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Elizabeth Cooper, 46, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1845
Date of death: 7 Dec 1845
Disease (transcribed): Two chronic perforating ulcers of the stomach. Peritonitis both old and recent, producing circumscribed cavities in the peritoneum. Hypertrophy of the body of the uterus. Diaphragmatic and pulmonary pleurisy with inflammation of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Uterus); Pleurisy (Lungs, diaphragm); Inflammation (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state almost of collapse, but reaction soon ensued, and her skin became extremely hot & dry & her countenance flushed; she complained of excessive pain in the epigastrium, and in both hypochondriac regions, as also of pain of a less acute nature over the whole abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

William Irvin, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1846
Date of death: 28 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Partial hepatisation of both inferior lobes. Old adhesions. Heart dilated and soft. Specks of atheroma in aorta. Old peritonitis. Abdominal viscera congested, but otherwise healthy
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Peritonitis (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 patient stated that he had long been subject to cough accompanied by expectoration, but as this had been the case for several years he had taken no notice of it. About six weeks ago however, he caught cold which increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Martha Rusler, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1842
Date of death: 2 May 1842
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of thyroid gland
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Thyroid gland)
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

Susan Seymour, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1844
Date of death: 25 Dec 1844
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Abortion. Peritonitis of a low character with inflammation of the Uterus. Partial pleurisy.
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Abortion (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Inflammation (Uterus); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
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 and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Thickery, 22, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1845
Date of death: 29 Dec 1845
Disease (transcribed): A few scattered tubercles in the lungs, partial pneumonia. Serous effusion in right pleura; old adhesions in left. Extensive peritonitis. Ulceration of small intestines. Other abdominal viscera healthy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Effusion (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of collapse, his extremities cold & livid, his lips purple, the pulse imperceptible. He appeared greatly confused in his manner, and was evidently unable to answer any question collectedly. He was immediately sent to bed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Bishop, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1846
Date of death: 31 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed pleurisy. Old adhesions. Left lung compressed. Right lung loaded with frothy serum and much congested. Mucous membrane of a dark red colour. Specks of atheroma about aorta. Spleen soft and grumous
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Lung); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); 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 patient stated that he had been in very indifferent health for four months, suffering almost constantly from pain in the limbs. About two months ago he ‘caught a severe cold’ and pain in the chest ensued.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Michael Mills, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1854
Date of death: 30 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Pneumonia. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was reported to have enjoyed very good health until a month ago when he found his strength begin to fail him, and was at the same time attacked by cough which because so severe as to oblige him to lay up on the 8th inst’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Anne Sogrove, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1854
Date of death: 14 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Congestive pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This woman had applied for advice as an out-patient, when her condition of weakness & prostration attracting the attention of the assistant physician, he advised her to come into the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

Mary Murrell, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1843
Date of death: 17 Feb 1843
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Bronchitis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
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 and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Jarvis, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1848
Date of death: 24 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of upper lip. Pulmonary extravasation. Pneumonia and hepatisation. Ulceration of the bowels. Fever.
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Mouth); Extravasation (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man reported that he was in tolerably good health, when an opening a cess pool he was suddenly seized with faintness, followed almost immediately by sickness, headache and general muscular pains and nervous exhaustion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Brown, 36, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1855
Date of death: 31 Dec 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Abscess in Lung
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been engaged working for the Lambeth Water Company at Kingston. After pumping for several days in a wet shaft, an attack of pneumonia came on. This was ten weeks before his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Thake, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1854
Date of death: 28 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Diseased heart. Aortic valves of only 2 segments. Partial pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man reported that he had been ill 3 months with cough & shortage of breath. He was emaciated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

George Butler, 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1843
Date of death: 20 Feb 1843
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Aneurism of aorta.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Aneurysm (Arteries)
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
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Lancaster, 58, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1847
Date of death: 04 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Old and acute pericarditis with universal adhesions of opposed surfaces. Hydrothorax. Great congestion of lungs with patches of extravasation. Cartilaginous deposits in sub pleural cellular tissue
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Adhesions (Heart); Hydrothorax (Pleural cavity); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: It appears that after sleeping in a damp bed about two months ago, he began to suffer from cold and cough, which had continued up to the present time accompanied by dyspnoea and swelling of the legs and feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Odam, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1854
Date of death: 26 Nov 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart. Extravasation of blood into lungs. Rheumatism. Recent fibrin granulations on valve flaps. Peculiar redness of stomach
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Extravasation (Lung); Rheumatism (Joints); Thrombosis (Heart)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of dyspnea & palpitations from which she had been suffering more or less during the previous 6 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

Mary Brown, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1854
Date of death: 28 Nov 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver & kidneys. Ascites. Congested lungs &c
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); Congestion (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This woman stated that she had been ill 3 months, having been first attacked by swelling of the legs and subsequently of the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

George Todd, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1842
Date of death: 2 Sep 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Hypertrophy of Left Ventricle. Two semilunar aortic valves – soft vegetation of their surface and on the mitral. Liver and kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Granular (Liver); Granular (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
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: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Hawes, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1851
Date of death: 17 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis with some emphysema. Heart large. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Enlargement (Heart); Edema (Systemic)
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 dated her present attack from the middle of December, since when she had been suffering from cough & shortness of breathing; but she had for many years been subject to cough & shortness of breathing. On the presenting occasion she was worse than usual, & the legs had begun to swell about a week ago which led her to apply for admission. She was married but had no children’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Frome, Gentleman’s servant

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1854
Date of death: 11 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Abscess in the neighbourhood of the anus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Anus)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been a gentleman’s servant & had apparently lived rather freely. He was admitted on account of external piles, of small size, & of an abscess near the anus’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Susan Smith, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1847
Date of death: 08 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Pleurisy. Diseased heart.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart)
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 not examined, the history of the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the urgent request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Povey, 28, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1854
Date of death: 6 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro Pneumonia. Ulcerated intestines. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines); Erysipelas (Skin)
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 woman had been seized on 3rd December with shivering and feeling of cold, followed by a bad headache and a general feeling of discomfort.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Willford, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1852
Date of death: 18 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Old and recent pleurisy on both sides. Tubercles in both lungs. Ulceration of laryngeal mucous membrane and of the ileum and caecum
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 case presented all the ordinary characteristics of tubercular phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Oliver, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1845
Date of death: 7 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the oesophageal region of the stomach, with large masses of encephaloid deposit about the liver. No other organ affected with this disease. Red heptisation and congestive pneumonia. Two or three large crude tubercles. Heart dilated and flaccid.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Liver); Disease (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 patient reported that during the last seven or eight months his health and strength had been gradually failing. He said that his illness began rather suddenly with inability to swallow freely, soon followed by pain at the epigastrium after eating.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Drake, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1842
Date of death: 12 Sep 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Mitral and aortic valves very much thickened. Congestion of various parts.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); 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: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Evans, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1845
Date of death: 11 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pulmonary apoplexy. Dilatation of heart with hypertrophy of its walls. Serum and lymph in pericardium. Coagula of long standing in left ventricle. Hypertrophy of liver. Kidneys granular and atrophied. Atheroma in aorta.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Haemorrhage (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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 patient, who for about three months had been attending the hospital as an outpatient, reported that she had been suffering from dyspepsia and general weakness along with oedema of the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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