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Alexander Rutherford, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1842
Date of death: 15 Oct 1842
Disease (transcribed): Heart soft. Cirrhosis.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Liver cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Berry, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1855
Date of death: 27 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Renal disease. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman attributed her illness to a severe cold caught three months ago which brought on dyspnoea and a sense of oppression at the epigastrium. Her legs and abdomen then enlarged.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Barr, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1853
Date of death: 20 Sep 1853
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart (Valvular on both sides). Disease of the kidneys. General anasarca
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General)
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 who had been suffering from general anasarca and shortness of breath during the whole summer, stated that she had experiences an attack of rheumatic fever at fifteen years of age.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Bennett, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1848
Date of death: 24 Sep 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart and dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: Admitted with a dusky complexion, wheezing respiration, and asthmatic cough, and suffering a good deal from dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Ingall, 67, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1847
Date of death: 26 Oct 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro pneumonia, with hepatisation and purulent infiltration. Emphysema of lung. Diseased heart. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Disease (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
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 complaining of general pains in the limbs, and of severe pain referred to the Epigastrium, accompanied by frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Jeffries, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 April 1855
Date of death: 28 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Dilated Heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: For a long time this woman had been subject to a winter cough. She attributed her present attack to exposure during the foggy weather at the beginning of the winter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Carrell, 22, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1843
Date of death: 15 Apr 1844
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis. Cavities of Heart dilated; left ventricle thin.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Dilatation (Heart)
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 admitted with symptoms of Phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Jones, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 May 1852
Date of death: 26 May 1852
Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fibrin into left pleural sac with white patches on surface of heart, liver and spleen. Hepatization of left lung. Diseased kidneys and liver. Atheroma of aorta
Disease (standardised): Fibrin (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney);Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: She was admitted suffering from cough and dyspnoea with swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Calthorpe, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1854
Date of death: 20 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Dilated Heart and Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Gray, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1844
Date of death: 5 Apr 1844
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy of right corpus striatum. Heart thin and dilated. Fibrous tumours of the Uterus.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Dilatation (Heart); Tumours (Uterus)
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 stout plethoric woman of very intemperate habits; chiefly addicted to spirit drinking. Whilst standing over the wash tub she complained of giddiness and soon fell down in a state of insensibility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Burbidge, 39, Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1856
Date of death: 8 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
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 a soldier in the East India Company and had never been invalided. Two months before his admission he caught a severe cold and subsequently became jaundiced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Mitchell, 47, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1844
Date of death: 20 Jan 1845
Disease (transcribed): Effusion in sub-arachnoid cellular tissue. Arteries of brain extensively thickened by atheroma. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the neck, spreading to the mediastina. Old pericarditis. Heart dilated. Kidneys granular
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Brain); Inflammation (Neck); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
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 about 10 months ago, he began to experience much giddiness & uneasiness in the head, which had gone on increasing up to the time of admission. That he never had a fit, but at times had found his limbs numb and weaker than usual, & his extremities cold, more especially on the left side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Pepper, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1844
Date of death: 17 Sep 1844
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca and ascites from disease of the kidneys, with hypertrophy of the heart and thickening of the serous and subserous coverings of the liver. This thickening of these tissues existed in other parts of the peritoneum.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Foot); Disease (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Heart); Thickening (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: In January 1844 he had suffered an attack of rheumatic fever and remained weak. Three weeks before his admission he perceived his clothes getting tighter and his feet beginning to swell. In addition to his ascites and anasarca, he had considerable orthopnea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Salter, 47, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1852
Date of death: 20 Oct 1852
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the texture of the lungs. Diseased heart and valves. Dilated aorta. Slight thickening and opacity of arachnoid at the base of the cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Thickening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: From the fitting state in which this patient was admitted, it was evident that she had been ill for some time and had been much neglected.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Smith , 78, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec1843
Date of death: 20 Mar 1844
Disease (transcribed): Thickening of the arachnoid and pia mater. Dilatation of the ventricles of the brain. Condensation of a portion of lung. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Mottling and granular degeneration of one kidney.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain ); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); 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 admitted into the Hospital with fever and in a state of great debility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

