Occupation or role: Married Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Nov 1874 Date of death: 16 Nov 1874 Disease (transcribed): Wound of knee-joint. Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Wound (Knee); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman had been in the Hospital a few days before with a fracture of the left patella. She stated that she fell down and cut her left knee. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bones and joints Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 days Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Apr 1874 Date of death: 27 May 1874 Disease (transcribed): Imperforate rectum. Exhaustion Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Rectum); Exhaustion (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: Since its birth five days before, this child had passed neither urine or faeces. It was a small weak looking child and not well developed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Mar 1874 Date of death: 5 Mar 1874 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull, of the ribs, and of the pelvis. Rupture of the liver Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man fell about twenty feet from a scaffold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: House keeper Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Mar 1873 Date of death: 14 Mar 1873 Disease (transcribed): Caseous pneumonia. Granular kidneys. Prolapsus ani Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Prolapsed (Anal canal) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: The patient stated that she had suffered from prolapsus ani for the last thirty years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1872 Date of death: 19 Dec 1872 Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of the oesophagus. Perforation of the oesophagus. Diffuse suppuration on left side of neck Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Oesophagus); Perforation (Oesophagus); Suppuration (Neck) 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: For six months this man had had increasing difficulty of swallowing, so that for three months past he had not swallowed anything solid. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Oesophagus, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Oct 1872 Date of death: 9 Nov 1872 Disease (transcribed): Caries of vertebra. Psoas abscess (double). Lardaceous disease. Pyaemia. (Pleurisy) Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Sepsis (Systemic);Pleurisy (Pleura) 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 boy was admitted with angular curvature of the spine in the dorsal region of ten years duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, muscles, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Apr 1872 Date of death: 18 Dec 1872 Disease (transcribed): Caries of ileum. Abscess of thigh. Peritonitis (pyaemia?). Peritoneal carcinoma (encephaloid). Cancer of liver Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Abscess (Leg); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver) 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: When admitted this patient had noticed a swelling of the left thigh. No injury was known. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bones and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Dec 1871 Date of death: 17 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Superficial abscess in back of neck (remains of a carbuncle). Erysipelas. Hydatid cyst in liver Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Carbuncle (Neck); Erysipelas (Skin); Echinococcosis (Liver) 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 for a carbuncle on the nape of the neck which was discharging freely through several openings. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Governess Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Dec 1871 Date of death: 1 Mar 1872 Disease (transcribed): Bedsores. Abscess in muscles of thigh. Tubercles. Lardaceous disease Disease (standardised): Pressure ulcer (Skin); Abscess (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney) 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: Nine months before admission this patient began to lose power over the lower limbs and bladder, and she gave an incoherent account of herself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, muscles, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Mar 1871 Date of death: 23 Mar 1871 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of rectum. Peritonitis. Caries of skull Disease (standardised): Stricture (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Caries (Skull)
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: 'Nine years ago she had syphilis, and has since had rupial sores, sore throat, & caries of sagittal maxilla, the hair has also fallen out. Four years ago [she] first began to suffer from confined bowels & increasing difficulty of passing motions’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: Married Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Aug 1870 Date of death: 6 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia (right). Operation. Adhesions in the pelvis of the strangulated bowel. Rupture of the adhesions and gut. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Adhesions (Intestines); Rupture (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: The patient had had a right femoral rupture for fourteen years, following (in the first instance) a confinement. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Plurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Apr 1870 Date of death: 10 Jun 1870 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the thoracic lumbar and inguinal glands and liver and kidneys. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidney) 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: The patient had noticed a lump in the right groin, with swelling of the right lower extremity for two months. There was no history of cancer in the family. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, head, liver, spleen, kidneys, glands and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Feb 1870 Date of death: 25 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Syphilitic affection of the larynx and liver. Nephritis. Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Syphilis (Larynx, Liver); Nephritis (Kidney) 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: The patient had contracted syphilis ten years before. Two years before admission, ulceration of the throat commenced which had never healed and a tumour on the side of the neck. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, spleen, kidneys, bladder and liver Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Sawyer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Nov 1869 Date of death: 6 Dec 1869 Disease (transcribed): Cut throat Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Suicide?
Occupation or role: Married Age: 66 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Sep 1869 Date of death: 8 Jan 1870 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid Cancer of the Peritoneum, spreading to the Liver and Kidneys. Bronchitis. Femoral Hernia. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen, Liver, Kidney); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Hernia (Abdomen) 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: The patient gave various accounts of herself but it seemed probable that in January 1869 she was operated on for a strangulated inguinal hernia, which was followed by sloughing of the bowel and the formation of an abscess. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas and hernia Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jun 1869 Date of death: 14 Jun 1869 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of rectum Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Three years ago the catamenia stopped and she noticed great pain in passing faeces and discharge of blood from the rectum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dealer Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Dec 1868 Date of death: 8 Jan 1869 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Diffuse cellular inflammation of arm. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Inflammation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient was pushed down by two policemen on to his left elbow. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Dec 1868 Date of death: 4 Mar 1869 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous abscesses. Amyloid degeneration Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Indeterminate); Abscess (Indeterminate); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Seven months before admission she noticed swelling in the left side of the neck and abscesses formed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Potman Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Aug 1868 Date of death: 29 Aug 1868 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of caecum. Perforation of gut. Peritonitis. Cyst of mesentery containing purulent fluid. Disease (standardised): Dilatation (Intestines); Perforation (Gastrointestinal tract); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cysts (Mesentery) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient complained of inability to pass urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Apr 1868 Date of death: 26 Sep 1868 Disease (transcribed): Syphilis? Fibro-cellular tumour of labia. Amyloid degeneration of kidney and intestines. Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Tumour (Labia); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient who had been in the physicians ward was transferred to the surgeons with an apparently hypertrophy of the labia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Oct 1867 Date of death: 18 Nov 1867 Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Psoas abscess. Amyloid degeneration Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: About eighteen months ago the patient noticed a swelling in the right thigh which burst ten months later. Four months ago she noticed a swelling in the left thigh which was opened. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Engraver Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jul 1867 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Cut throat Disease (standardised): Cut (Throat) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not entered Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: Waiter Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jun 1867 Date of death: 25 Oct 1867 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of sacrum. Amyloid disease Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Spine); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient had been in the physicians wards with sciatica. Last November he slipped down and fell on to the nates. Ten days after a slight swelling came on. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Nov 1866 Date of death: 11 Dec 1866 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: The patient stated that his throat had been sore for a month, and the left side of the soft palate was in a state of foul ulceration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a