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Edward Oliver, 16, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Moss, 5 months, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1849
Date of death: 5 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
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: 'This body was removed by the friends previous to its examination’

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Bailey, 24, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

William Kay, 45, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1849
Date of death: 6 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Fluid in ventricles of the brain. Thoracic viscera healthy. Intestinal canals inflamed throughout. Glands large & conspicuous. Liver healthy, gall bladder distended. Bladder empty
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Disease (Brain); Inflammation (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: 'This patient had been suffering for two or three days with looseness of the bowels, and was said to have been seized at 11am of the day of his admission with vomiting, purging & cramp’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Newton, 52, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1849
Date of death: 6 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra, false passage. Inflamed & ulcerated bladder. Dilated ureters. Abscesses in the kidney
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Inflammation (Bladder); Ulcer (Bladder); Abscess (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an inflamed bursa patella of the right knee with slight effusion into the textures around the joint, which subsided in a short time under ordinary treatment. After he had been a few days in the hospital it was discovered that he laboured under difficulty in passing urine which flowed in a small stream & on the 18th an attempt was made to introduce a catheter into the bladder without success, in consequence of a firm stricture situated about the membranous portion of the urethra’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

John Martin, 8, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1849
Date of death: 9 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the left lung. Tubercles in the right one. Heart healthy. Tuberculosis of the visceral & parietal portion of the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This little boy was said by his parents to have been sickly and ailing ever since he was two years old but he had been much worse during the last 6 months, and 4 weeks before his admission acute symptoms had supervened for which leeches & blisters were applied to the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Skipp, 13, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1849
Date of death: 8 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Enlarged bronchial glands. Heart healthy. Extensive ulceration of the small & commencement of the large intestine. Enlarged mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Enlargement (Mesenteric glands)
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 girl had been in the hospital 8 or 9 months previously with dropsy consequent on scarlet fever, from which she had completely recovered before leaving, but she had suffered more or less ever since from diarrhoea. The abdomen had been swelled & very tender for several weeks, and she said the legs had also been swelled, but were not so on admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Murphy, 34, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1849
Date of death: 8 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Fluid in the ventricles. Thoracic viscera healthy. Small intestines & stomach inflamed. Mucous glands large & conspicuous. Glands enlarged in great intestine. Urine contained in bladder
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Inflammation (Intestines, stomach); Enlargement (Glands)
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 man was brought to the hospital in articulo mortis. The account that was brought with him was that he had been seized with purging & vomiting and cramps in the limbs at 2am, that the priest had been sent for at 4 1/2am, who stated that no purging had occurred to his belief since he had been with him, & very little vomiting, and he had passed no water. A doctor was sent for about 9, who was believed to have given laudanum, and recommended his being brought to hospita;’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Smith, [Age not stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [Age not stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 11 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever. Anasarca. Hydrothorax. Heart healthy. Kidneys congested
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Edema (Systemic); Hydrothorax (Lungs); Congestion (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'Was stated by her friends to have had scarlet fever 2 months ago. Had recovered in about 3 weeks & 1 week after began to swell. Was more lively than normal on the day she was brought to hospital, had travelled in an omnibus from Battersea, and eaten an orage while on the journey. She had gradually lost her cheerfulness & when admitted was in a state of perfect unconsciousness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Naomi Hardwick, 45, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 11 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Purulent deposit in the synovial cavities of both wrist joints with inflammation of those joints
Disease (standardised): Deposit (Wrist); Inflammation (Wrist)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a semi-comatose state, so that it was impossible to obtain any very connected account of her symptoms from her. It appeared that she had been ill 3 weeks, and that 9 days ago she had been at the hospital to have a tooth extracted when her face was much swollen & she appeared to suffer much pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Spockman, 23, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1849
Date of death: 12 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Caries & necrosis of the ilium. Disease of the sacro-iliac joint, Abscess in the left iliac cavity
Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Necrosis (Hip); Disease (Hips); Abscess (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with a chronic abscess situated in the left gluteal region which had been some months in forming, but had not prevented him from following his usual employment, which was that of a labourer, more than a week or ten days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Smith, 29 , [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1849
Date of death: 10 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Tubercles in both lungs. Vomicae in the left one. Heart healthy. Liver enlarged but healthy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'Admitted on account of a recent attack of haemoptysis. She had suffered form cough for more than 12 months & had first spit up a little blood last August’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Emily Lamburn, 25, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1849
Date of death: 11 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. No fluid in lateral ventricles, vessels & sinuses congested. Thoracic viscera healthy. Small intestine very inflamed, glands conspicuous. Blood dark coloured & semi-fluid
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Inflammation (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: 'This patient had been suffering for 2 or 3 days from diarrhoea and was seized only on the morning of the day of her admission with vomiting, cramps & collapse, about 11am. When admitted at 7 ¼pm the skin was livid, the extremities cold, but the general surface not so’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Stannard, 61, [Occupation not stated]

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’

Type of incident: n/a

John Itch, 5, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

Stephen Turner, 34, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1849
Date of death: 6 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Sac containing omentum. Tubercles in the lungs
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an incarcerated umbilical hernia. It appeared that he had had a small reducible hernia at the side of the navel for about 6 months, which he stated to have been caused by violent exertion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Carter, 52, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1849
Date of death: 6 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pus in the peritoneal cavity. Slight pleurisy. Heart healthy. Cysts in the kidney
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Peritoneum); Pleurisy (Lungs); Cyst (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 patient who was entered in a cachectic state, not having enjoyed good health for several months past, was admitted complaining of very severe pain across the abdomen, which was tense, distended, rather tympanitic & very tender’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Benham, 40, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1849
Date of death: 20 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Brain wet, anaemic. Spinal cord healthy. Thoracic viscera healthy. Abscesses in both kidneys. Bladder hypertrophied. Inflammation of both knee joints
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Abscess (Kidneys); Disease (Bladder); Inflammation (Knee)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'When this patient was admitted no distinct account could be obtained of his illness. The finger-joints were slightly swollen & red, as well as the wrist, there was effusion in the right knee’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Phillis Todd, 19, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1849
Date of death: 13 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Dilatation of the ureters & pelves of the kidneys. Inflammation of the lining membrane of the bladder, ureters, pelves of both kidneys, with abcesses
Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Disease (Ureters, kidneys); Inflammation (Bladder, ureters, kidneys); Abscess (Bladder, ureters, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This girl stated that she had been taken ill 3 weeks ago with severe pain in the back, and stiffness in the knee-joints, with straining & scalding in passing water. She had a shivering fit last week and five days ago pain came on in the lower part of the abdomen and for the last 2 or 3 days the bowels had been relaxed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Stevens, 67, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1849
Date of death: 16 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the lungs. Scrofulous tubercles in the kidneys. Inflammation of their substance and of the lining membrane of the pelvis infundibulum & ureters. Only slight vascularity of the bladder. Enlarged prostate
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Kidneys); Inflammation (Kidneys); Enlargement (Prostate)
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 patient was admitted in a low feverish state connected with disease of the urinary bladder. He had a hot skin, frequent pulse and dry tongue; & was not in a condition to give any account of his complaint, but it appeared from the information learnt from his friends that he had for some time suffered from disease of the prostate glands, & of late had had much difficulty in passing his urine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Redding, 25, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1849
Date of death: 17 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Thoracic viscera healthy. Gall bladder distended. Solitary glands very prominently marked throughout the whole length of the large intestine
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Disease (Gallbladder, glands)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with chronic inflammation of the synovial membrane of the right knee. The joint was enlarged & had lost its natural form; it was puffy & elastic to the feel, but there was no fluctuation & not much pain. She stated that it had been bad about 4 years […] On the afternoon of the 16th at 6 1/2pm she was seized with vomiting & purging’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left knee joint

Type of incident: n/a

William Bird, 9, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1849
Date of death: 13 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous caries of the hip. Ulcerated cartilages. Partial dislocation. Abscesses. No tubercles in the lungs or other organs
Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Ulcer (Hip); Dislocation (Hips); Abscess

Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This boy was admitted with a large abscess situated on the outer side of the upper part of the left thigh at some little distance below the great trochanter. He was of strumous aspect & stated by his mother to have always been a feeble, delicate child, & it appears from her account that for upwards of three years he had suffered from lameness, pain in the hip & knee & other symptoms of chronic disease of the left hip’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left lower extremity

Type of incident: n/a

Emma Chetham, 5, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1849
Date of death: 23 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the lungs. Mesenteric glands enlarged. Scrofulous disease of the hip
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Disease (Mesenteric glands); Disease (Hip)
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 child was admitted with scrofulous disease of both hips but from the mother’s account it appeared that the right hip was first affected about 2 months before. Both legs were drawn up and any attempt to straighten or move them caused pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left inferior extremity

Type of incident: n/a

William Crow, 40, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 24 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the right lung. Old pericardial, pleuritic & peritoneal adhesions. Fistula in ano
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Fistula (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was transferred 3 or 4 days after his admission for fistula in ano, presenting all the symptoms of tubercular consumption. He stated that he had enjoyed good health up to the beginning of April, previous to which he had suffered from no chest symptoms at all, since then he had had cough & spitting, with night sweats, and was much emaciated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Green Roof, 46, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1849
Date of death: 31 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of the skull, through tympanic cavity. Laceration of the brain & extravasation of blood between the membranes. Meningitis. Pus in the cavity of the arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain)
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 patient fell from the box of a cab in a state of complete intoxication & was picked up insensible. On admission (at 10am), about 20 minutes after the accident, he was still insensible but not collapsed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: n/a

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