Occupation or role: Butler Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Dec 1874 Date of death: 21 Dec 1874 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Dec 1880 Date of death: 2 Dec 1880 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: The patient had been drinking to excess for some time before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jul 1848 Date of death: 31 Jul 1848 Disease (transcribed): Petechial fever (previous delirium tremens) Disease (standardised): Purpura (Skin); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ); Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: In the early part of the same month this man became a patient under the care of Dr Page with symptoms resembling delirium tremens. He was readmitted with very much the same aspect as before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Feb 1849 Date of death: 4 Feb 1849 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Congestion of membranes & substance of the brain. Pulmonary apoplexy Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Congestion (Brain); Stroke (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'Presenting the quick, agitated manner of delirium a potu, although not very incoherent. Answering questions readily, but when left to himself beginning to mutter, and soon becoming very talkative. His nights were sleepless’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 May 1849 Date of death: 31 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined at the request of the friends’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 May 1853 Date of death: 8 Jul 1853 Disease (transcribed): Chronic poisoning by potash. Stricture of the cardiac and pyloric orifices of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic); Constriction (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman was admitted about an hour and a half after swallowing a quantity of american potash. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Aug 1862 Date of death: 29 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He had been out of place two months having left his situation of his own accord. On the day before admission he rose with a slight Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Aug 1852 Date of death: 17 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Death after a kind of fit. Much effusion of clear fluid in the ventricles and sub arachnoid tissue found. Dilated heart and old left pleural adhesions. Fluid blood Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Seizures (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Heart); Adhesions (Pleura); Fluid (Blood) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: A man of very dissipated habits who had been drinking hard during the previous week, was seized with symptoms of nervous derangement, sleeplessness, restlessness, excitement and tremulous movements. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 30 Date of admission: 13 Sep 1854 Date of death: 15 Sep 1854 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Serous effusion on the surface & in the ventricles of the brain. Cholera? Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient was believed to have had an attack of cholera before admission. He was a man of intemperate habits, and was in a tremulous, agitated state when admitted with a red & dry tongue, and having had no sleep for one or two nights’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 34 Date of admission: 11 Jul 1854 Date of death: 13 Jul 1854 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Serous effusion on brain. Vascularity of the calvaria Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Vascularity (Skull) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'The present was the second occasion on which this patient had been admitted into the hospital with delirium tremens. He said he had been attacked a fortnight ago with pain in the head. Herpes had come out on the lips last week […] He was reported to have been rambling a good deal the whole time & to have had very little sleep’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Jul 1872 Date of death: 2 Aug 1872 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Erysipelas faciei Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man had been drinking very hard for the last four weeks. About a week before admission he fell from his cab in a fit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gentleman's Servant Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Sep 1850 Date of death: 16 Sep 1850 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ) 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 said to have been first seized with a fit of an epileptic character, in which he had bitten his tongue severely, and that he had subsequently become violently delirious. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Hair dresser Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1866 Date of death: 3 Jan 1866 Disease (transcribed): Poisoning of oil of bitter almonds Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man took (it was supposed purposely) oil of almonds one hour after breakfast. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen, fauces and blood Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jul 1868 Date of death: 8 Jul 1869 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: He said that he had been ill two or three times before and from the appearance of the tongue it was supposed that he had had an epileptic fit before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Feb 1873 Date of death: 13 Feb 1873 Disease (transcribed): Poisoning of carbolic acid Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman was admitted with a slight attack of bronchitis and was given a dose of carbolic acid. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, alimentary canal, abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Mar 1852 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Poisoning from oil of bitter almonds. Fluid state of the blood. Congestion of lungs, kidneys. Old double pleural adhesions. Slight hypertrophy of heart Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic); Fluid (Blood); Congestion (Lung); Congestion (Kidney); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was brought in from the park having been observed to drop down suddenly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: Suicide?
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Nov 1850 Date of death: 22 Nov 1850 Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by aconite Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic) 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: As the body was not examined, this case is not given. Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not permitted to be examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Hackney coach driver Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Aug 1868 Date of death: 8 Aug 1868 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was of very drunken habits and he was brought in having been ill with delirium tremens for one week. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Gender: Male Age: 72 Date of admission: 23 Jul 1854 Date of death: 23 Jul 1854 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Apoplexy. Disease of the arteries of the brain Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Stroke (Brain); Disease (Brain) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This man who was a stable helper, had been found in the stable on the morning of his admission in a state of complete unconsciousness, but nothing was known of how this had occurred’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1849 Date of death: 26 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Wet brain & extravasation of blood in pia mater covering cerebellum. Fatty liver. Oblique inguinal hernia Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Liver); Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This man, who was an old offender, was stated to have been drinking hard for a fortnight previous to the appearance of his present symptoms, which had only begun to shew themselves 3 or 4 days before admission. He had been in the hospital 3 or 4 times with similar attacks. On the last occasion just after Xmas he had been ill 7 days before his admission, and continued delirious 6 days in the house. His former attack had only been 6 weeks before that one’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Aug 1880 Date of death: 13 Aug 1880 Disease (transcribed): Carbolic acid poisoning Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: The patient was brought in dead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, alimentary tract, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and urethra Type of incident: Suicide?
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Aug 1862 Date of death: 5 Sep 1862 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Potman Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Sep 1849 Date of death: 8 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Vessels of the meninges loaded with blood. Brain wet & soft. Kidneys congested & softened Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Disease (Brain, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'It was difficult to obtain any history of the commencement of this man’s illness. It was only ascertained that he was a potman belonging to a public house in the neighbourhood, & had been taken ill on the 4th inst when he was carried to the work house, that they had found him rather unmanageable there, and were sending him to a lunatic asylum, when he was seized with some sort of fit on the way, and was brought to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jun 1868 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by prussic acid Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man was picked up in the park and was dead when brought in. A bottle containing an ounce measure was found by his side. He had threatened to commit suicide previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: Suicide