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William Bishop, 41, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1845
Date of death: 8 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied heart. Adherent pericardium. Granular kidneys. Inflamed lung
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys); Inflammation (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient, who for many years had been a very free drinker, was admitted complaining of dyspnoea, orthopnoea, palpitation, cough & pain in the chest. He stated that he had suffered more or less from dyspnoea occurring in paroxysms on the slightest exertion, ever since last Christmas’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Munday, 36, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1845
Date of death: 28 Sep 1845
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of lungs and pleura. Deposit of matter in lung. Inflammation of mucous membrane of large intestine. Haemorrhoids. Operation
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lungs, intestines); Haemorrhoids (Anus); Operation
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient had suffered from the usual symptoms of piles for eight years previous to his admission and latterly they had been accompanied with some degree of prolapsus anii’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

George Pullinger, 36, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1845
Date of death: 31 Dec 1845
Disease (transcribed): Thickened pleura with large effusion of lymph. Large effusion of fluid in cavity of pleura. Pneumonia. Heart dilated and soft. Specks of atheroma about aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Effusion (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted almost in a state of collapse. It appeared from his friends’ account that though not usually subject to cough, he had been complaining of cough & pain in the chest for about a fortnight, the pain being confined almost entirely to the right side, and having become much more severe within the last week’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Wynne, 62, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1846
Date of death: 9 May 1846
Disease (transcribed): Wound in hand. Secondary abscesses in joints and in brachialis anticus. Congestive pneumonia. Heart dilated and atrophied. Disease of left kidney? Blood fluid.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Abscess (Joints); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from the effects of fracture of the first phalanx of the thumb in December 1842.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and extremities
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Robert Penlaze, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1846
Date of death: 3 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis and enlarged heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 man who for some little time had been an outpatient of the Hospital, reported that for the last three of four months he had had a slight hacking cough and six weeks before admission he experienced considerable dyspnoea with pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Riley, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1846
Date of death: 5 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions of pleurae and pericardium. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Disease of mitral and aortic valves. Endocarditis. Kidneys mottled and granular. Spleen hard and congested.
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Adhesions (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Spleen)
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 was admitted suffering from anasarca, cough, palpitation and dyspnoea. It appeared from his account that he always enjoyed very excellent health up to seven years ago, when he underwent an attack of acute rheumatism and at that time he had severe pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Nash, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1846
Date of death: 23 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Heart dilated and flaccid. Congestion of veins of brain. Softening of fornix, corpus callosum and walls of lateral ventricles with extensive effusion into ventricles.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (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 was admitted in a state of stupor, unable to give any account of himself, and requiring to be roused but then collapsing quickly into his former state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Gunner, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1845
Date of death: 12 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Trismus. Pleuritis. Pericarditis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Trismus (Jaw); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital complaining of pain in the face, chiefly the right side, inability to open the mouth, some difficulty in swallowing and a sense of stiffness in the back part of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spinal chord
Type of incident: n/a

Martha Meade, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846
Date of death: 31 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Fluid in pleurae and pericardium. Heart dilated and hypertrophied. Disease of mitral and aortic valves. Kidneys granular. Lungs congested and oedematous. Fibrous tumours in uterus. Other organs healthy.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Lung);Oedema (Lung) ; Cancer (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: This patient was admitted suffering from violent epistaxis. It appeared that she had always enjoyed excellent healthy up to seven or eight years ago when she twice within a few months suffered from jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Baldroy, 35, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1846
Date of death: 20 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Diffuse cellular inflammation of scalp and neck. Fracture of ribs. Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Viscera generally healthy in structure
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Inflammation (Head); Inflammation (Neck); Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of intoxication, with a lacerated and contused wound about an inch long exposing the frontal bone, and several smaller wounds about the face and forehead. This was caused by a fall from a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Anderson, 80, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 80
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1846
Date of death: 6 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of lungs, chalky deposit in one. Heart flabby. Granular kidneys. Partial peritoneal adhesions. Varicose ulcer. Suppurating gland in the groin.
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen); Ulcer (Veins); Suppuration (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: A very imperfect history was obtained from this patient. He stated that for ten years he had worn a truss on a tumour in the right groin, and that three days since the tumour enlarged, became painful and red.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Cann, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1846
Date of death: 6 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and ansarca. Effused fluid into pleuritic cavities. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Dilatation of right cavities of heart. Atheroma on surface of aorta and mitral valve. Cirrhosis of liver. Congestion of kidneys. Soft spleen.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General); Effusion (Pleural cavity); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart);Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) ; Cirrhosis (Liver) ; Congestion (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 suffering from ascites and general anasarca. He stated that for the last six or seven months he had been suffering from palpitation and severe paroxysms of dyspnoea on the slightest exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Grist, 62, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846
Date of death: 14 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Old pleuritic adhesions. Congested and oedematous lungs with slight emphysema. Enormous effusion into both pleura and pericardium. Excessive enlargement of the heart with hypertrophy and dilatation of all cavities. Granular liver. Ulceration of stomach.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Universal); Adhesions (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Effusion (Pleura);Effusion (Heart) ; Disease (Heart) ; Disease (Liver) ; Ulcer (Stomach)
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 suffering from ascites, anasarca, and excessive dyspnoea. It appeared that in February, after a hard days work in the cellar, he was taken during the night with a fit followed by palsy of all his extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Matilda Jennings, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1846
Date of death: 21 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. External abscesses. Bronchitis and dilatation of bronchi. Considerable effusion into cavities of pleura. Serous effusion into pericardium and slight pericarditis. Fatty heart. Hypertrophy with dilatation of left ventricle. Atheromatous thickening of mitral valves. Blood fluid. Granular liver with gall stone in gall bladder. Granular kidnyes. Serous cyst of ovary. Effusion in sub arachnoid cellular tissue. Old apoplective softening of right hemisphere.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg, Face); Abscess (Arm); Bronchitis (Lung); Effusion (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart);Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) ; Disease (Liver) ; Gallstone (Gall bladder) ; Disease (Kidney) ; Cysts (Ovary) ; 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 patient was admitted suffering from dyspnoea of so much urgency as to require immediate treatment. When she was somewhat more tranquil, she stated that about four years ago she had had a fit apparently of an apoplectic character and since then had never had good health.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

