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Sarah Tidman, 51, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1847
Date of death: 03 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Ulceration into sac. Abscess in omentum. Dilated heart with fatty walls. Fibrous tumour of uterus
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Ulcer (Abdomen); Disease (Heart); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The patient about then months previous to her admission, first perceived a swelling at the umbilicus about the size of a hen’s egg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Stanmore, 15, [No occupation stated]

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

Thomas Grieves, 41, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 03 Mar 1847
Date of death: 26 Mar 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritis. Compressed lung from thickening of pleura. Specs of atheroma on aorta. Cirrhosis of liver with ascites.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Compressed (Lung); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur. Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient whose whole appearance was indicative of ill-health was admitted with an abscess over the sacrum, the result of an injury received some time previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

William Adams, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1846
Date of death: 15 Mar 1846
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer on the shin. Pneumonia. Phthisis. Heart atrophied and dilated. Blood fluid. Old and recent peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with large varicose ulcers of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left inferior extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Atkinson, 11, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846
Date of death: 05 Mar 1847
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg. Secondary abscess in lungs. Femoral and iliac veins contained pus without indications of inflammation
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Abscess (Lung); Suppuration (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This girl was admitted in a weakly emaciated condition with necrosis and caries of the left leg, reported of a month’s standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

William Day, 48, [No occupation stated]

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

Robert Stone, 50, [No occupation stated]

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

William Sewell, 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1846
Date of death: 26 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy of right hemisphere. Vessels of brain healthy. Heart hypertrophied. Kidneys granular and dwindled. Liver with round margins and congested. Admitted into the hospital as an injury of the head, having fallen from a gig.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
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 almost comatose, with a yellow countenance.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Nawth, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1846
Date of death: 15 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Diffuse cellular inflammation of scalp, face and neck. Brain wet. Venous congestion of this organ. Oedema of larynx. Puriform fluid in pleura. Congestive pneumonia. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Atheroma in aorta. Left kidney granular.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Inflammation (Head); Disease (Brain); Oedema (Larynx); Suppuration (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung);Disease (Heart) ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) ; Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted much intoxicated with a scalp wound inflicted by a fall from a footpath into the road.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Cane, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1846
Date of death: 11 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Extensive injury of foot. Mortification of toes. Oedema of leg. Puriform fluid in femoral vein. Congestive pneumonia. Heart dilated and hypertrophied, with soft muscular structure, etc. Hypertrophy of thyroid gland etc.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Foot); Mortification (Foot); Oedema (Leg); Suppuration (Veins); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart);Disease (Thyroid gland)
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 pale and cold and suffering from the effects of an engine wheel having fallen on his left foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, neck, abdomen and left inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Castle, 36, Sewer worker

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

James Swift, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1846
Date of death: 04 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Bronchocele. Excision. Pus in posterior mediastinum. Ulceration of intestinal jugular vein. Secondary abscess of lungs. Pleuritis.
Disease (standardised): Bronchocele (Lung); Excision (Lung); Suppuration (Thorax); Ulcer (Veins); Abscess (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
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 a tumour about the size of a hen's egg of eleven years standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, fauces, thyroid gland and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Bowerman, 1 year 3 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 3 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1847
Date of death: 02 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Superficial ulceration of penis and scrotum with oedema. Congestion of brain. Large coagulum in left auricle.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Penis); Ulcer (Scrotum); Oedema (Scrotum); Oedema (Penis); Congestion (Brain); Coagula (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very weakly condition for a superficial ulceration of the penis and scrotum, which appeared to have been the result most probably of poor diet and dirt.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and scrotum
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Todd, 58, [No occupation stated]

