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Dinah Green, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 May 1846
Date of death: 30 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of sternum, of pelvis, of left leg and of left arm. Secondary deposits in various parts. Suppuration about some of the fractures. Pleuropneumonia.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Sternum); Fracture (Pelvis); Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Arm); Suppuration (Fractures); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient threw himself from the window of a fifth story building and fell on her side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left inferior extremity, left superior extremity, right forearm and sternum
Type of incident: Suicide

George Carter, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1850
Date of death: 19 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Caries of cranium. Abscess of scalp. Old pleural adhesions, with condensation of lung, and several cavities on right. No tubercles
Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Abscess (Scalp); Adhesions (Pleura); Cavities (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert. Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man applied for admission for relief of cough and spitting with pain on the right side of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Smart, 72, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1860
Date of death: 9 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Senile gangrene
Disease (standardised): Gangrene
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A month before admission he cut a corn on the little toe of the right foot. He cut it rather more than he intended & made a small wound. He continued to walk about & it did not heal’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, arteries, abdomen, right shoulder

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Isabella Summers, 52, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1859
Date of death: 22 Feb 1860
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of heart. Malignant disease of the bones
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Heart); Malignant disease (Bones)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under Dr Pitman [Henry Pitman] on the 12th of October 1859, for what was supposed to be rheumatic pains in her limbs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Worboys, 74, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1861
Date of death: 17 Mar 1861
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the neck of the femur. Bedsores. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Deposits (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient had tripped on a piece of carpet and fell to the ground. On admission it was found that she had fractured the neck of the right femur.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and hip joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Hampshire, 43, Coffee house keeper

Occupation or role: Coffee house keeper
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1883
Date of death: 25 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: Throughout his life he had been accustomed to heavy drinking, either taking 6 or 7 pints of old ale daily, or about a quart of spirits generally whiskey.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Marchant, 29, Joiner

Occupation or role: Joiner
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1902
Date of death: 8 Nov 1902
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Membranous laryngitis (Diphtheria)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Laryngitis (Larynx); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: About five weeks ago he began a bad cough which seemed to get worse on moving about.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

St George's Hospital Medical School Council 1896

Contents of the meetings:

