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Cheselden, William: The Anatomy of the Human Body

Inscriptions inside front cover and on flyleaves: ‘Presented to the St George’s Hospital Library by Mr Brodie Sep 1817’, ‘Well. Campbell Sep 21st 1794’, ‘P. Pasquier’

Tenth edition

Isabella Toms, 25, Lady’s maid

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1862
Date of death: 21 Feb 1862
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Endocarditis. Embolism of minute arteries of brain
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This girl had had several slight rigors, and a feeling generally being unwell until she became delirious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Loving, 17, Nursemaid

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1863
Date of death: 12 Feb 1864
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Consequent obstruction of cerebral and other vessels
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Obstruction (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'In this case the patient, the subject of an attack of sub-acute rheumatism with signs of aortic regurgitation, became suddenly unconscious the 10th day of the admission and hemiplegic soon after. Life was prolonged till the 12th of February […] She was an anxious, delicate girl with an anxious, sad expression’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, heart, chest, lungs, abdomen
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Parker, 42, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1865
Date of death: 21 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of middle cerebral artery. Rupture
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Brain); Rupture (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman stated that her health had been good until nine weeks before admission when while engaged in washing clothes she had a fit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Joel Bonditch, 47, Wine cooper

Occupation or role: Wine cooper
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1866
Date of death: 20 Dec 1866
Disease (transcribed): Softening of brain. Embolism
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Embolism (Vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He was seized on the 16th with a sudden attack of hemiplegia of the right side with some pain in the left frontal region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Smith, 25, Seaman

Occupation or role: Seaman
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1869
Date of death: 5 Jul 1869
Disease (transcribed): Hydatid cyst of cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man, a seaman, had been in very good health until seven months before admission when he began to suffer from pain in the occipital region. Two months later while in the Indian Ocean he was sun struck and was then very weak and giddy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Illustrations of photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Stowe, 17, Laundry maid

Occupation or role: Laundry maid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1874
Date of death: 24 Nov 1874
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Embolism of axillary artery. Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Arteries); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: About a month before admission this girl had an attack of acute Rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, axillary artery, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Luckhurst, 32, Draper

Occupation or role: Draper
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1875
Date of death: 21 Jun 1875
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of anterior part of right hemisphere
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This man had been subject to what he called epilepsy from four years until five months before his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Mary A Fennell, 62, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1876
Date of death: 6 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Sarcomatous growth of dura mater and skull
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Cancer (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: During the floods of the previous winter, she got her feet constantly wet. After that time she felt languid, coughed a little and experienced pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, kidneys, parotid gland and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Sharp, 24, Machinist

Occupation or role: Machinist
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1877
Date of death: 26 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Leukaemia. Cancer of spleen and of liver. Pulmonary and cerebral congestion, from the formation of white blood clots.
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood, Bone Marrow); Cancer (Spleen); Cancer (Liver); Congestion (Lung, Brain); Thrombosis (Lung, Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: From August 1876 the patient had noticed a lump in the lower part of the right side of the abdomen, increasing in size, and from September a lump in the left side also. He suffered from nausea and vomiting, frontal headaches, cough, palpitations, anorexia and slight haematemesis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pulmonary vessels, heart, vascular system, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, bones, lymphatic system, thyroid and tonsils
Illustration or photograph: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Perriman, 18 months, Stonemaker

Occupation or role: Stonemaker
Gender: Female
Age: 18 months
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1878
Date of death: 4 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Cutaneous burn. Congestion of the lungs and brain
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Lung); Congeestion (Brain);
Admitting doctor: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Not known – Child was found with its clothes on fire'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, stomach, spleen, kidneys, uterus, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Alfred Goodwin, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1878
Date of death: 19 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis and meningitis “of the convexity”
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: He was quite well until November 8th, when after working hard in the wet, he began towards evening to feel chilly and shiver. After going to bed he grew hot and sweated profusely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestines and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Bishop, 35, Railway guard

Occupation or role: Railway guard
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1880
Date of death: 24 Jan 1880
Disease (transcribed): Tumours of brain and lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: On the 30th December 1879 he ‘caught cold’. For eleven days he continued at his occupation and was exposed to the weather as he was on night duty. For the fourteen days previous to admission he complained of headache over the eyebrows.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Encephalon, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

James Nisbet, 49, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1880
Date of death: 1 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Fibrosis of liver and kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Intracranial haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Fibrosis (Liver); Fibrosis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: In November 1879 he complained of pain in the left side of the chest, wheezing in breathing with a cough and some little sputum. He attended here as an out patient and had continued since every week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Minton, 30, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1880
Date of death: 3 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient fell down while at work, he was brought to the hospital almost immediately.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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