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Thomas Flaherty, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1850
Date of death: 8 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Recent peritonitis. Disease of the liver. Old ‘double’ pleurisy. Congestion of the lungs & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Pleurisy (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs, kidneys)
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 man was first admitted into the hospital in May, when in the absence of Dr Bence Jones [Henry Bence Jones], he came under the care of Dr Fuller [Henry William Fuller]. He had then been suffering about a month from ascites, and the legs had become anasarcous only a few days before admission. He had had no pain in his abdomen, except from the tension & sense of fulness latterly; the heart & kidneys appeared to be healthy and the only point of his history that could be made out as bearing upon his state was his having suffered from jaundice 28 years ago’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Collins, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1850
Date of death: 10 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia. Softening of brain. Occlusion of arteries at base of the brain
Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain); Softening (Brain); Occlusion (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Stated to have been previously in the enjoyment of good health, stout & well-made: he suffered from toothache for which two teeth were drawn, on the 19th and almost ever since the paralysis had been coming on. He had had no fit or loss of consciousness but was on admission unable to move the right arm or leg’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Wilson, 68, Farmer

Occupation or role: Farmer
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1850
Date of death: 20 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Large calculus of the bladder. Litho? . Abscess of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Lithotrity (Bladder); Abscess (Kidneys)

Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient, a farmer by profession, when admitted was a stout, healthy-looking man & he stated that he was of temperate habits, & some three years ago he passed for the first time a calculus of the size of a pea by the urethra, having been subject to passing gravel some years previously. After this, he had pain at the end of the penis after micturition, the stream of urine would sometimes suddenly cease, & then on altering his position flow again, it was also occasionally tinged with blood. These symptoms were increased after much exercise’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Ford, 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1850
Date of death: 22 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Abscess connected with the right sterno-clavicular articulation. Complete destruction of the joints & caries of contiguous bones. Scrofulous deposits in the ovaries, & on the lining surface of uterus. Tubercle & vomicae in lung. Ulceration of intestines & perforation of rectum
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Chest); Caries (Joints, bones); Tuberculosis (Ovaries, uterus, lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted, under the care of Mr Cutler [Edward Cutler] with an abscess apparently connected with the right sterno-clavicular articulation. There was a small opening over this spot, & a tube having been passed through it, a portion of the sternum & of the clavicle was found to be carious to some extent. She stated that she had noticed some degree of swelling for about six months at the upper part of the sternum’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Purdy, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1850
Date of death: 11 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were enlarged & occupied by considerable light yellowish substance. Peritonitis. Enlarged & congested liver. Pleurisy on left side. Left lung in state of chronic pneumonia at lower part. Both lungs congested. Slight hypertrophy of left ventricle of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Congestion (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: 'A married woman whose last child was born 6 years ago, in whom the menstrual periods had been becoming irregular for more than 12 months, and had now been entirely absent for 3 months, presented herself for admission with a pale rather bloated face & puffy eyelids. She stated that her legs had been swollen now for 12 weeks, and that the abdomen had become enlarged about a month afterwards’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Matthew Redmond, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1850
Date of death: 1 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Medullary carcinoma of the liver, gall bladder, pancreas &c., also of the cystic duct, with occlusion at the entrance of the gall bladder
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Liver, gallbladder, pancreas, cystic duct)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Warne, n/a, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1850
Date of death: 18 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease (malignant?) of the absorbent glands in the most important parts of the body, as the mediastina of the thorax, abdomen, neck, axillae &c, unaccompanied by ulceration. Congestion of most of the viscera also found post mortem
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Glands); Congestion (Internal organs)
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 on admission presented an appearance of general debility, the countenance was anxious in expression. The pulse quick & freqient from irritation. He complained of feeling of depression. In the neck on each side there were a good many round, glandular bodies, none of them larger than a walnut’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Leander Herne, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1850
Date of death: 10 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This woman, who was of gipsy origin, was admitted into the hospital under the care of Dr Nairne [Robert Nairne] in May last, when she reported that she had had 13 children, the last having been born only in February, She had a flooding last autumn in her confinement, but since the birth of her child the catamenia [menstruation] had returned regularly till a month before admission when she had missed on one occasion. She was then suffering from constant discharge with pain at lower part of abdomen, which was most severe in making water’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'In this case, the uterus was the only part which was examined’

