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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

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: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1882
Date of death: 5 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: For two months before admission she had almost constant headache, much restlessness and occasional vomiting. Her legs became swollen in the evenings and her eyesight was affected.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1869
Date of death: 16 Apr 1869
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: The patient was a baker and consequently exposed to alternations of heat and cold. Nine days before admission he was attacked with a feeling of faintness and giddiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1849
Date of death: 26 Jun 1849
Disease (transcribed): Extensive peritoneal tuberculosis. Tubercles in the lungs, in the subpleural areolar tissue & in the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Peritoneum, lungs, kidneys)
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 lad, who presented a very cachectic appearance, stated that he had suffered form diarrhoea for about a month, it having latterly become so urgent, that every thing he ate passed t hrough him, in about ¼ hour. He had never passed any blood. Latterly he had become considerably emaciated, but complained of no cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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: Carpenter
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1877
Date of death: 14 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Obscure cerebral symptoms. Lobular pneumonia. Bronchitis. Emphysema. Granular kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: No history could be obtained. The patient was emaciated and sallow, presented a perfectly composed and rational manner, and performed all the ordinary functions of life with precision. He was weak and did not rise from bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and spinal cord.
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1852
Date of death: 5 Jun 1852
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fever?
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1872
Date of death: 25 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Pleuritic effusion. Miliary tubercles in the lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 man stated that for about four months he had had a cough and spitting, and about five weeks ago the legs for the first time commenced to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

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

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1852
Date of death: 12 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Fungus form of carcinoma connected with the dura mater in two places appearing in the place externally and considered during life to be a sebaceous tumour. Carcinomatous growths in pancreas and kidneys and in pleurae
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Kidneys); Cancer (Pleura)
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: Illness had been gradually coming on ever since her last confinement about one and a half years ago. Her chief complaint was of pain at the left side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plumber and decorator
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1882
Date of death: 17 Jan 1882
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: In 1870 he had a sharp attack of pain in the great toe, and had had several similar attacks since. He had frequent attacks of bronchitic symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1879
Date of death: 9 Jan 1880
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema with bronchitis and lobular pneumonia. Enlarged prostate, with fasciculated bladder and degeneration of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Enlarged (Prostate); Fasciculated (Bladder); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient was too ill to give any detailed account of himself. He had been subject to bronchitic attacks ‘every winter’, the severity of the attack varying with the state of the weather.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial tubes, heart and vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1852
Date of death: 18 Jan 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthysis. Scrofulous deposit in the lungs in various stages. Diseased liver. Thickened capsule of the spleen
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Liver); Thickening (Spleen)
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 was admitted in a very weak and depressed stated, with a dusky colour of the face, cough and nervous anxiety.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1880
Date of death: 9 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the pia mater and lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Father healthy. Mother delicate. The patient was the 7th child. Four others have died in childhood from chest diseases. The child was weaned at 6 months of age. Since has constantly ailed with cough, screaming fits, diarrhoea, capricious appetite. Could not walk until more than 2 years of age. Has often complained of headache'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1875
Date of death: 29 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (red and grey hepatization of lungs)
Disease (standardised): 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 had been attacked a week previously with acute pain across the loins, followed by dyspnoea, cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1852
Date of death: 5 Jun 1852
Disease (transcribed): Phthysis. Scrophulous deposits (miliary) in both lungs. Vomica in right lung communicating with a bronchial tube and opening into pleural sac causing pneumothorax. Recent pleurisy. Recent fibrinous granulations on aortic valve flaps
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Fibrin (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He had been subject to coughs for some time, and had spit blood two or three years ago from hard drinking. His breathing was a good deal oppressed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 May 1848
Date of death: 23 Jun 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with hepatisation. Tubercles and vomicae in lung. Dwindled and granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted under the influence of mercury, with gums and cheeks very much swollen and tender. She stated that her illness had commenced a month ago with general pain, uneasiness, giddiness and faintness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1871
Date of death: 16 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (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’

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: Butler
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1878
Date of death: 7 May 1878
Disease (transcribed): Inflammatory oedema of the lungs; large kidney, fatty granular and lardaceous
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Lardaceous disease (Kidney);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'This patient was transferred from the Surgeons: when in a moribund condition. No proper examination of his case was practicable'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach
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: Butler
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1869
Date of death: 21 Apr 1869
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
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 man had suffered from cough and expectoration in the winter months for many years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 47
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1854
Date of death: 16 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’
Post mortem notes: 'The body was not examined’

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1851
Date of death: 24 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy on the right side of the chest. Pleural sac found to contain serum, purulent fluid & fibrinous effusion. Old ‘white patches’ on the surface of the heart
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
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: 'This man stated that he had suffered from an attack of cold which set in with severe shivering about 3 months before, but from this he had completely recovered and was quite well till 2 days before his admission. He was then seized with pain in the right side, and had been since suffering from cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a