Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Dec 1846 Date of death: 01 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the liver. Scirrhous deposit round urethra. Inflamed bladder. Scirrhous deposit round sigmoid flexure of rectum and lower part of vagina Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Urethra); Inflammation (Bladder); Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Vagina) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a semicomatose state, unable to give a collected account of herself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Dec 1847 Date of death: 31 Dec 1847 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with symptoms of strangulated femoral hernia. There was a hernial tumour in the right thigh of about the size of a hen's egg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Dec 1863 Date of death: 1 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of cricoid cartilage Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Trachea) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Admitted, as a patient under the care of the physician, on the evening of December 31, with great dyspnoea; he was seen at 11pm by the house surgeon who found the difficulty of breathing rather diminished. […] He suffered from primary syphilis in 1837, but the sore does not appear to have been followed by any secondary symptoms till the end of 1862 when he had sore throat’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Nov 1846 Date of death: 06 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of lungs with consolidation. Diseased heart. Endocarditis. Kidneys mottled. Tubercles in subperitoneal cellular tissue Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient reported that she had enjoyed good health up to three years ago, when she lost a large quantity of blood by vomiting, and since that time had been rather weak and had suffered at intervals from palpitation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Dec 1847 Date of death: 12 Jan 1848 Disease (transcribed): Secondary abscess of lung, shoulder and hip joints. Fistula in ano. Inflammation of rectal veins. Inflammation of mucous membrane of the rectum. Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung, Shoulder, Hip); Fistula (Anal canal); Inflammation (Veins); Inflammation (Rectum) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient stated that she had a fistula in ano for six or seven years but that it had caused little inconvenience until three years after its first appearance when it became inflamed. Six weeks previously to her admission she miscarried. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Mar 1847 Date of death: 23 Apr 1847 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of head and neck. Congestion of both lungs. Intestinal glands very much enlarged. Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Congestion (Lung); Enlarged (Intestinal mucosa) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient died under an attack of erysipelas of the scalp of five days standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 May 1848 Date of death: 18 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of brain and membranes. Pneumonia and hepatisation of lung. Scrofulous bronchial glands. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was said to have been taken ill with severe pain in the head, delirium, and occasionally very noisy and troublesome. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1880 Date of death: Before admission Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine and of face. Fibroid phthisis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Face); Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: Not entered here. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Apr 1847 Date of death: 23 Apr 1847 Disease (transcribed): Purpura of both legs. Extensive pleurisy with considerable purulent effusion. Lung greatly compressed. Dilatation of cavities of heart. Slight hour glass contraction of stomach Disease (standardised): Purpura (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Compressed (Lung); Disease (Heart); Contraction (Stomach); Suppuration (Pleura) 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 meagre account which could be obtained of his symptoms, that he had long been suffering from could and cough, and on one or two occasions had had slight haemoptysis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852 Date of death: 25 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart and valves. Extravasated blood in the substance of the lungs. Fibrinous deposits in the spleen. Softening of the structure of the uterus with gangrenous state of its mucous membrane Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Extravasation (Lung); Fibrin (Spleen); Softening (Uterus); Gangrene (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The patient stated that she had been occasionally dropsical in the legs for several years. Two months before her last confinement, which occurred five weeks before admission, her legs had again begun to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Apr 1848 Date of death: 18 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with abscess in lung. Pleuritis. Ascites. Anasarca. Fluid blood. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg) 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 that she she had enjoyed very good health up to twelve months ago, when the catamenia seemed to decrease in quantity, and finally disappeared entirely in the course of two or three months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 07 Apr 1847 Date of death: 24 Apr 1847 Disease (transcribed): Vomica and tubercles in lungs. Old pleuritic adhesions. Small ulcers of small intestine. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); 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 on admission was found to be in the last stages of Phthisis Pulmonalis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabinet maker Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1865 Date of death: 7 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of prostate Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted in November last, with the history of stricture and abscess in the groin of three weeks duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 days Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Mar 1875 Date of death: 26 Mar 1875 Disease (transcribed): Meningocele. Tapping. Suppuration of the remaining contents of the cyst Disease (standardised): Meningocele (Brain); Tapping (Brain); Suppuration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This infant was admitted a few hours after birth with a meningocele growing from the back part of the head equal in size to a small melon. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Apr 1848 Date of death: 21 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Gangrena senilis. Amputation. Gangrene of stump. Ossified arteries. Diseased kidneys and bladder. Disease (standardised): Senile gangrene (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Ossification (Arteries); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with gangrene senilis of the leg and came to the Hospital to undergo amputation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: [No age stated] Date of admission: n/a Date of death: n/a Disease (transcribed): Abscess of thigh; early hip joint disease. Amyloid degeneration of organs Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Disease (Hip); Amyloidosis (Indeterminate); Admitting doctor: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abscess, hip joint, thyroid gland, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, uterus, kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Pensioner Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861 Date of death: 16 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Suppuration in kidneys Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Suppuration (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history of a stricture of thirty eight years standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1847 Date of death: 25 Apr 1847 Disease (transcribed): Blood tinged fluid in abdomen. Recent peritonitis. Twisting and strangulation of small intestine after reduction of inguinal hernia. Disease (standardised): Effusion (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Strangulation (Intestines); Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was brought to the Hospital with symptoms of strangulated inguinal hernia. When admitted he was in a dying state. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 01 May 1847 Date of death: 02 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive apoplectic effusion with softening of the brain. Cyst of ophthalmic vein with calcareous walls. Great hypertrophy of left ventricle. Blood fluid Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Cysts (Eye); Calcareous deposit (Eye); Disease (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was brought into the Hospital by the Police, having been picked up in the street a short time previously in a state of complete insensibility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1848 Date of death: 22 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of face and head. Pleuritis and empyema. Pericarditis. Cysts in kidney. Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Empyema (Pleural cavity); Pericarditis (Heart); Cysts (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient applied for advice regarding a firm tumour of some size adhering to the upper part of the sternum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1871 Date of death: 20 May 1871 Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of tongue. Operation. Exhaustion. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Tongue); Operation; Exhaustion; Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'Three months before admission he first noticed pain on left side of tongue when eating. This increased and a tumour appeared and grew rapidly in that position. No history of cancer in family. No history of syphilis. Health generally good’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mouth, fauces, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1847 Date of death: 05 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive slough on sacrum. Inflammation of membranes of brain. Numerous puncta of blood in brain. Blood very fluid Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Spine); Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient had been taken to Bethlehem Hospital, but was refused admission on the ground that he was suffering from Phthisis Pulmonalis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Apr 1848 Date of death: 23 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the liver. Pneumonia. Cartilaginous deposits under pleura. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Pneumonia (Lung); Cartilaginous deposits (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The cornea had a yellow tinge and he complained of sickness and pain in the right hypochondrium. 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: 14 Apr 1847 Date of death: 06 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration and destruction of epiglottis. Ulcers of mucous membrane of pharynx and posterior wall of trachea. Vomica and tubercles in lungs. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Aortic valves much diseased and contracted. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Pharynx); Ulcer (Trachea); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart) 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 patient was admitted giving a distinct history of Laryngeal Phthisis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 May 1848 Date of death: 25 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Inflamed and diseased kidneys. Diseased bladder from retention of urine. Sloughing of urethra. Firm pressure of uterus. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Bladder); Sloughing (Urethra); Pressure (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient stated that she had had a miscarriage twelve months ago, since which the catamenia had never returned. She was suddenly seized with cramp and violent pain in the abdomen, and perceived a swelling on the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a