Occupation or role: Butler Age: 75 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Mar 1865 Date of death: 26 Mar 1865 Disease (transcribed): Perineal abscess. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Abscess (Perineum); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1846 Date of death: 12 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Spinal chord and brain healthy. Lungs emphysematous anteriorly, loaded with red, frothy serum posteriorly. Heart soft and flaccid, thin and dilated. Abdominal viscera healthy Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Central nervous system) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted with paralysis of the lower extremities, but otherwise apparently in very tolerable health. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column, cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Nov 1856 Date of death: 15 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the ilium and kidney Disease (standardised): Cancer (Hip); Cancer (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: Two years before he was admitted into the hospital in dragging up a heavy bedstead up a flight of stone stairs, his foot slipped and he fell striking his left ilium against the edge of the step. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, bones of the pelvis and iliac vessels Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Apr 1845 Date of death: 4 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive laceration of the right lung with a large extravasation of blood into the cavity of the pleura. Separation of several cartilages of the ribs, right side, from the sternum. Rupture of the liver. Fracture of arm & leg Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lungs); Extravasation (Lungs); Separation (Chest); Rupture (Liver); Fracture (Arm, leg) 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 perfectly sensible when admitted, but presented ex-sanguine features and scarcely any pulse. He died after having been in the hospital an hour, having never rallied in any degree from his state of collapse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left superior extremity, left inferior extremity
Occupation or role: Cab driver Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Apr 1873 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Brought in dead Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1851 Date of death: 21 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Large stone in bladder. Lithotrity. Inflammation of bladder & urethra, with an ulcerated opening in the front part of the latter, & a foul abscess. Inflammation of right kidney etc. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Partial softening of brain Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Operation (Bladder); Inflammation (Bladder, urethra, kidneys); Abscess (Urethra); Pneumonia (Lungs); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient who was a shoemaker & a native of Kent, was admitted with symptoms of stone in the bladder, there being slight pain in the perineum particularly after the evacuation of the urine, & occasional attacks of retention which he stated to be invariable preceded by the passage of blood with the water’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, urethra, thorax, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1846 Date of death: 11 Apr 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: Case not entered, as the body was not examined. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined, at the request of the friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Nov 1843 Date of death: 24 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis. Operation. Secondary abscess in the Lungs and Liver, and in the opposite thigh and knee joint. Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Leg); Operation (Leg); Abscess (Lung); Abscess (Liver); Abscess (Leg) 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 came into the Hospital with an abscess under the Periosteum of the right Tibia which had been caused by a blow received a short time before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity and left leg Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Mar 1870 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Extensive injury to the brain. Fracture of left femur. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain ); Fracture (Leg) 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 was brought in dead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium, cerebrum and pleurae. All the viscera both thoracic and abdominal were natural Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Omnibus Driver Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1844 Date of death: 23 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Rupture of an aneurysmal pouch at the root of the aorta and extensive effusion of blood into the pericardium. Disease (standardised): Rupture (Arteries); Effusion (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The man had fallen suddenly from the box of the omnibus he was driving and was picked up dead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jan 1862 Date of death: 27 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) 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 girl was admitted with disease of the knee. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and stump Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Mar 1865 Date of death: 25 Mar 1865 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Oedema of glottis. Laryngotomy Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Oedema (Larynx); Laryngotomy (Larynx) 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 with eczema of three weeks standing which was situated on the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, larynx, abdomen and heart Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 8 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Mar 1870 Date of death: 12 Mar 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Apr 1872 Date of death: 11 Apr 1872 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (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 man had been hemiplegic for ten years. The day of admission he became giddy and fell, bruising the right hip. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Apr 1845 Date of death: 4 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Phthisis? Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); 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: 'No history as there was no examination’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was removed before it could be examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Mar 1846 Date of death: 11 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Enormous dilatation and hypertrophy of the heart with disease of the valves. Pulmonary apoplexy and red hepatisation Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Disease (Lung) 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: This patient was admitted labouring under ascites with anasarca, and violent palpitation of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1844 Date of death: 23 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive tubercular deposit in the lungs and in the sub-peritoneal cellular tissue. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This man was dead when when brought into the Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Mar 1846 Date of death: 11 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of pharynx and larynx. Ossification of the cartilages of the larynx and necrosis of the arytenoid cartilages. Phthisis. Old adhesions of pleurae. Ulceration of caecum. Kidneys granular with inflamed pelves, infundibula etc Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Pharynx); Ulcer (Larynx); Osteogenesis (Laryngeal cartilages); Necrosis (Laryngeal cartilages); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines);Disease (Kidney) 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: This patient stated that he always enjoyed very good health up to the middle of last December, at which time he experienced a severe attack of inflammatory sore throat, causing almost complete hoarseness, and very great difficulty of swallowing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Mar 1845 Date of death: 3 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Phlebitis of the veins of the opposite extremity. Slight peritonitis and pleurisy. Lungs gorged at back part & soft in texture. Gut of a dark colour, but otherwise healthy Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Was admitted on the evening of the 22 of March with a small tumor in the left femoral region, tender to the touch, and accompanied by a constant sense of sickness. The pain extends over the abdomen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, hernial sac, thorax, right inferior extremity
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Feb 1846 Date of death: 10 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid tumour in post-peritoneal cellular tissue. Red hepatisation of lungs. Encephaloid disease of mediastinal glands. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Disease (Lung); Cancer (Lymph nodes) 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: This patient stated that for last three or four months she had been gradually losing her health and strength without any very obvious cause. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Mar 1874 Date of death: 18 Mar 1874 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Sloughing of penis. Cellulitis Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Sloughing (Penis); Cellulitis (Scrotum) 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 stated that he had had difficulty in passing his urine for the last twelve months and about a week ago his penis commenced to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, urethra and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Feb 1845 Date of death: 3 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of ovaries, of sub-serous cellular tissue of omentum and intestines, of pelvic & mesenteric glands, of sub-pleural and sub-pericardial cellular tissue, and of sub-cutaneous tissue in neighbourhood of umbilicus Disease (standardised): Encephaloid disease (Ovaries, abdomen, intestines, tissues)
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 unmarried, and states that until three months ago she enjoyed perfectly good health. At that time she first found that her abdomen was larger than natural, and she experienced some sharp, darting pains aggravated at night’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Apr 1844 Date of death: 24 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive suppuration of the sub-cutaneous and intermuscular cellular tissue following a wound of the ulnar artery. Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Tissue); Wound (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was a man of drunken habits and in a fall upon some stone, received a wound on the wrist which divided the ulnar artery. He lost a considerable quantity of blood and was in a state of collapse when admitted into the Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right superior extremities and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 February 1844 Date of death: 30 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Psoas Abscess Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas) Admitted under the care of: Keate, 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: The body was not examined, at the request of her friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1845 Date of death: 2 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound & fracture of the skull, with extensive laceration of the brain. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the scalp & oedema of the face with inflammation of the cellular tissue of the neck, & oedema of the larynx Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Inflammation (Scalp, neck); Edema (Face, larynx) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Shortly before his admission, this patient was thrown from a cart. When brought to the hospital he was quite insensible and in a state of collapse. There was a small wound at the posterior part of the scalp not exposing the bone, and some blood flowed from the left ear’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen