Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851 Date of death: 19 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Bronchitis. Congestion of the lungs & liver &c. Peritonitis. Ulceration of the mucous membrane of the small intestines Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Bronchitis (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs, liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a report of having been out of sorts for 3 weeks & laid up entirely during a fortnight. She complained of headache & pain in the back which was especially accompanied by a feeling of chilliness and great feeling of weakness’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Aug 1847 Date of death: 02 Oct 1847 Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Compressed lungs. Enlarged heart with hypertrophy and dilatation. Atheromatous condition of valves and aorta. Obstruction of the orifice of coronary artery. Ascites and diseased liver. Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleural cavity); Compressed (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Obstruction (Arteries); Ascites (Abdomen);Disease (Liver)
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 admitted complaining of Dropsy which had come on suddenly five days ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1860 Date of death: 21 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Operation. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation; Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Pollock, George Medical notes: 'This patient had had an umbilical hernia for some years & she had never worn any support for it’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, heart
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jul 1872 Date of death: 25 Aug 1872 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Pyelitis. Perforation of bladder. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Pyelitis (Kidney); Perforation (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy Medical notes: This man had had stricture for ten years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Kidneys, bladder and peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jul 1879 Date of death: 11 Jul 1879 Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction from an ovarian tumour. Peritonitis. Ovariotomy Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Tumour (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ovariotomy (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was perfectly well in the morning of July 4th. Then felt sick and ill. Two hours later vomiting came on and recurred several times. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, ovary, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Aug 1863 Date of death: 18 Au 1863 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George Medical notes: This woman had suffered from a femoral hernia for the last five years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, pleurae, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, intestines and omentum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Sep 1848 Date of death: 20 Sep 1848 Disease (transcribed): Peritoneal inflammation. Faecal abscess. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Abdomen); Abscess (Intestines) 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’s illness was said to have commenced in consequence of exposure to cold while menstruating. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bus conductor Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1871 Date of death: 3 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); 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 in the hospital a year ago for a left inguinal hernia, which he could not reduce, and which he had then noticed a year. He had worn a truss. It was reduced by ice & rest’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Aug 1873 Date of death: 5 Aug 1873 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration and obstruction of intestines. Peritonitis. Abscess of lungs Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Lung) 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 man was admitted with symptoms of intestinal obstruction from which he had been suffering some days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, hernia, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jun 1868 Date of death: 8 Jul 1868 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of tibia. Peritonitis (secondary?) Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient was transferred from the medical wards with abscesses of the left leg after erysipelas. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1872 Date of death: 20 Aug 1872 Disease (transcribed): Dislocation of symphysis pubis. Rupture of urethra. Separation of sacro-iliac synchrondroses Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Pelvis); Rupture (Urethra); Separation (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy Medical notes: This man had been struck by the driving rod of an engine, being caught between it and the platform. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, muscles, lungs, heart, abdomen, bladder and urethra Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Thatcher Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Aug 1871 Date of death: 1 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of glands, skin & abdominal viscera Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Glands, skin, 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 man had good health until March 1871, when he first noticed a hardness in left groin, this increased and spread over pubes and to other groin: during the three weeks previous to admission hard patches appeared on thighs’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Sweep Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 May 1873 Date of death: 3 Aug 1873 Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of groin. Haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Cancer (Groin); Haemorrhage (Groin) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Lodging house keeper Gender: Male Age: 78 Date of admission: 24 Jun 1878 Date of death: 30 Jun 1878 Disease (transcribed): Strangted [Strangulated] inguinal hernia – Operation – Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Admitting doctor: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 May 1846 Date of death: 25 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Pleuritis with sero-purulent effusion on left side. Old adhesions on right side. Very large vomicae containing pus. Old peritonitis in region of spleen. Mesenteric glands universally enlarged. Ulcers of small and large intestines. Scrofulous ulceration of mucous membrane of uterus. Large coagula with pus in their interior blocked up the iliac and femoral arteries in left side, having produced oedema of lung during life. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Mesenteric gland); Ulcer (Intestines);Tuberculosis (Uterus) ; Ulcer (Uterus) ; Coagula (Arteries) ; Oedema (Lung) 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 cough and dyspnoea, and general anasarca. She stated that she was quite well about three weeks ago, when the catamenia ceased rather suddenly and she began to cough and expectorate and to suffer from 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: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846 Date of death: 25 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of mucous membrane lining trachea and larynx. Thickening of corde vocales. Old pleuritis. Lungs filled with vomicae. Ascites with lymph in fluid. Tubercular deposits on attached surfaces of peritoneum. Liver rounded and puckered. Kidneys granular. Spleen large and soft. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Trachea); Ulcer (Larynx); Thickening (Vocal cords); Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Lung);Ascites (Abdomen) ; Tuberculosis (Abdomen) ; Disease (Liver) ; Disease (Kidney) ; Disease (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 in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846 Date of death: 21 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Universal old adhesions of pleurae on both sides. Vomicae of both lungs with hepatisation of the left one. Liver much enlarged. Serum in peritoneal cavity. Ulceration of the mucous membrane of lower portion of the small intestine and the head of the colon. Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Lung); Enlarged (Liver); Serum (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: It appeared from this patient’s account, that he caught cold about six months ago and since that time had had a constant cough, for the first sic weeks, dry and hacking, but since that date, accompanied by profuse expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 69 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Aug 1871 Date of death: 23 Aug 1871 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): 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: 'She had had a rupture nine years. Had never worn a truss. Bowel had been protruding for 3 weeks. Had not acted since 16th on which day she first had pain in abdomen and sickness’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846 Date of death: 20 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions of pleura and recent pleuritis. Vomicae and tubercular deposits in both lungs. Old peritonitis in region of liver. Enlarged mesenteric glands. Tubercular deposits in cellular tissue of intestines and omentum. Ulceration of lower portion of small intestines of the caput coli Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Mesenteric gland); Tuberculosis (Intestines);Tuberculosis (Abdomen) ; Ulcer (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 stated that since February 1845, when she caught a violent cold, she had been never free from cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 10 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Aug 1846 Date of death: 20 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of hip joint. Ulceration of cartilages of joint. Softening of bones. Abscess in pelvis communicating with the abscess of the hip. Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip); Ulcer (Hip); Softening (Bones); Abscess (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient presented all the usual characteristics of scrofulous disease of the hip joint for eighteen months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and hip joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jul 1845 Date of death: 26 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn. Mucous surface of duodenum slightly increased in vascularity. Other viscera healthy Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an extensive burn situated upon the right arm, right side of the chest, neck and face, and apparently in many places having destroyed the whole thickness of the skin. Her clothes had caught fire shortly before her admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Aug 1847 Date of death: 27 Aug 1847 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in apex of left lung. Compression of right lung. Peritonitis. Extensive suppuration of liver and extensive ulceration of the large intestines. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Compression (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Liver); 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 man was admitted suffering as it appeared from fever accompanied by diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coach man Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1872 Date of death: 6 Aug 1872 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Intestine opened. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); 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 man was admitted with the history that he had had a tumour for eighteen years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Aug 1847 Date of death: 23 Aug 1847 Disease (transcribed): Wound of knee joint. Injury of bone. Diffuse suppuration of thigh. Secondary inflammation of pleura and peritoneum. Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Inflammation (Pleura); Inflammation (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was admitted with a longitudinal lacerated wound caused by an axe he was using glancing off and the edge of it striking the knee. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Miller Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1874 Date of death: 22 Jan 1874 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of chest Disease (standardised): Cancer (Thorax) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a