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Sarah Smith, 8, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1853
Date of death: 28 Nov 1853
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This child had been burnt with flame from her clothes catching fire.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, trachea and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Jacobs, 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1853
Date of death: 2 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema. Arterio posterior curvature of the spine
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Curvature (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted having been believed to have injured his spinal column by a fall.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Anthony Pollen, 70, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1853
Date of death: 17 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema of lungs. Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been suffering from cough since June last, with gradually increasing weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Barrett, 36, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1853
Date of death: 17 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Bronchitis. Strumous deposit in the supra renal glands
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Adrenal glands)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: He was admitted in a condition of considerable emaciation and extreme depression, with an account of having been suffering for a long time from cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Bridget Manning, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1853
Date of death: 23 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Ascites. Diseased lungs (tissue of lungs compressed). Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'With a very blue dusky skin, and great oppression of breathin, swelled legs, severe cough & very abundant symptoms, she stated that she had been long subject to cough, but had now been very seriously ill for upwards of 3 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Harriet Shearing, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 61
Date of admission: 10 May 1854
Date of death: 28 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Ascites. Hydrothorax. Valvular disease, dilatation & hypertrophy of heart. Fibrovascular tumor of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum); Hydrothorax (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Tumour (Uterus);
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This woman was first admitted on the 15th Feb of the present year. She then stated that she had found the abdomen first swelling about 2 months ago, she had since then found the left leg especially to swell, but the other had done so in less degree’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Christopher Cummings, Gentleman’s servant

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1854
Date of death: 15 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the prostate. Pleurisy. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been a gentleman’s servant & had lived a luxurious & dissipated life. On admission into the hospital he was extremely weak, & in fact evidently in a dying state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of injury: n/a

Thomas Dosseter, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1854
Date of death: 22 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Effusion in pleura
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted in consequence of complaint of pains in all his limbs, which were said to have existed more or less during 6 weeks & to have been accompanied at first by swelling of the ankle and also of the face’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Mary Ann Gibbon, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Date of admission: 24 May 1854
Date of death: 21 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the spine and sacrum. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spine); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This young woman, whose complexion was pale, but not [?] unhealthy, & who had recently been engaged in [?] labour, was admitted on account of amenorrhoea & pain in the back (supposed to be a consequence of the uterine disturbance). No disease was, at this time, detected in her spin’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Hannah Massey, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1855
Date of death: 2 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had long suffered from an asthmatic cough which was always worse during the cold months. About eight weeks ago the cough became unusually increased, and she then experienced, for the first time, palpitations and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Green , 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1855
Date of death: 30 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The patient stated that he had been ill four times in a similar manner. He attributed his present illness to exposure to cold and wet three weeks before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ede, 62, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1855
Date of death: 4 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac, Renal and Pulmonary Disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had suffered some years from winter cough, and had been laid up twice with rheumatic fever. During last summer she became the subject of pain in the epigastric region after eating. Four months ago her legs began to swell and subsequently her abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Waters, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1855
Date of death: 4 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac and Pulmonary disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: Just before Christmas the patient caught cold, followed by cough and tightness across the chest and obstinate constipation. His legs swelled for a week before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Martha Taylor, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 April 1855
Date of death: 9 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac and Pulmonary disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been tolerably well with the exception of occasional coughs. She dated her illness from the middle of last winter when she had more cough and expectoration than at any previous period. Three weeks before admission her legs and abdomen began to enlarge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Dearing, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 April 1855
Date of death: 21 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the bones of the elbow. Amputation of the arm. Pyaemia. Old Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Arm); Amputation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Michael Bowler, 16, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1849
Date of death: 14 Feb 1849
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
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

Bonfield Bryant, 48, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1849
Date of death: 5 Mar 1849
Disease (transcribed): Subacute rheumatism (gout?). Pneumonia. Spotted fever
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Gout (Joints); Pneumonia (Lungs); Spotted fever (Systemic)
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 originally admitted with sub-acute rheumatism affecting chiefly the knee joints, from which he said he had then been suffering nearly a month. His first attack of a rheumatic character which he designated ‘fever’ had occurred about 18 years ago, and he had been in the hospital before with a similar attack to the present’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, knee joints

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Langham, 68, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1849
Date of death: 21 Mar 1849
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Ascites. Dilated & hypertrophied heart. Extensive pleural adhesions. Congested kidneys
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Heart, lungs, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with dropsy, which she stated had commenced in the ankles about 6 weeks before admission. Having been ailing for some years, she had latterly suffered form cough & shortness of breath, but had no previous symptoms of dropsy’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

George Kettley, 48, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1849
Date of death: 19 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia & abscess in both lungs. Old pericardial adhesions. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Keate, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was originally admitted under the care of Mr Keate [Robert Keate] with fracture of 2 or 3 ribs on the right side from accident (probably the 3rd, 4th & 5th). He had some cough, and complained of pain on the right side for two or three days, in consequence of which it was thought necessary, after applying a few leeches, to take blood from the arm, by which his more urgent symptoms were greatly relieved’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Carter, 52, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1849
Date of death: 6 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pus in the peritoneal cavity. Slight pleurisy. Heart healthy. Cysts in the kidney
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Peritoneum); Pleurisy (Lungs); Cyst (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient who was entered in a cachectic state, not having enjoyed good health for several months past, was admitted complaining of very severe pain across the abdomen, which was tense, distended, rather tympanitic & very tender’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Michael Macdonald, 26, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1849
Date of death: 9 Sep 1849
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Tubercular?
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was removed by the friends previous to its being examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Paine, 38, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1849
Date of death: 10 Oct 1849
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Vomica in left lung. Tubercles in both lungs. Mesenteric glands filled with tubercular deposit
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs, mesenteric glands)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man, who presented rather a phthisical aspect, stated that for 6 weeks he had been ailing, suffering from cold & general debility, and that for a fortnight past, he’s had cough & expectoration but he had never spit blood & had no night sweats. His friends reported that he had been in trouble of late & had indulged in excessive drinking. At the visit he was quite rational & collected’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Riley, 32, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1849
Date of death: 15 Nov 1849
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation of the left leg and thigh. Pus in left knee. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg, thigh); Suppuration (Knee); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was in the first instance admitted with rheumatism of a chronic character affecting chiefly the right knee. She had been ill 7 weeks, and the rheumatic pains had been in her shoulder & hips as well as in the knees: she had had no similar attack previously’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Michael Collins, 16, Sailor

Occupation or role: Sailor
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1849
Date of death: 4 Dec 1849
Disease (transcribed): Extensive peritonitis. Pleurisy. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This lad was brought to the hospital on the evening of the 3rd Dec apparently in the last stage of acute peritonitis, suffering intense pain in the abdomen aggravated on the very lightest touch, with a scarcely perceptible pulse, and in a condition quite beyond the power of any mode of treatmentn to alleviate. No distinct account could be obtained of the cause or commencement of his present illness. He was a sailor having just returned fromm sea, and there was a report of a hurt, accidental or otherwise, on the lower part of the abdomen, the exact nature of which could not be made out’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Catharine Doyley, 17, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1848
Date of death: 3 Jan 1849
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Disease of aortic & mitral valves. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted for the third time into the hospital labouring as on former occasions under an attack of acute rheumatism. She stated that she had had a fainting fit on the 11th inst, that she had been ailing ever since, and was hysterical & out of sorts, with fits of laughing, crying, fainting &c on the 13th till the joints became red & swollen & painful on 17th. This appearance had entirely subsided on her admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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