1 Jun 1896, Dr Ogle [John W. Ogle]; Metropolitan Asylum Board; Award of prizes; New buildings
22 Jun 1896, Assistant demonstrator of anatomy
6 Jul 1896, Award of prizes; Distribution of prizes; Treasurers’ report; Test examinations in medicine
20 Jul 1896, Sir Charles Clarke prize; Clinical prizes
5 Oct 1896, Letters; Prizes; Entrance scholarships; New works; Calendar; Prize day; Donation to the School; Test Examinations in medicine; Webb prize; Jenner memorial
12 Oct 1896, Entrance scholarships; William Brown £40 scholarship; New works; Test examinations; Jenner memorial
2 Nov 1896, Letters; Entrance scholarships; William Brown £40 exhibition; Bacteriological laboratory; Entrance porter; Bacteriology fees; Bicycle house; Directory
7 Dec 1896, Letters; Accounts; New works; Distribution of prizes; School porter
4 Jan 1897, The ex chairman; Correspondence; Entrance scholarships; Procedure in appointment of sub-committees; Entertainment
1 Feb 1897, Chairman; Correspondence; Perpetual pupils fees
2 Mar 1897, Dr Cyril Ogle; Correspondence; Lectureship in surgery; Examiners for prizes during the current session; Out-patient dresserships
30 Mar 1897, Correspondence; Henry Charles Johnson prize; Cleaning; Scale of fees; Mr Cope [student]; Vote of thanks
5 Apr 1897, Atlas of Nerves; Museum; Treasurer; Lecturers; Test examiners; Practical medicine; Joint tickets of admission for qualified men
26 Apr 1897, Head of a Maori
3 May 1897, Correspondence; University of London examinations; Assistant demonstrator of anatomy; Maori head; Award of prizes; Annual dinner; Introductory address; Acland & Brodie prizes; Practical medicine
14 Jun 1897, Annual address & dinner; Auditors; Correspondence; Prizes; Prize examinations
5 Jul 1897, Correspondence; Physiological laboratory; Anatomical models; Prize day; Maori head; Prize examinations
19 Jul 1897, Correspondence; Prizes; New post-mortem room; Almanack
4 Oct 1897, Correspondence; Proficiency prizes & certificates; Furniture & fittings; Entrance scholarships
1 Nov 1897, Correspondence; Maori head; Votes of thanks; St George’s directory; School clerk; Entrance scholarships; London University question
6 Dec 1897, Remuneration of the Treasurer and Dean; University of London question; Resolution of meeting of delegates of schools
13 Dec 1897, London University question
3 Jan 1898, Letters; London University question; Conjoint Board Schedule of chemistry; Facilities to qualified medical practitioners; Registration department
1 Feb 1898, Correspondence; University of London Bill; Schedule in chemistry; Museum; Fire-proof storage; St George’s directory
7 Mar 1898, Election of chairman; Correspondence;Complimentary admissions; Examiners for prizes
21 Mar 1898, Correspondence; Conjoint Board curriculum
5 Apr 1898, Letters; Henry Charles Johnson prize; Appointment of lecturers & demonstrators for the coming year; Fees to students who have passed in anatomy and physiology; Chemistry schedule, Conjoint Board; Anatomical department; Appointment of lecturers & demonstrators for the coming year
2 May 1898, Correspondence; Acland prize; Brodie prize
16 May 1898, Correspondence; Pollock prize; Pathological monstrosity; Remuneration of test examiners; Assistant demonstrators for anatomy
6 Jun 1898, Lectureship on electricity; Prizes; William Brown £40 exhibition; Prize notices; Subjects for clinical prizes; Renewed laboratory fittings; 1st of October; Auditors; Anatomical porter
27 Jun 1898, Treasurer’s prize; Treasurer’s report; Vacation duty in the Dean’s department; Materia Medica Museum; Museum porter; Demonstrator in anatomy; William Brown £40 exhibition
4 Jul 1898, Letters;Sir Charles Clarke’s prize; Dissecting room; Library; Demonstratorship in anatomy
3 Oct 1898, Letters; Calendar; Prize day; Entrance scholarships of 1899; Prizes; Alterations in school; Entry of students
20 Oct 1898, Dr Holloway [James M. Holloway ‘of Louisville, Kentucky, USA’]; Conjoint scheme of clinical study; Entrance scholarship examinations; Vaccination
7 Nov 1898, Correspondence; Expenditure
5 Dec 1898, Correspondence; Dr Hobeika [A.H. Hobeika]; The case of Mr F.M. Hand [Frederick Hand]; Regulation concerning dissection; Dr Cavafy’s [John Cavafy] resignation; Lectureships; Annual dinner
2 Jan 1899, Letters; Insurance; Jenner Institute; Third demonstrator of anatomy; Directory; Entrance scholarships for 1899
16 Jan 1899, Third demonstrator of anatomy; Mr Tyndale [house physician]
