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Adrienne Friend, 22, Servant
406 PM/1856/169 · Item · 11 Jul 1856-19 Jul 1856
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Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1856
Date of death: 19 Jul 1856
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: A French servant living in Eaton Square, who had been suffering from fever for a week before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1853/84 · Item · 4 Apr 1853-16 Apr 1853
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 75
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1853
Date of death: 16 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
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 at the particular request of the friends, was not examined.
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1856/227 · Item · 19 Sep 1856-28 Sep 1856
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1856
Date of death: 28 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of urine
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Urinary Tract)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
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 sent to kinnerton street
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1849/246 · Item · 21 Nov 1849-6 Dec 1849
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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1849
Date of death: 6 Dec 1849
Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus. Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs, & beneath the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs, peritoneum)
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 lad had been an in-patient of the hospital with pain of the head, which it was alleged had existed only a fortnight previously’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1853/225 · Item · 16 Sep 1853-23 Oct 1853
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1853
Date of death: 23 Oct 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phagadaenic ulceration of the superficial structures of the thigh. Stomach distended with dark offensive fluid
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Distention (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been thrown off a horse which he was exercising in Hyde Park.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left lower extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

406 PM/1855/31 · Item · 24 Jan 1855-25 Jan 1855
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1855
Date of death: 25 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
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

406 PM/1855/215 · Item · 18 Jul 1855-27 Jul 1855
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1855
Date of death: 27 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Renal disease. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman attributed her illness to a severe cold caught three months ago which brought on dyspnoea and a sense of oppression at the epigastrium. Her legs and abdomen then enlarged.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1855/106 · Item · 25 Mar 1855-4 April 1855
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1855
Date of death: 4 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
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: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1855/114 · Item · 2 April 1855-17 April 1855
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 April 1855
Date of death: 17 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical Hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman, in a state of senile dementia, was admitted on account on an umbilical hernia which was said to be strangulated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1854/402 · Item · 22 Mar 1854-25 Dec 1854
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1854
Date of death: 25 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the knee
Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee)
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This young woman was admitted with [?] of the right knee, symptoms of which had first manifested themselves half a year before her admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremities

Type of injury: n/a

406 PM/1857/68 · Item · 12 Nov 1856-27 Mar 1857
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1856
Date of death: 27 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman came into the hospital last November. She was suffering from pain in the right side which was set down as hysterical.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1857/42 · Item · 9 Feb 1857-23 Feb 1857
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1857
Date of death: 23 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been in the hospital twelve different times for ovarian dropsy, and each time paracentesis was performed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1855/318 · Item · 22 Oct 1855-7 Dec 1855
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1855
Date of death: 7 Dec 1855
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the ascending aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
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 been in the Hospital the previous April, when slight pulsation was observed a little to the right of the sternum and aneurysm of the aorta was suspected.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1853/195 · Item · 14 Sep 1853-20 Sep 1853
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1853
Date of death: 20 Sep 1853
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart (Valvular on both sides). Disease of the kidneys. General anasarca
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman who had been suffering from general anasarca and shortness of breath during the whole summer, stated that she had experiences an attack of rheumatic fever at fifteen years of age.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1855/154 · Item · 16 May 1855-18 May 1855
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 79
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 May 1855
Date of death: 18 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Anarsarca. Ulcers of the legs.
Disease (standardised): Odema (Indeterminate); Ulcer (Leg)
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

406 PM/1853/402 · Item · 22 Mar 1853-25 Dec 1853
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1853
Date of death: 25 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with synovitis of the right knee, symptoms of which had first manifested themselves half a year before her admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1854/168 · Item · 28 Jun 1854-1 Jul 1854
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1854
Date of death: 1 Jul 1854
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'No history of this patient could be obtained from herself. She was reported to have suffered from headache & giddiness for some time, and to have had a fit about a fortnight previously in the street […] She was stated to be a woman of drunken, dissipated habits, and had evidently been much neglected, for her back was in a very bad state on admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

406 PM/1853/234 · Item · 19 Oct 1853-12 Nov 1853
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Occupation or role: Laundry worker
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1853
Date of death: 12 Nov 1853
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Obliteration of the common choledic duct
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Obliteration (Common bile duct)
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 woman whose occupation was in the laundry and admitted that she had taken beer rather freely, was admitted with very deep coloured jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1855/244 · Item · 15 Aug 1855-23 Aug 1855
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1855
Date of death: 23 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had not felt in good health for three weeks. Six days before admission she was seized with sickness and swelling of abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1854/170 · Item · 15 May 1854-2 Jul 1854
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Date of admission: 15 May 1854
Date of death: 2 Jul 1854
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This girl stated that her legs had been swelled for 2 months before her admission, and her abdomen had subsequently also become enlarged’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

406 PM/1854/73 · Item · 22 Feb 1854-13 Mar 1854
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 58
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1854
Date of death: 13 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Debilis after jaundice. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This woman stated that she had been ailing for over three years, but had been worse during the past 6 or 8 months. She had had an attack of jaundice in summer and had never recovered her strength, but had been in a particularly low & weak state during the winter’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

406 PM/1849/10 · Item · 7 Jan 1849-7 Jan 1849
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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1849
Date of death: 7 Jan 1849
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
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: Trauma / accident

406 PM/1856/28 · Item · 2 Feb 1856-11 Feb 1856
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1856
Date of death: 11 Feb 1856
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1856/101 · Item · 2 Apr 1856-5 May 1856
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1856
Date of death: 5 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

406 PM/1855/236 · Item · 23 May 1855-6 Aug 1855
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1855
Date of death: 6 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cataract. Diffuse inflammation and gangrene of the leg.
Disease (standardised): Cataract (Eye); Inflammation, Gangrene (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
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: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a