Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Mar 1844 Date of death: 13 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Necrosis of frontal bone. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Liver very large but healthy. A large scrofulous deposit connected with the liver and spleen. Kidneys mottled and mammilated. Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Necrosis (Skull); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Liver, Spleen); Mottled (Kidney) 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 was admitted in a cachectic state with ulcers and varicose veins of the leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Mar 1844 Date of death: 9 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of the Brain with effusion of limpid serum both in the pia mater and in the ventricles. Heart large and soft with this parietes and dilated cavities. Pulmonary apoplexy. Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain ); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: A short time previous to his admission he had fallen down in a fit of an epileptic character. His companions stated that he was a man of very intemperate habits but had not been intoxicated within the previous two days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Mar 1844 Date of death: 11 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Delirium Tremens. Heart large and flabby with dilated cavities and thin parietes, especially the left ventricle. Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ); Disease (Heart) 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 of ‘very intemperate habits’. He was admitted in a state of great excitement, talking incessantly and complaining of music and devils which were annoying him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Mar 1844 Date of death: 26 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Peritonitis. Necrosis of the rami of the Ischium and Pubis. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lung); Necrosis (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert. Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a small tumour situated in the labium and apparently connected with the ramus of the pubis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1844 Date of death: 24 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis. Malformation of the aortic valves, there being only two. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Malformation (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with symptoms of a low typhoid character, with general tremor and a peculiar excited manner. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carrier Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Mar 1844 Date of death: 16 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive meningeal apoplexy. Calcareous deposit in the aortic valves with dilatation of left ventricle. Disease (standardised): Stroke (Meninges); Calculus (Heart); Dilatation (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a state of insensibility and there was some wandering of the mind. He appeared to have little power over the muscles of the right side and of the left leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Mar 1844 Date of death: 26 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn of the trunk and extremities. Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a state of collapse with an extensive burn over the trunk and extremities. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and pharynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Mar 1844 Date of death: 6 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn. Two ulcers in the Duodenum; none in the other parts of the Intestinal Canal. Disease (standardised): Burns (Systemic); Ulcer (Duodenum) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with an extensive burn of the upper extremities and over the abdomen and back. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Mar 1844 Date of death: 22 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn, with redness and slight oedema of the parts in the neighbourhood of the Larynx. Disease (standardised): Burns (Systemic); Oedema (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a superficial burn over the upper part of the body from her clothes having taken fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, larynx and pharynx Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Mar 1844 Date of death: 4 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of the lung. Large aneurysm of the abdominal aorta making its way through the diaphragm into the left lung by small, ulcerated openings. Kidneys mottled. Amputation of leg. Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Aneurysm (Arteries); Mottled (Kidney); Amputation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: On the 11th April the patient underwent amputation below the knee on account of a chronic disease of the ankle joint, the result of an injury about three years previous. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Mar 1844 Date of death: 31 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Large quantities of pus found in the coagula of the heart and of several veins. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Suppuration (Heart); Suppuration (Veins) 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 been subject to a reducible femoral hernia for five years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Mar 1844 Date of death: 5 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy of right corpus striatum. Heart thin and dilated. Fibrous tumours of the Uterus. Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Dilatation (Heart); Tumours (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was a stout plethoric woman of very intemperate habits; chiefly addicted to spirit drinking. Whilst standing over the wash tub she complained of giddiness and soon fell down in a state of insensibility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Mar 1844 Date of death: 27 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of the membranes and substance of the Brain, with congestion of various other parts. Spleen twice its natural size, and very soft. Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain ); Enlarged (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very cachectic state with a dead and carious condition of some of the bones of the nose and palate and unhealthy ulcers on the bridge and ala nasi. He denied all syphilitic taint and stated that he had never taken Mercury. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1844 Date of death: 2 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous disease of the Pharynx. Tubercles and vomicae in both lungs. No malignant disease in any of the viscus. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pharynx); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of a difficulty in swallowing which had commences about nine months previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Apr 1844 Date of death: 3 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous disease of the uterus spreading to the neighbouring parts. Scirrhous tubercles in liver. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (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 with a hard, circumscribed tender tumour in the abdomen occupying the left iliac, lumbar and umbilical regions and extending over to the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Apr 1844 Date of death: 6 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fibrous tumour of uterus with cysts of ovaria. Ulceration of cartilages of knee with superficial gangrene of the foot and leg. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tumour (Uterus); Cysts (Ovary ); Ulcer (Leg); Gangrene (Leg, Foot) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with symptoms of advanced disease of the knee joint, swelling and a slight degree of pain and stiffness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left inferior extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Apr 1844 Date of death: 24 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive suppuration of the sub-cutaneous and intermuscular cellular tissue following a wound of the ulnar artery. Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Tissue); Wound (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was a man of drunken habits and in a fall upon some stone, received a wound on the wrist which divided the ulnar artery. He lost a considerable quantity of blood and was in a state of collapse when admitted into the Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right superior extremities and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 57 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Apr 1844 Date of death: 28 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous disease of the Pharynx and Oesophagus. Fibrous tumour of the Uterus. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pharynx); Cancer (Oesophagus); Tumour (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a state of extreme emaciation depending upon a disease of the oesophagus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1844 Date of death: 11 Oct 1844 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the Thigh. Secondary inflammation and abscesses. Kidneys larger and coarser than natural, of a slightly mottled colour, but without any apparent deposit in the cortical structure and perfectly smooth. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Abscess (Leg); Large, Coarse, Mottled (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry 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: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1844 Date of death: 27 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Bronchitis. Pneumonia. Peculiar growths connected with the intervertebral cartilage and by this projection pressing upon the spinal marrow. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tumour (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a complete loss of all power over the lower extremities, the sensation remaining perfect. He attributed it to a strain in the back about 30 months previously whilst drawing a heavy carriage out of the coach house. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spinal cord Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1844 Date of death: 1 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive abscess of the thigh and leg communicating with the cavity of the knee joint. Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: There was no clear history attached to the case, but he stated that the knee had been swollen and painful for about two months. 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: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1844 Date of death: 3 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Pericarditis. Endocarditis. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: At her admission the patient had been under treatment for a severe pain under the left mamma accompanied with cough and expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen 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: Omnibus Driver Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1844 Date of death: 23 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Rupture of an aneurysmal pouch at the root of the aorta and extensive effusion of blood into the pericardium. Disease (standardised): Rupture (Arteries); Effusion (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The man had fallen suddenly from the box of the omnibus he was driving and was picked up dead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1844 Date of death: 23 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive tubercular deposit in the lungs and in the sub-peritoneal cellular tissue. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This man was dead when when brought into the Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a