Occupation or role: Chemist Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1873 Date of death: 19 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid carcinoma of liver. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lung) 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 man stated that he had been failing in health for the last two years with pain in the chest and frequent cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1879 Date of death: 6 Apr 1879 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Weak heart Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient began to sneeze and cough some ten days before admission. Five days later, he was attacked with pain in the right side, headache and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 May 1853 Date of death: 29 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia from abscess in the finger. Secondary lobular pneumonia Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Fingers); Pneumonia (Lung) 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 man was reported to have had a sore finger for three weeks and suffered from cough all the time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right hand and arm, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 May 1850 Date of death: 12 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Kidneys coarse Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) 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 man had been an out patient at the Hospital at the end of the previous year and for more than six months had been constantly suffering from cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Pensioner Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jun 1849 Date of death: 14 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Mitral valve thick & opaque. Scrofulous tubercular deposit in the subperitoneal tissue & substance of liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys &c Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Deposit (Peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'An old pensioner who had been at a review on 1st June, when he said he had sweated a great deal & caught fresh cold. He had however had cough 3 weeks, but denied that he was in the habit of perspiring very freely, or that he had ever spit blood. Was complaining of great weakness so as to be unable to sit up in bed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jun 1848 Date of death: 17 Jun 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Contracted tubercular cavities. Dilated heart. Extensive disease of aorta. Obliteration of one aortic valve. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries) 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 had only become conscious of palpitation of the heart during the last twelve months, but had suffered from cough during two winters. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: [No age stated] Date of admission: 29 Apr 1878 Date of death: 30 Apr 1878 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not examined' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not reported, as the body was not examined' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 28 Date of admission: 2 May 1854 Date of death: 7 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in the beginning of March 1853 with a very severe attack of bronchitis. He stated that he had been subject to cough & shortness of breath for 5 years, but having caught fresh cold was much worse then than usual; he had spit blood during this attack, but there was no evidence of tubercular deposit in the lungs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 May 1851 Date of death: 16 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Double aortic bruit. Extravasation of blood into the substance of the lung. Heart hypertrophied & dilated, & with fibrinous & calcareous concretions on aortic & mitral valves, these[?] being readily removed. Enlarged & congested liver. Soft ‘block’ in spleen Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Lungs); Bruit (Aorta); Extravasation (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver, spleen) 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 man, whose occupation was that of a gardener, said that he had been ill ever since October. His illness had begun with cough & shortness of breath, brought on as he believed, by being wet through on one occasion. Latterly he had been losing flesh & spitting blood, and only a fortnight before admission his legs had begun to swell. He was a man of dissipated habits which he alleged were due to the necessity for drinking beer when employed in the hothouse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Literary man Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1852 Date of death: 26 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fibrinous effusions into peritoneal and pleural cavities. Diseased kidneys and spleen with old pleural adhesions. Fluid blood Disease (standardised): Fibrin (Abdomen); Fibrin (Pleura); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Spleen); Adhesions (Pleura); Fluid (Blood) 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 was admitted complaining of rheumatism of a subacute form. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium and blood Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1848 Date of death: 17 Jun 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary extravasation and emphysema. Diseased heart with aneurismal dilatation of left ventricle. Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient stated that ten months before admission he had a severe illness accompanied by sharp pain in the chest for which he was bled, and since then he had palpitations and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Mar 1882 Date of death: 26 Apr 1882 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of liver, lung and mediastinum Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Liver); Carcinoma (Lung); Carcinoma (Thorax) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: She had drunk all her life very large quantities of spirits. About five months before admission she broke her ribs and was treated at the hospital. She dated pain in the thoracic and abdominal regions, much headache, nausea and vomiting from this. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, mediastinum, peritoneum, liver, stomach, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1850 Date of death: 14 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and lymph in arachnoid. Ventricles distended with serum. Fornix soft. Tubercles in right pleura and right lung. Few tubercles in spleen. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Disease (Brain); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen) 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: The previous history of this case was not very distinct. The mother supposed his illness to have been caused by exposure to the sun. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 May 1865 Date of death: 22 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She had an attack of acute rheumatism eighteen months ago. The present attack was mainly confined to the knees and hands. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 May 1851 Date of death: 15 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy. Excessive tubercular infiltration with vomicae at upper parts of both lungs which contained some miliary tubercle throughout their entire substance Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs)
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 had suffered, he stated, from winter cough during some years, and now had not been free from it for 5 months past, but had given up work only a few days before admission. He was very much emaciated, his voice was rather hoarse, and he had occasionally spit a little blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 63 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 May 1852 Date of death: 26 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fibrin into left pleural sac with white patches on surface of heart, liver and spleen. Hepatization of left lung. Diseased kidneys and liver. Atheroma of aorta Disease (standardised): Fibrin (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney);Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She was admitted suffering from cough and dyspnoea with swelling of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Mar 1853 Date of death: 5 Jun 1853 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Intestinal ulceration. Peculiar contraction of ileo-caecal valve Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Contraction (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 lad stated that he had had an attack of cold last Christmas but otherwise had been quite well until seven or eight weeks ago when he again caught a cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Enjoiner Gender: Male Age: 37 Date of admission: 12 Apr 1854 Date of death: 11 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulcerated intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Leg); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted suffering from diarrhoea which had existed more or less since Xmas. He was enjoiner by trade and had been at that time much exposed to cold’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1869 Date of death: 12 Apr 1869 Disease (transcribed): Acute tuberculosis. Tubercular disease of larynx, lungs and intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from sore throat. There was no history of Phthisis in the family and he said that he had not suffered from sore throat. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1852 Date of death: 26 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in both lungs with vomicae, one of which had penetrated into the pleural sac. White patch on the heart. Ulcerated intestines opening one into the other Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines) 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 patient was admitted suffering from cough and spitting with shortness of breathing, considerable emaciation and night sweats. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jul 1850 Date of death: 15 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular inflammation of brain and tubercles in lungs and in peritoneum. Ulceration of intestine Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient stated that she had an attack of Rheumatism about the months previously, from which she had never perfectly recovered. She was complaining on her admission chiefly of pain in the back across the hips and extending down the back part of the left thigh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 May 1872 Date of death: 22 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of pleura, liver and brain Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: About five weeks ago pain commenced in the head with dizziness and some loss of vision. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and glands Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jun 1871 Date of death: 13 Jun 1871 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Jun 1848 Date of death: 22 Jun 1848 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Small ulceration of bowel. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (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: The patient stated that he had been suffering chiefly from pain in the stomach and abdomen, which was so severe that he was scarcely able to sit up. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1872 Date of death: 23 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Lardaceous disease Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This woman who was a lace maker and the mother of ten children, stated that for the last eighteen months she had had much cough and spitting, occasionally bringing up blood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a