Occupation or role: Ex policeman Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jan 1867 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) 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: Brought in dead having fallen down in the street. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Jan 1875 Date of death: 28 Jan 1875 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Atheroma. Gangrene (amputation) Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Gangrene (Foot); Amputation (Foot) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: The patient stated that a week or ten days before she woke up in the morning and found that she had been sleeping with the bed clothes of her left foot which was feeling quite numbed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Jul 1873 Date of death: 29 Jul 1873 Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis. Tracheotomy. Bronchitis. Pleurisy. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Bronchitis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart) 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 had been quite well up to the day before when she felt unwell and had some difficulty in breathing which increased. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 May 1872 Date of death: 15 Aug 1872 Disease (transcribed): Cancerous infiltration of glands of axilla. Cancer of lung and pericardium. Pericarditis. Cancer of forearm. Amputation Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Cancer (Arm); Amputation (Arm) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy Medical notes: Sixteen years before admission she severely cut the right forearm and the injury was followed by flexure of fingers and consequent impairment of the use of the hand. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 47 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Feb 1872 Date of death: 8 Mar 1872 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of foot. Amputation at thigh. Atheroma. Thrombosis of femoral and common iliac veins. Bedsores Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Amputation (Leg); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Thrombosis (Veins); Pressure ulcer (Skin) 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 a month before admission was suddenly attacked with great pain in the right loin, followed by coldness and pain down the leg and slight swelling. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Aug 1871 Date of death: 2 Aug 1871 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Atheroma. Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Hernia (Abdomen); Operation
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: 'He had had a rupture 16 years. He wore a truss for 2 years, & then relinquished it, so that none was worn for last 14 years, during which time the bowel frequently came down. July 29 bowel came down after coughing and he could not return it. Bowels had acted that morning, not since’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Joiner Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Oct 1870 Date of death: 31 Oct 1870 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into a large sac connected with the bladder. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Bladder); Cystitis (Bladder); Sepsis (Systemic) 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 out of health for some months and had his arm amputated for disease of the bone. He stated that he had never had any urinary difficulty until the day of his admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabinet Maker Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Apr 1870 Date of death: 21 May 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fatty Heart. Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) 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 fallen off some steps in a garden, his right foot sank into the earth, so that as he fell he was twisted outwards. On admission he was found to have a fracture of both malleoli of the right foot, with displacement of the foot outwards. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and cerebrum Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jun 1869 Date of death: 2 Jul 1869 Disease (transcribed): Intra-capsular fracture of neck of femur. One kidney granular the other containing stone. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: The history given was that a fortnight before he fell and hurt his left hip while in a fit to which he had been subject. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and hip Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Mar 1869 Date of death: 2 Apr 1869 Disease (transcribed): Death from chloroform. Fatty heart. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Anaesthetic death (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung) 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 was going down into a cellar on a ladder when the lid of the cellar fell and struck him on his left forearm. The arm was set but he came to the hospital two months after the accident to see if the arm could be put in a better position and chloroform was administered. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bus driver Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jun 1868 Date of death: 9 Jun 1868 Disease (transcribed): Bruising of brain. Blood in arachnoid. Fatty heart. Disease (standardised): Bruising (Brain); Blood (Brain); Disease (Heart) 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 fallen off a cart was brought in insensible. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1868 Date of death: 25 Apr 1868 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation. Morbus cordis. Amyloid kidneys Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Disease (Heart); Amyloidosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Eight days before admission he was gardening, cut and poisoned his right thumb.
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: Plumber Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Feb 1867 Date of death: 3 Apr 1867 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of thoracic aorta. Traumatic aneurism of femoral ligature. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Aneurysm (Arteries); Disease (Kidney) 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 patient had for six months previous to his admission noticed a throbbing in the right ham, and he stated that when coming down a ladder about twelve days ago he missed one rung with his right foot and stepped sharply on to the one below. He felt a sharp twinge above the ham at that time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and leg Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Nov 1866 Date of death: 18 Jan 1867 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of abdominal aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) 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 stated that four years ago he fell from a height of fifteen feet, injuring his left shoulder. Three years later he had pain in the small of the back. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: 62 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Nov 1864 Date of death: 3 Nov 1864 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'The history of the case is very obscure, no accurate report being forthcoming. From the policeman’s report it appears she had been drinking the day before, & that she had fallen down insensible in the house where she was working as charwoman. She was allowed to lay where she fell for some time & was then conveyed to the station, where she was locked up all night. The following morning as she was still unconscious she was brought to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 75 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Mar 1863 Date of death: 25 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of leg. Disease of blood vessels Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Disease (Vessels) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: For the last few years he had had a large ulcer over the outer ankle of the right leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 May 1862 Date of death: 1 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Disease of aorta. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Disease (Arteries); Pericarditis (Heart) 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: The history that this patient gave of himself was that eighteen months ago, after a severe illness of inflammation of the heart, she noticed a beating in the right clavicular region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 72 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1861 Date of death: 24 Aug 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs and clavicle. Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle); Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: On admission the patient gave a history that whilst he was standing on a cart he fell off falling upon some sacks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846 Date of death: 8 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Dilatation of heart, especially the left ventricle. Endocarditis. Pulmonary apoplexy. Emphysema. Old pleuritis. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) 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: From the account given by this patient it appeared that last December a swelling about the size of a marble formed in the right leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Jul 1846 Date of death: 7 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Kidneys dwindled, congested and granular. Fibrinous deposits on aortic valves. General anaemia. No dropsy of inferior extremities. Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Thrombosis (Heart); Anaemia (Systemic) 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 stated that she had been ailing about two years. During this time she had felt weak and languid and had suffered more or less from pain in the head, from dyspnoea with pyrosis, and from palpitation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jun 1846 Date of death: 4 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Serous effusion into the pleurae. Disease of the heart. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Heart) 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: The case is not reported, in consequence of the removal of the body without examination. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jun 1846 Date of death: 19 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis and endocarditis with long, thick fibrinous vegetations. Mitral and aortic valves thickened and contracted. Heart dilated and hypertrophied. Pulmonary apoplexy and congestion. Fibrinous deposit in spleen. Recent pleurisy Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Congestion (Lung) 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 was admitted suffering from palpitation and severe dyspnoea. At the age of nine he was attacked with acute Rheumatism which caused and red, swollen joints and acute pain on the left side of the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jun 1846 Date of death: 15 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Coagula, of long standing, in arteries and veins of inferior extremities and in iliac arteries and aorta as well as in iliac veins and lower part of vena cava. Similar coagula in left ventricle and right auricle. Gangrene in inferior extremities. Disease (standardised): Coagula (Veins); Coagula (Arteries); Gangrene (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: This patient stated that on the 8th of June she was suddenly seized with acute pain in the right foot, which shortly extended up the leg and thigh, and shot sometimes as far up as her loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jul 1846 Date of death: 14 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism of wrist and elbow joints. Sudden death. Congestion of veins at upper surface of brain. Small quantity of opaque fluid in pericardium. Heart somewhat dilated and flaccid, otherwise healthy. Other viscera congested. Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Arm); Congestion (Brain); Dilated (Heart) 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 in May last he had an attack of scarlet fever, which confined him to the house for about three weeks which left him weakened and his legs oedematous. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a