Occupation or role: Factory boy Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Oct 1867 Date of death: 29 Oct 1867 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient was crossing from one barge to another across a plank when he fell into the water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jun 1867 Date of death: 16 Jun 1867 Disease (transcribed): Fistula in perineo. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Fistula (Perineum); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient was transferred from the physician, with a fistula in the perineum and symptoms of pneumonia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Oct 1865 Date of death: 22 May 1866 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine. Pleuro-pneumonia. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) 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 was admitted with angular curvature of the spine and paraplegia. The disease of the spine he attributed to an injury received some years previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Dec 1865 Date of death: 30 Dec 1865 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung) 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 was admitted in a moribund condition with bronchitis and an ulcer of the leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1865 Date of death: 13 Nov 1865 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Slight ‘amyloid’ affection of kidneys Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Amyloidosis (Kidney) 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 was admitted in August with old standing disease of the knee which had commenced nine months previous with pain and swelling. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Infant Age: 18 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1865 Date of death: 13 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Scald of throat. Asphyxia. Laryngotomy. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Scald (Pharynx); Asphyxia (Lung); Laryngotomy (Larynx); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Case not entered Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Mar 1865 Date of death: 25 Mar 1865 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Oedema of glottis. Laryngotomy Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Oedema (Larynx); Laryngotomy (Larynx) 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 was admitted with eczema of three weeks standing which was situated on the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, larynx, abdomen and heart Type of incident: n/a
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: Child Age: 2 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Oct 1864 Date of death: 16 Nov 1864 Disease (transcribed): Scald. Capillary bronchitis Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Bronchitis (Lung) 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: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Jul 1864 Date of death: 14 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis & collapse of lungs Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen (‘the uterus contained a foetus, which was judged to have attained about the 5th month of its development’)
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jun 1864 Date of death: 14 Jul 1864 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. False passage. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Prostate); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 May 1864 Date of death: 23 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia, strangulated but relieved by operation. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Died from a low form of pneumonia. Case not entered’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Married Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Feb 1864 Date of death: 5 Mar 1864 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of leg. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Was admitted on February 22nd with a sloughing ulcer about 5 inches in length over the left tibia. This patient had been confined for about a year in a lunatic asylum, from which place she received her discharge a few days before her admission into this hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1863 Date of death: 19 Jan 1863 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Disease of kidneys. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: About fourteen days before admission he had retention of urine which was relieved by a catheter. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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: Shoemaker Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1851 Date of death: 21 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Large stone in bladder. Lithotrity. Inflammation of bladder & urethra, with an ulcerated opening in the front part of the latter, & a foul abscess. Inflammation of right kidney etc. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Partial softening of brain Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Operation (Bladder); Inflammation (Bladder, urethra, kidneys); Abscess (Urethra); Pneumonia (Lungs); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient who was a shoemaker & a native of Kent, was admitted with symptoms of stone in the bladder, there being slight pain in the perineum particularly after the evacuation of the urine, & occasional attacks of retention which he stated to be invariable preceded by the passage of blood with the water’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, urethra, thorax, cranium
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Jan 1851 Date of death: 8 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Large sloughing wound of the scalp. Exposure of both parietal bones. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Bronchitis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'Two hours before his admission this old man, who was a carpenter, fell from the joists of a building, & struck the top of his head against a piece of wood which as on the ground. He was but slightly stunned tho’ he fell from a height of several feet. There was considerable haemorrhage (from the wound) which produced extreme exhaustion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Jan 1851 Date of death: 12 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diarrhoea. Right lung hepatized. Ulceration of mucous membrane of caecum & peritonitis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Hepatization (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient said she had been ailing about a [fortnight] commencing with cough, headache, pains in the limbs &c. 5 days before admission she had a severe shivering followed by great heat of skin, but not perspiration. She complaining of a feeling of general debility with loss of appetite and much thirst, & pain in the abdomen. The bowels have acted 9 times during the last 24 hours’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Oct 1848 Date of death: 10 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Miliary tubercles in lungs and spleen. Pneumonia. Hydrocephalus. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Pneumonia (Lung); Hydrocephalus (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner. Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846 Date of death: 20 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Recent pleurisy. Pneumonia. Liver fatty. Tubercular deposit in mesenteric glands. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Fatty (Liver); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric gland) 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: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Aug 1846 Date of death: 15 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Old adhesions. Tubercular deposit in kidneys. Paraplegia. Effusion in sub arachnoid tissue and in spinal theca. Oedema of cellular tissue of back and inferior extremities. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Paraplegia (Central nervous system); Effusion (Brain); Effusion (Spine);Oedema (Back) ; Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert. Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from paraplegia, and symptoms of confirmed Phthisis Pulmonalis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846 Date of death: 8 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Dilatation of heart, especially the left ventricle. Endocarditis. Pulmonary apoplexy. Emphysema. Old pleuritis. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) 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: From the account given by this patient it appeared that last December a swelling about the size of a marble formed in the right leg. 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: 22 Jul 1846 Date of death: 7 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the fornia and corpus callosum. General anaemia. Structures of cerebral substance softer than usual. Lungs emphysematous anteriorly, slightly congested posteriorly. Organs of generation congested. Other viscera healthy. Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain ); Anaemia (Systemic); Emphysema (Lung); Congestion (Uterus, Vagina, Ovaries, Fallopian tubes) 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: It appeared from the account given by the husband of the woman, that she was in good health until the 6th when she began to complain of pain in the head. On the night of the 8th she woke her husband, complained severely of her head and insisted that she had had a fit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jul 1846 Date of death: 31 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of humerus into elbow joint. Amputation. Secondary deposits and inflammation of lung. Pleurisy. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Amputation (Arm); Inflammation (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) 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 man fell from a scaffolding and on his descent his arm struck the extremity of an iron rail. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 May 1846 Date of death: 29 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. Effusion in pleura compressing lung. Large tubercles in the spleen. Other organs, nothing. One small ulcer in the mucous membrane of the stomach. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Pleural cavity); Effusion (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Ulcer (Stomach) 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: This patient was admitted labouring under all the usual symptoms of fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a