Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Dec 1848 Date of death: 10 Jan 1849 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid tumour in right thalamus opticus, & in both kidneys Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain, 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 patient reported that he had been suddenly seized while at work on the forenoon of the 30th ult with loss of power & of sensation coming in left arm, and quickly depriving him also of the use of his leg. He was alone while it occurred, & was some time before obtaining assistance but during that period he feels certain that there was no loss of consciousness. He managed to crawl to the door of the shop & summon a passer-by to his aid. At first the paralysis was complete but now there is some degree of power, but total anaesthenia continues. He says that his speech was also affected at first, but now there is no paralysis of any of the muscles of the face or tongue’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 14 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Jan 1863 Date of death: 11 Jan 1863 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: It was said that she had been ill a weak with rigors, headache and some looseness of the bowels. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: House Keeper Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jan 1855 Date of death: 14 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro Pneumonia. Ulcerated Intestines. Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura); 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: She had an emaciated and languid appearance with a dusky colour of face, and it did not appear that her answers were very trustworthy. She seemed confused and she had been wandering a good deal at night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 1 year 9 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Jan 1880 Date of death: 6 Jan 1880 Disease (transcribed): Membranous disease of the air passages Disease (standardised): Disease (Respiratory tract) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: The mother had noticed that the child was breathing very loudly and that her cough was very hard and loud, when previously it had been slight. The cough and difficulty breathing rapidly grew worse and she brought the child to the hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Under butler Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jan 1853 Date of death: 16 Jan 1853 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Low pneumonia. Enlarged heart Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung); Enlarged (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had been ailing and out of sorts for some days. On the day before admission he had shown symptoms of excitement and wandering of the mind. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Oct 1849 Date of death: 9 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Morbus Cordis. Albuminous urine Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Albuminuria (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient stated that he had first suffered from shortness of breath with palpitation of heart for about six months before admission, and had observed it one day in carrying a load up a hill to which he attributed his subsequent suffering. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Policeman Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1879 Date of death: 2 Jan 1879 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jun 1850 Date of death: 30 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hereditary gout. Recent pleurisy and pneumonia. Large heart. Lithate of soda on valves. Specks of [lithate of soda] in larynx. Large deposits in joints Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Gout (Joints); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Deposits (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient had been in the Hospital about five years previously labouring under gout with albuminous urine. He applied on the present occasion for admission in consequence of epistaxis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 18 Date of admission: 18 Apr 1854 Date of death: 20 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Acute pneumonia. Peculiar arrangement of the peritoneum forming a sac containing the small intestines Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This girl was admitted after the hour of visit on the 18th. She was at that time in a state of considerable depression, having been for a fortnight suffering from cough, dyspnea & pain in the chest’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1848 Date of death: 29 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with red hepatisation. Blood fluid. Diseased kidneys. Fatty heart. Fever? Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient reported that he had been taken suddenly ill seven days before admission with shivering and pain all over his body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 May 1851 Date of death: 28 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercles throughout lungs. Extensive old adhesions of pleura on both sides. Atheroma on aortic valves & ascending aorta. Kidneys congested. Intestines ulcerated Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Congestion (Kidneys); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had suffered from cough for some years past, but that he had felt himself decidedly worse during the last 6 weeks. He was somewhat emaciated, but had never spit blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852 Date of death: 6 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Effusion of recent lymph into right pleural sac and extensive hepatization of lungs. Recent lymph in pericardium. Hypertrophied heart. Old peritoneal adhesions. Diseased hip joint Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Lung); Lymph (Heart); Disease (Heart); Adhesions (Abdomen); Disease (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He was admitted with a furred tongue, quick pulse and hot skin complaining of pains in his limbs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and hip joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Apr 1873 Date of death: 4 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Mitral disease. Cirrhosis of the liver Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman stated that for two years she had been out of health with shortness of breath, pain in the chest and occasional palpitation worse on any exertion. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 May 1851 Date of death: 29 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy. Pneumonia in lower lobe of right lung. Tubercle in the apex of both lungs. Incipient disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man had been left in charge of a house after the death of its owner, who was his mistress, and it appeared that in consequence of being by himself, he had been much neglected, and his illness had been allowed to go on unheeded. He was reported by the person who accompanied him to have been delirious in the preceding night. His illness was dated so far back as the beginning of March, when it was said that he first suffered from pain in the chest which was followed by diarrhoea, and accompanied by some cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1848 Date of death: 30 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 35 Date of admission: 19 Apr 1854 Date of death: 21 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulcerated larynx Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This man had been long ill. He was much emaciated & had a large-sized ulceration on the lower eyelid of the right eye, which had eroded superficially the whole eyelid, leaving the muscular structure bare’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jun 1850 Date of death: 1 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Very numerous miliary tubercles. Inflammation of left apex. Recent pleurisy front of right lung Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Inflammation (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This boy stated when he first applied for relief that he had only been ill a fortnight and that he had suffered from cough, dyspnoea and a pain in the chest and palpitation of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gas fitter Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1881 Date of death: 8 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. Granular kidneys. Jaundice (cardiac aneurism) Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Jaundice (Skin); Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'He can give no account of any previous severe diseases, but for the last 7 or 8 years he has felt himself very short of breath, with palpitations and slight pain over the left side of the chest. These symptoms grew sufficient about 3 years ago to prevent his doing any further work; since then he has been living very poorly' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 31 Date of admission: 29 Mar 1854 Date of death: 24 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hydrothorax. Tubercles & vomicae in lungs Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Hydrothorax (Pleura); Abscess (Lung) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient when admitted alleged that he had only been suffering from cough during about 6 weeks. He had lost flesh, was liable to night-sweats, but had never spit blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx & trachea, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1851 Date of death: 29 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diarrhoea Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Diarrhoea (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined this case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’
Occupation or role: Gas fitter Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1880 Date of death: 2 Apr 1880 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys, with hypertrophied heart. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: It appeared that in October 1879 he had noticed that his breath was short and he suffered from paroxysms of acute pain in the chest and later frequent micturition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1875 Date of death: 4 Apr 1875 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Three weeks before admission this boy began to suffer from sore throat. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gardener Gender: Male Age: 39 Date of admission: 27 Mar 1878 Date of death: 18 Apr 1878 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercular phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. Family history of gout and consumption, and of epilepsy. Healthy man; but disliked fat: occasional diarrhoea: scarlatina in infancy. Took 4 pts [pints] of beer a day, with 'a great deal' of spirits. Venereal sore 16 yrs [years] ago: no bubo or constutl. [constitutional] symptoms. Cough with occasional exacerbations since the age of 3. Early in Dec. [December] he had pecuniary troubles; became weak and languid: lost his appetite. Severe cough then for 10 days. Occasional streak of blood spat since Xmas. About the 2nd week in Jany [January], laid up with severe catching pain in R. [Right] flank, with no increase of cough; which lasted altogether six weeks. Lost flesh from that time. Increased cough, 2 mo [months]. Slight pain in flank 1 wk [week]' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jun 1850 Date of death: 2 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Ulceration of colon. Perforation? Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Ulcer (Colon); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: When admitted the patient was not able to give an account of himself. His wife stated that his illness had begun five weeks before which had confined him to bed where he became delirious. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jun 1850 Date of death: 4 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Chorea after rheumatic softening of the spinal chord. Adherent pericardium. Lymph on mitral valves. Disease (standardised): Chorea (Nervous system); Softening (Spinal cord); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient was unable to stand or walk when brought to the Hospital, and the report of his father who accompanied him was that he had returned from work on the morning of the 20th complaining of pains in the knees, which had since become swollen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, spinal chord and thorax Type of incident: n/a