Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1872 Date of death: 15 Mar 1872 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Pleuropneumonia. Endocarditis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Endocarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man who could give scarcely any history of himself being somewhat delirious, said that for about a year he had had swelling about the body which of late had much increased with cough and some spitting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Aug 1852 Date of death: 4 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Bloody fluid in the peritoneal, pleural and pericardial cavities. Cysted and fatty kidneys. Dilated and enlarged heart. Enlarged auricular ventricular opening on right side of heart. Extensive atheromatous deposit in the arteries. Fluid blood Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Abdomen); Extravasation (Pleura); Extravasation (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney); Disease (Heart);Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries) ; Fluid (Blood) 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 stated that he had been subject to occasional swelling of the legs for years. Two or three weeks ago he suffered from pain across the abdomen and a sense of constriction across the epigastrium. 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: 10 Aug 1853 Date of death: 20 Aug 1853 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Fatty heart and kidneys. Intestines ulcerated Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestines) 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 man was admitted in an advanced stage of phthisis, stating that he had never suffered from cough up to six months before, when it had commenced in consequence of exposure to cold and wet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Boot maker Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Nov 1875 Date of death: 27 Feb 1876 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the prostate Disease (standardised): Cancer (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man stated that he had had diarrhoeas and on and off for nine months, which had been worse during the last three, during which time he had lost much flesh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, bladder and rectum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 10 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Oct 1868 Date of death: 1 Nov 1868 Disease (transcribed): Nephritis? Anasarca Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Oedema (General) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: The mother reported that this child had been ill for three weeks. The only symptoms reported, were rapid wasting without any cause. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Still room maid Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Nov 1880 Date of death: 28 Nov 1880 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Old and recent perinephritis Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Perinephritis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: The patient had her first attack of rheumatism in 1874 and was admitted in 1878. In November 1880 she awoke with a violent headache and in the course of the day, rheumatic pains appeared. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Dec 1880 Date of death: 9 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Left pleuritis. Granular & cystic degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen and Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Was never before laid up with illness. Violent attacks of cough began about a month ago, with copious thick greyish expectoration, & sweating' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1867 Date of death: 25 Apr 1867 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia. Tuberculosis. Nephritis Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This child had been ill for two weeks before admission with whooping cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Female Date of admission: n/a Date of death: 17 Feb 1881 Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous kidneys (large white) Disease (standardised): Lardaceous disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Her father & some of his family are consumptive. She is one of a family of 11 children, & has never been strong, although never laid up for more than a day or two with definite illness. Much winter hacking cough, spits up a small quantity of grey mucus. For many years she has been subject to attacks of vomiting with diarrhoea coming on after the vomiting has stopped' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jan 1865 Date of death: 13 Jan 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Ten weeks ago she had been laid up for three weeks for what she called ‘fever’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Jan 1873 Date of death: 9 Mar 1873 Disease (transcribed): Cystic tumour of ovary. Cancer of liver and uterus Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: For more than a year this woman had had abdominal pain, swelling of the belly, constipation with flatus, and she was gradually losing flesh with much loss of strength. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General Servant Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Jun 1870 Date of death: 5 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the uterus, lumbar glands and right lung. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Lumbar glands); Cancer (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Since Christmas 1869 this woman had suffered from severe pain in the left hip, thigh and groin. The case was taken partly from Dr Laking's notes. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Single Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Oct 1872 Date of death: 3 Nov 1872 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma (encephaloid) of the ovary. Secondary of lumbar glands. Bronchitis. Oedema of lungs Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This was a patient in the surgical wards with an abdominal tumour. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Milliner Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Aug 1870 Date of death: 22 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous disease. Tubal nephritis. Fatty kidneys. Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient’s legs swelled about three weeks before her admission, the urine being at the same time scanty. She stated that five months previously she had a similar attack. The case was taken from Dr Laking's notes. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jun 1866 Date of death: 22 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Disease of kidneys Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: He had suffered from chronic cough for eight years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Jun 1850 Date of death: 3 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Purulent pneumonia of upper lobe of right lung. Emphysema. Coarse kidneys Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); 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 woman was reported to have been met with some ill usage. On the 17th she had been been brought down in the in the street, had her hand cut, and still bore the remains if a black eye on her admission. She said that she had been out of sorts ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 May 1850 Date of death: 22 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased kidneys. Dilated heart. Emphysema of lungs. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (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 had begun to suffer from swelling of the legs about Christmas. The abdomen had subsequently swollen and latterly sometimes her face and hands. She suffered from dyspnoea and complained of palpitation of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Sep 1853 Date of death: 20 Sep 1853 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart (Valvular on both sides). Disease of the kidneys. General anasarca Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman who had been suffering from general anasarca and shortness of breath during the whole summer, stated that she had experiences an attack of rheumatic fever at fifteen years of age. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Night nurse Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Aug 1848 Date of death: 5 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour. Encephaloid? Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient had been a night nurse in the Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 22 Date of admission: 15 May 1854 Date of death: 2 Jul 1854 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This girl stated that her legs had been swelled for 2 months before her admission, and her abdomen had subsequently also become enlarged’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Needle woman Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Mar 1868 Date of death: 22 Mar 1868 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Morbus brightii Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Glomerulonephritis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This woman had been ill three months with symptoms of dropsy and swelling of the legs attributed to cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Apr 1862 Date of death: 3 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of ovary Disease (standardised): Disease (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She had noticed seven weeks before her admission some swelling of the right side of the abdomen, and had suffered during the last three weeks a good deal of pain in the same region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Apr 1853 Date of death: 6 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Vegetations on the aortic semilunar valves. Fibrinous deposit in the spleen and kidneys Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Fibrin (Spleen); Fibrin (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been ill five weeks. She was then seized by pain in the left side passing across the epigastrium and up the sternum with shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 May 1852 Date of death: 26 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous state of the uterus involving chiefly the posterior wall and top of the os uteri. Slight disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Disease (Kidney) 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 woman stated that she had long suffered from prolapses of the uterus with some sort of discharge. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Feb 1882 Date of death: 2 Feb 1882 Disease (transcribed): Old granular kidney. Congestion of lungs Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: She was admitted in a moribund state of extreme prostration, greyish pallor and extreme dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a