Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 February 1844 Date of death: 12 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the Rectum. Fatal Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Constriction (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from a simple stricture of the Rectum for many years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 63 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 May 1845 Date of death: 3 Jun 1845 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Caecum & omentum in the sac. Peritonitis of a low character. Foul suppuration in the sac and in neighbouring cellular tissue. Gut thickened. Pleurisy on both sides Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert and Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a large soft tumor in the right femoral region with some impulse on coughing and by the side of this was another small swelling which could be reduced into the abdomen without difficulty’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, hernial sac, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Feb 1845 Date of death: 7 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous disease of the rectum, spreading to the glands of the pelvis and neighbouring cellular tissue Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Twelve months before her admission into the hospital this patient complained of difficulty in passing her motions. She suffered at the same time from occasional accumulations of faecal matter in the colon, and consequent attacks of diarrhoea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen (‘the other viscera […] were not examined on account of the advanced decomposition’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jun 1846 Date of death: 9 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Large calculi in bladder and right ureter. Inflammation of bladder and of sub peritoneal tissue of left loin and iliac fossa. Kidneys extensively absorbed. Uterus, pelvis etc much dilated. Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Calculi (Ureter); Inflammation (Bladder); Inflammation (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Dilated (Uterus);Dilated (Pelvis) 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 he suddenly felt acute pain from the loins to the region of the bladder. After being free from pain for two years after, he then passed a stone by the urethra and the pain returned. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Dec 1849 Date of death: 26 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Secondary haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Haemorrhage (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a femoral hernia of the right side of eighteen years standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pelvis and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Feb 1853 Date of death: 18 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the intestine. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Rupture (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had fallen off a scaffold, a height of about ten feet, and a heaving mass of bricks, which fell with him, struck him of the left side of the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Nov 1852 Date of death: 28 Mar 1853 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the knee joint. Bronchitis. Emphysema pulmonum. Calculi in the kidney. Bed sores and connected with them, purulent deposits in the pelvic cavity Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Knee); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Calculi (Kidney); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Suppuration (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Three weeks before her admission she fell down, striking her right knee which immediately swelled and subsequently became very painful. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Knee joint, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 May 1853 Date of death: 15 Jul 1853 Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration of chest. Sloughing cavity of abscess on the right side of the abdomen Disease (standardised): Cancer (Thorax); Ulcer (Thorax); Sloughing (Abdomen); Abscess (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Wyndowe, Samuel Jardine Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient was admitted on account of ulceration of the skin in the left pectoral region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 54 Date of admission: 19 Mar 1854 Date of death: 25 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Omentum adherent to sac. Sloughing of gut. Incipient peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh); Sloughing (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted on the 19th of March on account of strangulated hernia. It appeared from his account that he had had a hernia for the last 8 years’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 48 Date of admission: 17 May 1854 Date of death: 10 Jul 1854 Disease (transcribed): Large serous cyst in the right thigh. Erysipelas. Pus in the lymphatis. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Cyst (Thigh); Erysipelas (Skin); Suppuration (Lymphatic system); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man, whose appearance was very cachectic & complexion dusky-yellow, was admitted on account of a swelling of the right thigh, which he had noticed since about 3 weeks before last Xmas’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right inferior extremities, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 54 Date of admission: 29 Oct 1854 Date of death: 31 Oct 1854 Disease (transcribed): Inguinal hernia. Operation. Diffuse inflammation of cellular tissue. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation Inflammation Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had an inguinal hernia on the right side for 20 years, & had abscess Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jan 1855 Date of death: 30 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Carbuncular inflammation of lip. Purulent deposits in lungs, heart, pericardium, rectum, abdominis muscle Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Mouth); Deposits (Lung, Heart, Abdomen, Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of carbuncular inflammation of the lower lip which had come on about four days before his admission without any known cause. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck and face, thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Aug 1855 Date of death: 18 Aug 1855 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing ulcer on thorax. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Thorax); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of a swelling over the ribs on the right side, which appeared to depend on a syphilitic affection of the bones. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Nov 1855 Date of death: 22 Nov 1855 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Faecal extravasation. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of a strangulated femoral hernia which he first noticed five days before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Dec 1855 Date of death: 19 Feb 1856 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Peritonitis. Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman had been frequently a patient of the Hospital. She was originally admitted in 1853 suffering with syphilitic cachexia and caries of the base of the skull. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Mar 1856 Date of death: 15 Mar 1856 Disease (transcribed): Femoral Hernia. Operation. Gangrene of Intestine Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Gangrene (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman had had a hernial tumour in the right groin for seven years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 73 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Aug 1857 Date of death: 5 Sep 1857 Disease (transcribed): Contusion of chest and loins. Fractured clavicle. Bruise of intestine Disease (standardised): Contusion (Thorax); Contusion (Abdomen); Fracture (Clavicle); Bruising (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left clavicle, cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and vessels Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 3 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jul 1858 Date of death: 23 Nov 1858 Disease (transcribed): Psoas & lumbar abscess Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip, back) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Therefore the case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Jan 1860 Date of death: 16 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Operation for strangulated inguinal hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Groin); Operation Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with the following history. Five years before he was knocked down by a blow in the abdomen, & an oblique inguinal hernia appeared on the right side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 21 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Dec 1859 Date of death: 23 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Mesenteric disease. Incipient rickets. Diseased liver. Old burn Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Abdomen); Rickets (Bones); Disease (Liver); Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with an extensive burn of the left arm, extending from the shoulder to the back of the hand. It was cut very deep, except in one part about the middle of forearm. She was also evidently suffering from tabies mesentericus which was supposed to have existed for 6 months’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., left arm, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Nov 1859 Date of death: 7 Feb 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine. Rectovesical fistula Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fistula (Peritoneum) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'Shortly before admission, this man was driving a coal waggon under an archway, with his body bent somewhat forwards, when his back & shoulders came in contact with the top of the arch & he was completely doubled up’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Apr 1860 Date of death: 12 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia Operation Peritonitis (Peritoneum) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient had been troubled with a femoral hernia for 6 years, which came on after lifting a heavy weight. She had always worn a truss’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 76 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jul 1860 Date of death: 19 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Contusion of the brain. Fractured ribs. Enlarged prostate. Diseased bladder. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Contusion (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Prostate, bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital with a small scalp wound on the back of the head & to the left side, the bone was exposed t othe extent of a sixpence. He was collapsed but perfectly sensible. He complained of severe pain in the left side of chest & difficulty in breathing. The house surgeon could not detect any fractured ribs. The man who was very deaf stated that he had been knocked down & run over by a gentleman’s carriage’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jul 1860 Date of death: 31 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of side. Pyaemia. Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Abscess Sepsis (Systemic); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’