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Sarah King , 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1850
Date of death: 17 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Large cyst connected with left ovary. Fibrous tumours of uterus. Heart attenuated
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Tumour (Uterus); Disease (Heart)
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 woman had irregular menstruation before admission, the last being about eight weeks ago, and she had swelling in the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Miller, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1850
Date of death: 4 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy. Enlarged heart. Liver soft. Kidneys congested, soft, flabby
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver) ;
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: The patient stated that he had had dropsy two or three times, and had for many years been short winded in foggy weather. He had frequently had bilious vomiting during the the previous two years but had never been jaundiced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Trapps, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1851
Date of death: 25 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Dropsy. Tubercles & vomicae of lung. Nutmeg liver. Tubercles in kidneys &c
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This woman had suffered from cough more or less for 4 years. She had spit blood several times during the first 2 years but not since. She was emaciated, and led to apply for admission into the hospital of dropsy which had now been coming on for about 6 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Anne Hutt, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1851
Date of death: 1 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of aortic & mitral valves. Diseased kidneys &c
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
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 woman of rather cachectic appearance, with pale sallow complexion, complaining of general feeling of illness, with pain at the epigastrium, especially after eating, and extending under the ribs on the right side. She had been ill since Michaelmas, but could give no account of the origin of her symptoms’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Samuel George, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1851
Date of death: 11 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disorganisation of the kidneys. Infiltration of their substance by a yellow deposit. Congestion & emphysema of the lungs. Old pleurisy. Enlargement of the heart with hypertrophy on the left side & dilatation on the right. Congestion of the liver & of the membranes of the brain
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Emphysema (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lungs, liver, 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 old man said that he had not been well scarcely since Xmas. He had had cough, and pains all over him which had been very much worse of late; he had not been free from them for 6 weeks. The pain was described as being worse at night when warm in bed, & being most severe in the right shoulder’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Purdy, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1850
Date of death: 11 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were enlarged & occupied by considerable light yellowish substance. Peritonitis. Enlarged & congested liver. Pleurisy on left side. Left lung in state of chronic pneumonia at lower part. Both lungs congested. Slight hypertrophy of left ventricle of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Congestion (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: 'A married woman whose last child was born 6 years ago, in whom the menstrual periods had been becoming irregular for more than 12 months, and had now been entirely absent for 3 months, presented herself for admission with a pale rather bloated face & puffy eyelids. She stated that her legs had been swollen now for 12 weeks, and that the abdomen had become enlarged about a month afterwards’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

William Yeomans, 56, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1851
Date of death: 5 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Clot found in centre of base, arteries atheromatous, fluid in ventricles. Large heart. Left kidney large, coarse. Right kidney dilated, sacculated
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Clot (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient, who was coachman to the Turkish ambassador, was observed on the morning of the 5th to have fallen back on his box in a fit. He was lifted down & placed in a cab, and reached the hospital from ½ an hour to 1 hour after. He had been very sick, & continued to vomit after his admission, endangering his suffocation in his unconscious state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Gould, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 May 1851
Date of death: 18 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Ascites & anasarca. Hypertrophy of heart with thickening of the flaps of aortic & mitral valves, & mitral valve constriction. Slight dilatation of the arch & root of aorta. Low double pneumonia. Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
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, a married woman who had borne 11 children, alleged that her illness was only of about a month’s duration. Since then she had suffered from cough & palpitation & shortness of breath, & 3 weeks ago first the right & then the left leg had swelled, and subsequently the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Dennis Cronan, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1851
Date of death: 28 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca & ascites. Extensive disease of the kidney. Peritonitis. Pleurisy on the left side. Latent tubercle at the apices of the lungs & bronchitis. Considerable disease of the liver
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); 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: 'This patient stated that he had been suffering from cough some 3 or 4 years, though never so badly as now. His legs had for some time back shown a tendency to swell towards night, but he had paid no attention to it; six weeks ago his abdomen had also begun to swell, and the dropsy of the legs had never abated entirely since’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Julia White, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1851
Date of death: 16 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular inflammation of the membranes at the base of the brain. Tubercular infiltration of both lungs & vomicae at apex of the right one. Tubercular deposit at the surface of the liver & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, liver, kidneys); Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (Lungs)

