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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

Thomas Buckle, 23, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1857
Date of death: 1 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Diseased heart. Deposit in spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Deposits (Spleen); Deposits (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: He was admitted suffering from rheumatism of a subacute character.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Brotherton, 57, Stonemason

Occupation or role: Stonemason
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1857
Date of death: 14 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Cardiac and renal disease
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: He was engaged in his work at Winchester and caught cold and became much troubled with shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Dawson, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1853
Date of death: 23 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid carcinoma of the peritoneum, mesenteric glands and ovaria. Effusion of bloody fluid in pleural sacs and old adhesions. White patch on the heart
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Ovary); Effusion (Pleura); Adhesions (Pleura); 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: No indications from the previous history of this case could be obtained on which to ground any opinion as to the case of the malady.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Clifford, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1852
Date of death: 31 Oct 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys and liver. Adhesion of the spleen to the diaphragm
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Adhesions (Spleen); Adhesions (Diaphragm)
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 patient was admitted in a delirious state with a very peculiar yellowness of the skin, with puffiness of the face, and some oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

James Turner, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1851
Date of death: 16 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Hypertrophy & dilatation of the heart. Congestion, almost amounting to ecchymosis, of centre of corpora striata & pons variolii
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart); Congestion (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: 'This man was brought to the hospital in a comatose state and nothing of any importance was learned as to his former condition or history’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Pyne, 40, Check-taker

Occupation or role: Check-taker
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851
Date of death: 20 Nov 1851
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Slough of the soft parts covering the sacrum with necrosis of subjacent bone. Purulent fluid & soft ‘lymph’ under the spinal arachnoid. Recent lymph also in arachnoid cavity of brain & in the meshes of the pia mater. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Nervous system); Sloughing (Sacrum); Necrosis (Bone); Suppuration (Brain); Disease (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 whose occupation was that of a check-taker and attributed his illness to the sedentary nature of his employment, stated that he had been suffering from headache for a week or two in the first instance, and then since 8 or 9 weeks before his admission he gradually lost the use of his right leg; about a fortnight ago, the left had become similarly affected’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Condie, 51, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851
Date of death: 6 Nov 1851
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Disease of the kidneys. Collection of acephalocyst hydatids between the rectum & the bladder & obstructing the flow of urine along the ureters. Old & suppurated hydatids in the liver
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidneys); Echinococcosis (Rectum, bladder, liver)

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, a brush-maker by trade, stated that he had been ailing for about 4 weeks, and entirely laid up for a week past. He alleged that he had caught a severe cold, of which however the chief symptom seemed to be severe pain in the right side, apparently below the hypochondrium, increased in taking a deep breath or in stooping’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pelvic cavity, cranium, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

John Thompson, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1851
Date of death: 27 Sep 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Heart hypertrophied & dilated on the left side & dilated on the right side
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); 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: 'A man with a most remarkable colour of skin, evidently very anaemic, but with a greyish tinge, white contrasted with a slight tinge of yellow in the eys. His report of himself was that he had first been attacked by what he called a bilious fever 12 months before admission, that at that time he had brought up a little blood, & also passed some by stool, but it did not appear that he had lost any large amount’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Bergan, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1851
Date of death: 25 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy on the right side with compression & contraction of the lung. Peritonitis. Conversion of both ovaries into cysts containing clear dark serum
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Compression (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cyst (Ovaries)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'This patient stated herself to have been ill only 6 or 7 weeks. She had been suffering from pain in the abdomen with some degree of swelling, and she supposed herself dropsical, as the urine had been scanty & high-coloured. During this time her chief complaint had been of loss of appetite, and feelings of dyspepsia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, 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

