Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1847 Date of death: 04 Apr 1847 Disease (transcribed): Fractured pelvis. Separation of the bones. Ruptured urethra. Extensive extravasation of urine. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Urethra); Extravasation (Urethra) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted slightly collapsed, having been jammed a short time previously between a cart wheel and a post. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Feb 1847 Date of death: 27 Mar 1847 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the leg. Secondary abscesses of lungs. Inflammation of and pus in the femoral vein. Old disease of hip with dislocation on dorsum ilii and complete ankylosis. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Abscess (Lung); Suppuration (Veins); Disease (Hip); Ankylosis (Hip); Dislocation (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient stated that he had in his occupation, walked much with heavy weights. Two or three weeks before admission, after a hard days work, swelling of the feet and ankles obliged him to lay up, and rigors and pain shortly came on. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 02 Jan 1847 Date of death: 22 Mar 1847 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of 8th and 9th dorsal vertebrae. Abscess in chord opposite the fracture Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Abscess (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient stated that she slipped off a ladder and fell about forty feet on to a stone pavement. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal chord Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Oct 1845 Date of death: 9 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Congestive pneumonia. Encephaloid disease of kidneys, lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, of a innominate and cellular tissue Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Kidney); Cancer (Spine); Cancer (Tissue) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a very weak state complaining principally of pain in the loins. There was also great tenderness over the back and sacrum, numbness of the lower extremities and incontinence of urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and spinal marrow Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Jan 1846 Date of death: 7 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Cleft palate operation. Subsequently to which, erysipelas of the head and neck, of which she died. Disease (standardised): Operation (Jaw); Erysipelas (Head); Erysipelas (Neck) 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: The case is not given as there was no post mortem examination of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined, at the earnest request of the friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1846 Date of death: 6 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the neck of the humerus. Diffuse cellular inflammation of both arms. Extensive hepatisation and congestive pneumonia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Inflammation (Arm); Disease (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: On admission there was immense swelling and an extensive bruise over the right shoulder joint, caused by a fall down a flight of stairs the previous day. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and upper extremities Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jan 1847 Date of death: 15 Mar 1847 Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh. Malignant disease? Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Cancer (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: Case omitted, owing to the removal of the body 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: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 06 Mar 1847 Date of death: 11 Mar 1847 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Lacerations of lung and liver Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Lung); Laceration (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This woman having been run over by a cab was admitted collapsed and insensible. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1847 Date of death: 07 Mar 1847 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with grey hepatisation. Ulceration of cartilages of both hip joints with enormous collections of pus burrowing up into cavity of abdomen and down both thighs. Diseased knee joint. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Ulcer (Hip joint); Suppuration (Abdomen); Suppuration (Leg); Disease (Knee joint) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted the Physician with acute Rheumatic inflammation of the knees, the left being much the worst of the two. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jan 1846 Date of death: 11 Mar 1846 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of right leg. Partial ankylosis of knee joints, with absorption of cartilages and softening of the extremities of the bones. Congestive pneumonia. Heart dilated and atrophied. Specks of atheroma in aorta. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg); Ankylosis (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with rheumatic gout of the knee and elbow joints of ten years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1846 Date of death: 1 Mar 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the thigh (ununited). Diffuse cellular inflammation of the leg and foot, with excoriations. Heart dilated and very much atrophied – soft in structure. Congestive pneumonia. Other organs healthy in structure. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This man was admitted with an oblique fracture of the femur caused by a fall down some area steps. The same bone had been fractured about nine years previously a little below the neck. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left inferior extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Feb 1846 Date of death: 21 Feb 1846 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the skull with haemorrhage from the ear, nose and mouth. Extravasation of blood between the bone and dura mater, in the cavity of the arachnoid and in the sub arachnoid tissues. Extensive laceration and bruising of brain. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Head); Extravasation (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Bruising (Brain) 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 man was admitted in a comatose state having been thrown violently from a gig. