Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 May 1849 Date of death: 16 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Pulmonary haemorrhage. Tubercular deposit in the intestines with ulceration of the small & large intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Haemorrhage (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Intestines); 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 man applied for relief in consequence of diarrhoea, & pain in the stomach from which he had been suffering more than a month. On further enquiry it appeared that he was also subject to cough, had suffered from it more particularly since Xmas, & had spit blood only about a fortnight before his admission. But the cough was not particularly troublesome, & he had no night sweats’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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: [Occupation not stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 May 1849 Date of death: 22 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Brain congested, serous effusion in the ventricles. Tubercles in the cerebellum, the lungs, liver & kidneys Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, liver, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry and Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This man, who have a very obscure account of his symptoms, stated that he had been constantly exposed to cold in his work while perspiring and that without any particular cause of illness he had been so weak as to be unable to return to work after the 3rd inst. He had been OP [out-patient for some time under Dr Pitman [Henry Pitman], and had been confined to bed for 3 or 4 days before his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 May 1849 Date of death: 24 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Tubercular deposit, & ulceration of the intestines. Liver large. Kidneys granular Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Deposit (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Liver, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'Appearing much out of health, with an expression of considerable anxiety, the surface was marked especially the arms with small brownish spots, where she said small sores had been. She was considerably emaciated, but stated that she had no night sweats. She reported that she had been travelling in a 3rd class carriage on 24th December, and during the journey caught so severe a cold that she was unable to articulate when she reached her destination’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 May 1849 Date of death: 29 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Tetanus Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Tetanus (Systemic) 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: 'The body was not examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 31 Date of admission: 29 Mar 1854 Date of death: 24 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hydrothorax. Tubercles & vomicae in lungs Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Hydrothorax (Pleura); Abscess (Lung) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient when admitted alleged that he had only been suffering from cough during about 6 weeks. He had lost flesh, was liable to night-sweats, but had never spit blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx & trachea, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Apr 1853 Date of death: 18 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous tubercles in brain, lungs, kidney, uterus, spine Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Uterus); Tuberculosis (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This girl dated her illness from suppression of menstruation four months previously during the whole of which period she had suffered more or less from pain in the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis 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: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 49 Date of admission: 12 Apr 1854 Date of death: 26 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed pleurisy. Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in lungs. Ulceration of the intestines Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Abscess (Lung) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of pain in left side of 6 weeks’ standings, accompanied by cough & shortness of breath’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 May 1853 Date of death: 21 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Typhus fever. Ulceration of caecum. Ovarian cyst containing brain Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Teratoma (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: She had been taken ill with shivering, headache, much thirst and great feeling of weakness and depression. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 10 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 May 1849 Date of death: 2 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Wound of the thigh. Sloughing phagedaena. Tetanus. Congested blood vessels of the membranes of the cord. Cord & brain healthy. Increased vascularity of the nerves Disease (standardised): Wound (Thigh); Phagedena (Tissues); Tetanus (Systemic); Congestion (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This boy, in attempting to jump from a bridge over the Paddington Canal into a boat, lacerated his thigh upon an iron spike. He was admitted an hour afterwards, having lost much blood since the accident’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, left lower extremity
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1849 Date of death: 9 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fistula in ano Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Fistula (Anus) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur 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 not examined’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1849 Date of death: 13 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Empyema in left pleural cavity. Lung condensed & solid. Right lung healthy. Bronchial tubes inflamed Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Inflammation (Lungs) 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 that he had been taken ill suddenly on the 29th of May, with pain referred chiefly to the cardiac region, but extending over the whole of the left side, accompanied by difficulty of breathing, with cough, which caused him a good deal of pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Feb 1853 Date of death: 27 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Abscess in kidney and deposit in ureter and bladder Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Kidney); Deposits (Ureter); Deposits (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This girl was admitted originally on the 22nd September 1852 with symptoms of inflammation of the bladder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cavity of the bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Mar 1849 Date of death: 13 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Operation. Lung condensed & solid. Abscess in left kidney. Inflammation of the mucous lining of the tympanic cavity. Ulceration of the membrana tympani Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Operation (Lungs); Abscess (Kidneys); Inflammation (Ear); Ulcer (Ear) 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 originally admitted into the hospital with epistaxis of 10 months’ duration, which he alleged had commenced after a fall on the head: this accident however appeared to have been 2 months previous to the first attack, of which there had been seven or eight of great severity. He had lost about ½ pint of blood on the morning before his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1856 Date of death: 26 May 1856 Disease (transcribed): Erratic Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin) 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
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: Carpenter Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 May 1856 Date of death: 31 May 1856 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (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 man enjoyed good health until about eight months ago. He then took a chill which was followed by cough and pain in the chest and muco-purulent expectoration, especially in the morning. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx and trachea Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1855 Date of death: 30 April 1855 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (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 in the Hospital during the last winter, having been out of health for a year and troubled with a cough for eight months. She obtained some relief but was readmitted on account of a severe pain in the left side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and trachea, and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 May 1856 Date of death: 1 Jun 1856 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had been suffering from Erysipelas Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
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: [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: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Apr 1853 Date of death: 16 Jun 1853 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulceration of the intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); 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 young woman had been an inpatient in the hospital some twelve months previously with a haemorrhoidal affection. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 53 Date of admission: 13 Apr 1854 Date of death: 8 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the prostate gland opening into the urethra. Abscess of the lung Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate); Abscess (Lung) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted, on account of difficulty in micturition, under the care of the surgeon, but he presented all the usual symptoms of phthisis in an advanced stage & was on that account attended by Dr Bence Jones’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Apr 1856 Date of death: 2 Jun 1856 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (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 girl had been under the care of Mr Hawkins until a fortnight before her death for swelling and pain at the lower back, supposed to depend on enlargement of one of the spinous processes of the sacrum. A full account of her case will be found in Clinical Book No. 61. On the 5th May she began to suffer much from cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a