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
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: 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
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
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
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: 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
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
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
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: 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
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
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: 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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