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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1850
Date of death: 4 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy. Enlarged heart. Liver soft. Kidneys congested, soft, flabby
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver) ;
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: The patient stated that he had had dropsy two or three times, and had for many years been short winded in foggy weather. He had frequently had bilious vomiting during the the previous two years but had never been jaundiced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1851
Date of death: 24 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Double pleuropneumonia. Old & recent pericarditis. Enlarged heart & dilatation of ventricles. Coating of the lining of left auricle by layer of lymph &c. Vegetations of mitral valve. Contraction of the orifice
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)

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 girl presented herself with short hacking cough, difficulty of breathing, face generally pallid but marked with a deep blueish flush on each cheek, stating that she had had a bad cold for 8 weeks with a good deal of pain at the center of the sternum & palpitation of the heart. The catamenia [menstruation] had never appeared’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1851
Date of death: 3 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Continued fever attended by diarrhoea and vomiting and low pneumonia. Ulceration of ileum. Deposits of a low unorganizable substance in the kidneys. Ecchymosis and congestion of the spleen. Fluid state of the blood
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Vomiting (Stomach); Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Deposits (Kidney);Ecchymosis (Spleen) ; Congestion (Spleen) ; Fluid (Blood)
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 admitted in an advanced stage of fever. She had been first seized with rigor and diarrhoea five weeks before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1851
Date of death: 13 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and pleurisy on the right side. Hypertrophy of heart. Diseased aortic valve and sacculated condition of the flaps. Extensive atheromic deposit in arteries. Cystic kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Cysts (Kidneys)
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 had first suffered from palpitation and shortness of breath about two years before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1852
Date of death: 13 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Old right pleurisy. Recent on left side. Emphysema and engorged lungs with grey and red hepatization on the left side. Healthy pulmonary arteries. Hypertrophy of heart and white patch on surface. Lymph in pericardium
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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: She stated that she had suffered more or less from cough all winter, when she was seized rather suddenly with shivering and pain in the left side, accompanied by more severe cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1850
Date of death: 20 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dilated and wasted kidneys. Old stricture. Haemoptysis. Convulsions
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract); Seizures (Brain)
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 man had been suddenly seized by haemoptysis and he brought up about a quarter of a pint of blood before his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1850
Date of death: 4 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Bronchitis. Albuminuria
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Indeterminate); Bronchitis (Lung); Albuminuria (Kidney)
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: As the body was not examined the history 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]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1852
Date of death: 28 Aug 1852
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. The left pleural sac full of offensive purulent fluid pushing over the heart to the right side. Recent pericardial adhesion
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Pleura); Displacement (Heart); Adhesions (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This patient had had an attack of pain in the left side about twelve months ago when he had spit some blood. The pain recurred with some cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Under butler
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1853
Date of death: 16 Jan 1853
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Low pneumonia. Enlarged heart
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung); Enlarged (Heart)
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 had been ailing and out of sorts for some days. On the day before admission he had shown symptoms of excitement and wandering of the mind.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1853
Date of death: 2 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Erythema of legs. General dropsy
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Erythema (Leg); Oedema (General)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1854
Date of death: 26 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys & liver. Blood extravasation in lungs & under the scalp. Wet brain. Fluid in the cerebral ventricles
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient alleged that he had been in perfectly good health till 3 days before, when his legs began to swell, and a red rash had come out on the following day’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Publican
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1854
Date of death: 25 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Compressed lung
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleura); Compression (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man, who was by trade a publican, had been ill for 3 weeks before his admission. He had been suffering from pain on the right side, which prevented his sleeping at night’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1845
Date of death: 23 Dec 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. Slight pleurisy. Brain wet. Substance healthy. Slight thickening of dura mater in the cervical region of the spine, with adhesions to the bones. Chord and its investing membranes healthy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was reported to have been thrown off an omnibus about nine months prior to admission, and to have been paralytic to a certain degree ever since. The paralysis however came on gradually; at first it was comparatively slight, the legs being alone affected, but subsequently the paralysis of the lower extremities became more complete’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Navigator and well sinker
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1845
Date of death: 15 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Sloughs on back. Slight softening and increased vascularity of the dorsal part of the spinal chord. Fluid in there and in subarachnoid tissue. Exostoses of cranium. Suppuration in front of larynx. Pneumonia. Heart dilated. Aorta atheromatous and calcareous
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Back); Disease (Spinal cord); Effusion (Spinal cord, Brain); Exostoses (Skull); Suppuration (Larynx); Pneumonia (Lung);Disease (Heart) ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under partial paralysis of the lower extremities, which began shortly after he began work as a well sinker and had to stand nearly up to his middle in water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal chord, cranium, larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1846
Date of death: 5 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Lungs emphysematous anteriorly. Congested, etc posteriorly. Heart dilated and atrophied. Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Anarsarca. Other organs, nothing remarkable
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain ); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: It appeared that the patient had been in excellent health until the last nine months, during which period her health had been gradually failing. Her illness began with an attack of jaundice and dyspepsia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 09 Jun 1847
Date of death: 12 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Oedema of lung with hepatisation and purulent infiltration. Blood fluid. Extensive ulceration of mucous membrane of vagina and portion of uterus.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Disease (Lung); Ulcer (Vagina); Ulcer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: It appeared from the account which this woman gave of her symptoms, that she had been suffering more or less from uterine derangement for about nine months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1847
Date of death: 27 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Congestion and slight inflammation of the lungs. Atheromatous disease of aorta. Hour glass contraction of stomach.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Inflammation (Lung); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Contraction (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted in a state of great exhaustion suffering from cough and extreme dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1848
Date of death: 16 Apr 1848
Disease (transcribed): Extensive pneumonia with hepatisation after attempt of drowning.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Drowning
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital suffering the effects of submission in the water. He had thrown himself into the water and was shortly after recovered.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1855
Date of death: 14 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Lobular Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
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: At the time of admission the child's skin was dusky and beginning to get cold, and the lungs were entirely obstructed. The mother reported that the child had always been delicate and had had a cough for some weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1855
Date of death: 10 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
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 stated that ten or eleven days before admission she had taken cold, which was followed by shivering, pain in the left side and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1858
Date of death: 13 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs)
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: Child
Age: 4 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1861
Date of death: 3 Oct 1861
Disease (transcribed): Croup. Opening of larynx and trachea.
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Opening (Larynx); Opening (Trachea)
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 child was admitted with all the symptoms of croup.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Life guardsman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1862
Date of death: 7 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: One month previous to this man’s admission he first noticed his feet and ankles began to swell and at the same time his abdomen increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and bones of leg
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1862
Date of death: 2 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. General anasarca. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Oedema (General); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He was suffering from albuminuria, and general anasarca and bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1857
Date of death: 22 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He was reported to have suffered from cough and slight haemoptysis for three or four months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a