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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1859
Date of death: 18 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of the rectum
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman was admitted in a moribund state, suffering from a scirrhous tumour of the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Companion
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1862
Date of death: 19 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Operation. Enteritis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Enteritis (Intestines)
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 was a case of strangulated femoral hernia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1864
Date of death: 26 Dec 1864
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat
Disease (standardised): Cut (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Suicide?

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1862
Date of death: 18 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic ulceration of fauces. Death from exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Ulcer (Pharynx); Exhaustion (Systemic)
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: This case was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1870
Date of death: 25 Apr 1870
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Syphilitic affection of the larynx and liver. Nephritis.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Syphilis (Larynx, Liver); Nephritis (Kidney)
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: The patient had contracted syphilis ten years before. Two years before admission, ulceration of the throat commenced which had never healed and a tumour on the side of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, spleen, kidneys, bladder and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1865
Date of death: 2 May 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Strumous disease of rectum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Rectum)
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: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1868
Date of death: 4 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous abscesses. Amyloid degeneration
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Indeterminate); Abscess (Indeterminate); Amyloidosis (Liver); 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: Seven months before admission she noticed swelling in the left side of the neck and abscesses formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1869
Date of death: 14 Jun 1869
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of rectum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Three years ago the catamenia stopped and she noticed great pain in passing faeces and discharge of blood from the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sawyer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1869
Date of death: 6 Dec 1869
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Suicide?

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1869
Date of death: 8 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid Cancer of the Peritoneum, spreading to the Liver and Kidneys. Bronchitis. Femoral Hernia.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen, Liver, Kidney); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Hernia (Abdomen)
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: The patient gave various accounts of herself but it seemed probable that in January 1869 she was operated on for a strangulated inguinal hernia, which was followed by sloughing of the bowel and the formation of an abscess.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas and hernia
Type of incident: n/a

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: Engraver
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1867
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat
Disease (standardised): Cut (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not entered
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Suicide

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: House keeper
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1873
Date of death: 14 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Caseous pneumonia. Granular kidneys. Prolapsus ani
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Prolapsed (Anal canal)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The patient stated that she had suffered from prolapsus ani for the last thirty years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1873
Date of death: 30 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the rectum. Colotomy. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Colotomy (Intestines); Caries (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner. Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient had suffered from diarrhoea for the last four or five months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1874
Date of death: 27 May 1874
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate rectum. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Rectum); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Since its birth five days before, this child had passed neither urine or faeces. It was a small weak looking child and not well developed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1845
Date of death: 12 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis with old & recent pleurisy. Lungs congested. Heart dilated. Tubercular ulceration of small intestine
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 a partial state of collapse, stating that he had suffered from cough for months, and had frequent haemoptysis. He was too weak to undergo a stethoscopic examination’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1845
Date of death: 23 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Extensive rupture of the liver with effusion of blood & bile into the peritoneum. Fracture of 4th, 5th, & 6th ribs
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Effusion (Abdomen); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient shortly before his admission was knocked down by some horses and the wheel of a carriage passed over his abdomen. Some of the ribs were felt to be fractured upon the side side, and he was in a state of extreme collapse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 May 1845
Date of death: 28 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical & femoral hernia. Mortification of small intestine contained in the femoral sac. Extensive hepatisation of lower lobe, left lung. One small vomica in the apex of the right lung
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen, thigh); Mortification (Intestines); Hepatisation (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'Anne Dudley, married, the mother of ten children, admitted at 9pm on 26th of May. She stated that she had had an umbilical hernia for thirty years, which first appeared during a difficult parturition. She had always worn a truss which however was not very effectual lately owing to its being out of repair’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1845
Date of death: 3 Jun 1845
Disease (transcribed): Effusion in the sub-arachnoid tissue. Phthisis with old adhesions. Tubercular ulceration of intestinal canal
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines)
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, an habitual drunkard, stated that he had not enjoyed good health for the last 18 months. That during that time he has had no appetite, and has been gradually getting thinner, but without any very obvious cause’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1845
Date of death: 17 Aug 1845
Disease (transcribed): Extensive laceration of the spleen, from a fall, with slight laceration of the liver, and effusion of blood into the peritoneum. Lungs loaded with red, frothy serum and partially solidified. Other viscera healthy, except slight thickening of mitral & aortic valves
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Spleen, liver); Effusion (Abdomen); Disease (Lungs, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was reported to have fallen a distance of twenty feet and to have struck his side against a pole. After the injury he remained insensible for some time’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1845
Date of death: 30 Aug 1845
Disease (transcribed): Large polypus of the small intestine producing invagination of the gut. Acute peritonitis with old adhesions of the small intestine to various parts. Heart dilated and flaccid
Disease (standardised): Polyps (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had been ailing ever since Easter, with pain in abdomen, which was at first attended by violent constipation of eight days’ duration, but since that time had been accompanied by almost constant diarrhoea. The pain is extremely severe, & has been particularly so during the last few days, attended by rigors’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1845
Date of death: 2 Oct 1845
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fracture of the skull. Inflammation of membranes. Pus in superior longitudinal sinus. Extravasations of blood under both pleurae. Lungs congested and soft in structure. 2Ndary deposits in liver (trephine applied)
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Skull); Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Disease (Lungs); Deposit (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'A piece of an iron pipe fell from a height of 40 feet and after striking against a projection bounded upon the patient’s head. He was stunned for about two minutes but was quite sensible half an hour afterwards when admitted into the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1845
Date of death: 9 Oct 1845
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Fluid in the various serous cavities. Heart hypertrophied and dilated. Aorta atheromatous. Pulmonary apoplexy. Granular degeneration of the kidneys. White patches on on the heart, liver and spleen. Liver congested
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Stroke (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys, heart, liver, spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was brought to the hospital in a moribund state. His friends stated that he had not enjoyed good health for above a year, as during the period he had suffered from palpitation and dyspnoea, pain in the loins, and great general debility’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a