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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6 weeks
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1850
Date of death: Dead on admission
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Deficient nutrition.
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The first child of a young mother in bad circumstances. It appeared that she had not sufficient milk to support the child.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1850
Date of death: 13 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Disease of liver? Haematemesis. Blood from Bs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Haematemesis (Upper gastrointestinal tract)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1850
Date of death: 25 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Pneumothorax. Recent pleurisy. Vomicae in both lungs. Recent emphysema. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Pneumothorax (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Vomicae (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient, whose last confinement had only occurred two weeks previous to her admission, stated that she had never recovered her health since a severe cold caught about two years previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1850
Date of death: 19 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs, miliary tubercles.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: No history of this case was obtained. The patient had been brought into the hospital having fainted in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stable helper
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1850
Date of death: 22 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Congestion of brain and lungs. Enlarged intestinal glands. Mesenteric glands much enlarged, and infiltrated with purulent fluid.
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Congestion (Brain); Congestion (Lung); Enlarged (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was excessively delirious on his admission and no history of his previous symptoms could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1850
Date of death: 25 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the urethra. Extravasation of urine. Sloughing of the cellular tissue of the perineum
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Urethra); Sloughing (Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with extravasation of urine into the perineum and adjacent parts.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1850
Date of death: 25 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Epileptic fits. Brain rather bloodless. Some serum in ventricles. Kidneys large, smooth, mottled.
Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted reported to be suffering during the last fortnight from fits of an epileptic character, both frequent and severe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal chord, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1850
Date of death: 24 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn of the body
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
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: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1850
Date of death: 26 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
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: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1851
Date of death: 14 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn of face, neck, & arms. Viscera quite healthy
Disease (standardised): Burn (Face, neck, arms)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'While playing with the fire the dress was accidentally burnt & the child was soon enveloped in flames. He was immediately brought to the hospital, when he was found to be extensively & not very superficially burnt on the face, arms, head, neck & chest. As he must have inhaled some of the fire the lips & tongue were found scorched’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1851
Date of death: 13 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of stomach, perforation. Old adhesion to liver. Recent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Adhesions (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This girl was walking with her mistress across the park on the evening of her admission, when she was seized with violent pain in the abdomen, and was immediately brought to the hospital with symptoms of acute peritonitis. It was stated that she had been out of health for 2 or 3 weeks, suffering from pain occasionally in the stomach attended with sickness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a