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 girl was said to have been taken ill only about 5 or 6 days before her admission. She could not give a distinct account of her state or the progress of her symptoms, and seemed confused in mind. She said that she had suffered solely from pain in the head, that she had had no shivering or pains in the limbs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Kent, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1851
Date of death: 17 Sep 1851
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Disintegration of both ovaries. Scrofulous deposit & inflammation of the lining membrane of the right fallopian tube, of the uterus & the vagina
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disintegration (Ovaries); Deposit (Fallopian tube, uterus, vagina); Inflammation (Fallopian tube, uterus, vagina)
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 had been married for some years but had never been pregnant. The menses had ceased 5 years ago, & there had been slight leucorrhoea since. Her present illness was alleged to have been of about 12 months’ duration, and began by pain on the left side of the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, genital organs, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Brittan, 58, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1851
Date of death: 8 Nov 1851
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Anasarca. Ascites. Extravasation of blood into the lower lobe of right lung with pleurisy on the same side & coagula in the pulmonary arteries. Hypertrophied heart with some degree of thickening of the flaps of the aortic & mitral valves. Disease of the kidneys & liver
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Lungs); Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys, 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: 'This patient was admitted in a very depressed state. She stated that she had been suffering from dropsy since April, the legs having first begun to swell & afterwards the abdomen. Latterly she had experienced great difficulty in breathing, and for the last month had been spitting blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Heywood, 14, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1851
Date of death: 13 Nov 1851
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Albuminous urine. Sarcinae in vomited fluids. Double pleurisy. Chronic pneumonia in the lower lobes of both lungs. Peritonitis. Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Albuminuria (Kidneys); Sarcina; Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidneys)
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 youth had been suffering from general dropsy about 2 months before his admission. He had never suffered from scarlatina and without any previous illness, the swelling had come on after exposure to wet & cold: it had first been observed in the scrotum; he had not experienced pain in the loins’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Parrish, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1851
Date of death: 5 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the lower lobes of both lungs & surrounding ‘hepatization’. Coagulum in the minute pulmonary arteries. Double pleurisy & bronchitis. Hypertrophy of heart. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Lungs); Hepatization (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
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 complaining chiefly of palpitation & shortness of breath, to which he alleged he had been more or less subject from boyhood, but from which he had suffered very much more during the last 6 months. He had never had rheumatism’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Frost, 51, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1851
Date of death: 8 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia on the right side of the chest. Pleurisy on the left [& right] of old standing. Bronchitis. Operation of laryngotomy resorted to to relieve dyspnoea depending on supposed disease near or of the larynx. Disease of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Laryngotomy (Larynx); Dyspnea (Larynx); Disease (Kidneys)
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 on the evening of the 6th December, stated to have been ill only two days, with severe cold which was chiefly marked by difficulty in swallowing & in breathing. When seen next day, altho’ she persisted in stating that she had the same difficulty in swallowing, nothing of any sort could be seen in the pharynx. Her face was expressive of anxiety, her breathing was very hurried, she was exceedingly restless, tossing about in every direction in order to breathe with greater facility’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

William Welsh, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1851
Date of death: 28 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Old double pleural adhesion. Vomicae at apices of both lungs. Cysted kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Adhesion (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Cyst (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted stating that he had been ill only 3 weeks, and complaining of cough & pain in the chest especially of the left side with difficulty of breathing. Pulse was quick & tongue coated, breathing hurried’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Christiana Leake, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1851
Date of death: 3 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Continued fever attended by diarrhoea and vomiting and low pneumonia. Ulceration of ileum. Deposits of a low unorganizable substance in the kidneys. Ecchymosis and congestion of the spleen. Fluid state of the blood
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Vomiting (Stomach); Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Deposits (Kidney);Ecchymosis (Spleen) ; Congestion (Spleen) ; Fluid (Blood)
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 admitted in an advanced stage of fever. She had been first seized with rigor and diarrhoea five weeks before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

George Green, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1851
Date of death: 13 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and pleurisy on the right side. Hypertrophy of heart. Diseased aortic valve and sacculated condition of the flaps. Extensive atheromic deposit in arteries. Cystic kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Cysts (Kidneys)
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 had first suffered from palpitation and shortness of breath about two years before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Adams, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1852
Date of death: 17 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Recent peritonitis. Diseased kidneys. Old double pleurisy. Cretaceous deposits in right lung. Slight peritonitis and diseased aortic valve
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposits (Lung); 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: A married woman who had borne five children, she was admitted with considerable swelling of the legs, a dusky face and much difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Mander, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1852
Date of death: 28 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Double pleuro pneumonia and bronchitis. Old standing pericarditis and hypertrophy of the heart with adhesionatous state of the aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
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 stated that his illness had begun rather suddenly some seven weeks before Christmas with severe cold, pain in the chest and sore mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Horrigan , 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1852
Date of death: 11 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy of moderately recent date. Scrofulous deposit in both lungs. Bronchitis. Deposit in the glands of intestine. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Deposits (Intestinal mucosa); Disease (Kidneys)
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 suffered from cough for some time and he gave the ordinary history of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William King, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1851
Date of death: 20 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Emphysema pulmonum. Recent lymph in peritoneal and pericardial sacs. Deposits of yellow substance in kidneys which contained numerous cysts
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Lymph (Abdomen); Lymph (Heart); Deposits (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney)
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 stated that he had suffered more or less from cough and shortness of breath for four years, with occasional swelling of the legs and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Harriett Armstrong, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1852
Date of death: 25 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Extensive disease of the kidneys. Peritonitis. Extensive deposit of soft fibrinous character under the lining surface of the intestine with destruction of the epithelial coat. Old pleurisy. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Deposit (Intestines); Pleurisy (Pleura); 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 patient was said to have been in about a fortnight before admission with cough, shortness of breathing and swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Eatwell, 10, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852
Date of death: 21 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Bronchitis. White patch upon the heart. Gangrenous state of inside of the cheek with thickening of the tonsils from the use of mercury apparently
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Gangrene (Cheek);Thickening (Palatine tonsil)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The mother said he had been ailing ever since Christmas but did not know what was the matter with him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, pharynx and mouth
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Cantrick , [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

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

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