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Feb 1847 Date of death: 18 Feb 1847 Disease (transcribed): Contusions of head and face. Fractured skull? Fell from top of house. Disease (standardised): Contusions (Head); Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: Case not reported, as there was no post mortem examination of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined as the patient only lived two hours after an accident Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Sewer worker Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 04 Jan 1847 Date of death: 11 Feb 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Inflammation of veins. Secondary abscesses in lungs. Pleuritis. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Veins); Abscess (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of considerable collapse, with a comminuted fracture of the left leg caused while he was at work in a sewer by a heavy piece of timber falling across his leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Feb 1846 Date of death: 7 Feb 1846 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into cavity of arachnoid, etc. Laceration of septum lucidum, without any external injury – the results of an accident. Fracture of scapula, clavicle and first six ribs on right side. Pneumonia. Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain ); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Scapula); Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Ribs); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted much intoxicated. No distinct history of an accident could be obtained, but he complained of his shoulders. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right shoulder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1846 Date of death: 2 Feb 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fistula in ano. Operation. Peritonitis. Mottled kidneys. Phthisis. Disease of right iliac bone Disease (standardised): Fistula (Intestines); Operation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an old opening into the gut, which was first stated to have appeared as an abscess. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and right iliac bone Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Dec 1846 Date of death: 27 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Inflammation and pus in femoral vein. Secondary abscesses in lungs Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Veins); Abscess (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The accident which was caused by a fall from a waggon occurred fifteen miles from town and he was brought to the hospital in an open cart during a sharp frost. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Dec 1846 Date of death: 20 Dec 1846 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound with cellular inflammation. Secondary pleuritis and abscesses of lungs. Pus in sterno-clavicular joint Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Inflammation (Head); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Suppuration (Sterno-clavicular joint) 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 came to the Hospital in consequence of having been pushed down some steps during a drunken brawl and thereby received a small wound on the forehead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: Homicide/murder
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Nov 1846 Date of death: 20 Dec 1846 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of lower extremity following a blister. Recent pleuritis and congestion of lungs. Blood fluid. Recent inflammation of knee joint from fracture of femur into the cavity without displacement. Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Blister (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Inflammation (Leg); Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was admitted with symptoms of synovitis of left knee joint of five days standing, following a violent fall upon the knee. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremities Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 82 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Nov 1846 Date of death: 18 Dec 1846 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of right leg, with secondary deposits of matter. Separation of pericranium after scalp wound, with purulent infiltration in subarachnoid cellular tissue. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Separation (Skull); Wound (Head); Suppuration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient, an asthmatic man, was admitted with a compound comminuted fracture of the right leg and a scalp wound caused it was said by his falling under the wheels of an omnibus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and lower extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Nov 1846 Date of death: 1 Dec 1846 Disease (transcribed): Large ulcers on trochanter and sacrum. Diseased hip joint. Ulceration of cartilage and softening of bones. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Ulcer (Spine); Disease (Hip); Ulcer (Cartilage); Softening (Bone) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: A very imperfect account of this case is given, as the patient, when admitted, was in such an emaciated and weakly condition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lower extremities. Thorax and abdomen not examined at the request of friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Valet Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Nov 1847 Date of death: 10 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg with diffuse superficial gangrene. Pneumonia and hepatisation. Large kidneys Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Gangrene (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with fracture of the left tibia and fibular into the ankle joint, caused by his slipping off the pavement six hours previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: Carpenter Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Aug 1846 Date of death: 15 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Old extravasation of blood into cavity of arachnoid. Pleuritis. Puriform fluid in pleura. Abscess of lung. Laceration of diaphragm. Abscess in cavity of abdomen. Rupture of spleen. Peritonitis. Ulceration of bowel with faecal abscesses. Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain ); Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Laceration (Diaphragm); Abscess (Abdomen);Rupture (Spleen) ; Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Ulcer (Intestines) ; Abscess (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man stated to be dyspeptic, was admitted suffering from the consequences of a fall on the hands from a height of twenty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Nov 1846 Date of death: 13 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Great extravasation external to dura mater. Laceration of brain. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Meninges); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man had been knocked down by a cart and the wheel passed over his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident