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: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1842 Date of death: 6 Jun 1842 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis. Mottled Kidneys. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Mottled (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur 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: Married Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Dec 1874 Date of death: 2 Jan 1875 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of pleura (after amputation of cancerous breast). Empyema Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Breast); Amputation (Breast); Empyema (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman was readmitted after a scirrhus tumour was removed from the left breast. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs and heart Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Oct 1843 Date of death: 5 Jan 1844 Disease (transcribed): Secondary deposits in the lung following a slight injury of the foot and suppuration in the groin. Disease (standardised): Injury (Foot); Suppuration (Abdomen); Deposits (Lung) 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 a small abscess on the dorsum of the foot followed by inflamed absorbents. Abscesses formed in the thigh and groin and on the 23rd December he was seized with rigors, vomiting and profuse perspirations and complained of pain in the situation of the lower part of the left lung. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and groin Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Apr 1842 Date of death: 17 Jun 1842 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Softening of Heart. Ulceration of Larynx. Tubercles in Kidney. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Larynx); 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, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845 Date of death: 11 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Brain congested. Uterus hypertrophied and remarkably hard, with superficial ulceration of the os uteri Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Congestion (Brain); Ulcer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient, a married woman who had had 2 children, the youngest 4 years old, was reported by her husband to have suffered frequently since her last confinement from pain in the head. Shortly after the birth of her last child, she began to experience twitchings and slight jactitations principally affecting the left side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1845 Date of death: 18 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed empyema, left side. Old adhesions, right side. Bronchitis & pneumonia. Slight thickening of the valves on the left side. Heart with atheromatous deposit in the aorta. Old peritonitis. Tubercular matter in kidneys etc Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that during the last eight months he had suffered from constant and violent cough, attended by profuse expectoration, and night sweats. That he had lately become extremely shortbreathed and unable to take any exercise, or make the slightest exertion, and that he was in consequence very weak & languid’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Apr 1846 Date of death: 23 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Amputation of thigh. Pleurisy on both sides, with secondary deposits in both lungs. Other organs healthy. Inflammation of extremity of femoral vein. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura, Lung); Inflammation (Veins) 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 accident in consequence of which this man was admitted, was caused by a heavy fall from a horse which bolted with with him and crashed violently against a cart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 February 1844 Date of death: 1 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit with vomicae in both lungs. Tubercles in the subperitoneal cellular tissue of the large intestine, with extensive ulceration of its mucous membrane. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestine); Ulcer (Intestine) 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 with the ordinary symptoms of Phthisis Pulmonalis of 18 months standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1844 Date of death: 2 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of Thigh. Inflammation of Femoral Vein. Secondary abscesses. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Femoral Vein); Abscess (Leg) 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 was admitted with symptoms of ulceration of the cartilages of the knee joint. He attributed the disease to a kick from a horse about two years previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, shoulder joints and stump of left thigh Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Dec 1845 Date of death: 26 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis. Ulceration of the intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines) 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 body was not examined after death, and consequently no history of the case is recorded. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed before it was examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1845 Date of death: 22 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis & pneumonia. Old adhesions. Dropsy of pericardium. Heart itself healthy. Old peritonitis. Amputation of toe for scrofulous disease of joint Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Edema (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Amputation (Toe); Scrofulous disease (Toe) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert and Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Ten months before his admission into the hospital, he perceived a slight swelling of the ball of the left great toe, attended with much pain upon walking. Four months afterwards this swelling was punctured and a small quantity of matter discharged.’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 February 1844 Date of death: 2 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy and ascites. Subperitoneal cellular tissue of the liver very much thickened; liver compressed but not otherwise diseased. Mottled Kidneys. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Compressed (Liver); Mottled (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with ascites and anasarca of two months standing apparently dependent upon a diseased state of the kidneys. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Feb 1845 Date of death: 22 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions. Phthisis. Upper lobe, left lung, converted into one large vomica. Pneumonia. Tubercular ulceration of intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Vomica (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient complained of great debility, which had been gradually coming on during the last six months. The catamenia [menstruation] had been absent during this period, and she attributed her ill health to this circumstance. She was much emaciated, and her countenance was extremely anxious, he complexion pallid. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Apr 1873 Date of death: 30 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the rectum. Colotomy. Caries of temporal bone Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Colotomy (Intestines); Caries (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner. Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This patient had suffered from diarrhoea for the last four or five months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1846 Date of death: 26 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of small intestine, cicatrisation and contraction of the gut, reducing its canal to the size of a small quill. Dilatation of gut above. Stercoraceous vomiting. Tubercular and cretaceous deposit in mesenteric glands, but no where else. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Cicatrix (Gastrointestinal tract); Contraction (Gastrointestinal tract); Fecal vomiting (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric gland); Cretaceous deposit (Mesenteric gland) 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 presented himself for admission stating that his bowels had not acted for nine days, and that he felt heavy and unwell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 May 1844 Date of death: 6 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Kidneys mottled and granular. Inflammation and thickening of the caecum, ascending and part of the transverse colon. Disease (standardised): Mottled, Granular (Kidney); Inflammation (Intestines) 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 chronic rheumatism and considerable pain and oppression at the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1846 Date of death: 28 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation and suppuration of left tympanum and other parts of temporal bone. Ulceration of membrane tympani. Diffuse inflammation and suppuration of sub arachnoid cellular tissue. Puriform effusion in ventricles. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Skull); Suppuration (Skull); Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Effusion (Brain) 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 stated that for the last five weeks he had suffered from pain in the neck and passing to the shoulders. The pain commenced, according to his account, as a ‘cold and sore throat’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Mar 1866 Date of death: 9 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 1 ¾ Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1844 Date of death: 5 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the ribs with ecchymosis of the Lungs and Heart. Rupture of the Liver. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Ecchymosis (Lungs, Heart); Rupture (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The child was admitted in a state of collapse having fallen from a height of 15 feet from a loft into a stable and it was believed was afterwards trod upon the abdomen by a horse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Mar 1846 Date of death: 1 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Nodes on the forehead. Inflammation of larynx and trachea, with inflammation of sub mucous tissue. Lungs emphysematous and oedematous posteriorly. Abortion at six months. Disease (standardised): Nodes (Head); Inflammation (Larynx); Inflammation (Trachea); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Abortion (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: When admitted, there were three soft nodes at the upper part of the forehead of this patient. When admitted she was four months gone with child. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax and abdomen 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: Carman Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1872 Date of death: 4 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Ulcerated wound of foot. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Foot); Wound (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic) 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: This man was admitted with swelling and redness of the right foot and lower part of the leg, and a small sloughing wound on the dorsum of the foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, organs of special sense, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a