Type of incident: n/a

John Harrison, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1850
Date of death: 26 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Albuminuria. Heart hypertrophied. Kidneys granular. Fluid in brain &c
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Albuminuria (Kidneys); Hypertrophy (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Fluid (Brain)
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 man who had been for many years of his life a gentleman’s servant, and had been accustomed to drink very freely, but who had been out of place of the last 4 years. He stated that he had enjoyed very good health until 4 weeks ago when his legs had swelled, had become very red & painful & had ultimately burst & formed small spots of ulceration, which were numerous around the ankles at the time of his admission, with some superficial redness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Maria Smith, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1851
Date of death: 13 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Old & recent peritonitis. Ascites & general dropsy. Adherent pericardium &c
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Adherent (Heart)
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 person had previously been admitted into the hospital under the care of Dr Bence Jones [Henry Bence Jones] when she stated that she had suffered from distention of the abdomen about 5 months. She had ‘a severe cold’ the previous Xmas but had suffered from no other serious ailment, and had never suffered from rheumatism of any sort. The legs had commenced to swell about the same time as the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Henry C. Benn, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1851
Date of death: 26 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles of lungs. Pleurisy. Heart dilated. Nutmeg liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver)

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 had suffered from cough and spitting for more than 12 months, but had been very much relieved during the summer, and only become worse since winter again set in. He had spit up about ½ a pint of blood 9 weeks ago, and had been very much worse ever since’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Martin, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1851
Date of death: 11 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
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 said by his friends to have been ailing for some days previously, that his attack had been one of some sort of slight fever, & that at 9am on the day of his admission he had been suddenly seized with trismus, which very soon assumed the appearance of general tetanus’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal cord, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Smith, 38, Bus driver

Occupation or role: Bus driver
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1851
Date of death: 13 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular infiltration throughout almost the whole of both lungs. Vomicae numerous. Double pleurisy. Ulceration of mucous membrane of epiglottis. Atheroma of mitral valves of the heart. Ulceration of the colon & caecum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Epiglottis); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Heart); Ulcer (Colon, caecum)
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: 'A ‘bus-driver’ & of rather dissipated habits, who stated that he had been ill about 9 or 10 days with pains in the limbs, with a pulse of 120, foul tongue & sweating profusely, & reported by his friends to be light headed. The joints both at wrists & ankles were swollen & painful, with scarcely any redness; the perspiration had rather an acid odour’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Anne Hutt, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1851
Date of death: 1 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of aortic & mitral valves. Diseased kidneys &c
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
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: 'A woman of rather cachectic appearance, with pale sallow complexion, complaining of general feeling of illness, with pain at the epigastrium, especially after eating, and extending under the ribs on the right side. She had been ill since Michaelmas, but could give no account of the origin of her symptoms’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Julia Willoughby, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1851
Date of death: 21 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles of brain. Softening
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Softening (Brain)
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 stated to have been ill only a fortnight before admission, having commenced with vomiting & pain of the head. During the last 3 days she had been constantly delirious, talking incoherently & screaming aloud. It appeared however that she had been long ailing & always complained of pain in the head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Tool, 31, Bricklayer’s labourer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer’s labourer
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1851
Date of death: 20 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the liver, left kidney & spleen. Also extravasation of much blood into peritoneal cavity & subperitoneal tissues. Fracture of ribs on both side. Pneumonia on right side. Fracture of sacrum & separation of sacro-iliac articulation on either side
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver, kidney, spleen); Extravasation (Abdomen); Fracture (Ribs, pelvis); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient, who was a bricklayer’s labourer, was brought to the hospital in a state of collapse, having just been precipitated from the scaffold near the Chinese Exhibition, a height of between 20 and 30 feet. The ribs on the left side were found to be extensively fractured though the exact seat of the injury could not be determined, as there was much emphysema all over the sides & front of the chest, & when he somewhat recovered from the collapse, he was in too great a state of depression to bear much manual examination’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Mary Ward, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1851
Date of death: 19 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of brain?
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain)
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: 'As the body was not examined this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The friends objected to any examination’

