Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 May 1850 Date of death: 7 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and vomicae in lungs. Old and recent pleurisy. Pneumothorax Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient suffered from cough and hoarseness to such a degree as scarcely to be able to speak in articulated tone. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Mar 1850 Date of death: 29 May 1850 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of stomach. Liver small. Capsule thickened. Disease (standardised): Disease (Stomach); Small (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 man presented very much the appearance of cachexia and anaemia commonly accompanying any form of malignant disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Sep 1850 Date of death: 5 Oct 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles after measles. Pneumonia. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Measles (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred 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 removed by the friends without examination Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jan 1850 Date of death: 3 Feb 1850 Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism. Delirium Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Delirium (Brain) 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 first taken ill on the 17th and had been under medical care since the 19th suffering from Rheumatic Fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, pelvis and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Oct 1850 Date of death: 8 Nov 1850 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Enlarged intestinal follicles. Ulceration of lower end of ileum extending to transverse colon Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (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: It was reported that she had been ill about a week, and the presented on admission all the appearances of an aggravated form of fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Feb 1850 Date of death: 20 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Adhesions of left pleura. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura) 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 stated that she had been suffering from cough and spitting ever since October 1848. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Nov 1849 Date of death: 6 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Enlargement of the femur. Abscesses in thigh. Diarrhoea Disease (standardised): Enlargement (Leg); Abscess (Leg); Diarrhoea (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: As the body was not examined the 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Jun 1850 Date of death: 3 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Purulent pneumonia of upper lobe of right lung. Emphysema. Coarse kidneys Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (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 woman was reported to have been met with some ill usage. On the 17th she had been been brought down in the in the street, had her hand cut, and still bore the remains if a black eye on her admission. She said that she had been out of sorts ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Feb 1850 Date of death: 22 Feb 1850 Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea. Phthisis. Cavities in lungs. Ulceration of bowels. Fatty liver Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung); Cavities (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); 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 person was admitted stating that she had been suffering from illness for three months, which commenced with great pain in the abdomen and diarrhoea. Her confinement had occurred during this period, and she had not been able to regain her strength. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 May 1850 Date of death: 22 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased kidneys. Dilated heart. Emphysema of lungs. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung) 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 had begun to suffer from swelling of the legs about Christmas. The abdomen had subsequently swollen and latterly sometimes her face and hands. She suffered from dyspnoea and complained of palpitation of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 7 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jan 1849 Date of death: 7 Jan 1849 Disease (transcribed): Severe burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan 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’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Oct 1849 Date of death: 1 Oct 1849 Disease (transcribed): Effusion of blood into the spinal canal. Fracture of the pelvis. Fracture of the femur Disease (standardised): Effusion (Spinal canal); Fracture (Pelvis, thigh) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This woman threw herself out of the attic window of a two-sory house and was picked up insensible but on admission shortly after the receipt of the injury she had completely recovered her sense, but she was cold & collapsed, her pulse scarcely perceptible’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, pelvis, right lower extremity
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Mar 1849 Date of death: 14 Mar 1849 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with symptoms of strangulated hernia of 4 days’ duration. A femoral hernia of the right side had existed for more than two years, but she had never worn a truss or experienced any inconvenience from it until the 8th of March. She was then seized with vomiting, & griping pains in the belly’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Aug 1849 Date of death: 24 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the hip Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan 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: 'The body was removed by the friends previous to its being examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Dec 1850 Date of death: 26 Dec 1850 Disease (transcribed): Severe burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1849 Date of death: 12 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Separation of the epiphyses of the bones. Amputation. Inflamed femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the lungs. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Thigh); Deposit (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a lacerated wound of the integument six inches long just below & nearly parallel to his right groin, the skin in the neighbourhood being extensively bruised; and a compound fracture of the right tibia at the junction of its middle & lower thirds, the upper fragment of which projected through the wound’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1849 Date of death: 20 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the fauces, larynx & trachea. Ulceration of the cartilage of the femur & patella Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Mouth, throat); Ulcer (Thigh, knee) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a contusion of the left knee caused by a fall. This was followed by inflammation of the synovial membrane with considerable effusion into the cavity of the joint’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen, left knee joint
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Feb 1849 Date of death: 13 Feb 1849 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Fistula. Abscess. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Fistula; Abscess; Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'Several months prior to his last admission, this patient was in the hospital under the care of Mr Hawkins [Caesar Hawkins] for stricture of the urethra, & subsequent to discharge he was in the habit of paying periodical visits to the hospital for the purpose of having a caheter passed. By this means he went on pretty well until the 10th of January last, when he was seized with shivering, which continued more or less for the three or four succeeding days. This was followed by feverishness with thirst & anorexia, and his bowels, which at first were constipated, afterwards became relaxed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 13 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Feb 1849 Date of death: 13 Feb 1849 Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Tetanus Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan 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: [Occupation not stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 May 1849 Date of death: 23 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the thyroid body. Constriction of the trachea Disease (standardised): Encephaloid disease (Neck); Constriction (Trachea) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an enlargement of the thyroid gland of 6 months’ duration. At first its growth was very gradual & unattended by pain, but in the course of a few weeks pain in the left side of the head & face & in the left shoulder were experienced’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, thyroid gland, thorax, abdomen
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1850 Date of death: 14 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and lymph in arachnoid. Ventricles distended with serum. Fornix soft. Tubercles in right pleura and right lung. Few tubercles in spleen. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Disease (Brain); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen) 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: The previous history of this case was not very distinct. The mother supposed his illness to have been caused by exposure to the sun. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jan 1850 Date of death: 21 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Constant vomiting. Albuminous urine Disease (standardised): Vomiting (Stomach); Albuminuria (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 man applied for admission complaining of pains in all his joints, apparently of a rheumatic character, from which he said he had been suffering for six months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a