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Occupation or role: Married
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1874
Date of death: 16 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Kidney); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: She had had epigastric pain for four or five days accompanied with vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1850
Date of death: 18 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Large heart. Right kidney hypertrophied and congested. Left kidney atrophied.
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient had considerable congestion of the face and difficulty of breathing. He stated that his present illness had began at Christmas last, with cough, shortness of breath and his legs had begun to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1860
Date of death: 11 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the ovary
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Ovaries)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This young woman attributed her complaint to sudden cessation of the catamenial discharge [menstruation], caused by fright four years ago. It appeared that an eel was suddenly twisted round her neck during one of the monthly periods, which was followed by a sudden suppression of the discharge, which never reappeared’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1915
Date of death: 16 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis with emphysema. Dry pleurisy. Arterio sclerotic kidney. Delirium
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Arteriosclerosis (Kidney); Delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient had been troubled with cough as long as she could remember. The cough had been severe during the last two years and she had become increasingly short of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Manservant
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1913
Date of death: 30 Apr 1913
Disease (transcribed): Hysterectomy. Puerperal eclampsia? Consecutive suppurative nephritis. Albuminuric retinitis
Disease (standardised): Hysterectomy (Uterus); Puerperal disorders (Urogenital system); Eclampsia (Systemic); Suppuration (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Albuminuria (Kidney);Retinitis (Retina)
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: Roy, Donald Whatley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This woman thought herself to be about at term. Two months ago she had severe headache followed by unconsciousness and she was said to have had many fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1910
Date of death: 22 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Acute on chronic cystitis. Enlarged prostate. Connective nephritis. Aspiration pneumonia. Arteriosclerosis. Hypertrophied heart. (Paralysis agitans)
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Enlarged (Prostate); Nephritis (Kidney); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Disease (Heart);Parkinson disease (Central nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was found on a platform in a fainting condition. He vomited at first, and again after being brought to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 15 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1907
Date of death: 5 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of scrotum. Cellulitis of groin
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Scrotum); Cellulitis (Skin, Groin)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 22 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Heart enlarged. Dilatation of its cavities & hypertrophy of left ventricle. Calcareous deposits on aortic & mitral valve flaps. Old double pleurisy. Recent pleurisy on right side. Disease of kidneys. Atheroma of aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Was admitted under the care of Dr Bence Jones [Henry Bence Jones] in November 1850, complaining of cough & ‘stoppage of the breath’ which had then lasted more than a month. His general health continued good, and he had no previous illness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1852
Date of death: 29 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver. Spleen enlarged and occupied by fibrin deposits. Diseased kidneys. Atheromatous state of the aorta and coronary arteries.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Enlarged (Spleen); Fibrin (Spleen); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Seven months before admission she had an attack of jaundice, followed soon after by swelling of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1854
Date of death: 11 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased bladder. Purulent deposits in kidneys. Remains of an old haematocele?
Disease (standardised): Disease (Bladder); Deposit (Kidney); Haematocele (Genitalia)
Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This old man, who was in a state of senile dementia, was admitted on account of a difficulty in making water, which had existed, it was said, about 8 days. He could give no intelligible account of his disease & was in a very weak condition’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, scrotum, thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1856
Date of death: 11 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man said that he had been complaining of feeling giddy for three weeks. He was evidently dying of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861
Date of death: 15 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Gout. Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had been subject to gout for ten years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1870
Date of death: 4 Apr 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pleuritis.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 79
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was subject to a cough which was much aggravated for three months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1873
Date of death: 1 May 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of left ovary, abdominal glands and peritoneum. Peritonitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhoses (Liver); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: About six weeks back the patient felt ill, was not inclined to do work with occasional vomiting after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and ovary
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1885
Date of death: 10 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): 'Large white’ kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The patient was a gypsy. Eight weeks before admission he caught cold and three weeks after the legs began to swell, followed by the eyes and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1904
Date of death: 29 Mar 1904
Disease (transcribed): Mitral regurgitation. Infective endocarditis. Infarction of spleen and left kidney
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Infarction (Spleen, kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Not seen by Medical Registrar. See medical notes No. 501.04 [1904]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1911
Date of death: 23 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Left cerebral haemorrhage. Early red granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: She had giddiness of sudden onset four days ago. The patient did not lose consciousness but on recovering herself her right side was numb and lacked power.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suparenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, urinary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1846
Date of death: 1 May 1846
Disease (transcribed): Nodes on the forehead. Inflammation of larynx and trachea, with inflammation of sub mucous tissue. Lungs emphysematous and oedematous posteriorly. Abortion at six months.
Disease (standardised): Nodes (Head); Inflammation (Larynx); Inflammation (Trachea); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Abortion (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: When admitted, there were three soft nodes at the upper part of the forehead of this patient. When admitted she was four months gone with child.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Still room maid
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1875
Date of death: 29 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the aortic valves. Pneumonia. Renal embolism
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Embolism (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient said that she had been in good health until six weeks before admission when she was attacked with severe cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1867
Date of death: 25 Apr 1867
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia. Tuberculosis. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney)
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 child had been ill for two weeks before admission with whooping cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a