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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: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1847
Date of death: 27 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Old pleuritic adhesions. Tubercles chiefly in lower lobes of lung and abscess. Peritonitis giving rise to a band of lymph passing in front of small intestine and causing constriction of bowel. Abscess in connection with ulceration of large intestine.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Constriction (Intestines); Abscess (Intestines);Ulcer (Intestines)

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 cachectic condition. It appeared that about two weeks ago she was suddenly seized with most acute pain at the lower part of the abdomen on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1874
Date of death: 26 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma. Fatty heart. Sloughing ulcer of leg
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient had been an out patient at the Hospital off and on for more than four years with an ulcerated leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1848
Date of death: 23 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Gangrena senilis. Flabby heart. Calcareous deposits in aorta. Inflammation of and perfect obstruction of femoral and profunda arteries
Disease (standardised): Senile gangrene (Foot); Disease (Heart); Calcareous deposits (Arteries); Inflammation (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with a small indolent ulcer existing in the cleft between the great toe and the second on the left foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1867
Date of death: 19 Mar 1867
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had been ruptured for a year. He stated that the rupture came down a fortnight ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1847
Date of death: 26 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Brain wet. Inflammation and hepatisation of lungs. Flabby heart with fluid blood. Slight ulceration of caecum with inflammation of solitary glands after fever.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Disease (Lung); Inflammation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Inflammation (Intestines);Fever (Systemic)

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 patient reported that she seven days before admission she was attacked with rigors, soon succeeded by severe headache, pains in the limbs, muscular depression and much fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1842
Date of death: 22 Oct 1842
Disease (transcribed): Bubo in left groin. Enlarged spleen. Extravasation of blood in brain.
Disease (standardised): Bubo (Abdomen); Enlarged (Spleen); Extravasation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, abdomen and blood
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 03 Jan 1847
Date of death: 03 Jan 1847
Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn. Inflamed fauces and larynx. Great congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Inflammation (Mouth, Larynx); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: From the history it appeared most probable that this patient had, at the time of the accident, suffered for several days from pneumonia. The burn was caused by his clothes catching fire through the ignition of a match.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1842
Date of death: 12 Jan 1843
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in knee joint.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The abscesses were the consequence of acute inflammation of the knee of less than a months duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Knee joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1842
Date of death: 22 Oct 1842
Disease (transcribed): Inguinal hernia. Operation.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Walker, Robert Benjamin
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1863
Date of death: 7 Mar 1863
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease. Amputation. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: About four years before her admission the patient noticed a small tumour in the popliteal space of the left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and leg
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1846
Date of death: 26 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart. Peritonitis with ascites.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen)
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 patient was admitted under the care of the Surgeon’s, suffering from cataract of both eyes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1848
Date of death: 20 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Fever and acute inflammation of the tongue.
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Tongue)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: As the body of this patient was removed without examination, the history of the case is not recorded.
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: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1846
Date of death: 24 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Fungoid tumour and ulceration at the back of the head and neck
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Head); Ulcer (Head); Ulcer (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: Case omitted, owing to the removal of the body without examination.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1848
Date of death: 19 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Lithotripsy. Calculi impacted in urethra. Sac connected with the bladder. Inflamed and discharged kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Lithotripsy (Bladder); Calculi (Urethra); Inflammation (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient had been troubled with calculus in the bladder for many years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1842
Date of death: 14 Oct 1842
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Malignant disease of liver and lung spreading to the glands
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Malignancy (Liver, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1847
Date of death: 20 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Diseased kidneys. Ulceration of bowels.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 patient who had for the last three years suffered severely from winter cough, was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1848
Date of death: 18 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Enormous distention of sigmoid flexure of rectum. Extensive ulceration of large intestine. Dysentery
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Distention (Rectum); Ulcer (Intestines); Dysentery (Intestines)
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 had suffered repeated attacks of Dysentery in the West Indies from the year 1830 to 1839. He then returned to England and remained in tolerable health up to the year 1845 when while stationed in Ireland he was again attacked with his old complaint and suffered again severely the following year.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1848
Date of death: 18 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the skull, hernia cerebri, fracture of the pelvis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Hernia (Brain); Fracture (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The case is not reported as the body was not examined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1865
Date of death: 21 Feb 1865
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This man was admitted with three large scalp wounds. While in a state of intoxication he had been pitched out of a cart on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen and lower limb
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1871
Date of death: 13 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease (contraction). Granular kidneys. Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the medical ward for cough, dyspnoea, and dropsy, which had been increasing since her discharge from the hospital in Jan 7. Had several times had slight haemoptysis’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1848
Date of death: 16 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Old pleuritis. Diseased heart. Fluid blood. Hydrothorax. Ascites. False membrane covering liver. Granular kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Pleural cavity); False membrane (Liver); 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 was in the Hospital about a year before under the care of Dr Nairne suffering from anasarca dependant upon a flabby enlarged heart without valvular disease.
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: 13 Feb 1847
Date of death: 18 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous deposit round pylorus, in subperitoneal cellular tissues and uterus. Wet brain. Inflammation of lungs and tubercles with calcareous deposits.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Uterus); Disease (Brain); Inflammation (Lung); Calcareous deposits (Lung)
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 unable to give a very collected account of herself but it appeared that since June or July last she had been suffering from symptoms of disease of the stomach.
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: 9 Feb 1848
Date of death: 15 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Renal anasarca
Disease (standardised): Oedema (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 history of this case is not recorded 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: Labourer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1862
Date of death: 24 Feb 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Delirium tremens. Sloughing bed sores
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Pressure ulcer (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of fractured leg, delirium tremens and sloughing bed sores.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a