Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 May 1849 Date of death: 19 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in right kidney. Circumscribed abscess in peritoneal cavity. Left kidney enormously hypertrophied. Tuberculosis of the peritoneum. Extensive peritonitis. Scrotal hernia Disease (standardised): Abscess (Kidneys, peritoneum); Disease (Kidneys); Tuberculosis (Peritoneum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia (Scrotum) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert and Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a scrotal hernia of the left side of 17 years’ duration, never wholly reducible. He had always worn a truss which had prevented the hernia increasing in size until the 3rd of May, when he observed it rather larger than usual, but free form pain. In the evening of the 3rd he had vomiting once, & the bowels acted scantily on the following morning; & then, not again till the evening of the 7th, by injection’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Feb 1855 Date of death: 4 April 1855 Disease (transcribed): Pelvic abscess after parturition Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient had been confined three months before admission, with her second child. The labour had been natural but was followed, very shortly, by pain in the region of the left hip or left iliac region with slight rigors. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Apr 1853 Date of death: 16 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Artificial anus in left groin. Circumscribed peritoneal abscesses Disease (standardised): Artificial anus (Groin); Abscess (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 was admitted in the afternoon on account of a femoral hernia of the left side, which she had had for about three years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 8 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 May 1849 Date of death: 31 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Congenital oblique inguinal hernia. Strangulated, operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This little patient, at 8 months, was admitted with oblique inguinal hernia of the left side which had come down at 8 o’clock on the preceding evening during a violent fit of hooping cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Pensioner Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jun 1849 Date of death: 14 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Mitral valve thick & opaque. Scrofulous tubercular deposit in the subperitoneal tissue & substance of liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys &c Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Deposit (Peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, 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: 'An old pensioner who had been at a review on 1st June, when he said he had sweated a great deal & caught fresh cold. He had however had cough 3 weeks, but denied that he was in the habit of perspiring very freely, or that he had ever spit blood. Was complaining of great weakness so as to be unable to sit up in bed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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: [Occupation not stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1849 Date of death: 23 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Abscess on the right side of the pelvic cavity, behind the uterus Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen) 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 stated that having been confined at a lying-in hospital about 7 weeks before her admission, & having had an easy labour, & no flooding, she was suddenly seized in a few days after with violent pain, chiefly across the lower part of the abdomen, followed by diarrhoea which had continued ever since’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Mar 1853 Date of death: 8 Jun 1853 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the liver. Ascites. Bronchitis. Tumor in uterus Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Tumour (Uterus) 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 and bronchitis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1849 Date of death: 26 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Extensive peritoneal tuberculosis. Tubercles in the lungs, in the subpleural areolar tissue & in the kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Peritoneum, lungs, 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 lad, who presented a very cachectic appearance, stated that he had suffered form diarrhoea for about a month, it having latterly become so urgent, that every thing he ate passed t hrough him, in about ¼ hour. He had never passed any blood. Latterly he had become considerably emaciated, but complained of no cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 May 1855 Date of death: 7 May 1855 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had been a butler, but had lately lived in a state of extreme poverty. His health was weak and he was crippled by old gout. He had had a femoral hernia in the right side for about three years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 8 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jun 1849 Date of death: 9 Jul 1849 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the left lung. Tubercles in the right one. Heart healthy. Tuberculosis of the visceral & parietal portion of the peritoneum Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Peritoneum) 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 little boy was said by his parents to have been sickly and ailing ever since he was two years old but he had been much worse during the last 6 months, and 4 weeks before his admission acute symptoms had supervened for which leeches & blisters were applied to the abdomen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 13 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Jun 1849 Date of death: 8 Jul 1849 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Enlarged bronchial glands. Heart healthy. Extensive ulceration of the small & commencement of the large intestine. Enlarged mesenteric glands Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Enlargement (Mesenteric glands) 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 girl had been in the hospital 8 or 9 months previously with dropsy consequent on scarlet fever, from which she had completely recovered before leaving, but she had suffered more or less ever since from diarrhoea. The abdomen had been swelled & very tender for several weeks, and she said the legs had also been swelled, but were not so on admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Dec 1855 Date of death: 14 Jun 1856 Disease (transcribed): Large tumour of the mamma and chest Disease (standardised): Tumour (Mammary Glands); Tumour (Thorax) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: Two years before she had noticed a small tumour in the right breast. By the month of June before her admission it had grown rapidly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jun 1853 Date of death: 8 Jul 1853 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the great toe. Secondary deposits in the anterior mediastinum, lungs, kidneys and right testis Disease (standardised): Abscess (Toes); Deposits (Thorax); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Kidney); Deposits (Testis) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of an abscess in the great toe of the right foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 48 Date of admission: 22 Feb 1854 Date of death: 5 Jun 1854 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Cirrhosis of liver. Chronic peritonitis Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Fibrosis (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Gray, Henry and Holmes, Timothy Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient stated that after having ‘brain fever’ 23 years ago he had enjoyed remarkably good health until the last 8 months, and that he had been a man of temperate habits’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 May 1853 Date of death: 15 Jul 1853 Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration of chest. Sloughing cavity of abscess on the right side of the abdomen Disease (standardised): Cancer (Thorax); Ulcer (Thorax); Sloughing (Abdomen); Abscess (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Wyndowe, Samuel Jardine Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient was admitted on account of ulceration of the skin in the left pectoral region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 64 Date of admission: 10 May 1854 Date of death: 8 Jun 1854 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the ovaries. Chronic peritonitis. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Encephaloid disease (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This woman stated that her legs had been swelling for 4 months past, up to which time she had enjoyed very good health. On the 4th she had been seized with shivering, sickness & diarrhoea, followed by inflammation in the legs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 57 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 May 1855 Date of death: 16 May 1855 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Artificial anus. Inguinal hernia. Omental Sac Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman had had a hernia for about a year. It had been strangulated five days before admission and had remained so, although she had been under the care of a medical man. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jul 1849 Date of death: 1 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Anasarca Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic) 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: 'At the request of the friends, this body was not examined’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jul 1849 Date of death: 6 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Sac containing omentum. Tubercles in the lungs Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an incarcerated umbilical hernia. It appeared that he had had a small reducible hernia at the side of the navel for about 6 months, which he stated to have been caused by violent exertion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: [No age stated] Gender: Gender: Female Date of admission: n/a Date of death: n/a Disease (transcribed): Abscess in front of abdomen containing a foreign body Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen) 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 had been living poorly but had no apparent disease of the rectum. She applied for admission on account of an abscess in the abdominal parietes. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
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