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Maria Hill, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1850
Date of death: 10 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Fluid in pleurae, pericardium and peritoneum. Liver large congested. Kidneys large, pale, mottled
Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Heart); Effusion (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: Having passed through her first confinement only three months ago, this patient had first suffered from dropsy in the latter part of her pregnancy and about six months before admission, having commenced with swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

William Evans, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1850
Date of death: 14 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Albuminuria.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Albuminuria (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

William Daniells, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1850
Date of death: 29 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart enlarged. Nutmeg liver. Kidneys granular, cysted.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Enlarged (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was originally admitted under the care of Dr Bence Jones on the 7th August last when it appeared that his legs had been swelling for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Madden, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1850
Date of death: 22 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by aconite
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic)
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, this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not permitted to be examined
Type of incident: n/a

Matilda Shew, 7, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1850
Date of death: 24 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Intestinal glands ulcerated with sloughs in centre of each. Perforation. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 child was said to have been ill in bed for a week before her admission. She had suffered much pain in the abdomen. She had shivering and great heat of skin, and had an attack of vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Hilleker, 59, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1850
Date of death: 3 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
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 of this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

William Watson, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1850
Date of death: 8 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Partial softening of brain. Emphysema and tubercles of lungs. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Emphysema (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of great exhaustion and no accurate history of the commencement of his symptoms was obtained. He complained chiefly of pain in the head and generally in his limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Bowles, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1850
Date of death: 25 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Epileptic fits. Brain rather bloodless. Some serum in ventricles. Kidneys large, smooth, mottled.
Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Disease (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: This patient was admitted reported to be suffering during the last fortnight from fits of an epileptic character, both frequent and severe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal chord, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Martin, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1851
Date of death: 11 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man was said by his friends to have been ailing for some days previously, that his attack had been one of some sort of slight fever, & that at 9am on the day of his admission he had been suddenly seized with trismus, which very soon assumed the appearance of general tetanus’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal cord, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Maria Smith, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1851
Date of death: 13 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Old & recent peritonitis. Ascites & general dropsy. Adherent pericardium &c
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Adherent (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 person had previously been admitted into the hospital under the care of Dr Bence Jones [Henry Bence Jones] when she stated that she had suffered from distention of the abdomen about 5 months. She had ‘a severe cold’ the previous Xmas but had suffered from no other serious ailment, and had never suffered from rheumatism of any sort. The legs had commenced to swell about the same time as the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Smith, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1851
Date of death: 30 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema & bronchitis. Large heart
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart)

Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient presented himself for admission with a cold blue skin, & very severe dyspnoea. He was ordered to bed, and no examination of his chest was made at the time. In the evening he seemed quiet & comfortable, but was in a profuse perspiration. He expressed himself as feeling much easier. Next morning the nurse observed his breathing distended & somewhat stertorous after his having appeared to sleep soundly. She proceeded to call the apothecary, and on her return he was in articulo mortis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza White, 40, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1851
Date of death: 31 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Liver enlarged, ‘nutmeg’. Coagulum of blood in gall bladder (with ulceration). Granular kidneys. Recent pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Coagulum (Gallbladder); Ulcer (Gallbladder); Disease (Kidneys); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This person applied for admission in consequence of pain in the right hypochondriac region, which had been gradually supervening since November, and was aggravated after food. She had been obliged to leave her situation, that of a cook, about a fortnight before admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

James Smart, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1851
Date of death: 11 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Emphysema of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Emphysema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'An exceedingly pale-faced man who applied first for relief as an out-patient on 14th January, complaining of pain across the loins, and headache, with white tongue & confined bowels. He said his health had been failing for a year past, but no cause could be discerned for his ex-sanguine condition’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Nettleton, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1851
Date of death: 16 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
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: 'The friends objected to examination of this body’

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Anne Pigott, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1851
Date of death: 6 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Pelvic abscess communicating with rectum. Abscesses in liver. Effusion in right pleura &c
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Abscess (Pelvis, rectum, liver); Effusion (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient, a married woman, but who had never borne children, was stated to have been out of health two months, though able to continue at work until 3 weeks ago. She was first attacked by headache & sickness, & pain in the back, and had not menstruated since, but no further particulars were learned of her history. On the 19th January while at work, she was again seized with sickness & vomiting accompanied by diarrhoea, and she had been confined to bed nearly ever since’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax (‘this body was examined earlier & should have been entered as No 25, but was omitted accidentally’)

Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Lobey, 39, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1851
Date of death: 20 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulceration of intestines. Nutmeg liver
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Liver)

Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient, a poor married woman, who had borne 11 children and had been suckling the youngest for 8 months prior to the commencement of her illness, had been attacked about 3 weeks before her admission, with pains in the limbs, cold chills, shivering fits, [?] & loss of appetite, and had been attended from a dispensary but for want of proper comforts at home was sent to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

William Payne, 33, Omnibus driver

Occupation or role: Omnibus driver
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1851
Date of death: 22 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Liver enlarged, capsule thickened. Old peritonitis. Fluid in abdomen & pleura &c
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fluid (Abdomen, 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: 'An omnibus driver who stated that he had never been a man of dissipated habits. He had been ailing for 3 or 4 months, but nearly a month before admission had first found his abdomen enlarging, at first gradually, & then rapidly during a week past. The legs had also swollen latterly. He had no pain in the abdomen at first but now begins to suffer from it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Beadley, n/a, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1851
Date of death: 12 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Recent pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Pericarditis (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 patient when admitted was so low that he was quite unable to give any account of himself, and the only information obtained was the report made by his friend to the nurse that he had been suffering from cough, shortness of breath & bowel complaint. He rapidly sank and died within a few hours after his admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Shudrick, n/a, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1851
Date of death: 8 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular infiltration in both lungs, specially in the right one. Vomicae in both lungs. Pleurisy. Ulceration of the mucous membrane covering one of the chordae vocales. Ulceration of the lining membrane of the rectum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Vocal cords, rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient dated his illness from severe cold 12 months previously. He had never had cough before, & had scarcely been free from it since. He had slight haemoptysis a short time before admission, and during the last 3 weeks had suffered from pain across the epigastrium and frequent vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Smith, 38, Bus driver

Occupation or role: Bus driver
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1851
Date of death: 13 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular infiltration throughout almost the whole of both lungs. Vomicae numerous. Double pleurisy. Ulceration of mucous membrane of epiglottis. Atheroma of mitral valves of the heart. Ulceration of the colon & caecum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Epiglottis); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Heart); Ulcer (Colon, caecum)
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 ‘bus-driver’ & of rather dissipated habits, who stated that he had been ill about 9 or 10 days with pains in the limbs, with a pulse of 120, foul tongue & sweating profusely, & reported by his friends to be light headed. The joints both at wrists & ankles were swollen & painful, with scarcely any redness; the perspiration had rather an acid odour’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Ryan, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851
Date of death: 18 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Miliary tubercle throughout entire right lung & the upper lobe of the left lung. Vomicae in right lung. Recent pleurisy on the right side & ulceration of a vomica into pleural cavity. Old pleurisy on the left side. ‘White patches’ on the heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
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, who had rather a dusky aspect with considerable difficulty of breathing, stated that he had now suffered more or less from cough during 12 months past. He had not been subject to it previously but now was attended with copious expectoration’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Black, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1851
Date of death: 4 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Tubercle & vomicae in the upper lobe of the right lung & the lower one of the left lung. Recent pleurisy on both sides. Contraction of the mitral orifice of the heart & thickening of the anterior flap of the valve & of the chordae tendineae
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); 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 patient was admitted evidently in a pretty far advanced stage of phthisis. She had suffered from cough for many years, but she had caught fresh cold last November, and had been very much worse ever since. The catamenia [menstruation] had then ceased. She was much emaciated, had night sweats, with shortness of breathing, & pretty abundant expectoration. She had never spit blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Isabella Turner, 58, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 6 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were very small, granular & almost entirely devoid of cortical structure. Hypertrophy of the heart, ‘granulations’ on the margins of the mitral valve, slight contraction of the mitral orifice. ‘Pleural adhesion’ on the right side & effusion on the left. General anasarca and ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart, lungs); Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Admitted labouring under a fourth attack of dropsy within the short period of 13 months, this woman who was married & had borne seven children, stated that she had been an in-patient about 8 years ago in this hospital with some cutaneous affection, but beyond this had never suffered any ailment for very many years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Foley, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1851
Date of death: 10 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy. Miliary tubercles & vomicae on both sides of the chest & slight ulceration of the lining membrane of the caecum & lower part of the ileum. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Ulcer (Caecum, ileum); Disease (Liver)
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: 'Complained of cough of about 6 weeks’ standing with some hoarseness of voice, and considerable emaciation. He would not allow that he had been previously subject to cough, although he ‘might have had occasional colds’, and had never spit blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sansom Thomas, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 12 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Epileptiform convulsions following the disappearance of an eruption of the skin. The convulsions gradually passed into coma. Scrofulous deposit upon & thickening of the meninges of brain with slight softening of the central parts of brain
Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Eruption (Skin); Coma (Systemic); Tuberculosis (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man said that his illness had only been of a 14 nights’ duration, that it had commenced with pains generally in his limbs, and two days before admission an eruption had appeared on his skin’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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