Type of incident: n/a

James Smart, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1851
Date of death: 11 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Emphysema of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Emphysema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'An exceedingly pale-faced man who applied first for relief as an out-patient on 14th January, complaining of pain across the loins, and headache, with white tongue & confined bowels. He said his health had been failing for a year past, but no cause could be discerned for his ex-sanguine condition’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Payne, 33, Omnibus driver

Occupation or role: Omnibus driver
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1851
Date of death: 22 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Liver enlarged, capsule thickened. Old peritonitis. Fluid in abdomen & pleura &c
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fluid (Abdomen, lungs)

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: 'An omnibus driver who stated that he had never been a man of dissipated habits. He had been ailing for 3 or 4 months, but nearly a month before admission had first found his abdomen enlarging, at first gradually, & then rapidly during a week past. The legs had also swollen latterly. He had no pain in the abdomen at first but now begins to suffer from it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Emma Dalton, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1851
Date of death: 17 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Adhesions between the various viscera of abdominal cavity. Inflammation, proceeding to extensive ulceration of the ileum & colon. Old pleurisy on the left side & old pneumonia also on both sides. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Adhesion (Abdomen); Inflammation (Ileum, colon); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs)
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 girl, in whom the catamenia [menstruation] had never appeared, and was of course supposed by her mother to be suffering from this cause, stated that a month before her admission, she had suffered from pain in the abdomen with considerable distention, which had disappeared; during the last fortnight hse had headache, & felt out of sorts, & the pain had recurred in the abdomen at intervals. She had been able to continue at work until the morning of 21st when she had a severe rigor’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

John Turner, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1851
Date of death: 5 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae in lungs. Old adhesions, including of larynx, & glands of intestines &c
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Adhesions (Larynx, intestines)

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 when admitted had all the general appearances of being in the last stage of phthisis but the emaciation was not great and he said that he had not been ill more than 3 days. His face was full & florid & his pulse 110 & very feeble’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Tomas, 39, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1851
Date of death: 12 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diarrhoea. Right lung hepatized. Ulceration of mucous membrane of caecum & peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Hepatization (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient said she had been ailing about a [fortnight] commencing with cough, headache, pains in the limbs &c. 5 days before admission she had a severe shivering followed by great heat of skin, but not perspiration. She complaining of a feeling of general debility with loss of appetite and much thirst, & pain in the abdomen. The bowels have acted 9 times during the last 24 hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Williams, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1851
Date of death: 20 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Large vomica at base of right lung, smaller at apex. Adherent pleura
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Adherent (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: 'A black, who said he had been ill 10 weeks with cough & spitting. His attack was in the first instance not severe, but he had soon after had spitting of blood, and had been gradually getting worse & losing flesh ever since. He was emaciated, voice rather hoarse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Trott, 70, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1851
Date of death: 8 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Large sloughing wound of the scalp. Exposure of both parietal bones. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Two hours before his admission this old man, who was a carpenter, fell from the joists of a building, & struck the top of his head against a piece of wood which as on the ground. He was but slightly stunned tho’ he fell from a height of several feet. There was considerable haemorrhage (from the wound) which produced extreme exhaustion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Edward Taylor, 22, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1851
Date of death: 7 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulceration & perforation of intestines. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man dated the commencement of his illness to his having been engaged, in his business of gardener, in pulling up some decayed vegetables, the smell of which was very offensive, ten days before his admission. He was seized with sickness, & found himself unable to return to his work, and two days after was attacked by diarrhoea which continued up to his admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

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