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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1847
Date of death: 10 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Removal of breast for scirrhous tumour. Pleuritis. Pneumonia with hepatisation. Peritonitis with purulent effusion.
Disease (standardised): Mastectomy (Breast); Cancer (Breast); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Suppuration (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with a schirrhus tumour at the upper part of the right breast, about the size of a pigeon's egg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1847
Date of death: 27 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Congestion and slight inflammation of the lungs. Atheromatous disease of aorta. Hour glass contraction of stomach.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Inflammation (Lung); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Contraction (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted in a state of great exhaustion suffering from cough and extreme dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 07 Dec 1847
Date of death: 27 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Lithotomy. Peritonitis. Dilated kidneys and ureters. Inflamed bladder.
Disease (standardised): Lithotomy (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Ureters); Inflammation (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1847
Date of death: 31 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with symptoms of strangulated femoral hernia. There was a hernial tumour in the right thigh of about the size of a hen's egg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1847
Date of death: 6 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Large fibrous polypus of uterus confined to the vagina. Fibrous tumours in walls of uterus.
Disease (standardised): Polyps (Uterus); Polyp (Vagina); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted in a state of great exhaustion, and she gradually sank in the course of a few days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1847
Date of death: 15 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Abscess at the back of the hand and wrist after an injury. Typhoid fever.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hand); Abscess (Wrist); Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The case is not given, as the body was not examined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1848
Date of death: 15 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This case is not reported in consequence of the removal of the body without examination.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1847
Date of death: 16 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart. False membrane covering and contracting lung. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Heart (Disease); False membrane (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman had been in the Hospital once before this under under the care of Dr Nairne suffering from an attack of hemiplegia. From this she recovered, and remained in tolerable health up to about six weeks ago when she began to suffer from cough and shortness of breath and her legs began to swell towards evening.
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: 1 Dec 1847
Date of death: 17 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Scrofulous cavity in apex of lung. Pericardium adherent. Diseased heart. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Adherent (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1848
Date of death: 13 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Slight pneumonia. Extensive ulceration of the mucous membrane of caecum and rectum. Fever.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient, who for the last six weeks had been an outpatient of the Hospital suffering from gonorrhoea and swelled testicle, was admitted presenting all the symptoms of fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1848
Date of death: 17 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis with scrofulous ulceration of larynx and trachea.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Larynx); Ulcer (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Trachea); Ulcer (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This girls was admitted complaining of sore throat which on examination was found to be ulceration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1847
Date of death: 19 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Enlarged liver. Diseased kidneys. Extensive burrowing abscess in thigh and nates connected with necrosis of ilium and inflammation of bone.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Enlarged (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Abscess (Leg); Abscess (Buttocks); Necrosis (Pelvic bones);Inflammation (Pelvic bones)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man gave a history of disease of the upper part of the femur for twenty five years past, having from time to time felt pain and weakness in that situation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1848
Date of death: 25 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Diseased heart with great hypertrophy and dilatation. Diseased aorta. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was admitted suffering from severe palpitation and dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1848
Date of death: 26 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with hepatisation and purulent infiltration. Congestions of the kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Congestion (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The mother of this child stated that she had been ill a week. Her illness began with fever and great restlessness, loss of appetite, occasional vomiting and cough and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1848
Date of death: 3 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat, with wound of trachea. Congestion of brain. Oedema of the lungs.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Wound (Trachea); Congestion (Brain); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an extensive lacerated wound in the throat. The injury was self-inflicted and the instrument used was a broken knife.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, throat and thorax
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1848
Date of death: 6 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Brain congested. Oedema of lungs. Fluid blood. Extensive ulceration of bowels. Enlarged mesenteric glands. Fever.
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Oedema (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Enlarged (Mesenteric glands); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This girl was admitted suffering apparently from continued fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1848
Date of death: 13 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Effused blood in pons varolii and cerebri and cerebelli. Hypertrophy of left ventricle of heart. Granular and contracting kidneys
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The patient was admitted having been seized with a fit of an apoplectic nature while sitting on the box of his cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1848
Date of death: 9 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the ribs. Extensive laceration of pleura and lungs. Extensive extravasation into pleura.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Pleura); Laceration (Lung); Extravasation (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This female was brought to the Hospital in a state of complete collapse after being run over by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1848
Date of death: 21 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an extensive burn of the face, neck and body, caused by her clothes accidentally taking fire.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Feb 1848
Date of death: 24 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of scalp. Diffuse suppuration in cavity of arachnoid. Inflammation of brain.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Scalp); Suppuration (Brain); Inflammation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a jagged wound on the forehead about an inch and a half in length, caused by his falling against the bar of a Public House.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1848
Date of death: 29 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Diseased aortic valves. Ascites. Diseased liver, spleen and granular kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital in a moribund state. He had been suffering for a long time from Dropsy, cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1848
Date of death: 13 Apr 1848
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Foul abscess in connection with ulceration of the appendix and caeci. Pulmonary extravasation.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Extravasation (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman reported that she was seized about a week since with vomiting, purging and pain in the lower part of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1848
Date of death: 16 Apr 1848
Disease (transcribed): Extensive pneumonia with hepatisation after attempt of drowning.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Drowning
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital suffering the effects of submission in the water. He had thrown himself into the water and was shortly after recovered.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1848
Date of death: 21 Apr 1848
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg followed by gangrene. Diseased kidneys and spleen.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Gangrene (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an oblique compound fracture of the tibia. Whilst walking on the kerb stone, he tripped up and fell with his left leg under him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Needleworker
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 May 1847
Date of death: 23 Apr 1848
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the whole of the sacrum with destruction of the lumbo sacral and sacro iliac joints.
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a lumbar abscess. She reported that two years ago, the swelling first appeared in the loins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a