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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1854
Date of death: 16 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Coronary arteries highly diseased.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: About a month before admission this man had caught a bad cold. Soon after which his legs began to swell. He complained of general pains in the limbs, his breath was very short and his voice a little hoarse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1854
Date of death: 20 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Dilated Heart and Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1855
Date of death: 1 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: His disease produced no marked symptoms until five weeks before admission when his stomach became distended and he had some headache and giddiness. At the same time his head and face became considerably puffy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1854
Date of death: 6 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased Kidneys. Dilated Heart.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman had been subject to a bad cough at intervals but never had been troubled so much as during the eight weeks previous to her admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1855
Date of death: 12 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the Arch of the Aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: About Christmas 1852 he strained himself in throwing a stone and afterwards felt pain in the right side of his chest which extended down the right arm. In June 1853 he came to the Hospital and left relieved until ten weeks before readmission when he stated that breathing was so difficult that he could never lie down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1855
Date of death: 4 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Dilated Heart. Fibrinous deposits in Liver and Spleen
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Fibrinous deposits (Liver)
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 accustomed to drink freely and for years had suffered from winter cough. Just before Christmas he had felt a constant pain in the chest and throat and his usual cough made its appearance.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855
Date of death: 6 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Red and grey hepatization of lungs. Diseased Heart and Kidneys. Growth from the Dura Mater
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tumour (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman was the mother of thirteen children, and had been exposed to cold and damp in the low parts of Rotherhithe. Three weeks before Christmas her breathing became very short, accompanied with violent cough. She had been subject for six years to palpitations, but had never suffered from any difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 April 1855
Date of death: 28 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Dilated Heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: For a long time this woman had been subject to a winter cough. She attributed her present attack to exposure during the foggy weather at the beginning of the winter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 April 1855
Date of death: 1 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Diseased Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A fortnight before admission this woman caught cold and in a few days lost her voice, felt tightness across her chest and had considerable dyspnoea, but no cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1855
Date of death: 10 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart. Old Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A shoemaker of weakly constitution, who had suffered from severe rheumatic fever six years ago. For a long time past he had felt pain in his chest whenever he worked unusually hard. It had been almost constant during the three months preceding his admission. His breath was short and he had a slight cough for about three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 April 1855
Date of death: 11 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A man of rather intemperate habits who dated the commencement of his failing health from last November, when he had a cough and shortness of breath followed by swelling of his legs and thighs, and pain in the hypochondrium. Subsequently his belly enlarged.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1855
Date of death: 11 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the ascending aorta. Also pouch in the septum of the ventricle of the Heart.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Indeterminate (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been in the Hospital during a great part of the winter with Bronchitis, general dropsy and albuminous urine. He then went out for a few weeks somewhat relieved, but returned in March much increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1855
Date of death: 13 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Of this man's history nothing very satisfactory could be gleaned. Two years ago he had a fall and broke his arm. Since the accident he had frequently complained of pain in the head. He had vomited at different times, but whether there was any connection between this and the head affections could not be ascertained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1855
Date of death: 9 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Congested lungs. Large soft Heart. Peculiar thinning of abdominal wall
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Thinning (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had enjoyed good health until last autumn when an attack of mild cholera considerably reduced him. He had never felt fit for work since that time. Two months before admission he noticed that his ankles swelled much at night. He then grew weak and lost his appetite.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1855
Date of death: 23 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fatty Heart. Convulsion. Fullness of cerebral veins
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Seizures (Brain); Fullness (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man said that he had been putting something into the fire of the oven early on the morning of the previous day, when he was seized with a fit and fell with his face against the fire.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, throat and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1855
Date of death: 26 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart. Old cyst in Corpus Striatum
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cysts (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1855
Date of death: 17 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys and Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Three months previous to admission he caught cold, followed by pain in the left side, shortness of breath and aching across the loins. Subsequently he had some oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1855
Date of death: 17 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pericarditis. Diseased Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a flushed face, hot skin and full rather bounding pulse. He had been ill for six days with cold and cough, and had spit a very little blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1855
Date of death: 15 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart, Kidneys and Liver. Cyst containing blood and pleural sac communicating with valves of the Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Cysts (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: When this man was admitted he was labouring under orthopnoea, with a livid face, blue hands and cold nose, and it was thought that he would sink before being put to bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1855
Date of death: 19 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Enlarged Intestinal Glands. Diseased Kidneys and Liver
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Enlarged (Intestinal mucosa); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient had suffered from constant bilious attacks and had all her life worked very hard. For six months she had felt weak and incapable of much exertion. Her legs occasionally swelled but she had no cough or shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 April 1855
Date of death: 3 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased Heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A married woman who began to feel indisposed during last winter. She took cold and experienced pain in her left side and shortness of breath. Five weeks previous to admission the belly became dropsical and she had much oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1855
Date of death: 23 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Paralysis from lead. Fibrin in Pericardial and Pleural sacs
Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Central Nervous System); Thrombosis (Heart); Thrombosis (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had suffered from more than one attack of colic. Three weeks before his admission he had an attack of acute rheumatism, resulting from exposure to severe cold. He complained when first seen of shortness of breath, pain in the right side, cough and thin watery expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855
Date of death: 13 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Liver. Fatty Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had never been out of health until the last twelve months when he drank spirits very freely and had unusually hard work. His illness came on with languor, occasional palpitation and a dropsical condition of the legs.
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: 19 Sep 1855
Date of death: 12 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of Intestines. Fibrin in abdominal veins
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman stated that for eight months she had suffered from pain in the bowels for which she often had recourse to strong aperient medicines.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1855
Date of death: 10 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart. Congested Lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The present illness came on six weeks before his admission with shivering, vomiting, pyrexia, scanty micturition and oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a