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Mary Griffiths, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1848
Date of death: 14 Jul 1848
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy and hemiplegia
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Hemiplegia (Central nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient reported that he had fallen down the previous evening in the street, in consequence of sudden loss of power.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Michael Hellman, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1848
Date of death: 9 Aug 1848
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged heart. Slight dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Heart); Oedema (Face)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient was originally admitted on 19th April, suffering from palpitation of the heart and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Faithfull, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1848
Date of death: 19 Aug 1848
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This man had been formerly a patient in the Hospital for the purpose of having some subcutaneous tumours removed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Frances Middleton, 47, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1848
Date of death: 28 Aug 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Dilated heart.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient stated on her admission that she had been subject to shortness of breath for many years, with palpitation of heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ferdinand Voyt, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1848
Date of death: 28 Aug 1848
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta and of the popliteal arteries.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: On admission there was an aneurismal tumour in each popliteal space, that of the right leg was as large as a man’s fist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremities
Type of incident: n/a

George Mace, 39, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1848
Date of death: 18 Sep 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Enlarged heart. Dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Enlarged (Heart); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: The patient had been in the Hospital only a few weeks previously under the care of Dr Page with an attack of pleuro pneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Bennett, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1848
Date of death: 24 Sep 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart and dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: Admitted with a dusky complexion, wheezing respiration, and asthmatic cough, and suffering a good deal from dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Draper, [No age stated], Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1848
Date of death: 16 Oct 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation and hypertrophy of heart. Diseased aortic valves.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This man was brought in dead having fallen from a horse he was very quietly riding.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Kearns, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1848
Date of death: 25 Oct 1848
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged heart. Dropsy. Albuminuria.
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Heart); Oedema (Leg); Albuminuria (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been attacked with dropsy, commencing in the ankles and extending to the abdomen, and interfering considerably with respiration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ann Mallom, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1848
Date of death: 6 Nov 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. General dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (General)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient was originally admitted under the care of Dr Bence Jones on 9th August 1848 stating that dropsy had been gradually increasing during the three months previous, having commenced in the ankles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Turner, 36, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1848
Date of death: 8 Nov 1848
Disease (transcribed): Very large heart. Dropsy. Haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Heart); Oedema (Indeterminate); Haemoptysis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with some symptoms of dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Shrift, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1848
Date of death: 17 Nov 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Enlarged heart.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Scrotum); Enlarged (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient stated that about one month ago he suffered from pain at the pit of the stomach, particularly after meals. The legs and abdomen also began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Stephen Arthur Cockerell, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1848
Date of death: 25 Nov 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Enlarged heart.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Arm); Enlarged (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This man stated that he was first seized with haemoptysis in marching up hill about two years ago, when in South Africa. He had had two or three attacks of Rheumatic Fever previous to this.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ann Faithfull, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1848
Date of death: 4 Dec 1848
Disease (transcribed): Fever (Disease of heart not observed during life)
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient reported that she had been ill about a fortnight, having suffered from headache, pain in the back and shiverings.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Helen Thomas, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1848
Date of death: 6 Dec 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Dilated heart. Disease of mitral and tricuspid valves.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with dropsy of about eight months standing, and stating she had had several attacks of Rheumatic Fever as a young person.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward North, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1848
Date of death: 14 Dec 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Acute pleurisy and pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been seized with shivering and pains over the whole of his limbs about five or six days before his admission, followed by cough and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Adams, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1848
Date of death: 17 Dec 1848
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Endo and pericarditis. Fatty heart.
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient stated that her illness had commenced with pain and swelling of the right knee and that she had been confined to bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a