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William Hall, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1850
Date of death: 16 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a fracture of the femur through the great trochanter. He later complained of pain in his abdomen, which was distended.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Macnamara, 37, Gentleman's Servant

Occupation or role: Gentleman's Servant
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1850
Date of death: 30 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Jaundice. Brain rather wet. Liver soft-bile stained
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Jaundice (Skin); Wet (Brain ); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was brought to the Hospital in a state of Delirium, and unable to give any account of himself. It was at first reported that he had had several attacks of Delirium Tremens, but this was afterwards denied.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Smith, 65, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jul 1850
Date of death: 1 Aug 1850
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of liver. Scirrhus of stomach. Bloody serum in peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Stomach); Effusion (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient, when he presented himself for admission, had a very emaciated appearance and an unhealthy aspect.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Holloway, 58, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1850
Date of death: 4 Aug 1850
Disease (transcribed): Patches of tubercle throughout lower lobes, with firm consolidation round. Adherent pericardium. Dropsy. Nutmeg Liver. Cysted kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adherent (Heart); Oedema (Arm); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Liver); Cysts (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient had been suffering from cough and pain in the chest for a month before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Pigeon, 54, Manservant

Occupation or role: Manservant
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1850
Date of death: 28 Aug 1850
Disease (transcribed): General dropsy. Adherent pericardium. Diseased valves. Old peritonitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient stated that his present illness was of six weeks or two months duration, and that it had begun with swelling of the abdomen followed by general dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Galer, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1850
Date of death: 25 Sep 1850
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the rectum. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Rectum); Perforation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted, under Dr Wilson and transferred to the surgeon and condyloma of the vagina and anus and ulceration of the mucous membrane of the lower part of the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined:thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Limb, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1850
Date of death: 28 Sep 1850
Disease (transcribed): Ascites – from disease of liver?
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

George Booker, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1850
Date of death: 3 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Cirrhosis of liver. Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Cirrhosis (Liver); Adherent (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man, who stated that he had had no previous illness of any sort, acknowledged himself to have been a hard drinker, and had latterly become liable to what he called bilious attacks with sickness, headaches and an enlarged abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Coulson, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1850
Date of death: 1 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Peritonitis after paracentesis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Paracentesis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been suffering from cough and general derangement of health for three years past but his cough had become more severe during the last six months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Hill, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1850
Date of death: 10 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Fluid in pleurae, pericardium and peritoneum. Liver large congested. Kidneys large, pale, mottled
Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Heart); Effusion (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: Having passed through her first confinement only three months ago, this patient had first suffered from dropsy in the latter part of her pregnancy and about six months before admission, having commenced with swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Rayman, 15, Farm worker

Occupation or role: Farm worker
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1850
Date of death: 10 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Cirrhosis of liver.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This girl was brought up from the country in an advanced stage of dropsy affecting the abdomen and lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Bailey, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1850
Date of death: 25 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Congestion of lungs. Ulceration of transverse colon, enlarged glands of mucous surface. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Ulcer (Colon); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was brought to the hospital as an alleged case of paralysis, but on closer enquiry it appeared that she had been already severely ill three weeks before the paralytic seizure.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Daniells, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1850
Date of death: 29 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart enlarged. Nutmeg liver. Kidneys granular, cysted.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Enlarged (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was originally admitted under the care of Dr Bence Jones on the 7th August last when it appeared that his legs had been swelling for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Mason, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1850
Date of death: 8 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Lungs congested friable. Conglomerate glands of intestines very prominent. No ulceration
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Disease (Lung); Disease (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This woman was stated on admission to have attempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and cranium
Type of incident: Suicide

Matilda Shew, 7, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1850
Date of death: 24 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Intestinal glands ulcerated with sloughs in centre of each. Perforation. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This child was said to have been ill in bed for a week before her admission. She had suffered much pain in the abdomen. She had shivering and great heat of skin, and had an attack of vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Drewett, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1850
Date of death: 3 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Colloid disease of intestines and adjoining parts. Faecal abscess. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Intestines); Abscess (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient stated that she had enjoyed good health until about twelve months before admission. She had then been attacked by diarrhoea and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Fletcher, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1850
Date of death: 3 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Mortification and rupture of the anus. Low peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Rupture (Anal canal); Peritonitis (Abdomen) ;
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient, the mother of nine children, was admitted with a strangulated femoral hernia of the left side of which she gave a rather confused account.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Miller, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1850
Date of death: 4 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy. Enlarged heart. Liver soft. Kidneys congested, soft, flabby
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver) ;
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The patient stated that he had had dropsy two or three times, and had for many years been short winded in foggy weather. He had frequently had bilious vomiting during the the previous two years but had never been jaundiced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mark Whincup, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1850
Date of death: 13 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Disease of liver? Haematemesis. Blood from Bs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Haematemesis (Upper gastrointestinal tract)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

William Watson, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1850
Date of death: 8 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Partial softening of brain. Emphysema and tubercles of lungs. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Emphysema (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of great exhaustion and no accurate history of the commencement of his symptoms was obtained. He complained chiefly of pain in the head and generally in his limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Leat, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1850
Date of death: 9 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Tubercles in lungs. Old adhesions. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient stated that she had been ailing for about a year, suffering from general weakness, and had only begun to cough about two months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Smith, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1850
Date of death: 9 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Brain wet. Tubercles in lungs. Liver soft
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was reported by his Friends to have lived rather intemperately, and to have been labouring under his present attack about three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Carrington, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1850
Date of death: 13 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Ascites, with anasarca. Disease of pylorus. Obliteration of vena porta
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Stomach); Obliteration (Veins) ;
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been ailing for some time, chiefly subject to sickness and irregularity of the bowels, until two months ago when the abdomen had begun to swell, and had continued to do so ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Church, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1850
Date of death: 24 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Enlarged heart. Granular kidneys. Recent pleurisy, pericarditis and peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Enlarged (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient who had some time previously been in the Hospital with a similar illness to her present one, stated that she had been now for some weeks suffering from swelling of the legs followed by distention of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Smith, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1850
Date of death: 25 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Pneumothorax. Recent pleurisy. Vomicae in both lungs. Recent emphysema. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Pneumothorax (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Vomicae (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient, whose last confinement had only occurred two weeks previous to her admission, stated that she had never recovered her health since a severe cold caught about two years previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

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