John Tapping, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1846
Date of death: 2 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Old pleuritic adhesions. Vomica and tubercles in lung. Dilatation of cavities of heart. Recent peritonitis with purulent effusion into cavity of peritoneum. Large liver. Very large kidneys with large quantities of fat in substance and mottled.
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Adhesions (Pleura); Suppuration (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Suppuration (Abdomen) ; Disease (Liver) ; Disease (Kidney)
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 that at various times the patient had suffered from dropsy during the last year and a half, and in October last, had a severe attack, particularly of ascites and an operation of tapping was resorted to.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Foy, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Out patient
Date of death: 7 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the arch of the aorta. Atheromatous deposit in arteries. Absorption of bodies of vertebra and intervertebral cartilages
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Absorption (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient reported that three months ago he began to suffer from Dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Tomlin, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1846
Date of death: 8 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Old pleuritis. Tubercular deposits in both lungs and bronchial glands. Acute pericarditis. Ascites, with opaque tubercles in sub peritoneal cellular tissue. Kidneys congested and mucous membrane inflamed. Inflamed condition of mucous membrane of bladder.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Congestion (Kidney);Inflammation (Kidney) ; Inflammation (Bladder)
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 stated that some five months ago he caught cold, accompanied by expectoration and some little pain in the chest ensued, and has continued more or less ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Stevens, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1846
Date of death: 10 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid cellular tissue. Serum in ventricles with softening of their walls. Old pleuritic adhesions. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Enlarged heart with atheromatous deposits. Enlarged liver. Congested kidneys. Prolapsus vagina and cuticular condition of the mucous membrane of vagina
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries);Disease (Liver) ; Prolapse (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, having been taken with a fit of an epileptico-apoplectic character a short time previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Lomax, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1846
Date of death: 14 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Pleurisy on the left side. Tubercles?
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: No history of this case is given as the body was removed without examination
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the urgent request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Howles, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1846
Date of death: 24 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions of pleura. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Recent pleuritis and thickening of pleura. Red heptisation of right lung. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Thickening of mitral valve and aortic. Dilatation of right ventricle. Kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (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 reported that she had suffered more of less from palpitation about ten years and that about four years ago it was so severe as to induce her to come into the Hospital for relief.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: 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 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

George Robinson, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1846
Date of death: 11 Dec 1846
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of cellular tissue and integuments of right side. Acute pleurisy with congestion of the lungs. Blood fluid. Slight hypertrophy of left ventricle.
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Tissue); Pleurisy (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 was admitted in a state of collapse, complaining of cough and pain in the right side, profuse perspiration and increasing debility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Daniels, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1846
Date of death: 15 Dec 1846
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis with ecchymosis under the mucous membrane and ulceration; and sloughing of submucous cellular tissue. Ulceration of cartilages of trachea. Inflammation of lungs with red and grey hepatisation. Recent pericarditis. Enlarged, hypertrophied and dilated heart.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Ecchymosis (Lung); Ulcer (Lung); Sloughing (Lung); Ulcer (Trachea); Inflammation (Lung);Disease (Lung) ; Pericarditis (Heart) ; Disease (Heart)
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 was admitted evidently suffering from pneumonia, the result he supposed of an accident. He had been blowing needles through a small tube at a mark on a wall, when he accidentally made an inspiratory effort and the needle passed rapidly down his throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Tassell, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1846
Date of death: 21 Dec 1846
Disease (transcribed): Old pleuritic adhesions. Scrofulous deposits in lungs. Diabetes. Foul sloughing cavity in right lung and sloughing pleura. Heart flabby. Kidneys coarse in structure.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Sloughing (Lung); Sloughing (Pleura); Disease (Heart);Disease (Kidney)
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 was admitted presenting all the ordinary symptoms of Diabetes Mellitus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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