Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1845 Date of death: 14 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Chronic affection of the bladder, ureter etc. with mottling & granular degeneration of the kidneys. Large foul abscess in the left loin & extensing along the psoas, into the groin. Recent pleurisy & peritonitis Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Bladder, ureter, kidneys); Abscess (Loin, groin); Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This person had attended the hospital occasionally for many years past, and had been in the habit of having catheters introduced as an out-patient. When he applied in the 9th of April he was suffering from the usual symptoms of retention of urine and stated that he had not passed any water for twenty four hours’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Apr 1845 Date of death: 26 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in breast. Erysipelas over the breast and chest. Puerpural mania Disease (standardised): Abscess (Breast); Erysipelas (Breast, chest); Postpartum depression (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in consequence of abscesses in the right breast and was delivered of a fully developed child on the following day. After her delivery she lost a considerable quantity of blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Mar 1845 Date of death: 8 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Partial inflammation of right lung. Malignant disease of femur with suppuration in the thigh & in the knee joint Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lungs); Malignant disease (Thigh); Suppuration (Thigh, knee) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Two years ago this patient experienced constant shooting pain down the right thigh which sometimes would keep her awake and at others would wake her from her sleep. These pains were rather relieved by walking’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 May 1845 Date of death: 10 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas with oedema of scalp, & diffuse cellular inflammation of neck & mediastinum. Larynx oedematous, with increased vascularity. Large quantities of fluid in the ventricles of the brain with perforation, in several places, of septum lucidum Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin); Edema (Scalp); Inflammation (Neck, chest); Edema (Larynx); Wound (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Was first brought to the hospital on the 2nd of May with a wound about an inch in length, situated immediately above the right superciliary ridge and not exposing the bone. He was sensible and able to answer questions but his manner was excited. He was said to have been stunned by a blow, and had not been sick after the accident. He declared his intention of leaving the hospital, but was ultimately reduced to go to bed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 May 1845 Date of death: 20 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Stone in bladder. Lithotomy. Diffuse cellular inflammation of pelvis. Peritonitis. Pleurisy on both sides. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Lithotomy; Inflammation (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'George Fish, at 5 ½, admitted into the hospital on the 7th of May. No distinct history of his complaint could be procured, but it was stated that he had had some pain in making water and had been in the habit of pulling his prepuce for four months’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jul 1845 Date of death: 26 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn. Mucous surface of duodenum slightly increased in vascularity. Other viscera healthy Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an extensive burn situated upon the right arm, right side of the chest, neck and face, and apparently in many places having destroyed the whole thickness of the skin. Her clothes had caught fire shortly before her admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1845 Date of death: 29 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Large fibrous tumour of the uterus blocking up the pelvis, ulcerating and destroying the walls of the vagina both posteriorly and anteriorly and destroying the neck of the bladder. Other viscera healthy Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Ulcer (Vagina, bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Sarah Few, a married woman, of a sallow complexion and emaciated, had had a child 13 years before her admission into the hospital. She stated that she had had some discharge from the vagina for two or three years and the the blood discharged in menstruation had contained during that time some coagula. 15 months ago she found that she was becoming weaker and losing flesh’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jun 1845 Date of death: 29 Aug 1845 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of both inferior extremities with circumscribed abscesses. Viscera healthy in structure, excepting the uterus which contained several fibrous tumours Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Abscess (Tumour); Uterus Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with erysipelalous inflammation of both legs accompanied by all the symptoms of much constitutional debility, but without any symptoms indicating disease of any of articular organs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, inferior extremities
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Sep 1845 Date of death: 27 Sep 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive laceration of the liver. Rupture of vena cava inferior. Separation of symphysis pubis Disease (standardised): Laceration (Liver); Rupture (Blood vessels); Injury (Pubis) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'A cart had passed over the body of this patient shortly before his admission into the hospital. When admitted he was in a state of collapse with blanched features, and complained much of pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Sep 1845 Date of death: 30 Sep 1845 Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound of foot. Sloughing of integuments. Inflammation of lung with deposit of matter Disease (standardised): Wound (Foot); Sloughing (Foot); Inflammation (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an extensive lacerated wound over the dorsum of the foot caused by a cart wheel passing over it. There was considerable haemorrhage from some of the small arteries at the time and it was subsequently ascertained that one of the metatarsal bones was fractured and a portion of the base separated from the remainder of the bone’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lower extremity, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Oct 1845 Date of death: 3 Oct 1845 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the left auricle and of one of the pulmonary veins, with effusion of blood into the pericardium. Laceration of the liver. Patches of ecchymosis in the sub-pleural cellular tissue Disease (standardised): Laceration (Ear, lungs, liver); Ecchymosis (Lungs)
