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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Aug 1845
Date of death: 3 Sep 1845
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Adherent pericardium. Heart dilated & atrophied. Laminated coagula in all the cavities resembling the coagula found in aneurysmal sacs. Pulmonary apoplexy. Abdominal viscera congested. Spleen hard and very small
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Congestion (Abdomen); Disease (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of ascites & anasarca, and severe palpitation which symptoms, according to his statement, commenced only three weeks prior to admission. He stated that they began rather suddenly, with palpitation, & that the dropsy shortly afterwards ensued. In answering questions, he admitted that he formerly drank & lived freely, but insisted that latterly he had lived soberly and abtemiously’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1842
Date of death: 10 May 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Phthisis. Pneumonia. Vegetations on aortic valves etc
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Vegetation (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
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: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1842
Date of death: 4 Mar 1842
Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by hydrargum bichloratum
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, pharynx, abdomen

Type of incident: Suicide?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1842
Date of death: 11 Oct 1842
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Peritonitis and Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 May 1841
Date of death: 16 Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Mottled and granular degeneration of the kidneys. Left lung gorged with blood at its posterior part
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Effusion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient previous to her death had well marked symptoms of apoplexy, stertorous breathing etc’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1843
Date of death: 5 Dec 1843
Disease (transcribed): Effusion into Pleura.
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
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 and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1841
Date of death: 10 Dec 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis. Extensive ulceration of intestinal canal
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
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: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1842
Date of death: 22 May 1842
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Larynx affected
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1845
Date of death: 22 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Heart dilated and thin. Aortic valves thickened with calcareous matter. Blood fluid. Dropsy of pleurae, peritoneum & cellular tissue. Kidneys mottled. Other viscera very much congested. Fibrous tumours in uterus & in cellular tissue of fallopian tube
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, aorta); Edema (Lungs, abdomen, tissues); Disease (Kidneys); Tumour (Uterus, fallopian tube)

Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that she had enjoyed tolerably good health till four months ago, when she began to feel languid & unequal to any exertion, and suffered greatly from palpitation. Since that time the palpitation had been gradually increasing in severity, and about six weeks since she was taken with epistaxis, which recurred at very short intervals, during a whole month’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1841
Date of death: 6 Nov 1841
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia, with tubercular phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
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: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1842
Date of death: 5 Aug 1842
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Haemoptysis. Emphysema. Ulceration of small intestine.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemoptysis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1845
Date of death: 23 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Heart dilated with thin walls and soft muscular structure. Recent pleurisy on both sides. Pulmonary apoplexy and pneumonia. Atheroma in aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Stroke (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'It appeared from this patient’s account that during the two last years she had at times been troubled with palpitation, which for about six months had been almost constant, giving rise to dyspnoea and great general distress, preventing her taking any exertion & rendering her unable during the last three weeks to lie down in bed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1841
Date of death: 9 Dec 1841
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of mitral valves & anasarca
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
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: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1845
Date of death: 16 Jun 1845
Disease (transcribed): Universal anasarca. Heart dilated & slightly hypertrophied. Fluid in right pleura. Kidneys granular & coagulated. Spleen congested
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen)

Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of collapse, unable to give a distinct account of himself. He was suffering from urgent dyspnoea, his extremities were perfectly cold’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1844
Date of death: 12 February 1844
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Pericarditis with hypertrophy of left ventricle. Kidneys mottled and granular.
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Hypertrophy (Heart); Mottled, Granular (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a state of great exhaustion with extreme dyspnoea and oedematous swelling of the feet and legs. About six weeks previously in consequence of exposure to cold he appears to have had an attack of acute inflammation of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1841
Date of death: 24 Feb 1842
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular deposits in kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
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, heart, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1845
Date of death: 1 Mar 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis & pleurisy?
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'As the body was taken away without examination, no report is given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1841
Date of death: 26 Sep 1841
Disease (transcribed): General oedema caused by pressure upon the venae cavae. Scirrhus of the stomach. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Scirrhus (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
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: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1841
Date of death: 17 Oct 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis. Kidneys healthy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
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: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1841
Date of death: 2 Dec 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis with infiltration & gangrene
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Gangrene (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
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: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1841
Date of death: 6 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of larynx. Ossification and necrosis of thyroid cartilage
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Larynx); Necrosis (Larynx)
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, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1842
Date of death: 8 Jan 1842
Disease (transcribed): Acute fever. Ulcerations in lower fifth of ilium
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 May 1842
Date of death: 3 Jun 1842
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (tubercular)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
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: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1845
Date of death: 25 Mar 1845
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions. Phthisis. Bronchitis & pneumonia. Dilatation, without hypertrophy, of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of collapse, his countenance and lips especially, quite livid, and his extremities cold. Ether and ammonia were administered, reaction took place, and he then began to expectorate large quantities of thick, tenacious, puriform matter’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1842
Date of death: 10 Apr 1842
Disease (transcribed): Fungus haematodes of bladder
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Walker, Robert Benjamin
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