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Occupation or role: Stable helper
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1850
Date of death: 22 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Congestion of brain and lungs. Enlarged intestinal glands. Mesenteric glands much enlarged, and infiltrated with purulent fluid.
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Congestion (Brain); Congestion (Lung); Enlarged (Lymph nodes)
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 was excessively delirious on his admission and no history of his previous symptoms could be obtained.
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: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1851
Date of death: 21 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles of brain. Softening
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Softening (Brain)
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 patient was stated to have been ill only a fortnight before admission, having commenced with vomiting & pain of the head. During the last 3 days she had been constantly delirious, talking incoherently & screaming aloud. It appeared however that she had been long ailing & always complained of pain in the head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1851
Date of death: 15 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Ascites & anasarca, Contracted granular & mottled kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart without valvular disease. Recent pericarditis. Inflammation of areolar tissue & under the fasciae of neck about the larynx & oesophagus. Congestion & oedema of the lungs. Effusion into subarachnoid tissue & ventricles of brain
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys, heart); Inflammation (Neck, throat); Congestion (Lungs); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur and Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was twice admitted at no very distant intervals into the hospital; first under Dr Page [William Emanuel Page] on the 12th February complaining of pain across the epigastrium & headache with some oedema of the ankles, and a very sallow aspect when it was ascertained that he was labouring under disease of the kidney with albuminous urine; and next under Dr Wilson [James Arthur Wilson] on 26th March with chronic rheuamtism, pain in head, & some confusion of ideas’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, trachea, pharynx, larynx, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10 years 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1852
Date of death: 19 Jul 1852
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever with albuminous urine. Diseased kidneys. Old double pleurisy. Wet brain
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Albuminuria (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Brain)
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: A sister was also admitted suffering from scarlet fever. The brother died a few hours after admission (number 131 in this volume).
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: Female
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1849
Date of death: 29 Dec 1849
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary apoplexy. Pericarditis. Chronic inflammation of the kidneys, with cysts. Fibrous tumour in the uterus
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Inflammation (Kidneys); Cyst (Kidneys); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This [woman] was first admitted into the hospital as an in-patient in September. She then dated the commencement of ther illness from an attack of haematemesis in July ‘48 when she brought up about a quart of blood. She had suffered from pain across the epigastrium ever since, and when the hand was placed across it she cried out as if it caused her great pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1853
Date of death: 13 Feb 1853
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the sub-arachnoidean tissue covering brain and cerebellum. Ventricles full of clotted blood. Breaking up of the left corpus striatum and of the walls of the left ventricle
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Laceration (Brain)
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 found by the police in a state of insensibility on his way to work on the morning of the twelfth and had been taken to a medical man who observed a smell of spirits about his breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1854
Date of death: 19 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into brain. Diseased liver & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was reported to have eaten a hearty dinner on the day of his admission, and to have been found at 5pm in the stable in a state of stupor; he was at first supposed to be in a state of intoxication, but his friends, feeling alarmed, had got a medical man to see him, who had given him some medicine, after which he had been sick & vomited freely, and his bowel had been freely purged, and at night he was brought to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 8
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1853
Date of death: 15 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus. Cyst in the cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain); Cyst (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'A scrofulous-looking child admitted with stratismus of left eye, dilatation of both pupils, some confusion of intellect & no paralysis. The history given was that she had had an attack of convulsions after exposure to the sun 3 years ago, followed by delirium &c’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium. Thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 06 Sep 1847
Date of death: 17 Oct 1847
Disease (transcribed): Congested brain. Scrofulous tubercles in substance of 6” nerve and on medulla. Mucous membrane of kidney inflamed and bladder also. Paralysis. Extensive sloughs on sacrum.
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain); Inflammation (Kidney); Inflammation (Bladder); Paralysis (Central nervous system); Sloughing (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel. Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of almost total insensibility, paraplegia, and paralysed also to a certain extent in his upper extremities. He was reported to have enjoyed excellent health up to seven weeks before admission, when he had a fall from a scaffold.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and spinal chord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1848
Date of death: 12 Jul 1848
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of membranes of brain. Consequent on purulent infiltration among orbital muscles.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This man had been taken ill about eleven days before admission with sore throat, which burst on the following day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, orbits, thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1850
Date of death: 8 Aug 1850
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Suppuration in and round joints. Delirium (with tremor). Ventricles of brain full, congested. Liver loaded. Incipient pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Suppuration (Joints); Delirium (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Disease (Liver); Pericarditis (Heart)
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 case presented on admission very much the character of Acute Rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and articulations
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Boiler maker
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1861
Date of death: 23 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Pericarditis. Pleurisy. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient began at the end of the previous year to suffer from pains in the back and loins which prevented his sitting down. He then had a fit and with loss of consciousness. When admitted he compained of pain across the forehead and of tenderness in the lower part of the dorsal region. Both hands occasionally became numb, and appeared deficient in power. Both legs were in the same condition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1862
Date of death: 28 Nov 1862
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had been attacked suddenly six days before admission with rigors, headache and great vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head and chest
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1861
Date of death: 27 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Softening of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This young woman had been attacked with pains forehead a week before her admission, without showing any other prominent symptom.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis, and facial features
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1861
Date of death: 13 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Internal hydrocephalus
Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The boy had had convulsions in infancy, and it was observed that his head was unusually large.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, lungs, heart, kidneys and other abdominal viscera
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1861
Date of death: 8 Jul 1861
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Cordis. Paralysis 1 day previous to death
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Paralysis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This case was not examined
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1861
Date of death: 27 Sep 1861
Disease (transcribed): Case of convulsions that had existed two weeks
Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
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: Nurse
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1861
Date of death: 3 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Spinal apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had been complaining about a slight cold, debility and loss of appetite
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and spine, chest, blood and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1862
Date of death: 22 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had not felt well since the date of her last confinement five months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 May 1858
Date of death: 18 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus
Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1858
Date of death: 4 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Arachnitis. Softening of the brain. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Softening (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with what appeared to be rheumatic pain in the head, knees & back. It came on 10 weeks ago without any assignable cause. His manner was dull & sluggish & his expression heavy’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1858
Date of death: 24 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Chorea
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1859
Date of death: 24 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore this case is not recorded
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1856
Date of death: 9 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Brain, Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: A poor widow who had been for some time attending the Hospital as an out patient for palpitation. On the 5th she had a fit (probably epileptic) and three fits on the 6th before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundry worker
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1856
Date of death: 9 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Arachinitis acute and chronic
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with every symptom of laryngitis. The origin was presumed to be syphilitic but on examination no venereal sores were discovered. She had complained of choking in the throat and vertigo.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pharynx and larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a