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 was reported to have fallen from a ladder, but as nobody was present at the time the exact distance or the part upon which he fell was not ascertained. When admitted his face was blue and much congested’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Aug 1845 Date of death: 6 Oct 1845 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of antrum, extending to dura mater Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient when admitted was in a state of much nervous irritability and weakness. The left cheek was swollen and the left eye appeared to be pushed forward’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1845 Date of death: 1 Nov 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the skull with extravasation of blood between the bone and the dura mater. Fracture of ribs. Heart dilated with softening of muscular structure Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Spitta, Robert John Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was brought to the hospital without any history of the way in which he had met with his accident. It was however supposed that he had been struck or run over by a cart’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Oct 1845 Date of death: 26 Nov 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn over the neck &c. Emphysema of both lungs to great extent Disease (standardised): Burn (Neck); Emphysema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a burn extending over a great portion of the posterior part of the scalp, round the whole of the neck and over a portion of the chest. Some portions of the skin appeared to have perished, & others still retained their vasculatiry and were redder than natural. The accident was caused by the cap of the patient catching fire’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 06 Sep 1847 Date of death: 06 Sep 1847 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the cervical vertebrae. Compression of chord. Sudden death after a few hours. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Compression (Spinal cord); Death, sudden (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: On examination it was found that the whole body and extremities up to the clavicles were completely paralysed. These symptoms had followed a fall from a cab. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, spinal chord, blood and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 07 Sep 1847 Date of death: 14 Sep 1847 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound with extensive suppuration and fracture of the base of the skull. Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Suppuration (Head); Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: This patients injuries were caused by a wheel of a heavily laden cart passing over the side of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Jul 1844 Date of death: 24 Oct 1844 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Anasarca. Effusion of fluid into thoracic serous cavities. Dilatation of heart without hypertrophy. Extensive inflammation of lung and pulmonary apoplexy. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg, Foot); Effusion (Thorax); Dilatation (Heart); Inflammation (Lung); Haemorrhage (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of a palpitation of the heart and an acute pain in the region of the organ which appeared to occupy a larger space than natural. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Jan 1845 Date of death: 28 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia, left side. Operation. Fatal peritonitis. Lungs emphysematous and congested Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen); Emphysema (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Mary Sears at 44 [?48] having previously enjoyed sufficiently good health with the exception of some affection of the lungs, was rather suddenly seized with a pain in the abdomen on the 21st of January’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, hernial sac, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jan 1845 Date of death: 3 Feb 1845 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of the leg and thigh, with granular kidneys and old inflammation of the peritoneum covering the liver and spleen. The latter of which was enlarged and very hard Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg, thigh); Disease (Kidneys); Inflammation (Abdomen); Disease (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Two days previous to admission this patient scratched his foot, which became inflamed. The inflammation extending up the leg principally in the course of the absorbents. There was little pain and no rigors or perspirations’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, inferior extremity
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Feb 1845 Date of death: 16 Feb 1845 Disease (transcribed): Burn. Larynx, only part examined, congested, with slight thickening of submucous cellular tissue Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This child was admitted at five o’clock in the evening in a state of extreme collapse, having been brought thirteen miles from the country enveloped in a blanket only. The treatment consisted of stimulants during the night’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Mar 1845 Date of death: 13 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the pelvis and rupture of the inter-pubic ligament, with extensive rupture of the urethra, and effusion of urine Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Pelvis, urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Was admitted at 3pm, having been jammed between a heavy stone and an iron spindle. He was in a state of collapse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Mar 1855 Date of death: 5 May 1855 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Disease Kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman had been subject to cough and spitting of blood at various times during the last two years. Eleven months ago she had a miscarriage and had been much worse since that time. She was very weak and unable to stand. She complained of pain in the lower part of the abdomen, loss of appetite and great thirst. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1860 Date of death: 1 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The mother of 5 children, ceased to menstruate 12 years before her admission and remained free from discharge until within 12 months when fluid and discharge appeared. The patient was suffering from pain in the pelvis and thighs, as well as sickness and nausea and lost flesh rapidly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the pelvic organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Feb 1856 Date of death: 9 Mar 1856 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the Uterus Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: For two years she had been suffering from uterine haemorrhage brought on by the least exertion. Fifteen months ago she was suddenly seized with intense pain across the loins accompanied with bearing down, simulating labour pains. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen and intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jun 1856 Date of death: 6 Oct 1856 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of Uterus and Ovaries Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Uterus); Malignancy (Ovaries) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman had been ill three months with pain and swelling in the right side of the abdomen, coming on after a cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a