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Richard Callagan, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1846
Date of death: 7 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into cavity of arachnoid, etc. Laceration of septum lucidum, without any external injury – the results of an accident. Fracture of scapula, clavicle and first six ribs on right side. Pneumonia.
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain ); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Scapula); Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Ribs); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted much intoxicated. No distinct history of an accident could be obtained, but he complained of his shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right shoulder
Type of incident: n/a

John Harrold, 39, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1842
Date of death: 4 Sep 1842
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of Ribs. Emphysema. Laceration of inferior branch of right bronchus. Fracture of Spine.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Emphysema (Lung); Laceration (Lung); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient fell from a height of about 40 feet. He was dead when he was brought into the Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ellen Evans, 34, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1845
Date of death: 6 Feb 1845
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis with condensation of lung. Extensive ulceration of the small intestine, caecum & appendix
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); 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: 'Stated that she had been troubled with cough and expectoration without haemoptysis, during the last six months, that she found herself gradually becoming short-breathed, had become rapidly emaciated, perspired much at night, and was unable to obtain any sleep’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Nowell, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 February 1844
Date of death: 18 February 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull; extensive laceration of brain. Fracture of clavicle and of 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Ribs on the left side. Lobular pneumonia, grey hepatization on the right side.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Clavicle, ribs); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very intoxicated state having been knocked down by a cart, the wheel passing over her body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Dark, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1846
Date of death: 6 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Enormous enlargement of the heart, from dilatation of its cavities and hypertrophy of their walls. Disease of mitral and aortic valves. Ascites. Anasarca. Fluid in both pleurae. Other organs very much congested.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Universal); Effusion (Pleura)
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 that about four years ago this man underwent a severe attack of rheumatic fever. This attack left him in an extensively weak state and suffering very considerably from palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Valentine, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1846
Date of death: 4 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of Thigh. Delirium Tremens. Congestive pneumonia of both lungs. Calculi in Kidney.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ); Pneumonia (Lung); Calculi (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient had been an out patient for two weeks previous to his admission for a crush of the fingers. There was some redness and tumor of the entire left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and left thigh
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary Clarke, 66, Married

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

Charles Wood, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1846
Date of death: 6 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Wound over knee joint. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the leg and thigh. Slight congestive pneumonia. All organs otherwise healthy
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung)
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 was admitted with an extensive lacerated wound extending across the patella.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left inferior extemity, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Maria Scales, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1842
Date of death: 2 Sep 1842
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis. Scrofulous peritonitis with ulceration of small intestine.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
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

Oliver Thompson, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1844
Date of death: 10 February 1844
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Diffuse inflammation of the sub-mucous laryngeal tissue. Rheumatic Gout.
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Larynx); Gout (Joints)
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 with Rheumatic Gout principally affecting the right knee joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx and larynx, thorax, abdomen and knee joint
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Coutts, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1843
Date of death: 15 February 1844
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis with extensive pneumonia. Ulceration of the cartilages of the hip and knee, with extensive scrofulous abscess in the neighbourhood of the hip, but not communicating with the joint.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Leg); Abscess (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a chronic disease of the right hip joint, the symptoms indicating ulceration of the cartilages. It was attributed to a blow he received about 18 months previously and followed by considerable inflammation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Mitcham, 29, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1845
Date of death: 5 Feb 1845
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the brain and its membranes. Phthisis. Tubercles in kidneys. Ulceration in caput coli
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestines)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'The only account that could be obtained of this patient’s symptoms, was from his brother, who stated that he had suffered from cough accompanied by expectoration during the last year. That of late he had been in the habit of drinking freely, and that during the last fortnight or three weeks, he had been very restless, unable to sleep at night & troubled with frightful spectral illusions’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

George Todd, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1842
Date of death: 2 Sep 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Hypertrophy of Left Ventricle. Two semilunar aortic valves – soft vegetation of their surface and on the mitral. Liver and kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Granular (Liver); Granular (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
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

Elizabeth Mirfield, 74, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1865
Date of death: 30 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung)
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 patient was admitted in a moribund condition with bronchitis and an ulcer of the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Scully, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1846
Date of death: 5 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Lungs emphysematous anteriorly. Congested, etc posteriorly. Heart dilated and atrophied. Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Anarsarca. Other organs, nothing remarkable
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain ); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: It appeared that the patient had been in excellent health until the last nine months, during which period her health had been gradually failing. Her illness began with an attack of jaundice and dyspepsia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Osborne Powell, 46, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1870
Date of death: 24 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary Phthisis. Tubercular disease of the kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (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: This patient had been rapidly emaciating, with cough and expectoration for six months, and for five months had suffered with increasing pain and frequency of micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and thorax, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Metcalf, 58, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1867
Date of death: 20 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Senile gangrene. Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Townsend, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1846
Date of death: 2 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Fistula in ano. Operation. Peritonitis. Mottled kidneys. Phthisis. Disease of right iliac bone
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Intestines); Operation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Pelvis)
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 was admitted with an old opening into the gut, which was first stated to have appeared as an abscess.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and right iliac bone
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Latham, 66, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1845
Date of death: 3 Feb 1845
Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea. Phthisis pulmonalis?
Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
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 not examined, at the request of the friends’

Type of incident: n/a

William Cullen, 50, Sawyer

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?

George Parker, 26, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1868
Date of death: 29 Nov 1868
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of neck. Bronchitis. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Bronchitis (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had fallen down out of the window sixteen days before admission. He got almost well but three days ago his neck began to swell and get red.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Usher, 6, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Laceration of lung.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Lung)
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: This child was brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, lungs, heart, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Jones, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1844
Date of death: 12 February 1844
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Pericarditis with hypertrophy of left ventricle. Kidneys mottled and granular.
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Hypertrophy (Heart); Mottled, Granular (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 was admitted in a state of great exhaustion with extreme dyspnoea and oedematous swelling of the feet and legs. About six weeks previously in consequence of exposure to cold he appears to have had an attack of acute inflammation of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Francis Wilkins, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1842
Date of death: 26 Aug 1842
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of mucous membrane of wind pipe and small intestine.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Trachea, 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: Larynx and trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Lee, 26, Married

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?

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