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William Laker, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1853
Date of death: 8 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. General anasarca. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General); Hydrothorax (Lung)
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 man whose face had rather a pale puffy oedematous appearance, stated that swelling had been coming on in the legs, thighs and scrotum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Reid, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1853
Date of death: 20 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Fatty heart and kidneys. Intestines ulcerated
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted in an advanced stage of phthisis, stating that he had never suffered from cough up to six months before, when it had commenced in consequence of exposure to cold and wet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Johnson, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1853
Date of death: 7 Jan 1844
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Infiltration of deposit with softening in the apices of the medullary canal
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Deposit (Bones); Softening (Bones)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man experienced his first attack of dropsy 5 years ago from which he had entirely recovered, and had not suffered from it again until 8 months before his admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Robert Arber, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1853
Date of death: 25 Nov 1853
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the liver, spleen and kidneys. Anasarca. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Scrotum); Oedema (Penis);Ascites (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: The patient was admitted with dropsy of the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Hurrell, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1853
Date of death: 23 Nov 1853
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Disease of the kidneys. Ascites. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: A man of rather full habits, with general dropsy and considerable discolouration of the skin of the face, neck and lips.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Whyles, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1853
Date of death: 17 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys & lungs &c. Abscess in the leg
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Lung); Abscess (Leg)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient had enjoyed very good health with the exception of having had hydrocele some 2 or 3 years before which had been cured by operation in the hospital under Mr Cutler. Without any previous ailment except occasional pain in the back, his legs had begun to swell 3 or 4 months before, and his face had also occasional been swollen & puffy’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

William Wright, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1853
Date of death: 31 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Effusion on brain. Purulent effusion in pleura & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Brain); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Abdomen)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: n/a
Medical notes: 'Admitted on the evening of the 30th with much cough, laboured breathing, flushed face, & quick pulse, but not much pain in the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

John Ramsey, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1854
Date of death: 20 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'Reported to have been long ailing but only confined to bed 9 or 10 days, with cough & shortness of breath’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Edmund Hicks, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1854
Date of death: 10 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Albuminuria. Coma
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Albuminuria (Kidney); Coma (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: n/a
Physician: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Post mortem notes: n/a

Type of injury: n/a

John Garley, Domestic servant

Occupation or role: Domestic servant
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1854
Date of death: 21 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. False membrane in arachnoid sac owing to extravasated blood, the result of a blow on the head. Atheromated cerebral arteries
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); False membrane (Brain); Blow (Head); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been a domestic servant, & appeared to have been of dissipated habits. He was admitted under the care of Mr Hawkins [Caesar Hawkins], on account of a stricture of the urethra, which had existed for some years & had been ascribed originally to an attack of gonorrhoea’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

James Baldwin, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1854
Date of death: 5 Nov 1854
Disease (transcribed): Suppression of urine. Fibrous deposit in the heart. Diseased heart & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Bladder); Deposit (Heart); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted on the morning of the 3rd with alleged retention of urine. A catheter was introduced by the house surgeon’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

William Knight, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1854
Date of death: 13 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys. Oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Edema (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man had enjoyed good health until 5 months ago when he had begun to suffer from pain in the chest, which was supposed to be caused by indigestion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

William Irish, 38, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1855
Date of death: 1 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: His disease produced no marked symptoms until five weeks before admission when his stomach became distended and he had some headache and giddiness. At the same time his head and face became considerably puffy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Holloway, 43, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1855
Date of death: 17 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys and Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Three months previous to admission he caught cold, followed by pain in the left side, shortness of breath and aching across the loins. Subsequently he had some oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Hoare, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1855
Date of death: 17 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diseased Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was seized five days before admission with pain in his left side and vomiting whilst at work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Brooks, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1855
Date of death: 18 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Renal disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had passed a great part of his life in a cavalry regiment. Since leaving the service he had lived poorly. He caught a violent cold the previous November and suffered from great oedema of the feet. Three weeks before his admission he noticed that his thighs and abdomen began to enlarge and his breathing became affected.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Golder, 34, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1855
Date of death: 15 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys. Pleurisy.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man, a bricklayer by trade, had been working in damp places for a long time past. Six weeks ago a violent cold was followed by shortness of breath and pain in the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Dove, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1855
Date of death: 15 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart, Kidneys and Liver. Cyst containing blood and pleural sac communicating with valves of the Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Cysts (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: When this man was admitted he was labouring under orthopnoea, with a livid face, blue hands and cold nose, and it was thought that he would sink before being put to bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Holman, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1855
Date of death: 30 Dec 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been ill for four months. He attributed his complaint to getting wet out hunting. His legs and scrotum first became oedematous but then got better. He then caught a fresh cold and the dropsy returned, the abdomen also swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Roberts, 41, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1856
Date of death: 16 Jun 1856
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man stated that six months ago he worked for a long time in the damp and that this produced chilliness, pain in his limbs and dropsical enlargement of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Harrington, 26, Tin plate worker

Occupation or role: Tin plate worker
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1856
Date of death: 26 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Renal disease
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man's health had been good until six weeks ago, then anasarca of the legs and abdomen followed a severe cold.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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