Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Dec 1864 Date of death: 1 Jan 1865 Disease (transcribed): Cellular growth in brain Disease (standardised): Growth (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Lee, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a state of unconsciousness. It was reported that he had received a kick from a horse eight years before and that two years ago he was attacked with epileptic fits. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head and chest Type of incident: n/a
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: 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: Dressmaker Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Apr 1868 Date of death: 16 Apr 1868 Disease (transcribed): Softening of spine. Paralysis of the extensors. Disease (standardised): Softening (Spine); Paralysis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This girl was a prostitute and of very intemperate habits. For some time she had been accustomed to drink large quantities of spirits. The catamenia had ceased seven months ago and she had syphilis of uncertain date. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 May 1872 Date of death: 3 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Prolapsus uteri. Haemorrhage. Syncope Disease (standardised): Prolapse (Uterus); Haemorrhage (Uterus); Syncope (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The husband of this woman stated that about a year ago she had a fall upon her body which seemed to have shaken her very much for she was never well after, always complaining of sore throat and difficulty of swallowing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bladder, cranium and spinal cord 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: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 01 May 1847 Date of death: 02 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive apoplectic effusion with softening of the brain. Cyst of ophthalmic vein with calcareous walls. Great hypertrophy of left ventricle. Blood fluid Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Cysts (Eye); Calcareous deposit (Eye); Disease (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was brought into the Hospital by the Police, having been picked up in the street a short time previously in a state of complete insensibility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1847 Date of death: 05 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive slough on sacrum. Inflammation of membranes of brain. Numerous puncta of blood in brain. Blood very fluid Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Spine); Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient had been taken to Bethlehem Hospital, but was refused admission on the ground that he was suffering from Phthisis Pulmonalis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1862 Date of death: 21 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She was admitted the first time on the 12 March 1862, being brought in by a policeman in a state of insensibility, who said she had dropped down in the street. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 May 1846 Date of death: 2 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy? Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: No history of the case is given, in consequence of 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: Dispenser Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jan 1868 Date of death: 22 Apr 1868 Disease (transcribed): Softening of spinal cord. Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Dispensers assistant who had been losing strength of the arms and legs for six weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and spine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 May 1846 Date of death: 25 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fungoid disease of brain with extravasation of blood, and softening of the surrounding structure. Other organs healthy in structure. Old adhesions about pleurae, pericardium and peritoneum. Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain ); Adhesions (Pleura); Adhesions (Heart); Adhesions (Abdomen) 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: This patient was admitted about five months before this admission, suffering from intense pain in the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Apr 1862 Date of death: 3 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Malignant (?) tumour of brain Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman stated that four months ago she fell down stairs from a sudden loss of power in the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1845 Date of death: 24 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fluid in sub-arachnoid tissue. Lung congested posteriorly. Two aortic valves only, the surfaces of which were covered with fibrinous & calcareous deposits. Slight irregular depressions on surfaces of kidneys. Small calculus in pelvis of kidney Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Deposit (Aorta); Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Calculus (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: 'This patient was admitted complaining of pain in the chest, & cough said to be of ten days’ duration. The respiration was very quick & catching, & the pain in the chest was much increased on deep inspiration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 May 1867 Date of death: 16 May 1867 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Ecchymosis of brain Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Systemic); Ecchymosis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: He had been ill for three weeks with symptoms of fever, and attack of delirium tremens supervening. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Farrier Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 May 1873 Date of death: 31 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: The commencement of this man’s illness was a fit and he remained insensible for about seven days but had no loss of power. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 May 1846 Date of death: 16 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Large apoplectic clot, of some standing, in the posterior lobe of the right hemisphere. Other part of brain and vessels healthy. Effusion in the sub arachnoid tissues. Specks of atheroma about aorta. Erysipelas. Abscess in neck. Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Effusion (Brain); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Erysipelas (Skin); Abscess (Neck) 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 paralytic on the left side of the body. It appeared from the friends account, that on the 16th of May she had a fit of an apoplectic character. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and neck Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1860 Date of death: 8 May 1860 Disease (transcribed): Softening of spinal chord & brain Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord, brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A footman. He was said to have been ill for only a week, suffering especially from pain in the back, which had been attributed to an injury received while lifting a piano a fortnight ago’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Apr 1845 Date of death: 3 Jun 1845 Disease (transcribed): Effusion in the sub-arachnoid tissue. Phthisis with old adhesions. Tubercular ulceration of intestinal canal Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines) 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, an habitual drunkard, stated that he had not enjoyed good health for the last 18 months. That during that time he has had no appetite, and has been gradually getting thinner, but without any very obvious cause’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jun 1847 Date of death: 28 Jun 1847 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of vessels of brain and much serum in its substance. Heart flabby. Atheroma on aorta. Blood fluid. Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under Delirium Tremens. 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: 15 May 1845 Date of death: 7 Jun 1845 Disease (transcribed): Effusion in sub-arachnoid tissue. Recent pleurisy & old adhesions. White patch on heart. Blood fluid. Capsule of liver much thickened. Deposits in cortical structure of kidneys, apparently scrofulous. Pelvis etc inflamed. Pus in urine Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver, kidneys); Inflammation (Pelvis); Suppuration (Bladder); Syphilis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of almost total paralysis of the lower and partial loss of power over the upper extremities, but without loss of sensation, of great pain in the head, attended by much giddiness, of a ringing noise in the head giving rise to some deafness, of pain in the abdomen, & of pains in all his limbs, but more particularly the shin bones […] It was elicited that during the last six months he had lived a very irregular life, and had suffered greatly from syphilis’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1862 Date of death: 28 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Softening of cord (grey matter) Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man stated that he was taken ill eight days since with vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, cranium and cord Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1846 Date of death: 23 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Heart dilated and flaccid. Congestion of veins of brain. Softening of fornix, corpus callosum and walls of lateral ventricles with extensive effusion into ventricles. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of stupor, unable to give any account of himself, and requiring to be roused but then collapsing quickly into his former state. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Mar 1865 Date of death: 9 May 1865 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of cord Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Ten weeks ago he was seized with pain in the chest and laid up for some time with what was called pleurisy. Since this he had a partial recovery and he had been working in a damp house and been much exposed to wet and rain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cord, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 May 1861 Date of death: 5 Jun 1861 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient was brought into the hospital unconscious, and was said to have fallen suddenly into that state a few hours before. The right limbs were completely paralysed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a