Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jan 1844 Date of death: 9 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Bicuspid valve thickened. Ascites and dropsy of the extremities. Liver large and puckered, with a peculiar yellow deposit. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Extremities); Disease (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 after suffering from palpitations and difficulty breathing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Feb 1845 Date of death: 1 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive caries of the dorsal vertebrae with a large scrofulous abscess. Small abscess in kidney. Tubercles in the sub-pleural cellular tissue. Slight ulceration of the pharynx. Heart dilated with thin parietes & soft muscular structure Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Spine, kidney); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Pharynx); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'About two years previous to admission into the hospital, the patient first experienced pain in the back, and at the expiration of three months, he found his back ‘growing out’. He went on working for twelve months during which time he had occasionally severe fits of pain on the back, but with no diminution of bodily strength’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, spine
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Mar 1846 Date of death: 5 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed empyema on the left side with purulent infiltration of the lower lobe of the left lung in which were several large cavities containing thick, creamy pus. No tubercular matter in any part of the body. Oedema of the right lung. Disease (standardised): Empyema (Thorax); Suppuration (Lung); Oedema (Lung) 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 he had been ailing about six weeks, suffering chiefly from diarrhoea, with some little dyspnoea and debility, up to three weeks before admission when a cough ensued along with acute pain in the epigastrium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1844 Date of death: 6 Jan 1844 Disease (transcribed): Exhaustion after extensive inflammation of the cellular tissue of the forearm, following an injury of one of the fingers. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Injury (Hand) 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 had received a wound from a hatchet on the finger which exposed the joint and splintered both bones. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left arm Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Dec 1844 Date of death: 11 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old and recent pleurisy. Heart thin and dilated. Slight atheroma in aorta. Tubercles in intestine and mesenteric gland etc Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Intestines, mesenteric glands)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that he had for many years been particularly subject to catch cold on slight exposure, and that during the last year & half had been annoyed by a slight tickling cough, unaccompanied by expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Jan 1859 Date of death: 8 Jan 1859 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: She had a femoral hernia of the left side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Apr 1845 Date of death: 30 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur into the knee joint, with extensive extravasation of blood in the joint. Erysipelas & abscesses in the cellular tissue of the limb. Secondary deposits, with extensive red hepatisation of both lungs Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Extravasation (Knee joint); Erysipelas (Skin); Deposit (Lungs); Hepatisation (Lungs) 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 walked to the hospital after a severe injury of the knee joint and upon his admission it was found that there was great pain & swelling of the joint with effusion into the synovial membrane’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, left inferior extremity
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 May 1844 Date of death: 8 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Partial pneumonia. Pericarditis. Calcareous deposit in mesenteric gland. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Calculus (Lymph nodes) 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 in a very low and feeble state with symptoms of fever and no local complication. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Apr 1846 Date of death: 2 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phlebitis after accouchement. Abscess in knee joint and in back. Large slough over sacrum. Kidneys mottled. Disease (standardised): Phlebitis (Veins); Abscess (Leg); Sloughing (Spine); Disease (Kidney) 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: The patient was confined about a month before admission, the labour having been a very severe one, attended with violent delirium and followed by phlebitis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1844 Date of death: 7 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Compressed dislocation of ankle, followed by Erysipelas and diffuse cellular inflammation. Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Ankle) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward 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 the friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846 Date of death: 1 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Lungs puckered from condensation of the pleura and the interlobular cellular tissue. Emphysema and oedema of these organs. Slight recent peritonitis. Circumscribed cavity between uterus and rectum Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Cavity (Uterus, Rectum) 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 was admitted in January suffering from general anasarca dependent upon diseased heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1872 Date of death: 4 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Ulcerated wound of foot. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Foot); Wound (Foot); 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 was admitted with swelling and redness of the right foot and lower part of the leg, and a small sloughing wound on the dorsum of the foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, organs of special sense, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 February 1844 Date of death: 7 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposits in Lungs, Liver, Spleen and Intestines with extensive ulceration of the latter. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung, Liver, Spleen, Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines) 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 in an emaciated and debilitated state with symptoms of pulmonary Phthisis of four months duration. 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: 16 Apr 1845 Date of death: 29 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound of the leg. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the whole limb, with partial mortification of the skin. Vessels of the limbs healthy. Specks of atheroma at the root of the aorta. Blood, for the greater part, fluid Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta) 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 admitted with a long lacerated wound upon the inner side of the right leg, immediately behind the tibia and extending through the fascia […] The wound he stated had been caused in consequence of his leg having become jammed between two heavy pieces of iron. It was also stated that he had been in the habit of drinking’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity
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: Traveller Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862 Date of death: 19 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Abscess bursting into peritoneal cavity. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Abscess (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man’s symptoms were on an exceedingly obscure nature. It appeared that he had had some curious symptoms about the bladder for some years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 1 ¾ Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1844 Date of death: 5 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the ribs with ecchymosis of the Lungs and Heart. Rupture of the Liver. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Ecchymosis (Lungs, Heart); Rupture (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The child was admitted in a state of collapse having fallen from a height of 15 feet from a loft into a stable and it was believed was afterwards trod upon the abdomen by a horse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 May 1844 Date of death: 6 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Kidneys mottled and granular. Inflammation and thickening of the caecum, ascending and part of the transverse colon. Disease (standardised): Mottled, Granular (Kidney); Inflammation (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with chronic rheumatism and considerable pain and oppression at the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1846 Date of death: 28 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation and suppuration of left tympanum and other parts of temporal bone. Ulceration of membrane tympani. Diffuse inflammation and suppuration of sub arachnoid cellular tissue. Puriform effusion in ventricles. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Skull); Suppuration (Skull); Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Effusion (Brain) 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 stated that for the last five weeks he had suffered from pain in the neck and passing to the shoulders. The pain commenced, according to his account, as a ‘cold and sore throat’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Feb 1845 Date of death: 22 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions. Phthisis. Upper lobe, left lung, converted into one large vomica. Pneumonia. Tubercular ulceration of intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Vomica (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient complained of great debility, which had been gradually coming on during the last six months. The catamenia [menstruation] had been absent during this period, and she attributed her ill health to this circumstance. She was much emaciated, and her countenance was extremely anxious, he complexion pallid. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Apr 1873 Date of death: 30 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the rectum. Colotomy. Caries of temporal bone Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Colotomy (Intestines); Caries (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner. Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This patient had suffered from diarrhoea for the last four or five months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1846 Date of death: 26 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of small intestine, cicatrisation and contraction of the gut, reducing its canal to the size of a small quill. Dilatation of gut above. Stercoraceous vomiting. Tubercular and cretaceous deposit in mesenteric glands, but no where else. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Cicatrix (Gastrointestinal tract); Contraction (Gastrointestinal tract); Fecal vomiting (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric gland); Cretaceous deposit (Mesenteric gland) 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 presented himself for admission stating that his bowels had not acted for nine days, and that he felt heavy and unwell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Dec 1845 Date of death: 26 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis. Ulceration of the intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines) 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 body was not examined after death, and consequently no history of the case is recorded. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed before it was examined Type of incident: n/a