Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Mar 1853 Date of death: 24 Apr 1853 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Albuminous urine. Diseased kidney. Peculiar arterial distribution to the kidney. Fibrin in the peritoneal and pleural sacs. Hypertrophied heart Disease (standardised): Oedema (Face); Oedema (Leg); Albuminuria (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Fibrin (Abdomen); Fibrin (Pleura);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: A very pallid, deaf, elderly person who stated that her face first began to swell about five weeks before admission and subsequently her legs also became dropsical. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1853 Date of death: 8 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous state of cervical glands. Deposits in the lungs and spleen. Adherent pericardium Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Spleen); Adherent (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 patient presented himself for admission on account of a tumour which had been growing at the back of his neck for about two months. 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: 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: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Feb 1853 Date of death: 25 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Caries of body and ramus of jaw. Ulceration of thyroid and occipital arteries Disease (standardised): Caries (Jaw); Ulcer (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: He was admitted on account of swelling on the right side of the jaw which he said had existed for about ten months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, face, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jul 1853 Date of death: 25 Jul 1853 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged and dilated heart. Recent fibrin in the pleural, pericardial and peritoneal cavities. Extravasation of blood into the lungs. Diseased kidneys. Congested liver Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fibrin (Pleura); Fibrin (Heart); Fibrin (Abdomen); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Kidney);Congestion (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 he had caught cold after being wet through seven months ago. 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: 12 Jul 1853 Date of death: 12 Aug 1853 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Injury to the leg. Fibrin and puriform fluid in the veins of the leg. Secondary deposits in the lungs Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Injury (Leg); Fibrin (Veins); Deposits (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Wyndowe, Samuel Jardine Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: The patient was admitted for an injury of the leg produced by a kick from a horse two weeks before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Veins of left leg, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Aug 1853 Date of death: 24 Aug 1853 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Recent lymph in serous cavities Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); 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 patient was admitted with general dropsy of about two months standing. 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: 28 Aug 1853 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Death supposed to be from loss of blood. Injury of the arm. Punctures of one of the deep veins accompanying the brachial artery Disease (standardised): Injury (Arm); Punctures (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Wyndowe, Samuel Jardine Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient was brought in dead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left elbow, cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Oct 1853 Date of death: 20 Oct 1853 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism whilst as the gold diggings. Hypertrophy of the heart. Valvular disease. Old pleural adhesions Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Adhesions (Pleura) 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 whose birth and education seemed to have been rather above his present position, stated that dyspnoea had been coming on during the last two months. He had been at the Golu diggings in California. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Oct 1853 Date of death: 24 Nov 1853 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Old and recent pericarditis. Hypertrophy of left ventricular walls. Cirrhosis of the liver Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (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 patient was admitted on the sixth day of an attack of acute rheumatism which had been very severe and was accompanied by pain in the region of the heart and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Dec 1853 Date of death: 15 Dec 1853 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Extravasation of blood into texture of the lung. Extensive atheromatous state of the aorta Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Extravasation (Lung); 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: This man was admitted complaining of palpitation of the heart and shortness of breathing for which he had been suffering since June. 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: 17 Dec 1853 Date of death: 24 Dec 1853 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Pulmonary apoplexy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (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: This patient stated that he had been ill only a week with severe cold, cough and pain in the lower part of the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 53 Date of admission: 4 Jan 1854 Date of death: 31 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys. Extravasated blood in kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Extravasation (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient had been first in hospital in October 1850. She then stated that she had been suffering more or less for 3 years from cough, swelling of legs & palpitation of the heart. She had never had rheumatism, except that she had slight pains which she called rheumatic during the last month. She had been confined to bed 3 weeks’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 58 Date of admission: 8 Feb 1854 Date of death: 12 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & liver. Atheromatous aorta Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had suffered very much for 2 or 3 years from shortness of breath on any exertion, with palpitation of the heart. He never had rheumatism’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 20 Date of admission: 1 Feb 1854 Date of death: 17 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Fibrous vegetations on the mitral & aortic valves. Deposits in spleen & kidneys Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Vegetations (Blood vessels, heart); Deposit (Kidney); Deposit (Spleen) Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This young man, on his admission, presented the appearance of […] labouring under phthisis in its advanced state’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 45 Date of admission: 18 Mar 1854 Date of death: 24 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Ligature of a uterine polypus. Fibrin coagulaum in veins Disease (standardised): Ligature (Uterus); Polyps (Uterus); Thrombosis (Blood vessels) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This person was originally admitted into the hospital on the 19th Oct 1853 and was taken charge of by Dr Lee, at the desire of Dr Page. She was admitted with large uterine polypus, and gave the history that she had borne 3 children, the last having been still-born about 7 years ago. The catamenia [menstruation] had at no time been very regular, but twice then she had suffered from one or two severe floodings, and during the last 4 years had been free from red or colourful discharge’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, iliac veins
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 68 Date of admission: 19 Apr 1854 Date of death: 20 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'Reported to have been long ailing but only confined to bed 9 or 10 days, with cough & shortness of breath’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Dec 1846 Date of death: 27 Dec 1846 Disease (transcribed): Hydro thorax. Congestion and inflammation of lungs. Considerable hypertrophy and dilatation of heart with extensive disease of the aortic valves. Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleural cavity); Congestion (Lung); Inflammation (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient stated that he had enjoyed excellent health up to two months ago, when he began to suffer from slight cough, dyspnoea and pain in chest referred to the cardiac region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Dec 1846 Date of death: 03 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Softening of brain. Old apoplectic clot. Ossified cerebral arteries. Dilatation of heart with hypertrophy. Granular kidneys with diminution of size Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Thrombosis (Brain); Ossified (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in an unconscious state, but from her friend's account it was ascertained that about two years ago she had a fit of an apopleptic character, which left her partially paralytic. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 03 Jan 1847 Date of death: 03 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Tubercles and vomicae of lungs. Emphysema. Fatty and diseased heart. Diseased aorta. Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a moribund state, and died about ten minutes after admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 03 Dec 1846 Date of death: 11 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with great congestion. Diseased heart. Enlarged liver. Pus in wrist joint with no ulceration of cartilages. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Enlarged (Liver); Suppuration (Wrist) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was reported to be labouring under severe affection of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen and upper extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Jan 1847 Date of death: 20 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Old pleuritis. Emphysema. Bronchitis. Slight disease of heart, with thin walls. Liver contracted. Kidneys granular. Ascites Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney);Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient stated that about six weeks ago she began to suffer from cough and dyspnoea, which had gradually increased in severity ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Dec 1846 Date of death: 27 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Inflammation and pus in femoral vein. Secondary abscesses in lungs Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Veins); Abscess (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The accident which was caused by a fall from a waggon occurred fifteen miles from town and he was brought to the hospital in an open cart during a sharp frost. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30-40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 03 Feb 1847 Date of death: 03 Feb 1847 Disease (transcribed): Heart flabby. Large right ventricle. Blood fluid. Ascites. Enlarged liver. Encephaloid tumour of left ovary. Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Enlarged (Liver); Tumour (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a moribund state and expired in about half an hour after admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jan 1847 Date of death: 09 Feb 1847 Disease (transcribed): Empyema after acute pleuritis. The chest tapped during life. Heart fatty with deposits of atheroma on aorta. Kidneys mottled and granular. Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient reported that he had enjoyed good health up to four months ago, when he got an attack of bronchitis from which he had never entirely recovered. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a