Portable artificial pneumothorax apparatus (aka 'Maxwell's Box') produced by the Genito-Urinary Manufacturing Company, London, consisting of a wooden carrying box containing pump, regulating valve, manometer, filter, and fragments of broken rubber tubing.
This device was used to induce an artificial pneumothorax (collapsed lung) in tuberculosis patients by injecting gas into the pleural cavity, with the aim of 'resting' the lung so that it could heal more easily.
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Nov 1840 Date of death: 7 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of lung. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal canal, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 May 1841 Date of death: 4 Jun 1841 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Wound of anterior tibial artery. Mortification and diffuse cellular inflammation Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Wound (Blood vessels); Inflammation (Cells) Admitted under the care of: Walker, Robert Benjamin Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Leg
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Apr 1841 Date of death: 28 May 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus (idiopathic) Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Walker, Robert Benjamin Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Had not met with any accident. Illness came on three days before his admission. Has led a very irregular life; has been of late exposed to cold and damp and at night has been sleeping in the fields’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal canal, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1841 Date of death: 7 Jun 1841 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Inflammation of the membranes of the brain. Secondary deposits Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Inflammation (Brain); Deposit (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, thigh and hip-joint
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1841 Date of death: 10 Jun 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and emphysema of the lung. Tubercles in the kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 May 1841 Date of death: 16 Jun 1841 Disease (transcribed): Mottled and granular degeneration of the kidneys. Left lung gorged with blood at its posterior part Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Effusion (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This patient previous to her death had well marked symptoms of apoplexy, stertorous breathing etc’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Jun 1841 Date of death: 22 Jun 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleuritis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 May 1841 Date of death: 23 Jun 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulcerations of the small intestine Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Mar 1841 Date of death: 23 Jun 1841 Disease (transcribed): Peculiar deposit in the brain; small tubercles in the pia mater. Scrofulous disease of the elbow & knee Disease (standardised): Deposit (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Arm, leg) Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, elbow, knee
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jun 1841 Date of death: 27 Jun 1841 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the ovary. Ascites. Peritonitis after tapping Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Ovary); Ascites (Peritoneum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bleeding Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jul 1841 Date of death: 9 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Softening of brain; effusion of turbid serum into the ventricles Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Jun 1841 Date of death: 14 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right shoulder-joint
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Apr 1841 Date of death: 16 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 May 1841 Date of death: 17 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Scrofulous abscess between the rectum & vagina. Fistulous opening in the rectum Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Abscess (Rectum, vagina) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Walker, Robert Benjamin Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1841 Date of death: 17 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after operation for strangulated hernia Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia; Operation Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jul 1841 Date of death: 17 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in the cerebellum. Softening of the septum lucidum. Tubercles in the lungs Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Softening (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Nov 1840 Date of death: 12 Jan 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jun 1841 Date of death: 23 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the right ventricle. Atheromatous deposit at the root of the pulmonary artery. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Deposit (Blood vessels); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jul 1841 Date of death: 27 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Jul 1841 Date of death: 29 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Kidneys granular and mottled Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Aug 1841 Date of death: 8 Aug 1841 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Dilatation of the cavities of the heart. Endocarditis. Valvular apparatus, left side diseased Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This patient had repeatedly suffered from acute rheumatism’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Jun 1841 Date of death: 10 Aug 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis. Chronic peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jun 1841 Date of death: 12 Aug 1841 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis. Tubercles in the kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 72 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jun 1841 Date of death: 14 Aug 1841 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen