Student certificates, tickets and register of prizes
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- 1793 - 1939
St George's Hospital Medical School, London
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Student certificates, tickets and register of prizes
St George's Hospital Medical School, London
Student admission ticket for Robert Keate
Admission as a pupil for twelve months at St George's Hospital, 11 May 1793. Signed by John Gunning, John Hunter, William Walker and Thomas Keate.
Keate, Thomas: Observations on the Fifth Report of the Commissioners of Military Enquiry
Part of Rare books
Inscription on title page: ‘Presented to the St George’s Hospital Library by Robert Keate Esq Surgeon to the Hospital August 14. 1815’
Student admission ticket for Samuel Lane
Admission as a pupil for 12 months at St George's Hospital, 20 May 1821. Signed by Everard Home, John Griffiths, John Gunning and Robert Keate.
Certificate of attendande at the Practice of Surgery for twelve months at St George's Hospital, 15 Jun 1825. Signed by Everard Home, Robert Keate and Henry Jeffreys
St George's Hospital Hunterian Society (St George's Medical Society)
Previously known as St George's Hospital Medical Society
Student admission tickets and certificate for William Rollinson Warwick
Student admission ticket for Charles Cobbe
Admission as a pupil for six months at St George's Hospital, 28 Feb 1840. Signed by Robert Keate, Caesar Hawkins, G.G. Babington and Robert Walker.
Post Mortem Examinations and Case Books
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
John Pingally, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1840
Date of death: 8 Feb 1841
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of cartilages of knee
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, knee-joint
Type of incident: n/a
George King, 28, [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1840
Date of death: 29 Mar 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit of lungs & kidneys. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, Kidneys); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a
George Edwards, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1840
Date of death: 16 Jan 1841
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Caries (Vertebrae)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spinal column
Type of incident: n/a
Thomas Morris, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1841
Date of death: 15 Feb 1841
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in neck, connected with ulceration of cartilages of left sterno-clavicular articulation
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Ulcer (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a
Matilda Butler, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: Feb 1841
Date of death: Feb 1841
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of the upper part of the humerus
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a
Anne Pinchin, 24, [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1841
Date of death: 12 Apr 1841
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Blood vessels); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'In this case the secretion from the salivary glands was of a yellowish colour; a fortnight previous to her death the patient menstruated, the linen that she then made use of was stained of a yellowish colour’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium, knee-joint
Type of incident: n/a
[No name], [No age stated], [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: n/a
Date of admission: Mar 1841
Date of death: Mar 1841
Disease (transcribed): Fracture
Disease (standardised): Fracture
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: Trauma / accident
Mary Smith, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1841
Date of death: 30 Mar 1841
Disease (transcribed): Secondary inflammations after a puncture wound of the finger
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Inflammation (Hand)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Three weeks previous to the admission of this patient she had pricked the end of her middle finger. Inflammation of the arm etc followed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, knee-joint, right arm
Type of incident: n/a
John Ireland, 39, [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1841
Date of death: 26 Aug 1841
Disease (transcribed): Effusion into the left pleura. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Vegetations of the valves. Thickening of peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Vegetation (Blood vessels); Disease (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a
[No name], [No age stated], [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: Apr 1841
Date of death: Apr 1841
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Strangulated hernia. Abortion. Uterine haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia; Miscarriage; Haemorrhage (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient was three months gone in the family way when she was brought into the house for strangulated hernia. She was operated upon by Mr Cutler [Edward Cutler]; abortion came on after the operation and this was followed by uterine haemorrhage; she died the 2nd day after the operation’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen ('The uterus was about the size of the egg of an ostrich; its tissue and the ovaries were apparently healthy. They were not examined as Dr Lee [Robert Lee] wished to have them so as to prepare the uterine nerves and vessels’)
Type of incident: n/a
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Richard Price Hooker, 37, [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1841
Date of death: 28 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus (idiopathic)
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Walker, Robert Benjamin
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Had not met with any accident. Illness came on three days before his admission. Has led a very irregular life; has been of late exposed to cold and damp and at night has been sleeping in the fields’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal canal, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a
Anne Bingley, 46, [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1841
Date of death: 24 Apr 1841
Disease (transcribed): Caries of vertebrae. Extensive abscesses
Disease (standardised): Caries (Vertebrae); Abscess
Admitted under the care of: Walker, Robert Benjamin
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a
[No name], 20, [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender:
Date of admission: Jun 1841
Date of death: Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull; haemorrhage and injury of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Injury (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma / accident
[No name], [No age stated], [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender:
Date of admission: Aug 1841
Date of death: Aug 1841
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous degeneration of kidneys. Extensive ulceration of mucous membrane of bladder. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidneys); Ulcer (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Type of incident: n/a
Elizabeth Knill, 39, [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1841
Date of death: 15 Sep 1841
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous affection of lungs etc, and of liver and of uterus
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Lungs, liver, uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a