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: [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: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Aug 1849 Date of death: 1 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Peyerian glands in the small intestine congested. Lumbrici found in the contents of the intestinal tube Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Congestion (Intestines); Oligochaeta (worms) (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'No distinct account was obtained of the circumstances under which this poor boy’s illness had begun. It was only reported that 2 persons were lying dead of cholera in the house from which he was brought. He was in a complete state of collapse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 5 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Nov 1849 Date of death: 23 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever. Diffuse inflammation of the cellular tissue of the neck. Pneumonia. Congested & ecchymosed spots in both kidneys Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Neck); Pneumonia (Lungs); Congestion (Kidneys); Ecchymosis (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 child was reported to have had scarlet fever 3 weeks before her admission. The throat had been sore and about ten days after the eruption appeared, swelling was observed of the throat externally, for which poultices had been applied. There had been no general anasarca observed, although there was slight puffiness of the hands on admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Nov 1849 Date of death: 13 Dec 1849 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Chronic peritonitis. Ascites. Anasarca Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); 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: 'A man of dissipated habits, and reckless character, who reported that his illness had commenced 3 months ago with severe diarrhoea accompanied by munch abdominal pain for which he had been under treatment, and his complaints were supposed to be inflammation. His stomach soon began to swell, and has been enlarged ever since; subsequently the legs also swelled, and are now rather oedematous’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Dec 1849 Date of death: 27 Dec 1849 Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Lung condensed. Old pleuritic aches on opposite side Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs) 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 stated that his illness had commenced between 5 & 6 weeks previously, on the evening of a Sundau with pain in the right side & cough. He had enjoyed good health previously. The pain in the side had not latterly been so severe but the cough had continued with expectoration scanty at first but gradually increasing in quantity and latterly becoming very foul and offensive’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Nov 1849 Date of death: 29 Dec 1849 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary apoplexy. Pericarditis. Chronic inflammation of the kidneys, with cysts. Fibrous tumour in the uterus Disease (standardised): Stroke (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Inflammation (Kidneys); Cyst (Kidneys); Tumour (Uterus) 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 [woman] was first admitted into the hospital as an in-patient in September. She then dated the commencement of ther illness from an attack of haematemesis in July ‘48 when she brought up about a quart of blood. She had suffered from pain across the epigastrium ever since, and when the hand was placed across it she cried out as if it caused her great pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Nov 1849 Date of death: 25 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in joints. Secondary deposits Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Joints); Deposits (Joints) 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 in a state of high fever and delirium following upon suppuration in the knee joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Feb 1850 Date of death: 16 Mar 1850 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Cavity at right apex. Extensive tubercular infiltration Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cavity (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: Admitted complaining of cough and weakness of the chest. She had not been free from cough during the six months previous to her admission and she had occasionally spit a little blood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Apr 1850 Date of death: 8 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and vomicae in lungs. Diseased kidneys. Albuminuria. Granular liver Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Albuminuria (Kidney); Disease (Liver) 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 stated that having been some years subject to winter cough, he had been seized five days before Christmas with a more severe attack than usual accompanied by haemoptysis, and had never been well since. 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: 8 May 1850 Date of death: 22 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased kidneys. Dilated heart. Emphysema of lungs. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (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: This patient had begun to suffer from swelling of the legs about Christmas. The abdomen had subsequently swollen and latterly sometimes her face and hands. She suffered from dyspnoea and complained of palpitation of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Sep 1852 Date of death: 9 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of uterus Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She was admitted in an advanced stage of carcinoma of the uterus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 69 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Feb 1853 Date of death: 13 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the sub-arachnoidean tissue covering brain and cerebellum. Ventricles full of clotted blood. Breaking up of the left corpus striatum and of the walls of the left ventricle Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was found by the police in a state of insensibility on his way to work on the morning of the twelfth and had been taken to a medical man who observed a smell of spirits about his breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Feb 1853 Date of death: 16 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Vegetation on the mitral and semilunar valves. Fibrinous deposit in the spleen Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Deposits (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 woman was admitted suffering from great dyspnoea, cough and pain in the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Oct 1852 Date of death: 28 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Ascites. Cirrhosis of the liver Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Ascites (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver) 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 Irish labourer who thought himself a sober man, but acknowledged that he sometimes exceeded. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Apr 1853 Date of death: 23 Apr 1853 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Albuminous urine. Purpuric spots on integuments. Diseased kidneys. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Albuminuria (Kidney); Purpura (Skin); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient was admitted with general anasarca. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, leg and thigh Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1853 Date of death: 8 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous state of cervical glands. Deposits in the lungs and spleen. Adherent pericardium Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Spleen); Adherent (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient presented himself for admission on account of a tumour which had been growing at the back of his neck for about two months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Laundry worker Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Oct 1853 Date of death: 12 Nov 1853 Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Obliteration of the common choledic duct Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Obliteration (Common bile duct) 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 woman whose occupation was in the laundry and admitted that she had taken beer rather freely, was admitted with very deep coloured jaundice. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Dec 1853 Date of death: 24 Dec 1853 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Pulmonary apoplexy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (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: This patient stated that he had been ill only a week with severe cold, cough and pain in the lower part of the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 56 Date of admission: 16 Jan 1854 Date of death: 19 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into brain. Diseased liver & kidneys Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This man was reported to have eaten a hearty dinner on the day of his admission, and to have been found at 5pm in the stable in a state of stupor; he was at first supposed to be in a state of intoxication, but his friends, feeling alarmed, had got a medical man to see him, who had given him some medicine, after which he had been sick & vomited freely, and his bowel had been freely purged, and at night he was brought to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 22 Date of admission: 12 Jan 1854 Date of death: 21 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fever Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'Brought in a very depressed and listless state, with suffused eyes, quick pulse, coated tongue, & general feeling of weakness & chilliness. He stated that he had been taking mercury for syphilis from the week before Xmas, and fancied that his illness was due to this cause’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 70 Date of admission: 8 Feb 1854 Date of death: 20 Feb 1854 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This old woman reported that she had caught cold about 3 months ago, and she had suffered from cough & dyspnea ever since’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 58 Date of admission: 8 Feb 1854 Date of death: 12 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & liver. Atheromatous aorta Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had suffered very much for 2 or 3 years from shortness of breath on any exertion, with palpitation of the heart. He never had rheumatism’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 8 Date of admission: 14 Dec 1853 Date of death: 15 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus. Cyst in the cerebellum Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain); Cyst (Brain) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'A scrofulous-looking child admitted with stratismus of left eye, dilatation of both pupils, some confusion of intellect & no paralysis. The history given was that she had had an attack of convulsions after exposure to the sun 3 years ago, followed by delirium &c’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium. Thorax