Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 May 1853 Date of death: 30 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Effusion of blood into the pleural sac to a great extent. Friable lung. Slightly diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Effusion (Pleura); Friable (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He had attended for three days as an out patient on account of a fracture of the ribs on the left side which had been caused by the kick of a horse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: 76 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 May 1853 Date of death: 3 Jun 1853 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Incontinence of urine. Hydrocele. Hernia (reducible). Senile debility Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Incontinence of urine (Bladder); Hydrocele (Scrotum); Hernia (Abdomen); Frailty (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The friends objected to any examination Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 32 Date of admission: 26 Apr 1854 Date of death: 3 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Albumenous urine. Epileptic convulsions Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidney); Epilepsy (Brain) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’ Post mortem notes: 'This body was removed unexamined’
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: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1853 Date of death: 4 Jun 1853 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of the foot. Atheromatous state of the femoral arteries to a slight extent. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Six weeks before his admission he noticed a small sore between the second and third toes of the left foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Blood vessels of the lower extremities, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
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] Gender: Male Age: 44 Date of admission: 6 May 1854 Date of death: 9 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Hypertophy & dilatation of heart, diseased valves. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient presented on admission a remarkable degree of emaciation of the face & upper part of the body, with considerable anasarca of the lower extremities & superficial ulceration of the skin’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 April 1855 Date of death: 1 May 1855 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: A fortnight before admission this woman caught cold and in a few days lost her voice, felt tightness across her chest and had considerable dyspnoea, but no cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 53 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Apr 1875 Date of death: 25 Apr 1875 Disease (transcribed): Acute tubercular pneumonia Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This woman was admitted having had cough the two previous winters. She said that she had had sore throat and loss of voice for two months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs and larynx 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: [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] Gender: Female Age: 7 Date of admission: 21 Dec 1853 Date of death: 11 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Disease of cervical vertebrae Disease (standardised): Disease (Vertebrae) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: n/a Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not reported’ Post mortem notes: 'The body was removed unexamined’
Occupation or role: Married Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Apr 1871 Date of death: 13 Jun 1871 Disease (transcribed): Diabetes mellitus Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William and Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: n/a Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord (‘the head & spinal cord only were examined at the special request of the relatives’)
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 May 1851 Date of death: 18 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Ascites & anasarca. Hypertrophy of heart with thickening of the flaps of aortic & mitral valves, & mitral valve constriction. Slight dilatation of the arch & root of aorta. Low double pneumonia. Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) 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 patient, a married woman who had borne 11 children, alleged that her illness was only of about a month’s duration. Since then she had suffered from cough & palpitation & shortness of breath, & 3 weeks ago first the right & then the left leg had swelled, and subsequently the abdomen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1873 Date of death: 23 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma and perforation of oesophagus. Abscess at root of right lung. Pneumonia. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Perforation (Oesophagus); Abscess (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: For about five months this man had had soreness in the throat and some difficulty in swallowing for which he had attended the Throat Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, oesophagus, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1852 Date of death: 30 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Anasarca. Blood by the bowels and bladder. Diseased kidneys. Old pleural adhesions. White patch on the heart. Thickening of capsules of the spleen and liver. Nodulated liver. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Thickening (Spleen);Thickening (Liver) ; Disease (Liver) 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 stated that his illness commenced with severe cold at Christmas. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 82 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1851 Date of death: 20 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur, high up. Ankylosis, entire, between the head of the femur & the ilium, evidently the result of ‘diseases’ of the joint. Vomicae in lungs Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Ankylosis (Thigh); Disease (Joints); Suppuration (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient, who was very old & feeble, was knocked down by a butcher’s boy while walking. He fell on his back & on being raised found he was unable to walk. He was found to have a simple fracture of the upper part of the left thigh’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip joint, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Omnibus conductor Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1874 Date of death: 11 May 1874 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull. Meningeal haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Meninges) 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: He fell off his omnibus and was brought to the hospital quite insensible. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 37 Date of admission: 26 Apr 1854 Date of death: 11 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Death whilst under chloroform previous to operation Disease (standardised): Operation Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted on account of a small mammary tumour’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx & trachea, cranium, abdomen. ‘The blood was examined by Dr Snow [John Snow], but no chloroform was found in it’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1851 Date of death: 20 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelatous inflammation following & accompanying anasarca. Disease of the kidneys. Pneumonia on the left side. Double pleurisy. Pericarditis of old standing Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart) 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 old man was admitted with erysipelas said to have been altogether of about a fortnights’ duration, having been better & worse at different time, & having recurred more severely a few days before his admission. It was also ascertained that his legs had been swelled for nearly a week before, and that the face had been puffy before there was any appearance of redness or any pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: General labourer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Apr 1875 Date of death: 22 Apr 1875 Disease (transcribed): Acute hepatitis Disease (standardised): Hepatitis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: A months ago this man began to suffer from cough and spitting and for the the last fortnight he had had slight oedema of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a