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William Cambridge, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1850
Date of death: 24 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Mania. Thickening and opacity of arachnoid. Fluid at base of brain. Slight congestion
Disease (standardised): Bipolar disorder (Brain); Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: It was difficult to obtain from the persons who accompanied this man any very distinct history of the circumstances under which his illness had begun. His speech and memory had been gradually failing and he had occasionally complained of being out of sorts.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Kenny, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1850
Date of death: 11 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the forearm and dislocation of the wrist. Amputation. Delirium. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Dislocation (Wrist); Amputation (Arm); Delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the arm and dislocation of the wrist which was so severe that it was immediately amputated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left upper extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Davies, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1850
Date of death: 8 Aug 1850
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Suppuration in and round joints. Delirium (with tremor). Ventricles of brain full, congested. Liver loaded. Incipient pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Suppuration (Joints); Delirium (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Disease (Liver); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This case presented on admission very much the character of Acute Rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and articulations
Type of incident: n/a

John Kingstone, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1850
Date of death: 10 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the sacrum. Abscess. Hectic. Delirium
Disease (standardised): Caries (Sacrum); Abscess (Sacrum); Delirium (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a hectic and greatly emaciated state. He stated that it had been thirteen months since he had much pain in the lower part of the back and he noticed swelling at the outer part of the right thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

John Dalton, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1850
Date of death: 18 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Delirium. Phthisis pulmonalis. Brain wet. Ventricles full. Fornix soft. Lungs congested. Liver pale.
Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Brain ); Congestion (Lung); Pale (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man whose face bore the mark of hard drinking and was acknowledged to be a man of dissipated habits, was admitted complaining that he felt nervous, low and weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Simpson, 2 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1849
Date of death: 20 Feb 1850
Disease (transcribed): Subcutaneous naevus. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Nevus (Skin); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hewitt, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This infant was born with a large naevus occupying the lower two third of the front and outer part of the arm. When brought to the Hospital the naevus was chiefly subcutaneous and hard as if from inflammation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Dawson, 24, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1851
Date of death: 13 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of stomach, perforation. Old adhesion to liver. Recent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Adhesions (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This girl was walking with her mistress across the park on the evening of her admission, when she was seized with violent pain in the abdomen, and was immediately brought to the hospital with symptoms of acute peritonitis. It was stated that she had been out of health for 2 or 3 weeks, suffering from pain occasionally in the stomach attended with sickness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Jolly, 5 , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1851
Date of death: 14 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn of face, neck, & arms. Viscera quite healthy
Disease (standardised): Burn (Face, neck, arms)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'While playing with the fire the dress was accidentally burnt & the child was soon enveloped in flames. He was immediately brought to the hospital, when he was found to be extensively & not very superficially burnt on the face, arms, head, neck & chest. As he must have inhaled some of the fire the lips & tongue were found scorched’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

George Carter, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1850
Date of death: 19 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Caries of cranium. Abscess of scalp. Old pleural adhesions, with condensation of lung, and several cavities on right. No tubercles
Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Abscess (Scalp); Adhesions (Pleura); Cavities (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert. Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man applied for admission for relief of cough and spitting with pain on the right side of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Rosa Macklin, 6 weeks, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6 weeks
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1850
Date of death: Dead on admission
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Deficient nutrition.
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The first child of a young mother in bad circumstances. It appeared that she had not sufficient milk to support the child.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Post Mortem Examinations and Case Books

  • 406 PM
  • Collection
  • 1840-1946

The post mortem records contain manuscript case notes, with medical notes both pre and post mortem. These include details on patients’ admission to the hospital, treatments and medication administered to patients and the medical history of patients; the medical histories were copied into the volumes from hospital registers, which are no longer extant. The post mortem cases include detailed pathological findings made during the detailed examination of the body after death. From the 1880s onwards the case books contain original anatomical drawings and photographs.

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The following information is recorded for each case. The information is transcribed from the case notes and/or the relevant index and, where relevant, additionally standardised using MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)

• Name of the patient. If a name is not entered in the volume, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No name stated]’

• Gender of the patient (female / male / unknown)

• Age of the patient. Usually in numbers, following the original, with the following exceptions: 4/12 = 4 months, 4/52 = 4 weeks, 4/365 = 4 days. If no age is entered, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No age stated]’

• Occupation of the patient. Where no occupation is entered, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No occupation stated]’. Children are often designated according to their father’s or mother’s occupation and women by their husband’s occupation (e.g. ‘F / Horsekeeper’, ‘M. Charwoman’, ‘Hd Grocer’); these have been rendered in the catalogue as ‘[Child of] Horsekeeper’, ‘[Wife of] Grocer’

• Date of admission and date of death

• The names of the doctors treating or examining the patient. ‘Admitted under the care of’ denotes the senior doctor in charge of the case (usually entered at the top of the page and in the index); ‘Post mortem performed by’ denotes the doctor responsible for the post mortem examination (usually signed at the bottom of the page) and ‘Medical examination performed by’ denotes the doctor responsible for the medical examination prior to death (usually signed at the bottom of the page). The earliest records usually contain only one name, and some of the later ones may contain multiple names in each category. An authority record (name access point) with basic biographical details has been created for each doctor mentioned in the records; these can be used to explore all the cases related to a particular individual

• Disease(s) or cause of death of the patient. Transcribed from the medical case and/or the index and standardised, e.g. ‘Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fractured base. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (lungs). Fracture (skull)’

• Medical and post mortem notes. Brief summary description or transcription of the case notes relating to previous medical history (not a full transcription of the case notes)

• Note on whether the case includes illustrations or photographs; these can also be browsed via genre access points

• Note on whether the death was caused by trauma, accident or suicide

• Subject access points, using standardised terms from MeSH, with disease type (e.g. respiratory tract diseases, cardiovascular diseases) and anatomy type (e.g. cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system), which can be used for browsing all relevant cases

Note on transcriptions and abbreviations

Names have been silently expanded, e.g. Jas = James, Wm = William

Some common abbreviations and acronyms

AMCH = Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital, Wimbledon
BID = Brought in dead
COA = Condition on admission
F = Father
H or Hd = Husband
HP = House physician
HS = House surgeon
IP = In-patient
L = Left
M = Mother
MR or Med reg or Med r = Medical register or Medical registrar
MS = Museum specimen
OP = Out-patient
OPD = Out-patient department
OR = Obstetric register
PMH = Previous medical history
PH = Previous history
Pt or Pat = Patient
PM = Post mortem
R = Right
RF = Rheumatic fever
Ry = Railway
SR or Surg reg = Surgical register or Surgical registrar
TB = Tuberculosis
VD = Venereal disease

St George's Hospital, London

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