Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jan 1842 Date of death: 14 Apr 1842 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) 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: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1844 Date of death: 22 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'As the body was removed without examination, no history of the case is given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was removed by the friends before it was examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Nov 1844 Date of death: 6 Dec 1844 Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fluid in both pleurae. Right bronchi inflamed. Dilatation with hypertrophy of left ventricle. Atheromatous deposit in aortic and mitral valves. Purulent fluid in peritoneum. Kidneys dwindled and granular. Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Inflammation (Lung); Dilatation, Hypertrophy (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Heart); Suppuration (Abdomen); Dwindled, Granular (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with general anasarca and some orthopnea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Nov 1845 Date of death: 30 Nov 1845 Disease (transcribed): Chronic ulcer of the stomach, blocked up by the pancreas, the adhesions to which had partially given. Extensive peritonitis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Other viscera healthy Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of pain in the left hypochondriac region, not increased on pressure, and not aggravated by the deepest inspiration. She stated that for many years she had been subject to pain on the left side, and occasionally also on the right, and that about four years ago, she had a violent attack of haematemesis’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Apr 1842 Date of death: 23 Apr 1842 Disease (transcribed): Contused wound of scalp. Secondary deposits Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Deposit Admitted under the care of: Walker, Robert Benjamin 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: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Nov 1844 Date of death: 10 Dec 1844 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis of a very lower character. Viscera in abdomen and thorax healthy. Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert. 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, abdomen and right inferior extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Apr 1842 Date of death: 25 Apr 1842 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous uterus Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'It may be worth while to mention that the left ureter was double, entered the kidney by different points’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pelvic region
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Nov 1845 Date of death: 2 Dec 1845 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised):
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'As there was no examination, no history of the case is given’ 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: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845 Date of death: 23 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration of the stomach, producing perforation of that organ & peritonitis. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient, with the peculiar aspect of malignant disease, complained of pain in the left hypochondriac region, of about 2 years’ duration. On being questioned on the subject, she stated that during the whole of this period the pain had been constantly present, was not aggravated after eating, but was much worse after long continued exercise, and was to a certain extent relieved by a recumbent position’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Aug 1842 Date of death: 7 Aug 1842 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Extensive ulceration of small intestine. Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines) 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: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1842 Date of death: 1 May 1842 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis pulmonalis 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: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Apr 1842 Date of death: 2 May 1842 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) 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, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Dec 1845 Date of death: 20 Dec 1845 Disease (transcribed): Fits of an epileptic character. Great congestion of the brain & its membranes. Pointed exostosis growing from the occipital Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Congestion (Brain); Exostoses (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Cowell, Thomas William Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with fits of an epileptic character, occurring about every two minutes. It was reported that epilepsy was common in the family, and that one of her brothers, as also one of her sisters, had suffered severely from it. This patient was attacked for the first time three days before admission, and when first seen by the medical man, it was judged advisable to bleed her’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium (‘in consequence of the relations having called, late in the afternoon, to remove the body. The head was the only part examined’)
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Apr 1842 Date of death: 10 May 1842 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne Medical examination performed by: Davis, George Augustus Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'To be reported by Mr G. Davis [George Augustus Davis], officiating house surgeon’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 May 1842 Date of death: 12 May 1842 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Disease of heart and kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys) 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: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Dec 1845 Date of death: 29 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a 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: No history of this case is given in consequence of the removal of the body without examination Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1844 Date of death: 30 Dec 1844 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a 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: The body was removed before it had been examined 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: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Dec 1840 Date of death: 2 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the membranes of the brain Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain) 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, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jan 1843 Date of death: 15 Feb 1843 Disease (transcribed): Malignant Disease. Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Indeterminate) 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: Head, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jan 1846 Date of death: 1 Feb 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae, with very few tubercles, in apices of both lungs, the structure of which was compressed and very oedematous. Old adhesions. Scirrhus of the pylorus, with encephaloid glands. Other viscera, nothing remarkable Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cancer (Stomach) 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: It appeared from the man’s account, that he was in the Hospital about two years before with slight cough and haemoptysis, and that since that time his cough had never entirely left him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845 Date of death: 28 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Fungoid tumour in brain with effusion in the lateral ventricles. Partial hepatisation of left lung. Old pleurisy. Fibrous tumour in uterus Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); Hepatisation (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Was reported by her husband to have complained during the last year & a half of pain in the head, accompanied by partial loss of power & numbness on the lower extremities, by some loss of memory and a sense of stupidity. This had gone on from bad to worse, and about two months ago, she became so listless and forgetful as to be utterly unable to conduct her household affairs, & she was obliged to be fed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Full title: ‘The Nature and Treatment of Dropsy: Considered especially in reference to the Diseases of the Internal Organs of the Body which most commonly produce it. Parts I and II Anasarca and Ascites. To which is added, An Appendix, containing a translation of the work of Der Geromini, on dropsy: from the original Italian’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1842 Date of death: 26 Aug 1842 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Arterius atheramatous Hypertrophy with dilatation of left ventricle. Kidneys granular. Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Hypertrophy (Heart); Dilatation (Heart); Granular (Kidney) 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Jan 1843 Date of death: 19 Feb 1843 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) 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 and head Type of incident: n/a