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Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1876
Date of death: 3 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Tubercle
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been in good health until a fortnight before his admission, at which time he had a tooth abscess which was followed by some suppuration and several rigors.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1876
Date of death: 2 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of cervical glands, palate, lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Mouth); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman said that she had been subject to cough and spitting for some time and had spat some blood a few weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, palate, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1876
Date of death: 3 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lungs. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been in good health until three weeks before his admission, since when he had had cough, spitting and gradually increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1876
Date of death: 16 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the mesentery
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mesentery)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been out of health for six months. The abdomen began to swell and had increased ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, colon, peritoneum and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1876
Date of death: 2 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Chronic meningitis. Serous effusion into ventricles of brain
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This girl was said to have been out of health for a fortnight with abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Telegraph messenger
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1876
Date of death: 15 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This boy was said to have been in good health until the day before his admission when on getting up in the morning he found pain across the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, intestines and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1876
Date of death: 6 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia and glandular induration
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Induration (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: There was a doubtful history of scarlatina and she was said to have had a slight rash before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen and mesentery glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Under butler
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1876
Date of death: 4 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had had dyspnoea and palpitation for eight months, and the legs had been swelling for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Boot maker
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1875
Date of death: 27 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the prostate
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man stated that he had had diarrhoeas and on and off for nine months, which had been worse during the last three, during which time he had lost much flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, bladder and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1876
Date of death: 24 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): General lithic acid and urate of soda and pus in joints and other tissues
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Suppuration (Joints); Suppuration (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman was first admitted in May 1873. When admitted this time the right wrist and elbow were shining red and very painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Joints, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1876
Date of death: 21 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid of the mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman said that three months ago she had noticed pain in the right side of the abdomen, which gradually moved to the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: n/a
Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease. Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with a history of cough, spitting and pain in the left side for a month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1876
Date of death: 8 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the right side of the chest
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was brought in dead, consequently there are no notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, heart, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1876
Date of death: 10 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Empyema of left thoracic cavity
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had had cough and spitting for ten years on and off, and during that time he had lost much flesh and had night sweats but no diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1876
Date of death: 9 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman said that for twelve months she had been subject to palpitation, dyspnoea and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1876
Date of death: 4 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Ventricular apoplexy of the right side of the brain
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man fell down insensible during his dinner, having complained of headache for a few minute previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1876
Date of death: 12 Jan 1876
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of aorta. Haemorrhage into pericardium
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Aorta); Haemorrhage (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was admitted complaining of pain in the chest and died about immediately after his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Broker
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1875
Date of death: 3 Jan 1876
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had had dyspnoea for the last ten months, gradually increasing, with slight and occasional cough and spitting for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1876
Date of death: 11 Jan 1876
Disease (transcribed): Advanced cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was said to have had several attacks of delirium tremens. When had admitted he had been delirious for two days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1875
Date of death: 3 Jan 1876
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease. Adherent pericardium and cardiac hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This boy was said to have had Rheumatic Fever three years before his admission. For the last six months he had suffered from dropsy which commenced in the hands, and then spread to the legs and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1875
Date of death: 31 Dec 1875
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Slight fibrosis of liver and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Fibrosis (Liver); Fibrosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been subject to winter cough for ten years. His present attack had lasted twelve months, during which time he had been getting gradually worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1850
Date of death: 19 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Caries of cranium. Abscess of scalp. Old pleural adhesions, with condensation of lung, and several cavities on right. No tubercles
Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Abscess (Scalp); Adhesions (Pleura); Cavities (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert. Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man applied for admission for relief of cough and spitting with pain on the right side of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Monthly nurse
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1849
Date of death: 3 Sep 1849
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Clot in the substance of the right hemisphere. Atheromaous deposit in the arteries of the brain. Hypertrophy of the heart. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Clot (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Brain); Disease (Heart, 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: 'A monthly nurse. Had left home in the morning in her usual health to take a situation where she was engaged to attend a lady in her confinement, and was seized with pain in the head in walking along the street, which when she reached the hospital was so severe that she felt utterly unable to proceed. She described it as confined to the right side of the head, and being so intense that she could not hold up’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1878
Date of death: 27 Dec 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 reported here as the body was not examd [examined]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1878
Date of death: 18 Dec 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 reported here, as the body was not examd [examined]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Type of incident: n/a