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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jan 1851 Date of death: 5 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae in lungs. Old adhesions, including of larynx, & glands of intestines &c Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Adhesions (Larynx, intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man when admitted had all the general appearances of being in the last stage of phthisis but the emaciation was not great and he said that he had not been ill more than 3 days. His face was full & florid & his pulse 110 & very feeble’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Feb 1851 Date of death: 7 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulceration & perforation of intestines. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man dated the commencement of his illness to his having been engaged, in his business of gardener, in pulling up some decayed vegetables, the smell of which was very offensive, ten days before his admission. He was seized with sickness, & found himself unable to return to his work, and two days after was attacked by diarrhoea which continued up to his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Jan 1851 Date of death: 12 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diarrhoea. Right lung hepatized. Ulceration of mucous membrane of caecum & peritonitis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Hepatization (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient said she had been ailing about a [fortnight] commencing with cough, headache, pains in the limbs &c. 5 days before admission she had a severe shivering followed by great heat of skin, but not perspiration. She complaining of a feeling of general debility with loss of appetite and much thirst, & pain in the abdomen. The bowels have acted 9 times during the last 24 hours’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1851 Date of death: 10 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene, attended by delirium in the right leg. The artery & veins of the extremity contained considerable semicoagulated blood. The heart was ‘fatty’ & very soft & pliable. Old pleurisy & tubercle of the left lung. Congestion of both lungs Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Delirium (Brain); Disease (Blood vessels, heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'The health of this patient had been failing for several years, & two years ago he was severely burnt, his habits were very intemperate, being accustomed to take half a pint of gin & two or three pints of ale daily. Three weeks ago oedema of both legs was present’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, limbs, trachea, pharynx
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Mar 1851 Date of death: 12 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in both testicles subsequent to inflammation caused by a blow. Bronchitis. Tubercular deposit in both lungs. Old pleurisy on both sides. Fatty heart & liver & pericarditis. Enlarged mesenteric & lumbar glands Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Testicles, lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver, glands); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital in a state of great debility, having suffered from cough & general ill health for many years, for the last 2 years he had been an inmate of a workhouse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851 Date of death: 6 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were greatly enlarged, mottled, smooth & having their cortical part infiltrated by a light yellow deposit. Enlarged heart with ‘granulations’ on the margins of the aortic valves. One of the flaps of this valve was greatly enlarged & broader than the others. Peritonitis. Pleural effusions Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart, lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Effusion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man gave no very distinct account of the commencement of his symptoms. He had been ailing 10 months, had felt weak, & perspired very much, and had now been obliged to keep his bed for 2 months. Had had shortness of breath but no beating of the heart’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 May 1851 Date of death: 29 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy. Pneumonia in lower lobe of right lung. Tubercle in the apex of both lungs. Incipient disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man had been left in charge of a house after the death of its owner, who was his mistress, and it appeared that in consequence of being by himself, he had been much neglected, and his illness had been allowed to go on unheeded. He was reported by the person who accompanied him to have been delirious in the preceding night. His illness was dated so far back as the beginning of March, when it was said that he first suffered from pain in the chest which was followed by diarrhoea, and accompanied by some cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 71 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1851 Date of death: 10 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing ulcer of the cheek. Diseased & congested kidneys. Sacculated bladder & enlarged prostate. Hypertrophied heart. Thickening of aortic & mitral valves, & contraction of mitral orifice. Old pleurisy on left side Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Cheek); Disease (Kidneys, bladder, prostate, heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was by birth an Italian, by profession a painter, he had lived for some time past in great poverty, not having been able to afford himself sufficient nourishment. He was in a state of emaciation & debility on his admission to the hospital, & there was considerable dyspnoea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 82 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1851 Date of death: 20 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur, high up. Ankylosis, entire, between the head of the femur & the ilium, evidently the result of ‘diseases’ of the joint. Vomicae in lungs Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Ankylosis (Thigh); Disease (Joints); Suppuration (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient, who was very old & feeble, was knocked down by a butcher’s boy while walking. He fell on his back & on being raised found he was unable to walk. He was found to have a simple fracture of the upper part of the left thigh’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip joint, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 May 1851 Date of death: 27 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Compound oblique fracture of the right thigh, followed by diffuse areolar inflammation & also an abscess of the integuments in the sacral region. Secondary pleurisy & lobular pneumonia on left side. Disease of the kidneys & extremely enlarged spleen Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Inflammation (Tissue); Abscess (Sacrum); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys, spleen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the right thigh, caused by his slipping off a scaffold 30 feet from the ground. The femur was broken at the lower part of the middle third, & the wound, which communicated directly with the fracture, & was on the outer side of the thigh, was large enough to admit the end of the finger’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jul 1851 Date of death: 17 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposits in both lungs & vomicae in the right one. Old pleurisy on both sides. Tubercle under the peritoneum & ulceration of mucous membrane of the lower part of the ileum, caecum & rectum, with a sinus among the areolar tissue & surrounding the latter Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, peritoneum); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines, caecum, rectum) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under