Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1848 Date of death: 22 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of face and head. Pleuritis and empyema. Pericarditis. Cysts in kidney. Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Empyema (Pleural cavity); Pericarditis (Heart); Cysts (Kidney) 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 patient applied for advice regarding a firm tumour of some size adhering to the upper part of the sternum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jan 1848 Date of death: 4 Jun 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis with great effusion. Aneurysm of aorta. Ulceration of cartilages of shoulder joint after rheumatism. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Effusion (Heart); Aneurysm (Arteries); Ulcer (Shoulder); Rheumatic diseases (Joints) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with supposed paralysis of the left arm, stating that he had also loss of sensation from the elbow downwards. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and shoulder joint. Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 May 1848 Date of death: 8 Jun 1848 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of face. Sloughing of sub mucous cellular tissue of tongue. Fracture of leg and union Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Sloughing (Tongue); Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient having been admitted under the care of Mr Cutler with simple fracture of right leg, was transferred to Dr Page. He had complained of soreness of throat, with difficulty of swallowing and tenderness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mouth, fauces, thorax, abdomen and lower extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1848 Date of death: 21 Jul 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Erysipelas (paracentesis thoracic) Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Erysipelas (Skin); Paracentesis (Thorax) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: With great difficulty of breathing and excessive pain of the left side of the chest, a constant slight cough, which has the character of emphysema of the lungs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Oct 1848 Date of death: 29 Oct 1848 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This man was so delirious when admitted that it was necessary to apply the straight waistcoat and fasten also his feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Dec 1848 Date of death: 17 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Endo and pericarditis. Fatty heart. Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient stated that her illness had commenced with pain and swelling of the right knee and that she had been confined to bed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1849 Date of death: 25 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Old adhesions on the left side of the chest. Fractured intercostal cartilage corresponding side. Enlarged liver. Kidneys congested & flabby. Serous effusion beneath the arachnoid &c Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Disease (Chest); Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Liver, kidneys, brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was on his first admission placed under the care of the surgeon as he attributed his illness to a kick he had received from a horse on the left side. On examination however it was soon ascertained that although there had been some displacement of one rib from former accident, several years ago, that there were no symptoms referrible to a recent injury, but that he was labouring under some febrile affection’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Coal-porter Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Nov 1849 Date of death: 3 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Chronic rheumatism. Morbus Cordis. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Indeterminate) 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 applied for admission in consequence of suffering from pains of a Rheumatic character affecting more or less all his joints, and of about three months duration. He was also suffering from cough and shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Jan 1850 Date of death: 14 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Florid spotted rash. Lymph in sub-arachnoid. Miliary tubercles in lungs. Adhesions of peritoneum with scrofulous tubercle. Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Exanthema (Skin); Lymph (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (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 woman had been seized only a few days before admission with rigors, pain of head, vomiting green-coloured and bilious matter, loss of appetite and general feeling of illness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jan 1850 Date of death: 3 Feb 1850 Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism. Delirium Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Delirium (Brain) 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: This patient stated that she had first taken ill on the 17th and had been under medical care since the 19th suffering from Rheumatic Fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, pelvis and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Apr 1850 Date of death: 21 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Recent endo and pericarditis. Old thickening of valves. Fluid in pericardium. Pleurisy and pneumonia Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (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: This boy had been on several previous occasions the victim of more or less seven attacks of Rheumatic Fever. On the 6th severe pain commenced in one foot which had since moved to other joints. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1850 Date of death: 8 Aug 1850 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Suppuration in and round joints. Delirium (with tremor). Ventricles of brain full, congested. Liver loaded. Incipient pericarditis Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Suppuration (Joints); Delirium (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Disease (Liver); Pericarditis (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 case presented on admission very much the character of Acute Rheumatism. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and articulations Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Sep 1850 Date of death: 12 Sep 1850 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Starvation. Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Starvation (Systemic); Erysipelas (Skin) 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 Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Aug 1850 Date of death: 27 Sep 1850 Disease (transcribed): Chronic rheumatism. Phthisis. Ulcer of intestine Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines) 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 girl applied for relief of pains of a rheumatic nature affecting especially the left hip and knee joints and the left arm. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1851 Date of death: 20 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelatous inflammation following & accompanying anasarca. Disease of the kidneys. Pneumonia on the left side. Double pleurisy. Pericarditis of old standing Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); 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 old man was admitted with erysipelas said to have been altogether of about a fortnights’ duration, having been better & worse at different time, & having recurred more severely a few days before his admission. It was also ascertained that his legs had been swelled for nearly a week before, and that the face had been puffy before there was any appearance of redness or any pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: n/a Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Sep 1851 Date of death: 12 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Death by coma & delirium. Jaundice. Almost universal destruction of the true texture of the liver accompanied by the deposition of much fat Disease (standardised): Coma (Systemic); Delirium (Nervous system); Jaundice (Skin); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Bence Jones, Henry Medical notes: 'This lad stated that his illness was only of a week’s duration, during which he had suffered from sickness & pain at the pit of the stomach and his skin had been of a yellow hue, his water had been of a darker colour than usual, he believed as long as a fortnight’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Mar 1852 Date of death: 15 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Hemiplegia. Bed sores Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hemiplegia (Brain); Pressure ulcer (Skin) 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 body was removed unexamined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Mar 1852 Date of death: 17 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Spotted fever. Pustules (query secondary deposits) Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Pustules (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur 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 body was removed unexamined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Apr 1852 Date of death: 4 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Severe epistaxis. Coma. Fluid in the ventricles and sub-arachnoidean tissues. Deposit of bone in the arachnoid membrane. Hypertrophied heart. Adherent pericardium. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Epistaxis (Nose); Coma (Brain); Fluid (Brain); Deposits (Brain); Disease (Heart);Disease (Kidney) 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: He was admitted with Rheumatism of rather an acute form which had been coming on for several days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Dec 1852 Date of death: 4 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Rupia of long standing. Typhoid symptoms. Pneumonia on right side. Enlarged heart with thickened valves. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Rupia (Skin); Syphilis (Systemic); Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He was admitted under the care of the surgeon with an eruption of cachectic rupia over his body of six weeks standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jun 1853 Date of death: 2 Aug 1853 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Erythema of legs. General dropsy Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Erythema (Leg); Oedema (General) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel 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: This body was removed unexamined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Oct 1853 Date of death: 20 Oct 1853 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism whilst as the gold diggings. Hypertrophy of the heart. Valvular disease. Old pleural adhesions Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Adhesions (Pleura) 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 whose birth and education seemed to have been rather above his present position, stated that dyspnoea had been coming on during the last two months. He had been at the Golu diggings in California. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Oct 1853 Date of death: 24 Nov 1853 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Old and recent pericarditis. Hypertrophy of left ventricular walls. Cirrhosis of the liver Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver) 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 was admitted on the sixth day of an attack of acute rheumatism which had been very severe and was accompanied by pain in the region of the heart and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Grocer Gender: Male Age: 44 Date of admission: 11 Jan 1854 Date of death: 29 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the spinal cord. Engorged lungs. Bronchitis. Diffuse areola. Inflammation of the arm Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord); Disease (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Areola (Skin); Inflammation (Arm); Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'Rather a stout man of full habit, who had been in the enjoyment of very good health until 3 months ago, having been in business as a grocer & retired about 12 months since. He was now living in Chelsea, and had returned from town. Outside an omnibus on a Saturday evening when he had been warm with walking, he felt very chilly & experienced much pain in the back. Next day he experienced great difficulty in moving’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 27 Date of admission: 22 Feb 1854 Date of death: 8 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Chronic peritonitis. Thickened great omentum Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Thickening (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'A single woman, who had never born children, catamenia [menstruation] quite regular, who said that she had enjoyed perfectly good health up to 3 weeks ago. She was then attacked by sickness which was quickly followed by enlargement of the abdomen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen