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Joseph Waterman, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1856
Date of death: 11 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Deposit of fibrin in various parts, heart, cerebellar artery
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Heart); Thrombosis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The friends stated that he had been quite well and walked from London to Putney. The next day he began to complain of pain in his head, and after supper he was very sick. The following morning he appeared quite unconscious and he remained in this state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Berry, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1855
Date of death: 27 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Renal disease. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman attributed her illness to a severe cold caught three months ago which brought on dyspnoea and a sense of oppression at the epigastrium. Her legs and abdomen then enlarged.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Cann, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1846
Date of death: 6 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and ansarca. Effused fluid into pleuritic cavities. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Dilatation of right cavities of heart. Atheroma on surface of aorta and mitral valve. Cirrhosis of liver. Congestion of kidneys. Soft spleen.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General); Effusion (Pleural cavity); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart);Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) ; Cirrhosis (Liver) ; Congestion (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from ascites and general anasarca. He stated that for the last six or seven months he had been suffering from palpitation and severe paroxysms of dyspnoea on the slightest exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Ingall, 67, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1847
Date of death: 26 Oct 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro pneumonia, with hepatisation and purulent infiltration. Emphysema of lung. Diseased heart. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Disease (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); 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: This patient was admitted complaining of general pains in the limbs, and of severe pain referred to the Epigastrium, accompanied by frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Mitchell, 47, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1844
Date of death: 20 Jan 1845
Disease (transcribed): Effusion in sub-arachnoid cellular tissue. Arteries of brain extensively thickened by atheroma. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the neck, spreading to the mediastina. Old pericarditis. Heart dilated. Kidneys granular
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Brain); Inflammation (Neck); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'Stated that about 10 months ago, he began to experience much giddiness & uneasiness in the head, which had gone on increasing up to the time of admission. That he never had a fit, but at times had found his limbs numb and weaker than usual, & his extremities cold, more especially on the left side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Grist, 62, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846
Date of death: 14 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Old pleuritic adhesions. Congested and oedematous lungs with slight emphysema. Enormous effusion into both pleura and pericardium. Excessive enlargement of the heart with hypertrophy and dilatation of all cavities. Granular liver. Ulceration of stomach.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Universal); Adhesions (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Effusion (Pleura);Effusion (Heart) ; Disease (Heart) ; Disease (Liver) ; Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from ascites, anasarca, and excessive dyspnoea. It appeared that in February, after a hard days work in the cellar, he was taken during the night with a fit followed by palsy of all his extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

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

James Stewart, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1850
Date of death: 19 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Lungs emphysematous anteriorly. Congested posteriorly. Heart dilated. Fluid in pericardium. Kidneys small and granular. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The dropsical symptoms with this patient were only of three weeks date before admission, but he had suffered from palpitation of the heart and shortness of breath during four years past.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Hentley, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1847
Date of death: 07 Nov 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis with much effusion. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Endocarditis. Pleuritis. Pneumonia with hepatisation. Right kidney coarse.
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung);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: This patient was admitted with a well marked attack of Acute Rheumatism of nine days duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Ravany, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1847
Date of death: 20 Jan 1847
Disease (transcribed): Old pleuritis. Emphysema. Bronchitis. Slight disease of heart, with thin walls. Liver contracted. Kidneys granular. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney);Ascites (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient stated that about six weeks ago she began to suffer from cough and dyspnoea, which had gradually increased in severity ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George William Billingsley, 21, Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1857
Date of death: 28 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Dilatation and hypertrophy of the heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been invalided home from the Crimea on account of cough, pain in the chest and spitting of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Sparks, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1855
Date of death: 11 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Renal and Cardiac disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man came into the Hospital as a Surgeon's patient with an ulcer of the leg which he had had two years. He came under the Physician's care in late July and complained of great lassitude and inability to sleep. The legs were oedematous.
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

John Pocock, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1853
Date of death: 24 Nov 1853
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Old and recent pericarditis. Hypertrophy of left ventricular walls. Cirrhosis of the liver
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted on the sixth day of an attack of acute rheumatism which had been very severe and was accompanied by pain in the region of the heart and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Pearman, 37, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1849
Date of death: 1 Dec 1849
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the mitral & aortic semilunar valves. Hypertrophy of the heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Pleurisy. Congested liver, blood in intestinal canal
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, aorta); Stroke (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Congestion (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted with dropsy of 3 weeks’ duration. She said she had been ailing 3 or 4 months, chiefly suffering from palpitation and pain in the region of the heart, and though she had had occasional palpitation previously, she considered herself quite well last July with the single exception that she was passing small portions of tapeworm with which she had been troubled for a year & a half previously’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Emma Branston, 18, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1847
Date of death: 06 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of head. Great congestion of lungs with patches of extravasation. Large heart and diseased mitral valve. Diseased liver and kidney with peculiar alteration of colour.
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Congestion (Lung); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); 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: This girl was admitted complaining of Amenorrhea, slight cough and palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Desland, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1841
Date of death: 2 Mar 1842
Disease (transcribed): Malignant soft tubercle under peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Emma Howles, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1846
Date of death: 24 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions of pleura. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Recent pleuritis and thickening of pleura. Red heptisation of right lung. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Thickening of mitral valve and aortic. Dilatation of right ventricle. Kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Lung); 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: This patient reported that she had suffered more of less from palpitation about ten years and that about four years ago it was so severe as to induce her to come into the Hospital for relief.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Noon, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1842
Date of death: 3 Mar 1842
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart. Vegetations on the aortic valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Vegetation (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Edward Caspill, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1846
Date of death: 25 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Enlarged heart, with ecchymosis on its surface. Dilated cavities. Liver large and granular.
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleural cavity); Disease (Heart); Ecchymosis (Heart); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of palpitation, dyspnoea and slight anasarca.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Stevens, 7, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 03 Jul 1847
Date of death: 10 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and hepatisation. Old pericarditis. Ascites and peritonitis. Contracted liver covered with false membranes which also covered the spleen.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver);Disease (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This body was admitted suffering from enormous enlargement of the abdomen, consequent upon the effusion of fluid into the peritoneal cavity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Turner, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1851
Date of death: 16 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Hypertrophy & dilatation of the heart. Congestion, almost amounting to ecchymosis, of centre of corpora striata & pons variolii
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart); Congestion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man was brought to the hospital in a comatose state and nothing of any importance was learned as to his former condition or history’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Holms, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1844
Date of death: 30 Jan 1844
Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed softening of the left Corpus Striatum. Hypertrophy of the left ventricle of the Heart with thickening and adhesion of two aortic valves and soft fibrinous vegetation on their surface.
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain ); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: 'This man was of a full plethoric habit and had a remarkably short neck. He had been much addicted to drinking.’ The patient was admitted into the Hospital four days after an apoplectic seizure with hemiplegia of the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Dyer, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1846
Date of death: 26 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old and extensive adhesions. Heart dilated and atrophied. Old peritonitis. Ulceration of intestine. Tubercular deposit in cortical structure of left kidney and in pelvis and ureter. Other viscera healthy. Tubercular deposit in omentum.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Kidney, Pelvis, Ureter); Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a state of extreme exhaustion. He stated that he had suffered from cough about nine months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Murray, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1847
Date of death: 20 Jan 1847
Disease (transcribed): Slight emphysema of lung. Diseased heart. Misshapen liver. Kidneys granular and containing cysts. Fibrous tumour in substance of uterus
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: It appeared from the history obtained of this patient that she had been ailing for several months, feeling weak and unequal to her work, and suffering occasionally from cough and palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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