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

John Goodenough, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1846
Date of death: 5 Dec 1846
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid tumour in the abdomen, surrounding abdominal aorta and inferior cava, which latter was blocked up. Encephaloid tumour of the left testicle.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Blockage (Veins); Cancer (Testis)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood
Medical notes: This patient stated that his urine had been thick, he had pain during micturition and occasionally he ‘was unable to hold his water’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and testicle
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Frost, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1847
Date of death: 20 Nov 1847
Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of ankle joint. Suppuration of hip and knee joint and foul abscesses of thigh. Inflamed femoral vein. Aneurysm of abdominal aorta.
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Suppuration (Hip); Suppuration (Knee); Abscess (Leg); Inflammation (Veins); Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted sensible and warm, about a quarter of an hour after he had fallen upwards of twenty two feet from a window to the ground alighting on his feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Catherine Darvell, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1847
Date of death: 13 Nov 1847
Disease (transcribed): Gangrena senilis. Pleuro pneumonia with hepatisation, diseased heart and coronary arteries. Great quantity of atheroma in coats of aorta.
Disease (standardised): Senile gangrene (Foot); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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 senile gangrene affecting the toe of the right foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Amelia Stead, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1846
Date of death: 22 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Gall bladder filled with gall stones. Congestive pneumonia. Specks of atheroma
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gallstones (Gall bladder); Pneumonia (Lung); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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 in a state of collapse, with cold skin, laboured respiration and a scarcely perceptible pulse. There was a tumour in the left groin about the size of a pigeon egg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and nose
Type of incident: n/a

William Anderson, 80, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 80
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1846
Date of death: 6 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of lungs, chalky deposit in one. Heart flabby. Granular kidneys. Partial peritoneal adhesions. Varicose ulcer. Suppurating gland in the groin.
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen); Ulcer (Veins); Suppuration (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: A very imperfect history was obtained from this patient. He stated that for ten years he had worn a truss on a tumour in the right groin, and that three days since the tumour enlarged, became painful and red.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Osborn, 70, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1846
Date of death: 22 Sep 1846
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous ulcer of lower extremity. Ossification of arteries.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Gangrene (Leg); Ossification (Arteries)
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 woman was admitted with a gangrenous ulcer covering the middle two thirds of the anterior surface of the left leg, which exposed the muscles and tendons.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Ellis, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1846
Date of death: 7 Sep 1846
Disease (transcribed): Slight bruise of cerebellum. Fracture and dislocation of spine with bruised condition of chord. Fracture of sternum. Rupture of internal mammary.
Disease (standardised): Bruising (Brain ); Fracture (Spine); Dislocation (Spine); Bruising (Spinal cord); Fracture (Sternum); Rupture (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood
Medical notes: This patient, having been butted at by a bull, was admitted two hours after the accident perfectly sensible with some coldness of the skin and total paralysis of all the extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Baldroy, 35, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1846
Date of death: 20 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Diffuse cellular inflammation of scalp and neck. Fracture of ribs. Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Viscera generally healthy in structure
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Inflammation (Head); Inflammation (Neck); Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
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 in a state of intoxication, with a lacerated and contused wound about an inch long exposing the frontal bone, and several smaller wounds about the face and forehead. This was caused by a fall from a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Russell, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1846
Date of death: 26 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Secondary abscesses in right lung. Atheroma on surface of aorta. Enlarged liver with puckered edges and congested and granular texture. Absorption of cortical structure of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Liver); 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 man in consequence of having experienced considerable relief in an attack of rheumatism two and a half years since from a course of mercury, frequently took mercurial pills from that time without medical advice or using any of the necessary precautions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Hockaday, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1846
Date of death: 18 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of heart with atrophy of its walls. Thickening and contraction of mitral valve. Blood fluid
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was in Hospital in November 1845 after having received a contusion at the epigastrium from the buffer of a steam engine. He was readmitted in January suffering from great pain and distress from constant pulsation at the epigastrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Madeline Latham, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1846
Date of death: 10 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the thyroid gland. Encephaloid deposit in glands of neck, in anterior and posterior mediastinum, along the aorta into the abdomen and in the muscular structure of the heart.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Thyroid gland); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Thoracic cavity); Cancer (Arteries); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No history could be obtained of this case. On admission the patient’s countenance presented the peculiar hue of the malignant cachexia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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