George Winehouse, n/a, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1851
Date of death: 28 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied heart with calcareous thickening of the flaps of the aortic & mitral valves & contraction of the mitral orifice. Double pleurisy & engorgement of the lungs. Vascular condition of the substance of the brain. Extensive renal disease. Death with apoplectic symptoms
Disease (standardised): Disease (Head); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Brain, kidneys); Stroke (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: 'Brought to the hospital about 2 hours after being found in a state of unconsciousness, having fallen down in the street in a fit. His right side was entirely paralyzed; he was unable to speak but seemed partly conscious’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Hely, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 27 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Gouty with anasarca. Liver very granular, peritoneum thickened. Kidneys somewhat altered. No albumin in urine. Heart flaccid, atheromatous & calcareous deposits. Fibrous tumours of uterus
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver, peritoneum, kidneys, heart); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'An elderly woman who had never borne children, was admitted with great enlargement of the abdomen & swelling of the legs. It appeared that she had suffered from cough for some years, which had become unusually severe since last Xmas, accompanied by much dyspnoea’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas White, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 22 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Heart enlarged. Dilatation of its cavities & hypertrophy of left ventricle. Calcareous deposits on aortic & mitral valve flaps. Old double pleurisy. Recent pleurisy on right side. Disease of kidneys. Atheroma of aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Was admitted under the care of Dr Bence Jones [Henry Bence Jones] in November 1850, complaining of cough & ‘stoppage of the breath’ which had then lasted more than a month. His general health continued good, and he had no previous illness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Isabella Turner, 58, [No occupation stated]

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

Matthew Poynter, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1851
Date of death: 20 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Pleurisy on the left side. ‘Low pneumonia’ on the right side
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs)

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 patient stated that he had been subject to cough for two or three years, but had been decidedly worse during the last 6 months; his legs had only swelled a fortnight, and they had become in the last few days very much inflamed & very painful’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Giles, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1851
Date of death: 6 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular inflammation of the pia mater. Slight ecchymosis into the substance of the right hemisphere of the brain. Tubercles & vomicae in the lungs. Scrofulous deposit in the tubular portion of the left kidney. Ulceration of the mucous membrane of the caecum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, kidneys); Ecchymosis (Brain); Suppuration (Lungs); 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 patient presented herself as out-patient on Mar 29th ult when she complained of pain in head & in hips, especially on right side, with absence of the menstrual discharge during 3 months past. She had a very foul tongue & a quick pulse. Nothing else was complained of’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Smithers, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1851
Date of death: 12 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Enlarged heart. Bronchitis. Congested & granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This woman, who had suffered for 3 or 4 years from cough and palpitation of heart, stated that she had not had any serious illness previously. She had borne 2 children, and the catamenia [menstruation] had ceased 10 or 12 years ago. Her cough had been very troublesome, and in a paroxysm she had ruptured herself about 12 months previous’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Samuel George, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1851
Date of death: 11 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disorganisation of the kidneys. Infiltration of their substance by a yellow deposit. Congestion & emphysema of the lungs. Old pleurisy. Enlargement of the heart with hypertrophy on the left side & dilatation on the right. Congestion of the liver & of the membranes of the brain
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Emphysema (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lungs, liver, 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: 'This old man said that he had not been well scarcely since Xmas. He had had cough, and pains all over him which had been very much worse of late; he had not been free from them for 6 weeks. The pain was described as being worse at night when warm in bed, & being most severe in the right shoulder’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Trapps, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1851
Date of death: 25 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Dropsy. Tubercles & vomicae of lung. Nutmeg liver. Tubercles in kidneys &c
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This woman had suffered from cough more or less for 4 years. She had spit blood several times during the first 2 years but not since. She was emaciated, and led to apply for admission into the hospital of dropsy which had now been coming on for about 6 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Frances Maybrey, 47, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1848
Date of death: 26 Dec 1848
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient, a married woman who had had three children, the last about fourteen years ago, stated that she had always had bad confinements.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Susan Young, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1848
Date of death: 2 Dec 1848
Disease (transcribed): Miscarriage. Slight fever. Peritonitis?
Disease (standardised): Abortion, spontaneous (Uterus); Fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient stated that she had not enjoyed good health since her last confinement twenty months before. She did not think herself to be pregnant again but miscarried twins in the Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Kearns, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1848
Date of death: 25 Oct 1848
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged heart. Dropsy. Albuminuria.
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Heart); Oedema (Leg); Albuminuria (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been attacked with dropsy, commencing in the ankles and extending to the abdomen, and interfering considerably with respiration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Ford, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1848
Date of death: 21 Sep 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritic effusion. Ovarian tumour
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Tumour (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient presented a considerable enlargement of the abdomen. She stated that she had caught a cold recently.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Brown, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1854
Date of death: 28 Nov 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver & kidneys. Ascites. Congested lungs &c
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); Congestion (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This woman stated that she had been ill 3 months, having been first attacked by swelling of the legs and subsequently of the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

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