6 Feb 1899, Correspondence; Jenner Institute; Pathological Laboratory; Appointment of examiners; University of London
6 Mar 1899, Pollock prize fund; Jenner Institute; Appointment of lecturers & demonstrators; Members of Council; University of London
20 Mar 1899, Correspondence; Royal Army Medical Corps; Dr Batten [of the Children’s Hospital, Great Ormond Street]; Dissection in August; Losses from the School; Photography of Students
10 Apr 1899, Correspondence; Report of the School to the Board; Henry Charles Johnson prize; Assistant demonstrator in anatomy
1 May 1899, Correspondence; University of London; Mr Sich [student]; Mr Grimsdale [Harold Barr Grimsdale]; Brodie prize; Annual celebrations
5 Jun 1899, Correspondence; Prizes; Subjects for clinical prizes; Demonstrator of anatomy; University of London; The library; Annual dinner
26 Jun 1899, Correspondence; Otological Congress; Almanack; Prizes; Auditors; Prize rewards
10 Jul 1899, Letters; Prize distribution; Treasurer’s prize; William Brown exhibition £100; The Treasurer’s statement; Anatomical models; London University commission
25 Sep 1899, Royal Army Medical Corps; Assistant curatorship; Prize day
9 Oct 1899, Letters; Dean’s report; Prizes & certificates; Entrance scholarships; Sir Charles Clarke’s prize; Entrance scholarships in science; Chelsea Clinical Society; Dinner Committee; Pathological laboratory; Demonstrator in chemistry; University commission; Clinical lectures; Postmortem demonstrations
6 Nov 1899, Correspondence; Vote of thanks; Dr Phillips [William A. Phillips]; Concerning a student; Surveyor of taxes; Copy of the original edition of John Hunter’s ‘A Treatise on the Blood etc’
4 Dec 1899, Letters; Lectureships
8 Jan 1900, University of London; Entrance scholarships; Mr Bond’s [student] fees; Lectureship in medicine; Lectureship in Materia Medica; Dr Lazarus Barlow; Demonstrator of anatomy
5 Feb 1900, University of London; Dr Field Hall [J. Field Hall]; Entrance scholarships 1900
5 Mar 1900, Correspondence; University of London commission; Appointment of lecturers & other teachers; Prize examiners; Museum; Re Mr Frederick Garrell Peck [library donation]
19 Mar 1900, Cloakroom attendant
2 Apr 1900, Correspondence; Henry Charles Johnson prize; Assistant demonstrators in anatomy; Case of Mr Munro [George Deans Munro, student]; Eligibility for the Brackenbury prizes; University of London
7 May 1900, The Treasurer; Mr T.C. English [student]; Dr Slater [Charles Slater]; Pollock prize; School servants; Introductory address; Annual dinner; Thompson medal; Clinical prizes; Webb prize; Collection of casts; Surgical class; Mr Fehrsen [A.O.M. Fehrsen, student]
11 Jun 1900, Correspondence; Prizes; Treasurer; Auditors; Library; Chelsea Clinical Society; Mr Leonard Ellis; Pollock prize; Instruction in X-ray work
2 Jul 1900, Treasurer’s report; Assistant Dean; Distribution of prizes; Award of prizes; Conditions of prizes; The teaching of practical surgery
30 Jul 1900, Mr Sheild [Arthur Marmaduke Sheild]; Sir Charles Clarke’s prize
8 Oct 1900, New member; Chairman; Mr Haward [John Warrington Haward]; Medical Sickness etc Society’ Dean’s report; Prizes; Entrance scholarships; Sir Charles Clarke’s prize; Return of fee; Assistant Dean; Blackboards in dissecting room; Election of demonstrator of anatomy; St Mary’s Hospital; Metropolitan Schools of Medicine; Draft re William Brown £40 exhibition; University of London
5 Nov 1900, Correspondence; Report of Committee on the Museum
3 Dec 1900, Letters; Assistant teacher in bacteriology; Demonstrator in anatomy; Present of books; Treasurer’s prize; Museum; Entrance scholarships; Prize distribution; Rules of procedure
7 Jan 1901, Letters; Votes of thanks; Dr Holm [of Copenhagen]; Standing orders
4 Feb 1901, Annual dinner; Mr Leonard E. Ellis [student]; William Brown £40 exhibition; Mr Hubert Sr George Goldsmith [student]; Standing orders; Radiography
4 Mar 1901, Correspondence; Joint clinical scheme; Prize examiners; Appointment of lecturers & teachers; Mr Albert’s proposal
1 Apr 1901, Reports of prize examiners; Fees to advanced students; Annual report; Demonstrators & assistant demonstrators in anatomy; University of London M.B. Examination
6 May 1901, The late Dr Cavafy [John Cavafy]; Correspondence; Prizes; Dr Wichmann [of Copenhagen]; Application for return of fees; 1st October; Dr Slater [Charles Slater]; Prize distribution; Dr Rolleston’s absence [Humphrey Davy Rolleston]; University of London; Dr Bottoni [student]; Brackenbury prize in medicine
