Occupation or role: Painter Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Sep 1873 Date of death: 21 Sep 1873 Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) 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 here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jul 1844 Date of death: 17 Sep 1844 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca and ascites from disease of the kidneys, with hypertrophy of the heart and thickening of the serous and subserous coverings of the liver. This thickening of these tissues existed in other parts of the peritoneum. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Foot); Disease (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Heart); Thickening (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: In January 1844 he had suffered an attack of rheumatic fever and remained weak. Three weeks before his admission he perceived his clothes getting tighter and his feet beginning to swell. In addition to his ascites and anasarca, he had considerable orthopnea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1844 Date of death: 8 Aug 1844 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the Pelvis. Rupture of the bladder, at its apex. Fracture of sacrum and rupture of the ligaments of the sacroiliac articulations on both sides. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Fracture (Spine); Rupture (Bladder) 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 brought to the Hospital shivering and in a state of great collapse. He had fallen off a waggon which was heavily laden but there was no distinct evidence whether the wheels had passed over the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Mar 1874 Date of death: 7 Mar 1874 Disease (transcribed): Caries of vertebrae. Psoas abscess. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscles); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: Nine weeks ago he was attacked with pain in the right hip extending down to the knee. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and vertebrae Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Child Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Mar 1865 Date of death: 20 Mar 1865 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1869 Date of death: 12 Aug 1869 Disease (transcribed): Caries of vertebra. Double psoas abscess. Scrofulous disease of kidneys, ureter and bladder. Acute tuberculosis of lungs Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Ureter); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient had had pain in the lower part of his back ever since a fall three years ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Potman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jun 1865 Date of death: 9 Jun 1865 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: This patient was admitted into the surgical wards with the history that a short time before admission he was standing at the head of a horse, when he was noticed to be lying on the ground. No history could be obtained as to whether he was knocked down by the horse or had fallen in a fit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and head Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jan 1871 Date of death: 15 Feb 1871 Disease (transcribed): Inflamed hip joint. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic) 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’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Jul 1844 Date of death: 20 Jul 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the base of the skull with laceration of the Brain. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Lacerations (Brain ) 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 fell from scaffolding, a height of about 30 feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1845 Date of death: 22 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis & pneumonia. Old adhesions. Dropsy of pericardium. Heart itself healthy. Old peritonitis. Amputation of toe for scrofulous disease of joint Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Edema (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Amputation (Toe); Scrofulous disease (Toe) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert and Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Ten months before his admission into the hospital, he perceived a slight swelling of the ball of the left great toe, attended with much pain upon walking. Four months afterwards this swelling was punctured and a small quantity of matter discharged.’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Mar 1845 Date of death: 25 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions. Phthisis. Bronchitis & pneumonia. Dilatation, without hypertrophy, of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); 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 admitted in a state of collapse, his countenance and lips especially, quite livid, and his extremities cold. Ether and ammonia were administered, reaction took place, and he then began to expectorate large quantities of thick, tenacious, puriform matter’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Mar 1866 Date of death: 9 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: 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
Occupation or role: Warehouseman Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Aug 1870 Date of death: 9 Aug 1870 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of the left arm. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); 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: A week before admission, this man felt pain in the left axilla which increased, with rigors and swelling of the axillary glands. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones and joints, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Aug 1845 Date of death: 29 Aug 1845 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Fluid in the serous cavities. Kidneys mottled and granular. Heart dilated and hypertrophied. Inflammation of both lungs Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys, heart); Inflammation (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: 'This patient was admitted on the 7th of June, labouring under palpitation and universal anasarca. She complained of pain in the loins, of dimness of vision, sometimes of double vision, of dyspnoea & palpitation. She stated that these symptoms first began about five months after her confinement, arising according to her account from a cold caught shortly after ‘getting up’ ‘ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax (‘Cranium was not examined, as the friends had objected to the examination’)
Occupation or role: Married Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 May 1872 Date of death: 14 Jul 1872 Disease (transcribed): Pelvic cellulitis. Abscess. Obstruction to circulation of right leg Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Skin); Abscess (Pelvis); Obstruction to circulation (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: She was confined three months before admission, and about a month after delivery began to have pain and swelling in the right iliac region. 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: Cook Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Aug 1871 Date of death: 2 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
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’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Married Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Apr 1868 Date of death: 7 May 1868 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Scrofulous kidney. Cystitis. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (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 was admitted with her urine loaded with pus and in a very emaciated condition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 February 1844 Date of death: 12 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the Rectum. Fatal Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Constriction (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from a simple stricture of the Rectum for many years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 78 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Dec1843 Date of death: 20 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Thickening of the arachnoid and pia mater. Dilatation of the ventricles of the brain. Condensation of a portion of lung. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Mottling and granular degeneration of one kidney. Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain ); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Mottled, 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: The patient was admitted into the Hospital with fever and in a state of great debility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Mar 1846 Date of death: 1 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Nodes on the forehead. Inflammation of larynx and trachea, with inflammation of sub mucous tissue. Lungs emphysematous and oedematous posteriorly. Abortion at six months. Disease (standardised): Nodes (Head); Inflammation (Larynx); Inflammation (Trachea); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Abortion (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: When admitted, there were three soft nodes at the upper part of the forehead of this patient. When admitted she was four months gone with child. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jul 1865 Date of death: 15 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Hernia (femoral). Perforation of bowel Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Perforation (Intestines) 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 woman was admitted with a strangulated hernia. She had been ruptured two months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and chest Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 years 6 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jan 1873 Date of death: 10 Jan 1873 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) 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: Trauma/accident