Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jan 1852 Date of death: 6 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous caries of the dorsal vertebrae with softening of the cervical bones. Abscesses in connection with the spinal column at posterior part of thorax. Urgent dyspnoea and dysphagia Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Spine); Abscess (Spine); Dyspnoea (Lung); Deglutition disorders (Oesophagus) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He had been subject for many years to a scrofulous affection and there were marks of old ulceration in the neck and under the angle of the jaw. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, interior surfaces of cervical vertebrae and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 May 1862 Date of death: 21 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of vertebrae. Spinal cord softened Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This boy was admitted in the first place for necrosed bone of stump. He stated that his leg had been amputated twelve months previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal canal, spinal cord, vertebrae, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Dec 1844 Date of death: 8 Dec 1844 Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Lithotomy. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the Pelvis and Peritonitis. Right kidney wasted with dilated pelvis and infundibula. Left kidney enlarged. Pelvis and infundibula dilated. Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Lithotomy (Bladder); Inflammation (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Dilatation (Pelvis);Dilatation (Pituitary gland) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas 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: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 13 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Aug 1864 Date of death: 9 Nov 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Excision. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Operation (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Married Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jul 1871 Date of death: 13 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of breast. Amputation. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Amputation (Breast); 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 patient had suffered pain in right breast nine months, and had observed a tumour in the breast six months. It has gradually and painfully increased. Her father died of cancer of tongue. A paternal aunt of cancer of breast’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Nov 1864 Date of death: 20 Dec 1864 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of breast. Enteritis. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Abscess (Breast); Enteritis (Intestines); Pleurisy (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with the history that she was confined a month ago, she suckled her child for a ten days. Ten days after her confinement, from the nipple having been sore, she gave up suckling & the breasts became enlarged & painful. They afterwards burst’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Aug 1843 Date of death: 15 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis. Cavities of Heart dilated; left ventricle thin. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Dilatation (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 symptoms of Phthisis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Mar 1844 Date of death: 13 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Necrosis of frontal bone. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Liver very large but healthy. A large scrofulous deposit connected with the liver and spleen. Kidneys mottled and mammilated. Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Necrosis (Skull); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Liver, Spleen); Mottled (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a cachectic state with ulcers and varicose veins of the leg. 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: Female Date of admission: 26 May 1845 Date of death: 28 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical & femoral hernia. Mortification of small intestine contained in the femoral sac. Extensive hepatisation of lower lobe, left lung. One small vomica in the apex of the right lung Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen, thigh); Mortification (Intestines); Hepatisation (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'Anne Dudley, married, the mother of ten children, admitted at 9pm on 26th of May. She stated that she had had an umbilical hernia for thirty years, which first appeared during a difficult parturition. She had always worn a truss which however was not very effectual lately owing to its being out of repair’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Jan 1842 Date of death: 8 Jun 1842 Disease (transcribed): Pleuritis. Phthisis. Pneumonia. Carcinoma of Uterus, Vagina, Bladder and neighbouring parts Disease (standardised): Pleuritis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung) Pneumonia (Lung); Carcinoma (Uterus, Vagina, Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Apr 1845 Date of death: 26 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in breast. Erysipelas over the breast and chest. Puerpural mania Disease (standardised): Abscess (Breast); Erysipelas (Breast, chest); Postpartum depression (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in consequence of abscesses in the right breast and was delivered of a fully developed child on the following day. After her delivery she lost a considerable quantity of blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Apr 1873 Date of death: 19 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of breast. Erysipelas. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Breast); Erysipelas (Skin); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman had a cystic tumour of the breast removed by Mr Tatum about five years ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jul 1846 Date of death: 5 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: As there was no post mortem examination, the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of the friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jan 1845 Date of death: 14 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Mottling degeneration of kidneys. Peritonitis. Anasarca. Erysipelas. Specks of atheroma in aortic valves Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Edema (Systemic); Erysipelas (Skin); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta) 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 four or five months she had been troubled with pain across the loins, which increased so much at the beginning of November last, that she got but little sleep owing to its severity’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Nov 1843 Date of death: 5 Apr 1844 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the pericranium, caries of the cranial bones at some joints. Fatal Laryngitis. Phthisis. Pneumonia. Tubercles in Kidneys. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Skull); Caries (Skull); Laryngitis (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Lung, Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung) 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 inflammation of the Pericranium covering the vertex and sides of the skull. The head presented an hydrocephalic appearance. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jul 1842 Date of death: 8 Sep 1842 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and vomicae with displacement of the Heart to the right side by strong adhesions between the pericardium and different layers of the pleura. Kidneys mottled. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Heart); Displacement (Heart); Mottled (Kidney) 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: Fishmonger Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Mar 1844 Date of death: 7 Jul 1844 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis with extensive red hepatisation of the lung. Old adhesions. Glandular aggregate enlarged, as well as mesenteric glands. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Hepatisation (Lung); Enlarged (Gland) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had been subject to a cough with occasional slight spitting of blood during the winter months only of the three previous years. On the 2nd of March he was seized with a fit of coughing and immediately brought up a large quantity of blood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Feb 1846 Date of death: 7 Mar 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Tubercular ulceration of intestines with small abscesses in sub mucous tissue. Liver nutmeg. Spleen studded with innumerable transparent corpuscles. Mottling degeneration of kidneys. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Abscess (Intestines); Disease (Liver);Disease (Spleen) ; Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of diarrhoea of a long time standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Apr 1845 Date of death: 4 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Phthisis? Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
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: 'No history as there was no examination’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was removed before it could be examined’
Occupation or role: School girl Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Apr 1865 Date of death: 22 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient fell down stairs on the 14th of April and struck the back of his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 May 1844 Date of death: 19 Nov 1845 Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine & psoas abscess Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined, at the request of the friends’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1844 Date of death: 7 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Compressed dislocation of ankle, followed by Erysipelas and diffuse cellular inflammation. Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Ankle) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward 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: The body was not examined, at the request of the friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Nov 1843 Date of death: 15 February 1844 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis with extensive pneumonia. Ulceration of the cartilages of the hip and knee, with extensive scrofulous abscess in the neighbourhood of the hip, but not communicating with the joint. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Leg); Abscess (Hip) 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 a chronic disease of the right hip joint, the symptoms indicating ulceration of the cartilages. It was attributed to a blow he received about 18 months previously and followed by considerable inflammation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1869 Date of death: 12 Aug 1869 Disease (transcribed): Caries of vertebra. Double psoas abscess. Scrofulous disease of kidneys, ureter and bladder. Acute tuberculosis of lungs Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Ureter); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient had had pain in the lower part of his back ever since a fall three years ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jan 1871 Date of death: 15 Feb 1871 Disease (transcribed): Inflamed hip joint. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’