3 Jun 1901, Letters; Death of a student [Walter Greig Jack]; Prize distribution; Auditors; Royal Institute of Health; Mr Bain [Donald Bain]; Sinking fund; Mr Alliott [student]; Metropolitan Schools of Medicine; Brackenbury prize in medicine; University of London
10 Jun 1901, University of London
1 Jul 1901, Letters; Treasurer’s statement; Jenner’s relic [Blossom]
11 Jul 1901, Congress in Eastbourne; Tuberculosis Congress
30 Jul 1901, Prizes; Report on clinical teaching in the wards
7 Oct 1901, Correspondence; Scholarships; Sale of books
4 Nov 1901, Letters; William Brown £40 exhibition; Conjoint Board Physics; Vaccination; Complimentary resolutions
2 Dec 1901, Complimentary resolutions; Letters; William Brown £40 exhibition; Entrance scholarship of £85; Peirse-Duncombe benefaction; Practical medicine; St George’s directory; Finance of the school; Notice of motion; Complimentary resolution
6 Jan 1902, Letters; D.P.H. [Diploma in public health] courses; Assistant lecturer in Public Health; Museum of Hygiene; William Brown £40 exhibition; Report on the finance of the school; Museum; Annual dinner account; Communication from the Board
17 Jan 1902, Letters; Position of the school
3 Feb 1902, Treasurer’s prize; William Brown £40 exhibition; Sanitary institute; Entrance scholarships 1902; Maternity department; Report of the Committee appointed to consider the proposal to remove the Hospital to a larger site
17 Feb 1902, Letters; Clinical requirements; Peirse-Duncombe laboratory; Light treatment
3 Mar 1902, Letters; Prize examiners; Appointment of lecturers; Financial position of the school
17 Mar 1902, Finances of the school
7 Apr 1902, Letters; Appointment of demonstrators; Guy’s Hospital scheme of fees; Fees for hospital practice; Advertisements; Henry Charles Johnson prize
12 May 1902, Lectureship in insanity; Brackenbury prize in surgery; Metropolitan Schools of Medicine; Annual report; Introductory address; Annual dinner
2 Jun 1902, Letters; Auditors; Brackenbury prize in medicine & surgery; Mr Fedden [Walter Fedde Fedden]; Lectureship in insanity; Annual distribution of prizes; Brodie prize; Pollock prize
7 Jul 1902, New members; Mr Bond [Edmund Delafosse Bond]; Prize day; Secretaries of annual dinner; Treasurer’s statement; Treasurer’s prize; Mr Cope; Rearrangement of the work of Treasurer and Dean; Joint scheme re entrance scholarships; Prizes
23 Jul 1902, Annual dinner; Webb prize; William Brown £40 exhibition; Sir Charles Clarke’s prize; Pollock prize
6 Oct 1902, October 1st; Letters; St Mary’s Hospital; Prizes; Dean’s statement; Mr Allingham’s [Herbert William Allingham] notice of motion; Condition of the school
10 Oct 1902, Appointment of a Dean; Re financial position of the school
23 Oct 1902, Appointment of a Dean
3 Nov 1902, Complimentary resolutions; Letters; Treasurership; Teaching of anaesthetics; Coaching in the wards; Associated Hospital Scheme
10 Nov 1902, Letters; School secretaryship; Treasurer’s statement
1 Dec 1902, School funds; School secretary; Post-graduate courses; Business of Council & Committee; Remuneration of lecturers; Operative surgery; Purchase of bones; Entrance scholarships; Recognised teachers

Pathology Museum

Prescott Hewett was appointed the first curator of the museum in the 1840s, and he also introduced the practice of keeping post mortem books. The curator of the museum was also responsible for conducting post mortem examinations together with the assistant curator, and the post mortem casebooks frequently refer to pathological specimens preserved in the museum. Specimens were regularly obtained from post mortem examinations or during surgery at the hospital, and the museum has continued to be an integral part of teaching at St George's.

The first printed museum catalogue was published in 1866, edited by John William Ogle and Timothy Holmes. This was apparently based on a scheme by Henry Gray, which however has not survived.

The museum was rearranged in 1881, and a new numbering system was adopted. In 1882, a supplementary catalogue, edited by Isambard Owen, was published.

Additionally, two manuscript catalogues exist, the first one covering the years 1884-1899, and the second one 1900-c.1917.

The so-called ‘Green books’ include ‘historical specimens’, numbered 1-101 and introduce a new classification based on diseases.

St George's Hospital Medical School, London