Occupation or role: Pot boy Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Dec 1845 Date of death: 1 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Delirium Tremens. Brain wet. Slight extravasation of blood in arachnoid. Heart dilated and atrophied with flaccid muscular structure. Patches of atheroma about valves and aorta. Blood fluid. Lungs congested. Liver fatty. Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Lung); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had lost his appetite, unable to sleep well and had become extensively nervous. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Dec 1843 Date of death: 30 Dec 1843 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical Hernia. Operation. Peritonitis with inflammation of the ascending colon and caecum. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 had suffered from an umbilical hernia for the previous 30 years, which during the last five or six had attained the size of a child’s head. She had been subject to habitual constipation and choliky pains in the abdomen and occasionally inflammation of the bowels. During a fit of coughing on the morning of admission, she experienced a sudden increase in the size of tumour. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Traveller Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862 Date of death: 19 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Abscess bursting into peritoneal cavity. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Abscess (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man’s symptoms were on an exceedingly obscure nature. It appeared that he had had some curious symptoms about the bladder for some years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846 Date of death: 1 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Lungs puckered from condensation of the pleura and the interlobular cellular tissue. Emphysema and oedema of these organs. Slight recent peritonitis. Circumscribed cavity between uterus and rectum Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Cavity (Uterus, Rectum) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted in January suffering from general anasarca dependent upon diseased heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jan 1844 Date of death: 9 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Bicuspid valve thickened. Ascites and dropsy of the extremities. Liver large and puckered, with a peculiar yellow deposit. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Extremities); Disease (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 after suffering from palpitations and difficulty breathing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Apr 1844 Date of death: 11 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca and ascites. Thickening of the mitral and aortic valves with enlargement of the Heart. Liver large and gorged with blood. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with great distention of the abdomen and oedema of the lower extremities and a cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Apr 1870 Date of death: 11 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Femoral Hernia. Right. Operation. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Operation (Abdomen); 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 been ruptured for 30 years and had sometimes worn a truss. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 May 1844 Date of death: 17 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Anasarca. Fluid in both pleura. Disease of Liver and Kidneys – the veins of these organs being blocked up by firm coagula containing in their centre a puriform fluid. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Fluid (Pleura); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney) 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 general anasarca and ascites and was in a state of great exhaustion having been brought out of her bed to which she had been confined for eleven weeks previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 May 1846 Date of death: 22 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Old adhesions. Pneumonia. Fatty liver. Old peritonitis. Other organs healthy. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted under the care of the Surgeon’s, but was shortly transferred to the Physicians for symptoms of chest disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 May 1844 Date of death: 27 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Old apoplectic cyst. Enormous distention of the sigmoid flexure of the colon, the consequence of partial obstruction caused by the gut being inverted upon itself. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Cysts (Brain ); Distention (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of pain in the loins and left hypogastrium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 May 1844 Date of death: 29 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene senilis. Calcareous and atheromatous deposits in the arteries. Peritonitis. Diseased ovaries. Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Ovary) 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 gangrene of the skin over the heel. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left inferior extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Glover Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 May 1874 Date of death: 6 May 1874 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated congenital inguinal hernia (operation). Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 suffered from a hernia since boyhood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, hernia, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: [No gender stated] Date of admission: 27 Apr 1842 Date of death: 24 Jun 1842 Disease (transcribed): Effusion in left pleura. Phthisis. Granular liver. Tubercules in Kidneys. Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Granular (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick 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: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Oct 1845 Date of death: 12 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Scrofulous deposits about peritoneum. Ulceration of small intestine. Liver fatty Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of a cough and pain in the chest of about six weeks duration. 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 May 1846 Date of death: 6 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis of a very low character. Heart dilated and thin. Other viscera healthy. Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of pain in the loins extending up the back to the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Nov 1844 Date of death: 14 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Ulceration of the small and large intestine with enlargement and scrofulous deposits in the mesenteric glands. Liver fatty Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Deposit (Stomach); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that having always enjoyed very good health, and having always been perfectly regular, the catamenia [menstruation] suddenly ceased about 9 months ago. That she then without any pain, began to get weaker & weaker, and that she had continued gradually wasting up to the present time’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Jun 1844 Date of death: 4 Jul 1844 Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Oedema of lungs at back part. Viscera healthy. Gall bladder divided into two sacculi, one of which contained two calculi and some inspissated bile, the other a colourless fluid. No coagular of blood. Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Oedema (Lung); Divided (Gallbladder); Calculi (Gallbladder) 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 complaining of a constant sensation of sickness and occasional vomiting of a greenish fluid. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jul 1844 Date of death: 10 Jul 1844 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Slight Peritonitis. Effusion of lymph on mucous surface of intestine. Peculiar condition of hernial sac. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Effusion (Intestines) 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 had been subject to a femoral hernia for many years. It had not been down for many years until the 6th when it descended and could not be returned. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and hernial sac Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jul 1846 Date of death: 8 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. The strangulation being produced by the internal abdominal ring, and the hernia not passing down further than the inguinal canal. Gut of a dark colour and covered with fibrine, otherwise healthy Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Disease (Gastrointestinal tract) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of great depression with a pale, anxious countenance and small pulse. In the right inguinal region was a hernial tumour about the size of the fist. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Jul 1844 Date of death: 19 Jul 1844 Disease (transcribed): Abortion. Phlebitis. Diffuse inflammation about Pelvis. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Secondary abscesses. Disease (standardised): Abortion (Uterus); Phlebitis (Veins); Inflammation (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Indeterminate) 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 acute abdominal inflammation which had commenced about three weeks before after a miscarriage of a child. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and axilla Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Aug 1844 Date of death: 14 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Chronic inflammation of the rectum and neighbouring parts, with ulceration. Chronic inflammation of bladder. Liver fatty Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Rectum, bladder); Ulcer (Rectum, bladder); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This patient stated that nine years before her admission, she receive ‘an injury’ in the lower part of her back. To this succeeded a discharge from the rectum which continued for twelve months’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1844 Date of death: 2 Aug 1844 Disease (transcribed): Extensive wound of leg. Old adhesion of lungs. Kidneys dwindled. Biliary calculi. Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Adhesions (Lung); Dwindled (Kidney); Gallstones (Gallbladder) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: On the 24th Jul 18, being run over by a Gentleman’s cabriolet, she received a large lacerated wound at the back of the leg which divided the fascia and exposed the the muscles of the calf. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and inferior extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jul 1846 Date of death: 25 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Omental sac containing a portion of small intestine. Peritonitis of a low character (operation) Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient stated that she had an irreducible umbilical hernia of about the size of a hen’s egg for the last fifteen or sixteen years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jul 1844 Date of death: 6 Aug 1844 Disease (transcribed): Granular disease of kidneys. Left one two ureters. Slight disease of Heart and of capsule of Liver. Ascites and anasarca. Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick 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