and brought to the hospital. She died a few hours after her admission. She was insensible when admitted and remained so up to the time of her demise. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Mar 1841 Date of death: 7 Apr 1841 Disease (transcribed): Apoplectic cyst. Small medullary tumour at the upper part of medulla Disease (standardised): Cyst (Brain); Tumour (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This patient was brought into the house on account of extensive burn of which she died. Her friends reported that she had lost, some nine years back, the use of the right side of the body. The mouth was drawn to the left side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1856 Date of death: 22 Mar 1856 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Abscesses in the Brain Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had been ill for about a fortnight. The attack came on with shivering, languor and pyrexia which he attributed to a cold. When admitted he was rapidly falling into a typhoid condition and had lost the use of his right arm. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jan 1848 Date of death: 7 Jan 1848 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy? Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital in a moribund condition, and died in the course of half an hour. The body was removed without examination. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1850 Date of death: 26 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain ) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This man who had been a physician's patient in this hospital in 1848 with general dropsy, apparently due to disease of the kidneys, applied again for admittance after having been an outpatient as he was still unfit for work in consequence of constant pain of the head and giddiness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1850 Date of death: 29 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Fainting from exhaustion Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Syncope (Brain); Exhaustion (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital by the police who stated that he had fallen down in some sort of fit in the street. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Nov 1842 Date of death: 26 Nov 1842 Disease (transcribed): Old Arachinitis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Ulceration of small and large intestine. Double ureters to one kidney. Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain) 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 and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855 Date of death: 6 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Red and grey hepatization of lungs. Diseased Heart and Kidneys. Growth from the Dura Mater Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tumour (Meninges) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman was the mother of thirteen children, and had been exposed to cold and damp in the low parts of Rotherhithe. Three weeks before Christmas her breathing became very short, accompanied with violent cough. She had been subject for six years to palpitations, but had never suffered from any difficulty of breathing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Mar 1853 Date of death: 12 Apr 1853 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous tubercles in the brain. Effusion of serum in the ventricles and on the surface of the brain. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: The child was alleged to have had whooping cough of about three months duration from which he recovered. His present illness was reported to have commences with faintness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1851 Date of death: 15 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Ascites & anasarca, Contracted granular & mottled kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart without valvular disease. Recent pericarditis. Inflammation of areolar tissue & under the fasciae of neck about the larynx & oesophagus. Congestion & oedema of the lungs. Effusion into subarachnoid tissue & ventricles of brain Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys, heart); Inflammation (Neck, throat); Congestion (Lungs); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur and Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was twice admitted at no very distant intervals into the hospital; first under Dr Page [William Emanuel Page] on the 12th February complaining of pain across the epigastrium & headache with some oedema of the ankles, and a very sallow aspect when it was ascertained that he was labouring under disease of the kidney with albuminous urine; and next under Dr Wilson [James Arthur Wilson] on 26th March with chronic rheuamtism, pain in head, & some confusion of ideas’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, trachea, pharynx, larynx, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Jan 1845 Date of death: 30 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca of both legs & left arm. Softening of the brain. Large quantities of fluid in the serous cavities of the chest. Head somewhat dilated with thinnish parietes. Mitral valve slightly thickened. Dilatation of aorta with spots of atheroma Disease (standardised): Edema (Legs, arm); Softening (Brain); Disease (Chest); Disease (Head); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta) 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 stated that about six months previous to admission, she was suddenly taken with giddiness and partial hemiplegia of the left side, but did not lose her senses, or the use of her limbs so much as to cause her to fall’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carrier Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Mar 1844 Date of death: 16 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive meningeal apoplexy. Calcareous deposit in the aortic valves with dilatation of left ventricle. Disease (standardised): Stroke (Meninges); Calculus (Heart); Dilatation (Heart) 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 in a state of insensibility and there was some wandering of the mind. He appeared to have little power over the muscles of the right side and of the left leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1852 Date of death: 30 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Diarrhoea. Vomiting. Coma. Ulceration of intestines. Engorgement and friable state of the lungs. Fluid blood Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Vomiting (Stomach); Coma (Brain); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Lung);Fluid (Blood) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient had been ill only eight or nine days. He had been seized with shivering, pain in the head and in limbs, with some soreness of throat, diarrhoea and vomiting. 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: 2 Apr 1846 Date of death: 9 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Arachnitis and inflammation of sub arachnoid tissues. Substance of brain congested. Effusion in the lateral ventricles. Congestion of membrane of mastoid cells. Congestive pneumonia. Miliary tubercles. Blood fluid. Peritonitis. Disease of fallopian tubes Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Congestion (Skull); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Disease (Fallopian tubes) 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 patient was admitted in an insensible semicomatose state. It appeared that she was taken with severe rigors followed by vomiting and pain in the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Sep 1842 Date of death: 1 Dec 1842 Disease (transcribed): Tumour of Brain. Phthisis. Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung) 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 and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1856 Date of death: 16 Apr 1856 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman was found in North Row, Park Lane by a policeman. She had been seized with an apoplectic fit and was brought to the Hospital comatose. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1846 Date of death: 12 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Spinal chord and brain healthy. Lungs emphysematous anteriorly, loaded with red, frothy serum posteriorly. Heart soft and flaccid, thin and dilated. Abdominal viscera healthy Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Central nervous system) 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 with paralysis of the lower extremities, but otherwise apparently in very tolerable health. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column, cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1849 Date of death: 26 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Caries of the sella turcica. Softening of all central parts of the brain Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'Of this man’s illness it was very difficult to obtain any history as he was only once seen by the physician, and then seemed to be depressed from the exhaustion of being brought to the hospital. There was a considerable degree of anxiety about his face, and with a good deal of hesitation in his manner, there seemed to be some confusion of thought’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 May 1841 Date of death: 21 May 1841 Disease (transcribed): Mottled & granular kidneys. Inflammation of trachea. Bronchi-lungs Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Inflammation (Trachea); Bronchitis (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, larynx, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 May 1841 Date of death: 21 May 1841 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn. Increased vascularity of brain & its membranes Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Vascularity (Brain) 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: Cranium, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Oct 1842 Date of death: 16 Dec 1842 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Tubercular deposits in Bronchial glands. Ulceration of large intestine. Calcareous deposit in falx. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Calculi (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital for a severe and constant pain in the head. He had not suffered from fits. Some little time after his admission he had fever, of which he ultimately died. The severe pain in the head continued up to the time of his death. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 May 1841 Date of death: 22 May 1841 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of membranes, softening of brain. Tubercles in lungs Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Softening (Brain); 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: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Apr 1841 Date of death: 22 May 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of small intestines. Kidneys mottled & granular Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); 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: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jan 1841 Date of death: 27 May 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in cerebellum, lungs, kidneys, neck & abdomen Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, kidneys, neck, abdomen) 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: Cranium, spinal canal, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 May 1841 Date of death: 27 May 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit in cerebellum, thorax, abdomen & cavity of uterus Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, thorax, abdomen, uterus) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'In the year 1836 I examined the body of an elderly lady who died of tubercular phthisis; in this case the cavity of the uterus contained about [2 ounces] of purulent scrofulous matter, which was completely enveloped in a kind of cyst’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen