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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1849
Date of death: 12 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart)
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'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1854
Date of death: 3 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This old woman had been ill, it appeared, 3 weeks before her admission. She attributed her illness to violent cold, and she had had severe pain on the left side with cough & shortness of breathing’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1847
Date of death: 20 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy. Vomicae and tubercles of both lungs with pneumonia and condensation of pulmonary structure. Oedema of leg and thigh with inflammation of femoral and other veins.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Inflammation (Veins); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1851
Date of death: 7 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy. Miliary tubercles & vomicae in both lungs, also emphysema. Ulceration of mucous membrane covering vocal chords & of the caecum, colon & rectum to considerable extent
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Ulcer (Vocal cords, caecum, colon, rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man, who was a groom by employment, complained of having suffered from cough & pain in the chest for 3 months, that he had lost flesh rapidly during the last month, but he had never spit blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, trachea, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852
Date of death: 21 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Bronchitis. White patch upon the heart. Gangrenous state of inside of the cheek with thickening of the tonsils from the use of mercury apparently
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Gangrene (Cheek);Thickening (Palatine tonsil)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The mother said he had been ailing ever since Christmas but did not know what was the matter with him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, pharynx and mouth
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1850
Date of death: 2 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Malignant fever? With pustular eruption
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Suppuration (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: No satisfactory history of this case was obtained. He was supposed to have been labouring under Rheumatic Fever but no evidence of this was obtained and his joints were free from swelling and pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1853
Date of death: 4 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Chronic inflammation of the caecum and ascending colon with ulceration. Peritonitis

Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Inflammation (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been in a state of great destitution and for many night had not had a bed to sleep on before his admission into the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1844
Date of death: 29 Apr 1844
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy of the Pons with considerable effusion into the ventricles and in the subarachnoid cellular tissue. Left ventricle hypertrophied. Kidneys mottled and granular.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Hypertrophy (Brain ); Mottled, Granular (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was a man of very intemperate habits and had been drinking freely. He fell down suddenly in a fit of insensibility and was brought to the Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1845
Date of death: 13 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Kidneys mottled and granular. Brain wet. Fluid in pleurae. Pneumonia. Pericarditis. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. No anasarca
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Brain, Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient could give but an imperfect account of his case. It appeared however from the evidence of the friends that he had been under treatment during the last two or three months for pain in the loins, for which he had been cupped. That he had never had dropsy. That the day before, and on the morning of admission, he had had fits, during which he was violently convulsed, foamed at the mouth, and bit his tongue severely’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 6 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were very small, granular & almost entirely devoid of cortical structure. Hypertrophy of the heart, ‘granulations’ on the margins of the mitral valve, slight contraction of the mitral orifice. ‘Pleural adhesion’ on the right side & effusion on the left. General anasarca and ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart, lungs); Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Admitted labouring under a fourth attack of dropsy within the short period of 13 months, this woman who was married & had borne seven children, stated that she had been an in-patient about 8 years ago in this hospital with some cutaneous affection, but beyond this had never suffered any ailment for very many years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1855
Date of death: 24 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulcerated Larynx and Intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been very intemperate, having had no less than seven attacks of delirium tremens. His general health had been good, but there was a family predisposition to Phthisis. Four months ago he had been seized with a violent fit of coughing and brought up a great deal of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1850
Date of death: 31 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of left lung. General congestion. Tolerably recent lymph in pericardium. Kidneys congested and cysted
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Lymph (Heart); 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 man was admitted apparently in an advanced stage of pneumonia.
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: 83
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1843
Date of death: 10 May 1843
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of Liver. Ascites.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1852
Date of death: 15 Jan 1853
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Tubercles in lungs
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not permitted to be examined.
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1845
Date of death: 6 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles, for the greater part, in the lower lobes of the lungs, the upper lobes being comparatively free from this disease. Red hepatisation of the pulmonary structure. Empyema. Left arytenoid-epiglottic ligament containing an abscess, right one thickened
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Hepatisation (Lungs); Empyema (Lungs); Abscess (Larynx)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'Stated that she had for many years been subject to winter cough, which she never got rid of till the succeeding summer. That during the last five years she has occasionally had slight haemoptysis, and that this occurrence has become much more frequent of late’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1850
Date of death: 19 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Vomicae and tubercles in lungs. Adhesions of pleurae. Soft spleen
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Soft (Spleen)
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 stated that he had had an attack of cough and hoarseness four months previously and since he had left duty in the police force he had emaciated rapidly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1852
Date of death: 12 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in lungs, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum. Effusion into the ventricle of the brain and sub arachnoid tissue. Ulcerated intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Effusion (Brain); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This girl was admitted in a very depressed state, complaining of pain in the head. She stated that she had been ill about a fortnight with shivering, pains in her limbs, with thirst and loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1842
Date of death: 2 Dec 1842
Disease (transcribed): Liver granular. Gall stone in rectus. Choled: communis.
Disease (standardised): Granular (Liver); Gallstones (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1851
Date of death: 9 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy following scarlatina. Dilated and enlarged heart. Deposits of firm yellow lymph in the lungs and kidneys. White patch on heart. Fluid state of the blood
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Scarlet fever (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Lymph (Lung); Lymph (Kidney); Fluid (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with very extensive anasarca, said to have commenced after scarlatina.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1844
Date of death: 19 Apr 1844
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit in both lungs and in the spleen, with extensive grey hepatisation of the lungs.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Hepatisation (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was found laying on the steps of the Hospital in a state of great exhaustion. He had been exposed for nights past in the open air and was in great destitution and half starved.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1853
Date of death: 14 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Intense headache and head symptoms. Scrofulous deposits in the lungs. Scrofulous deposits in the mediastinal glands. Disease of corto-vertebral articulation. Ulcerated intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Headache (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Disease (Spine); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She was admitted with a quick pulse, foul tongue, considerable heat of surface and complaining of intense headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and muscles of the back
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1846
Date of death: 05 Jan 1847
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and inflammation of lung with extravasation and consolidation. Blood fluid. Extensive ulceration of bowels.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Inflammation (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was seized about ten days before admission, with the ordinary symptoms of fever. Rigors occurred, and were soon succeeded by cough and pain in the chest, loss of appetite, thirst and a hot dry skin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1845
Date of death: 9 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Body far advanced in decomposition in 34 hours. Diabetes. Diffuse cellular inflammation of both arms. Viscera so far advanced in decomposition that it was impossible to ascertain what organic changes they had undergone.
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Systemic); Inflammation (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was in the Hospital about seven months ago, suffering from Diabetes. At that time the symptoms of the disorder had existed about nine months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and superior extremities
Type of incident: n/a