the care of the surgeon, with fistula in ano. Next day he shewed symptoms of diarrhoea also, & was ordered chalk-mixture, and after being a week in the hospital was transferred to the physician in an advanced stage of phthisis with cough & spitting and diarrhoea still continuing’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1851 Date of death: 20 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Enlarged peyers glands. Flaccid & lacerable heart. Old cretaceous tubercular degeneration at the root of the lung. Enlarged spleen Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Disease (Intestines, heart, spleen); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This girl stated that having been quite well on the 10th inst., she had been seized with shivering, headache & pain in the limbs & back on the following day. Two days later delirium had set in, & she was on admission very deaf, complaining of sore throat, with a coated tongue & quick pulse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Sep 1851 Date of death: 26 Sep 1851 Disease (transcribed): Deposition of semitransparent miliary tubercle in the substance of both lungs. Scrofulous miliary deposits in the kidneys. Scrofulous deposits in the epididymis & substance of the testes. ‘White patches’ on heart’s surface Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Deposit (Lungs, kidneys, testes); 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 man was admitted with a dusky congested face, hurried respiration, and rapid pulse, in a state of great prostration, & stating that he had been confined to bed a week with cough without much expectoration, and that for some years he had been subject to winter cough, but he had never spit blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, scrotum, testes, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Oct 1851 Date of death: 31 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Ascites & anasarca of lower extremities. Peritonitis. Slightly hypertrophied heart with thickening of the mitral valve flaps Disease (standardised): Ascites (Lower extremities); Edema (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man reported himself to have been a strong healthy man previous to this attack, accustomed to work hard & to drink somewhat freely. He had been operated upon for cataract some short time previously; and about a month ago his abdomen had first begun to swell’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Sep 1851 Date of death: 8 Nov 1851 Disease (transcribed): Tumour at the lower part of the abdomen, disappearing greatly before death. Pelvic peritonitis & two collections of purulent fluid with form parietes within the pelvis found in communication with the lower part of colon & rectum Disease (standardised): Tumour (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Pelvis); Suppuration (Pelvis, colon, rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This woman stated that her illness had begun very suddenly with pain in the abdomen, & especially on the right side, a month before her admission. She had never been free from pain since, and very soon after it had commenced the abdomen had begun to swell. The catamenia [menstruation] had been quite regular up to the last occasion before her illness began’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, cranium, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Nov 1851 Date of death: 2 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Extensive ulceration of great and small intestines. Vomicae in both lungs. Double pleural adhesions. Scrofulous deposits in the spleen Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Vomicae (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This boy had been ill for three months with pain in the abdomen and the bowels had been relaxed three or four times a day. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1852 Date of death: 28 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Extensive tubercular infiltration throughout both lungs and formation of vomicae. Ulceration of the intestines, and peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a very peculiar condition, without any condition of active delirium. He seemed to have great difficulty in directing his attention to any subject. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Feb 1852 Date of death: 25 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Extensive ulceration of intestines with contraction of the cavity of the caecum. Deposition of scrofulous matter in the mesenteric glands, also in the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Gritty masses in various parts of the lungs Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Ovaries); Tuberculosis (Fallopian tubes); Disease (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She was admitted complaining chiefly of pain in the abdomen. She had been ill nearly two ears and described it as having begun with sickness and constipation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Feb 1852 Date of death: 11 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Abscesses and sinuses connected with diseased shoulder joint. Head symptoms. Scrofulous tubercle of large size found in the right optic thalamus. Slight scrofulous deposit in the lungs Disease (standardised): Abscess (Shoulder); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She had been twice before in the Hospital during last year on account of a large abscess situated at the upper and outer part of the right arm which was supposed to e connected with disease of the bones entering in to the shoulder joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen, thorax and shoulder joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Feb 1852 Date of death: 15 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular deposit in both lungs. Double old pleurisy. Flakes of recent lymph in pericardium and old white patches on hearts surface. Hypertrophy of heart and atheromic patches on valves. Stricture of urethra Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Lymph (Heart); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Constriction (Urethra) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man came under the care of the Surgeons for an old and rather tight stricture. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 May 1852 Date of death: 23 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the lungs and kidneys. Double pleural adhesions and diseased kidneys. Effusion of purulent fluid and lymph in the sub-arachnoidean tissues of the brain Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Kidney); Suppuration (Brain); Lymph (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient had been ailing about six months, and had certainly been losing flesh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Jun 1852 Date of death: 27 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic gout. General tuberculosis. Deposits of scrofulous matter in lungs, kidneys, intestinal glands and spleen. Exceedingly small heart Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Tuberculosis (General); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Intestinal mucosa); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Small (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This girl had been suffering from a severe form of rheumatic gout almost constantly during two years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jun 1852 Date of death: 30 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Phthysis. Both lungs containing scrofulous matter and vomicae. Diseased kidneys. Ulcerated intestinal glands Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestinal mucosa) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He stated that he had suffered from cough during three months past and that he was very much emaciated. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a