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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1853
Date of death: 16 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulceration of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This young woman had been an inpatient in the hospital some twelve months previously with a haemorrhoidal affection.
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: 2 May 1853
Date of death: 4 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Chronic inflammation of the caecum and ascending colon with ulceration. Peritonitis

Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Inflammation (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been in a state of great destitution and for many night had not had a bed to sleep on before his admission into the hospital.
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: 9 May 1853
Date of death: 16 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Scrofulous deposit in the mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted with slight haemoptysis of about ten days duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1853
Date of death: 21 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Pericarditis. Secondary deposit in lungs and frontal vein
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been seized a month before with pain in the left side accompanied by a good deal of cough and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1853
Date of death: 18 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration and stricture of oesophagus, having an ulcerated opening leading into the pleural cavity and left bronchus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Ulcer (Oesophagus); Constriction (Oesophagus); Ulcer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had laboured for some time under stricture of the oesophagus which from her aspect was evidently of a malignant nature.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea and oesophagus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1853
Date of death: 25 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Wound of hand. Pleurisy. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: Three weeks before his admission his right hand had been hammed between the wheel and body of a cart, causing a lacerated wound on the dorsum of the hand.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right upper extremity, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1853
Date of death: 4 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus tubercles in the lung. Scirrhus disease of the pancreas and duodenum partially obliterating the excreting ducts. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Duodenum); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had enjoyed perfectly good health until two years before when his ailment had begun with pain on the left side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1853
Date of death: 19 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulceration of the intestine
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: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: An emaciated tubercular looking boy who had been ailing for three months past but had more particularly suffered from pain in the abdomen.
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: 16 Jun 1853
Date of death: 2 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Loose cartilaginous (looking) bodies in the left pleural cavity. Disease of the kidneys and bladder
Disease (standardised): Deposits (Pleura); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was originally admitted on account of pain in making water and other symptoms of inflamed bladder.
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: 22 Jun 1853
Date of death: 8 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the great toe. Secondary deposits in the anterior mediastinum, lungs, kidneys and right testis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Toes); Deposits (Thorax); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Kidney); Deposits (Testis)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of an abscess in the great toe of the right foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1853
Date of death: 16 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulceration of the intestines
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: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient had been ill seven or eight days. He was in a low and depressed state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1853
Date of death: 15 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Endocarditis. Typhus
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Endocarditis (Heart); Typhus, epidemic louse-borne (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under the worst form of fever with great depression.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 2 ½
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1853
Date of death: 20 Feb 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Deformity from cicatrices of burn. Operation
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Burn (Skin); Scar (Skin); Operation
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted in July of last year on account of a superficial burn of the neck, arms & face. The burn of the neck & right arm was followed by sloughing & the child was at first in rather an alarming state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1853
Date of death: 21 Oct 1853
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Pleuritic effusion on both sides of the chest
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been out of health for two years past, during which he had suffered a good deal from rheumatism in various parts of his body, especially in his back and shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1853
Date of death: 24 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the tarsal bones. Phthisis. Scrofulous tubercles in one kidney
Disease (standardised): Caries (Foot); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been in the hospital in the early part of the year with disease of the right foot and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1853
Date of death: 23 Oct 1853
Disease (transcribed): Scrotal hernia having a double sac. Pleurisy. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Scrotum); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: He was admitted with considerable oedema of the legs and much dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left scrotal cavity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1853
Date of death: 5 Oct 1853
Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fluid in the ventricles. Extravasation of blood in the pons. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient when first seen was in a curious half conscious condition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1853
Date of death: 22 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Serous effusion in pleurae. Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Lungs oedematous
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Scrotum); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of sloughey ulcer on each leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1853
Date of death: 9 Oct 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Pericarditis. Endocarditis. Renal disease. Stricture of the urethra
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Constriction (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted as a postponed patient of the previous week, having been then reported on as a case of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1853
Date of death: 5 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: He was admitted with pretty severe haemoptysis of about a week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1853
Date of death: 2 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema. Arterio posterior curvature of the spine
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Curvature (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted having been believed to have injured his spinal column by a fall.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1853
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Haemothorax
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was quite dead when brought into the hospital. He was found in a stable in which he was not employed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1853
Date of death: 18 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the thigh. Phthisis pulmonalis and pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man on admission presented the usual symptoms of synovitis of the knee followed by ulceration of the cartilages.
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: 3 Nov 1853
Date of death: 4 Nov 1853
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Gangrene of the lung
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pnuemonia (Lung); Gangrene (Lung)
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 was admitted in a moribund state having been attacked only a fortnight before with cough and severe pain in the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 10
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1853
Date of death: 10 Feb 1854
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the pubis. Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pubic bone); Pleuropneumonia (Lung, pleura)
Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This little girl had been run over by a carriage in the street, & when admitted was believed to be injured principally in the face, where there was some abrasion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of injury: Trauma / accident