Occupation or role: Waiter Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 03 Nov 1847 Date of death: 17 Nov 1847 Disease (transcribed): Calcareous matter in lungs. Extensive peritonitis. Perforation of transverse colon with extensive ulceration of the whole of the large intestine. Disease (standardised): Calcareous matter (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient had enjoyed excellent health up to between two and three months before admission, when she was seized with rigors followed by pain in the abdomen, with diarrhoea and bloody stools. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Nov 1847 Date of death: 27 Nov 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive pleuritis and pericarditis. Pneumonia with hepatisation and purulent infiltration. Cyst of kidney. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Cysts (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was admitted suffering excessively from dyspnoea and pain in the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Nov 1847 Date of death: 01 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Phthisis pulmonalis. Numerous cysts in both kidneys. Enlarged mesenteric glands. Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Tuberculosis (Lung); Cysts (Kidney); Enlarged (Mesenteric glands) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was admitted with a large irregular, but superficial wound of the throat which had been inflicted by himself in an attempt at self-destruction. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Nov 1847 Date of death: 06 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of head. Great congestion of lungs with patches of extravasation. Large heart and diseased mitral valve. Diseased liver and kidney with peculiar alteration of colour. Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Congestion (Lung); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This girl was admitted complaining of Amenorrhea, slight cough and palpitation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Nov 1847 Date of death: 07 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Operation of trephining. Extensive abscess of brain. Sloughing of dura mater. Softening of septum lucidum. Bloody extravasation into pleurae. Congestion of lungs. Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Trephining (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Sloughing (Brain); Softening (Brain); Extravasation (Pleura);Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: Three weeks before admission this man was seen by the House Surgeon with a scalp wound which had been inflicted by a shovel on the left side of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: Homicide/murder
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Sep 1847 Date of death: 08 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The particulars of this case are not recorded, as the body was removed by the friends. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 03 Jul 1847 Date of death: 10 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and hepatisation. Old pericarditis. Ascites and peritonitis. Contracted liver covered with false membranes which also covered the spleen. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver);Disease (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This body was admitted suffering from enormous enlargement of the abdomen, consequent upon the effusion of fluid into the peritoneal cavity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 01 Dec 1847 Date of death: 11 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Diseased heart. Disease of coronary arteries and aorta. Contraction of arch of aorta from deposit of bone. Ulceration of inner coat Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries); Ulcer (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This woman was admitted suffering from palpitation with general anasarca. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Sep 1847 Date of death: 16 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro pneumonia and emphysema of lung. Pericarditis. Diseased heart. Enlarged liver. Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry. Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was admitted suffering from an ulcer on 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: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Dec 1847 Date of death: 23 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Large effusion into ventricles of brain. Lymph in subarachnoid cellular tissue. Oedema of lungs and emphysema. Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Oedema (Lung); Emphysema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This girl was admitted suffering from severe headache and paraplegia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Aug 1847 Date of death: 24 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the thigh under the influence of ether. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This case is not recorded, as the body was removed 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: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Dec 1847 Date of death: 24 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Peritonitis. Numerous bands of omentum adhering to peritoneum and producing partial strangulation of intestine. Scrofulous tubercles in sub peritoneal cellular tissue. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Adhering (Intestines); Strangulation (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man said that about twelve days before admission after drinking freely and taking a considerable quantity of gin, he was seized with pain of a spasmodic nature around the navel. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Jan 1848 Date of death: 5 Jan 1848 Disease (transcribed): Fractured jaw. Laceration of the cheek. Laceration of the liver. Extensive fracture and separation of the pelvis. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Jaw); Laceration (Face); Laceration (Liver); Fracture (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was brought to the Hospital in a state of collapse from which he never recovered. The injuries were caused by her being run over. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mouth, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Dec 1847 Date of death: 18 Jan 1848 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Pneumonia and hepatisation. Kidneys large and coarse. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man gave a clear history of Phthisis Pulmonalis, but was in too exhausted a condition to send away from the Hospital. 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: 19 Jan 1848 Date of death: 20 Jan 1848 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This 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 at the request of friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Jan 1848 Date of death: 25 Jan 1848 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Pleuritis. Peritonitis. Suppuration in omentum exposed in wound. Intestine that had been strangulated, dark coloured. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Strangulated (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient had been subject to femoral hernia for seventeen years and the day before admission it became strangulated. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jan 1848 Date of death: 11 Feb 1848 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Ulceration of urethra and abscess in perineum. Suppuration in prostate. Inflamed kidneys. Dead hydatid in the liver. Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Ulcer (Urethra); Abscess (Perineum); Suppuration (Prostate); Inflammation (Kidney); Echinococcosis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted for retention of urine from stricture which he had had for eight years, following gonorrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and wrist joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Milliner Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Dec 1847 Date of death: 18 Feb 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with great heptisation. Pericarditis and extensive endocarditis. Ascites. Deposits in spleen and kidneys. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Deposits (Spleen);Deposits (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This girl reported that she had enjoyed excellent health up to twelve months ago, when she began to work at a Milliners and consequently became much confined to the house. Her health from this time gradually began to fail. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Feb 1848 Date of death: 29 Feb 1848 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn of the body and extremities Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The history of the case is not given, as the body was removed without examination. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Feb 1848 Date of death: 5 Mar 1848 Disease (transcribed): Ulcers of the legs. Chronic bronchitis? Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The case is not reported as the body was not examined. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Feb 1848 Date of death: 15 Mar 1848 Disease (transcribed): Renal anasarca Disease (standardised): Oedema (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The history of this case is not recorded in consequence of the removal of the body without examination. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Mar 1848 Date of death: 18 Mar 1848 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the skull, hernia cerebri, fracture of the pelvis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Hernia (Brain); Fracture (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The case is not reported as the body was not examined. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Mar 1848 Date of death: 21 Mar 1848 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Emphysema of one lung. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Feb 1848 Date of death: 28 Mar 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with grey hepatisation. Flabby heart. Deposit of atheroma in aorta. Granular kidneys. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man, a thin cachectic looking person, reported that he had been ailing about twelve months. At first he had suffered chiefly from weakness across the loins, but about six months ago he began to vomit occasionally, and his legs began to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Feb 1848 Date of death: 29 Mar 1848 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs followed by abscess into pleura. Pneumonia. Fracture into ankle joint and of os calcis. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Abscess (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Fracture (Ankle); Fracture (Foot) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man's injuries were caused by his falling down from a scaffold thirty feet high. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremities Type of incident: Trauma/accident