David Clayton, 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1853
Date of death: 15 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Extravasation of blood into texture of the lung. Extensive atheromatous state of the aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Extravasation (Lung); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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 was admitted complaining of palpitation of the heart and shortness of breathing for which he had been suffering since June.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

David Davis, 35, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1845
Date of death: 22 Jun 1845
Disease (transcribed): Lungs oedematous, partial red hepatisation. Heart soft & dilated. Blood fluid. Valves slightly thickened. Atheroma in aorta. Liver granular & contracted. Kidneys congested with superficial depressions on their surfaces. Effusion on the brain
Disease (standardised): Edema (Lungs); Hepatisation (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Disease (Liver, kidneys); Effusion (Brain)
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, an habitual drunkard, was admitted in a state of great excitement. It appeared that about four years ago he had an attack of delirium tremens, and a second, about six weeks since. That since that time, he has had anasarca of the lower extremities’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

David Reeves, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1854
Date of death: 24 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased kidney & heart
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with dropsy of 6 weeks’ standing. Three weeks before his admission he had applied a blister’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Edward Caspill, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1846
Date of death: 25 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Enlarged heart, with ecchymosis on its surface. Dilated cavities. Liver large and granular.
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleural cavity); Disease (Heart); Ecchymosis (Heart); Disease (Liver)
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 complaining of palpitation, dyspnoea and slight anasarca.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Liston, 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1851
Date of death: 6 Jul 1851
Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy of somewhat old standing. Low pneumonia on right side. Acute pneumonia in the upper lobe of left lung & hepatization. Cavities with somewhat peculiar contents in lower parts of left lung. Bronchitis. Hypertrophy & dilatation of heart. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Hepatization (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
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 stated that he had caught cold about 6 weeks previously from sleeping in a damp bed, and that he had been obliged to keep his bed more or less for a month past, but having been left in charge of a house he was unable to take care of himself & lay up as he ought to have done’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Edward Miles, 29, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1853
Date of death: 28 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the ascending aorta pushing the trachea and oesophagus aside and destroying parts of the left clavicle and 1st rib. Pericarditis and bronchitis. Slight hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Destruction (Clavicle); Destruction (Ribs); Pericarditis (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He was admitted with a tumour evidentally aneurismal situated about the sternal end of the clavicle and left edge of the sternum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Price, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1850
Date of death: 30 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hereditary gout. Recent pleurisy and pneumonia. Large heart. Lithate of soda on valves. Specks of [lithate of soda] in larynx. Large deposits in joints
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Gout (Joints); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Deposits (Larynx)
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 in the Hospital about five years previously labouring under gout with albuminous urine. He applied on the present occasion for admission in consequence of epistaxis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Richardson, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1855
Date of death: 4 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Dilated Heart. Fibrinous deposits in Liver and Spleen
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Fibrinous deposits (Liver)
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 accustomed to drink freely and for years had suffered from winter cough. Just before Christmas he had felt a constant pain in the chest and throat and his usual cough made its appearance.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Smaile, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1846
Date of death: 29 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis and inflammation of lungs. White patch on heart. Fistula in ano.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Inflammation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Fistula (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry. Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: Admitted under the Surgeons for fistula in ano, this patient was almost immediately transferred to the case of the Physicians in consequence of some old and prominent chest symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Stevens, 7, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 03 Jul 1847
Date of death: 10 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and hepatisation. Old pericarditis. Ascites and peritonitis. Contracted liver covered with false membranes which also covered the spleen.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver);Disease (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This body was admitted suffering from enormous enlargement of the abdomen, consequent upon the effusion of fluid into the peritoneal cavity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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