Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1846 Date of death: 29 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Stone in bladder. Lithotripsy. Pleurisy and pneumonia? Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Lithotripsy (Bladder); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas. Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The case was not entered as there was not a post mortem examination of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The friends would not allow the body to be examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Feb 1868 Date of death: 3 May 1868 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous disease of kidney. Cystitis. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder) 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 patient had been in the medical ward until the 29th April when he was transferred. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Apr 1844 Date of death: 3 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous disease of the uterus spreading to the neighbouring parts. Scirrhous tubercles in liver. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Liver) 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 a hard, circumscribed tender tumour in the abdomen occupying the left iliac, lumbar and umbilical regions and extending over to the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen 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 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1846 Date of death: 31 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fracture of the skull, depression of the orbital plate of the frontal. Abscess in the anterior lobe of the brain with extensive suppuration in the lateral ventricles and at the base of the brain. Other viscera healthy. Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Fracture (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Suppuration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a superficial scalp wound caused about ten minutes previously by a fall of about six feet from a ladder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Glover Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 May 1874 Date of death: 6 May 1874 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated congenital inguinal hernia (operation). Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: This man suffered from a hernia since boyhood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, hernia, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1845 Date of death: 23 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Ascites from thickening of the capsule of the liver. Tapping. Erysipelas. Dilatation, without hypertrophy, of the heart Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Bleeding; Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Heart) 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 stated to have enjoyed very good health up to two years ago, when she suffered from an attack of rheumatic fever, and since that time has always been subject to palpitation on very little bodily exertion. Nine months ago, she was delivered of a fine healthy child, & shortly after her confinement, she suffered from intense pain in the abdomen accompanied by violent diarrhoea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 80 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 May 1846 Date of death: 31 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The case was not entered, as there was no post mortem examination of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Mar 1844 Date of death: 4 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of the lung. Large aneurysm of the abdominal aorta making its way through the diaphragm into the left lung by small, ulcerated openings. Kidneys mottled. Amputation of leg. Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Aneurysm (Arteries); Mottled (Kidney); Amputation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: On the 11th April the patient underwent amputation below the knee on account of a chronic disease of the ankle joint, the result of an injury about three years previous. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1862 Date of death: 8 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of vertebrae. Exposure of spinal cord. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Spine); Exposure (Spinal cord); Sepsis (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: This man was admitted under the physicians for paralysis. He stated that twelve months ago he sprained his back. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, cord and chest Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1845 Date of death: 24 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fluid in sub-arachnoid tissue. Lung congested posteriorly. Two aortic valves only, the surfaces of which were covered with fibrinous & calcareous deposits. Slight irregular depressions on surfaces of kidneys. Small calculus in pelvis of kidney Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Deposit (Aorta); Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Calculus (Kidneys) 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 was admitted complaining of pain in the chest, & cough said to be of ten days’ duration. The respiration was very quick & catching, & the pain in the chest was much increased on deep inspiration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: School girl Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Apr 1865 Date of death: 22 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) 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 fell down stairs on the 14th of April and struck the back of his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 May 1844 Date of death: 4 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Fungoid disease of the liver and omentum giving rise to fatal haemorrhage into the cavity of the peritoneum. No malignant disease in any other viscus. Disease (standardised): Fungoid disease (Liver); Fungoid disease (Abdomen); Haemorrhage (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with an enlargement of the abdomen, fluctuation being readily distinguished at its lower part. There was also some oedema of the lower extremities. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1846 Date of death: 2 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions. Scattered tubercles in apices of lungs. Scrofulous disease of right kidney, with thickening of its capsule and condensation of the surrounding cellulo-adipose tissue. Chronic inflammation of the large intestine. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Inflammation (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient stated that about four years ago, he was knocked down and run over by a cart and he was so severely injured in the right lumbar region that he was obliged to keep to his bed for three months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Apr 1867 Date of death: 7 May 1867 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Fracture of leg. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man was admitted with a simple oblique fracture of both bones of the right leg and the junction of the middle with the lower third. He stated that the accident had occurred through his slipping off the eddge of the kerb stone. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right leg Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1845 Date of death: 25 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Large scalp wound, followed by matter between the dura mater & bone as well as by matter in the cavity of the arachnoid and in the sub-arachnoid tissue & pia mater. Trephine applied. 2ndary deposits in lung. Pericardium adherent. Heart dilated & soft Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Wound (Brain); Trephining; Deposit (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'John Clark, admitted with a very large scalp wound, extending nearly the whole length of the head upon the right side, in a semicircular direction, and exposing considerable portion of the right temporal occipital, and frontal bones […] The wound was filled with dirt. It was not ascertained in what manner the wound had been inflicted as he was found in a state of insensibility in a cellar & could give no account of the way in which he got there’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 May 1846 Date of death: 2 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian dropsy. Paracentesis. Inflammation of cyst which was extensively adherent to various parts of the peritoneum. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Ovary); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Inflammation (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient had repeatedly been in the Hospital during the previous two years, suffering from well marked ovarian dropsy. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 May 1844 Date of death: 6 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Retention of urine from enlarged Prostate gland. Haemorrhage. Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Haemorrhage (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of a retention of urine from an enlarged prostate gland. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coal porter Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Apr 1865 Date of death: 23 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Extensive superficial injuries of arms and legs Disease (standardised): Injury (Arm); Injury (Leg) 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 man was admitted after a cask of beer fell from a waggon on to this arm and then on to his leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Feb 1845 Date of death: 25 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed empyema. Malignant disease of the right ovary with recent peritonitis. Tumour in umbilical region Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Malignant disease (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tumour (Abdomen)
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 admitted in the autumn of last year, complaining of great distension of the abdomen, occasioning dyspnoea and great abdominal uneasiness. She said that the swelling which commenced at the lower part of the abdomen on the right side was first perceived about six months prior to admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845 Date of death: 13 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the arch of aorta bursting into oesophagus and trachea. Aorta atheromatous. Old pleurisy Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta); 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, a tailor, dreadfully disfigured by a burn which occurred when he was 18 months old, stated that he had enjoyed excellent health up to last September year, at which time his notice was attracted by a slight pain in the upper part of the back, greatly increased on swallowing’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Child Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jan 1862 Date of death: 8 Jan 1862 Disease (transcribed): Scald Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This was a case of severe scald. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: [No gender stated] Date of admission: 27 Apr 1842 Date of death: 24 Jun 1842 Disease (transcribed): Effusion in left pleura. Phthisis. Granular liver. Tubercules in Kidneys. Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Granular (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick 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: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Oct 1845 Date of death: 12 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Scrofulous deposits about peritoneum. Ulceration of small intestine. Liver fatty Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of a cough and pain in the chest of about six weeks duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a