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: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1844 Date of death: 24 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis. Malformation of the aortic valves, there being only two. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Malformation (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with symptoms of a low typhoid character, with general tremor and a peculiar excited manner. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jul 1852 Date of death: 20 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid carcinomatous tumours in connection with the ribs outwardly, as well as inwardly pressing considerably upon the lung, also carcinoma of bronchial glands. Enlargement of the right leg with softening coagula within the veins thereof and at lower part of v. cava inf. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ribs); Cancer (Lung); Enlarged (Leg); Coagula (Veins) 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: He admitted that he had been of dissipated habits. His complaint was of pain in the right side with some swelling under the pectoral muscle. 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: 10 Aug 1853 Date of death: 3 Sep 1853 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in the cerebellum. Softening of the central parts of the brain with effusion into the tubercles. Hypertrophy of heart Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Softening (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Heart) 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 lad had about his neck, and the upper part of the sternum, evidence of scrofula in the shape of numerous scars and some small abscesses. 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: 28 Jun 1847 Date of death: 28 Jun 1847 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of vessels of brain and much serum in its substance. Heart flabby. Atheroma on aorta. Blood fluid. Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under Delirium Tremens. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Nov 1842 Date of death: 26 Dec 1842 Disease (transcribed): Congestive pneumonia. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Ulceration of large and small intestine. Kidneys granular. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Hypertrophy (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Granular (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur 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 and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1846 Date of death: 5 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions of pleurae and pericardium. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Disease of mitral and aortic valves. Endocarditis. Kidneys mottled and granular. Spleen hard and congested. Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Adhesions (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from anasarca, cough, palpitation and dyspnoea. It appeared from his account that he always enjoyed very excellent health up to seven years ago, when he underwent an attack of acute rheumatism and at that time he had severe pain in the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1841 Date of death: 29 Dec 1841 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy with great dilatation of heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Apr 1852 Date of death: 25 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood in the substance of the lung. Fibrous thickening and consolidation of a portion of the hearts parietes Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Heart) 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 woman was admitted in a state of extreme exhaustion. She was alleged to have been spitting blood all the week. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Jul 1842 Date of death: 19 Aug 1842 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Heart very soft. Meningeal apoplexy. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Meninges) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Dec 1845 Date of death: 3 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis, with a large quantity of bloody fluid and thick false membranes. Recent Pleurisy. Lungs congested. Old adhesions of Liver. White corpuscles in Spleen which was soft and grumous. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Lung); Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was in the Hospital about the beginning of November suffering from the remains of an attack of acute Rheumatism. On the 11th December she was attacked with rigors, pain in the loins and swelling of the joints. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and knee joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 46 Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854 Date of death: 16 Sep 1854 Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'About 5 years ago this patient had a severe attack of rheumatism which she described as ‘rheumatic gout’, but otherwise she had enjoyed good health until 2 years ago, since which time she has suffered from weakness, with pain in chest, and palpitation of the heart’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jan 1844 Date of death: 20 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the left ventricle with thinning of its parietes. Disease of Tricuspid and Mitral Valves. Liver granular. Dropsy. Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Granular (Liver); Oedema (Extremities) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had been weak and ailing when three weeks before her admission she had violent palpitation of the heart excited by the receipt of a letter which made a great impression on her immediately after the occurrence of the catamenia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Nov 1855 Date of death: 7 Nov 1855 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac and Pulmonary disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: As this man died about three minutes after his admission no previous history could be obtained. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1850 Date of death: 26 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain ) 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 man who had been a physician's patient in this hospital in 1848 with general dropsy, apparently due to disease of the kidneys, applied again for admittance after having been an outpatient as he was still unfit for work in consequence of constant pain of the head and giddiness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jul 1850 Date of death: 26 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Hypertrophy of heart. Lymph in pericardium. Vegetation on mitral valve. Diseased kidney Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (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 man stated that he caught cold four months ago and since then had suffered from cough and dyspnoea and palpitation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Mar 1855 Date of death: 28 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hypertrophy and dilatation of Heart Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Lung); Disease (Heart) 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 enjoyed excellent health until eighteen months ago when he was attacked with what he called 'slight bronchitis' which he had never been able to shake off. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, heart and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: n/a Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Sep 1851 Date of death: 8 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of the lungs, liver, stomach & intestines. Heart hypertrophied on the left side & dilated on the right. Disease of the kidneys. ‘White patches’ on the heart’s surface Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lungs, liver, stomach, intestines); Disease (Heart, kidneys) 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, a short-winded bloated-looking individual was admitted suffering from dropsy, which he said had commenced in the right leg about 2 months before, the other leg had swelled soon after, and subsequently the abdomen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Mar 1842 Date of death: 11 Apr 1842 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Apr 1841 Date of death: 30 May 1841 Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the ascending aorta with effusion of bloody fluid in the pericardium Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Blood vessels); Effusion (Pericardium) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Oct 1841 Date of death: 25 Nov 1841 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy with dilatation of heart. Diseased valves Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) 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
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Dec 1844 Date of death: 7 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions of the pleurae. Lymph in pericardium. Atheroma in aorta & mitral valve. Tubercular spots in various parts of the intestines with ulceration of the mucous membrane. Mesenteric glands enlarged Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Disease Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had suffered from slight cough for many months, and that nine weeks before admission it became much worse, accompanied by rigors, pain in the chest, and profuse worthy expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Feb 1846 Date of death: 13 Feb 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Pneumonia. Shreds of lymph in pericardium. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Ulceration of caecum. Liver congested. Other organs not affected, with exception of slight enlargement of aggregate and mesenteric glands. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis, suffering from dyspnoea almost amounting to suffocation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Feb 1847 Date of death: 01 Mar 1847 Disease (transcribed): Grey hepatisation of lung. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Peritonitis from perforating ulcer of duodenum. Granular kidney. Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in an almost moribund state, anasarcous, and suffering greatly from dyspnoea and orthopnoea Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a