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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1850
Date of death: 1 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation with hypertrophy of heart. Thickening of aortic and mitral valves. Diseased and cysted kidneys. General dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This person dated the commencement of their illness from Christmas last when she caught cold, and she had been out of health ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1850
Date of death: 31 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of left lung. General congestion. Tolerably recent lymph in pericardium. Kidneys congested and cysted
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Lymph (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was admitted apparently in an advanced stage of pneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1850
Date of death: 23 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dilated and hypertrophied heart. Puckered liver. Coarse and cysted kidneys. Dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been ill for nine weeks, which began with a cough and dyspnoea, and followed some weeks later by anasarca.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1850
Date of death: 19 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and bronchitis. Slight anasarca. Hypertrophy and dilation of right side of heart.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart) ;
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a dusky complexion, a troublesome cough, considerable dyspnoea and palpitation of the heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1849
Date of death: 17 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart large. Slight atheromatous deposit in valves. Cutac. Deposit at apices of both lungs. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Enlarged (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Deposit (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was admitted suffering from general dropsy with its usual concomitant of oppression of the chest, difficulty of breathing and cough, which he stated to have been of about ten weeks duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1850
Date of death: 3 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of heart. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient had been suffering for some years from cough and shortness of breath, which had become much worse during the fortnight previous to his admission, and during the last week his legs had also swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1850
Date of death: 28 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of Heart. Disease of aortic and mitral valves. Emphysema. Excessive dyspnoea
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Dyspnoea (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was brought from his work to the Hospital, attacked suddenly two hours previously with dyspnoea, from which he had said that he had frequently suffered before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1850
Date of death: 27 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and vomicae in lungs. Adhesions of pleura. Disease of aortic and mitral valves. Kidneys coarse, mottled and cysted. Old stricture of urethra.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Constriction (Urethra) ;
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from cough and spitting during the last six months and was of late very much emaciated with night sweats.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1850
Date of death: 26 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man who had been a physician's patient in this hospital in 1848 with general dropsy, apparently due to disease of the kidneys, applied again for admittance after having been an outpatient as he was still unfit for work in consequence of constant pain of the head and giddiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1850
Date of death: 20 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Brought in dead. Phthisis and diseased heart ?
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The body not having been examined, this case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1850
Date of death: 21 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Recent endo and pericarditis. Old thickening of valves. Fluid in pericardium. Pleurisy and pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This boy had been on several previous occasions the victim of more or less seven attacks of Rheumatic Fever. On the 6th severe pain commenced in one foot which had since moved to other joints.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1849
Date of death: 5 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and bronchitis. Dilated heart. Crude tubercles and vomicae
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient, who had had a cough and shortness of breath for some years, had latterly suffered so much from this complaint that he was entirely confined to bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coal-porter
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1849
Date of death: 3 Jan 1850
Disease (transcribed): Chronic rheumatism. Morbus Cordis. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient applied for admission in consequence of suffering from pains of a Rheumatic character affecting more or less all his joints, and of about three months duration. He was also suffering from cough and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1850
Date of death: 3 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart large. Disease of mitral valve. Contracted liver. Kidneys mottled
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Hands); Oedema (Feet); Disease (Heart); Contraction (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient stated that she had been suffering during the five months past from occasional swelling of the hands and feet. At first the abdomen had also swollen, but had not done so of late.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1850
Date of death: 2 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart slightly hypertrophied. No alb. Kidneys healthy, congested. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: Admitted with general dropsy affecting both arms and legs, as well as in the peritoneal sac, the face being also slightly oedematous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1850
Date of death: 26 Mar 1850
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pleurisy. Heart hypertrophied. Kidneys large, mottled.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was admitted complaining of pain in the chest, especially on the right side with cough and difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1850
Date of death: 25 Mar 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart hypertrophied. Kidneys congested. Granular
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient, admitted with anasarca of the legs, and sallow and unhealthy complexion, stated that she had been more or less ailing since her last confinement three months previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1850
Date of death: 10 Mar 1850
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in hemisphere. Brain soft. Heart small. Kidneys congested. Hemiplegia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Small (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Hemiplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: Admitted with much of the cachectic and emaciated appearance of a person suffering from tuberculous disease, with the ends of the fingers clubbed, and stating that he had suffered from a cough for several months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1850
Date of death: 5 Mar 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dilated kidneys. Copious effusion in ventricles. Heart slightly hypertrophied. Epilepsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Epilepsy (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man had applied as an outpatient on the previous day for relief of dropsical symptoms of recent date, apparently resulting from disease of the kidneys.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1849
Date of death: 23 Feb 1849
Disease (transcribed): Popliteal aneurism. Operation. Gangrene
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Knee); Operation; Gangrene

Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient, a healthy-looking man of temperate habits, stated that on the 16th of October last he began to feel some pain at the inner side of his right knee. Two days after, while digging in a field, his foot slipped form the spade, causing him pain in the knee, but it lasted only a minute, & scarcely attracted his attention. He continued to work two days after this occurrence, but on the night of the 21st of October on retiring to bed he found his right foot & leg swelled’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1850
Date of death: 31 Jan 1850
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Anasarca. Slight hypertrophy of heart with some disease of aortic and mitral valves. Liver contracted.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Contraction (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man applied for admission with cough and shortness of breath and swollen legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1849
Date of death: 20 Nov 1849
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the pelvis. Laceration of the femoral vein
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Laceration (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient, a master builder, whilst superintending the construction of a house, fell from a ladder & was precipitated from a height of nearly 40 feet into the area below. In the fall he struck against the railings which surrounded the area, from the spikes of which the punctured wound which he had received, and are described in the account of the post mortem appearances, were inflicted’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1850
Date of death: 24 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Enlarged heart. Granular kidneys. Recent pleurisy, pericarditis and peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Enlarged (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient who had some time previously been in the Hospital with a similar illness to her present one, stated that she had been now for some weeks suffering from swelling of the legs followed by distention of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1849
Date of death: 6 Nov 1849
Disease (transcribed): Compound fractured left leg. Purulent blood in femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the right lung, and corresponding pleura
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Thigh); Deposit (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the left tibia & fibula about 4 inches above the ankle, caused by a fall from a cart which he was driving whilst drunk, the wheel of which passed over his leg’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1850
Date of death: 19 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Lungs emphysematous anteriorly. Congested posteriorly. Heart dilated. Fluid in pericardium. Kidneys small and granular. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The dropsical symptoms with this patient were only of three weeks date before admission, but he had suffered from palpitation of the heart and shortness of breath during four years past.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a