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• Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
  Age: 36
  Gender: Male
  Date of admission: 19 Jan 1842
  Date of death: 26 Jan 1842
  Disease (transcribed): Caries of cervical vertebrae
  Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
  Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
• Keate, Robert
  Medical examination performed by: n/a
  Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
  Medical notes: 'The penis had been amputated some time since’
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1845
Date of death: 6 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Effusion in sub-arachnoid tissue & in the ventricles. Softening of central white parts of the brain. Apoplectic clot in cerebellum: arteries atheromatous throughout. Lungs congested, large portion at back part hepatized. Heart dilated & hypertrophied. Blood fluid. Kidneys with cysts
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Softening (Brain); Apoplexy (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Disease (Lungs, heart); Cyst (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that in November last, he was suddenly taken with vertigo and weakness of the limbs, but that the fit was not attended by loss of consciousness or by any absolute paraplegia. That ever since that time, he had suffered greatly from pain in the head, vertigo, weakness in the lower extremities and a sensation of numbness principally on the right side, and that occasionally his speech had been somewhat impeded’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1841
Date of death: 16 Jul 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1853
Date of death: 3 Mar 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae and tubercules in both lungs. Ulceration of the large 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 patient was admitted evidently in an advanced stage of phthisis, but it appeared that he had been in a state of great destitution for a long period.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1848
Date of death: 10 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis with effusion of lymph on surface of mucous membrane. Pneumonia and purulent infiltration.
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Effusion (Larynx); Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: From the mother’s account it appeared that this child had been ill about fourteen days suffering from symptoms of fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1851
Date of death: 30 Oct 1851
Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy. Miliary tubercle at the apices of both lungs. Bronchitis & dilated bronchial tubes. Depositions of scrofulous matter under the mucous membrane of ileum & ulceration. Also depositions under the serous investments of the liver & spleen
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Deposit (Intestines, liver, spleen)
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 lad was first admitted with alleged loss of power in the legs which he said had been of 8 weeks’ standing. He said he had felt it first when out walking one day when he was almost unable to reach home. On closer examination there did not seem to be any real loss of voluntary power, as there certainly was not of sensation, but rather a condition of general weakness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1854
Date of death: 25 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man had suffered from diarrhoea for two days before his admission into the hospital. The day before he came he had sickness, & on the morning of his admission, cramps in his legs & arms. When brought in his countenance was pinched & livid, his extremities cold, & no pulse could be felt at the wrist. He was sick every few minutes’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1845
Date of death: 30 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised):

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'As there was no examination after death, no report is given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined, at the request of the friends’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1849
Date of death: 23 Nov 1849
Disease (transcribed): Heart hypertrophied? Congestion of lungs. Haemoptysis. Albuminurious urine
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lungs); Haemoptysis (Lungs); Albuminuria (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of 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: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1856
Date of death: 13 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body at the request of the friends was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1855
Date of death: 3 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): 'Fit’, coma. Extensive extravasation of blood into the Brain and Pons Varolii
Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain); Coma (Brain); Extravasation (Brain)
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 had fallen down in a fit and was picked up and brought to the Hospital. No history of the case was obtained. He was unconscious and seemed to be hemiplegic.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1854
Date of death: 25 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy & dilatation of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital with general anasarca in April 1852 which seemed to come on as a consequence of simple anaemia after his being in a cachectic state for some six weeks previous’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1848
Date of death: 13 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Effused blood in pons varolii and cerebri and cerebelli. Hypertrophy of left ventricle of heart. Granular and contracting kidneys
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The patient was admitted having been seized with a fit of an apoplectic nature while sitting on the box of his cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1845
Date of death: 7 Sep 1845
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised):

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'In consequence of the removal of the body without examination, no history of the case is given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined, at the request of the friends’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 77
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1851
Date of death: 4 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised):

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was removed by friends unexamined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1853
Date of death: 17 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Bronchitis. Strumous deposit in the supra renal glands
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Adrenal glands)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: He was admitted in a condition of considerable emaciation and extreme depression, with an account of having been suffering for a long time from cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1854
Date of death: 16 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Large cavities in the lungs. Fibrin deposits in heart’s structure. Cysts under arachnoid membrane of brain &c. Softening of brain
Disease (standardised): Cavity (Lung); Thrombosis (Heart); Cyst (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient had had cough more or less for 6 months, but had only been seriously ill 3 weeks & laid up 1 week’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1848
Date of death: 21 Jan 1849
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Diseased liver. General anasarca
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Liver); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was originally admitted under Dr Nairne’s [Robert Nairne] care on the 28th June 1848, continuing in the hospital till the 11th December when he was made OP [out-patient]. When he first presented himself for admission he stated that the dropsy had commenced in his ankles a fortnight previously, that his abdomen had been swelled for a longer period but he could not state exactly how long’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1849
Date of death: 17 Jan 1850
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the history of 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: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1844
Date of death: 18 Sep 1844
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit in the brain, lungs and kidneys. Softening of brain. Old adhesions of lungs. Extensive ulceration of large intestine. Scrofulous disease of kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, Lung, Kidney); Softening (Brain ); Adhesions (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with diarrhoea, exhaustion and a severe cough with expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, 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: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1854
Date of death: 16 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Coronary arteries highly diseased.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (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: About a month before admission this man had caught a bad cold. Soon after which his legs began to swell. He complained of general pains in the limbs, his breath was very short and his voice a little hoarse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1855
Date of death: 4 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac and Pulmonary disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: Just before Christmas the patient caught cold, followed by cough and tightness across the chest and obstinate constipation. His legs swelled for a week before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1855
Date of death: 11 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Hydatid disease of Liver bursting into the Pleura
Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man stated that he never felt ill until four months ago when a comrade kicked him in the lower part of the right side. He had felt pain in that spot ever since but had no medical advice, and went on with his work until three days before admission, when the pain became more severe and was accompanied by cough and slight expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852
Date of death: 15 May 1852
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied heart. Diseased kidneys. Atheroma of aorta. Old double pleural adhesions. Cheese like scrofulous matter in apices of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Adhesions (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He was in the hospital for a short period last August with swelled leg. Despite treatment e was never entirely free from dropsy, but of late the swelling had much increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a