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William Wright, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1853
Date of death: 31 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Effusion on brain. Purulent effusion in pleura & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Brain); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Abdomen)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: n/a
Medical notes: 'Admitted on the evening of the 30th with much cough, laboured breathing, flushed face, & quick pulse, but not much pain in the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

William Wood, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1854
Date of death: 26 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Extensive ulceration of the cacum, colon and rectum (large intestine)
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient had been suffering from looseness of the bowels for 3 weeks before admission, and during that time he had passed much blood by stool’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

William Willis, 62, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1857
Date of death: 2 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital with symptoms of strangulated femoral hernia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

William White, 63, Gentleman’s servant

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1856
Date of death: 24 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Extensive loss of scalp from ulceration. Pneumonia. Inflamed Femoral Vein
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Scalp); Pneumonia (Lung); Inflammation (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: On the day before admission he fell backwards in going up stairs and cut his head against a step.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Welch, 44, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1849
Date of death: 19 Sep 1849
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the spinal cord. Brain healthy. Bladder distended, and its lining membrane vascular
Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord); Disease (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of loss of power & feeling of numbness of both legs, but it did not appear on closer investigation that there was any loss of sensation. He stated that his symptoms had been coming on gradually for 5 months, that he had had no fit of any sort, and that he had an attack of a similar kind 3 years ago from which he had recovered, but not perfectly. For 5 months past he has been unable to work’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Webb, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1853
Date of death: 14 Feb 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulceration of the larynx and trachea. Ulceration of the ileum, colon and rectum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Trachea); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 applied for relief from severe diarrhoea which had existed during the previous fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Watkins, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1853
Date of death: 7 Feb 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
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 patient stated that he had for some time suffered from cough with occasional haemoptysis and that during the last four weeks his legs had become anasarcous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Thomas Jalley, 3 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1850
Date of death: 13 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Cherry stone in trachea
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted with symptoms of a foreign body in the trachea. The history being that the child had been playing with cherry stones and a boy threw one into his mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and trachea
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Sullivan, 28, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1848
Date of death: 15 Jan 1849
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Miliary tubercles. Old adhesions of peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Peritoneum)
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 stated on admission that he had been subject to cough for some years, but had not until lately suffered much inconvenience. He caught cold 8 or 9 weeks previously, and has had a good deal of cough & dyspnoea ever since’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Stevenson, 40, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1848
Date of death: 30 Dec 1848
Disease (transcribed): No apparent disease could be detected
Disease (standardised):

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 was lifted from the roof of a stage coach upon which he had mounted in Piccadilly only a few minutes before, apparently in his ordinary state of health. It was stated that attention was called to his condition by his hat dropping off, when he was discovered to be dead. When brought to the hospital life was quite extinct. He was stated to have been a temperate man of rather abstemious habits, and generally indifferent health, but with no special ailment’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Spockman, 23, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1849
Date of death: 12 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Caries & necrosis of the ilium. Disease of the sacro-iliac joint, Abscess in the left iliac cavity
Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Necrosis (Hip); Disease (Hips); Abscess (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with a chronic abscess situated in the left gluteal region which had been some months in forming, but had not prevented him from following his usual employment, which was that of a labourer, more than a week or ten days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Sparkes, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1854
Date of death: 15 Nov 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercles in both lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'Admitted on account of severe haemoptysis which had been going on more or less during 6 months, but had occurred more abundantly 6 days before his admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

William Seaggars, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1855
Date of death: 19 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
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 man had been suffering eleven days from fever. He had pain on pressure over the abdomen and it was ascertained from his friends that his bowels had been relaxed for a week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Sabine, 37, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1849
Date of death: 8 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Gangrena pulmonum. Extensive pleuritic adhesions. Congested liver and spleen
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Lungs); Disease (Lungs); Congestion (Liver, spleen)
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 whose breath had a most putrescent odour stated that he had suffered more or less form cough during the last 6 months, but that for 5 days he had been confined to bed, his symptoms having been much more urgent and accompanied by severe pain in the hypochondrium. His face was flushed, skin warm & very moist, tongue white, red at edges, movements exceedingly tremulous. Respiration very hurried, and chiefly abdominal, complaining of pain in the right side, & constant cough. He admitted that he had been a man of dissipated habits’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Rowles, 66, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1849
Date of death: 23 Mar 1849
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Pulmonary emphysema. Hypertrophied heart. Atheroma deposited in coronary arteries. Congested liver. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Coronary arteries); Disease (Liver, kidneys)
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 who was a large muscular man, stated that he had first suffered form swelling of the ankle 2 months ago, but that under treatment this had been relieved, and the dropsy had again returned about 3 or 4 weeks before his admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Roberts, 32, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1849
Date of death: 20 Dec 1849
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Granular degeneration of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Disease (Kidneys)
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, a shoemaker by trade, was admitted complaining of loss of power both in his arms and legs, which appeared however to affect chiefly the left side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Rider, 18, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1856
Date of death: 20 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of Liver. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Pleurisy (Pleura)
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 man had been suffering for five weeks from cough and diarrhoea. Lately he was an in patient at St Mary’s Hospital for syphilis, of which he endeavoured for some time to cure himself.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Quinton, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1854
Date of death: 18 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Effusion on the brain. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Liver)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was brought into the hospital in a completely delirious state, with jaundiced eyes, [?] tongue, moist skin, tremulous movements, and unable to give any account of himself. It was stated that he had formerly been in a warm climate and that he had acquired very dissipated habits, latterly drinking as much as 3 bottles of gin daily. He was ordered to have some bottled stout’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

William Pope, 45, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1856
Date of death: 9 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Deposits (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted having a wound at the posterior part of the scalp, caused by a piece of iron falling from a height of fourteen feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Parry, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1853
Date of death: 28 Sep 1853
Disease (transcribed): Complete separation of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae. Laceration of dura mater
Disease (standardised): Separation (Spine); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted having a short time before fallen, head first, a height of about fourteen feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Oliver, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1853
Date of death: 5 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: He was admitted with pretty severe haemoptysis of about a week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Newton, 52, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1849
Date of death: 6 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra, false passage. Inflamed & ulcerated bladder. Dilated ureters. Abscesses in the kidney
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Inflammation (Bladder); Ulcer (Bladder); Abscess (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an inflamed bursa patella of the right knee with slight effusion into the textures around the joint, which subsided in a short time under ordinary treatment. After he had been a few days in the hospital it was discovered that he laboured under difficulty in passing urine which flowed in a small stream & on the 18th an attempt was made to introduce a catheter into the bladder without success, in consequence of a firm stricture situated about the membranous portion of the urethra’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

William Nalder, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1854
Date of death: 29 Jul 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse suppuration of areolar tissue of larynx. Laryngotomy
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Larynx); Operation (Larynx)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient had experienced some difficulty of breathing for a month past, which had gradually been getting worse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

William Morgan, 42, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1857
Date of death: 14 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated lung. Fractured rib, clavicle and humerus
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had a very extensive injury to the chest. It appeared that he had been driving rapidly and by some means drove into an area of an unfurnished house.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Mitcham, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1853
Date of death: 21 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied and dilatation of heart. Congested liver and spleen
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Liver); Congestion (Spleen)
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, after having suffered more or less from cough all winter, had found his legs began to swell about six weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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