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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1841
Date of death: 22 Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleuritis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Pleura)
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: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851
Date of death: 19 Oct 1851
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Bronchitis. Congestion of the lungs & liver &c. Peritonitis. Ulceration of the mucous membrane of the small intestines
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Bronchitis (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs, liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a report of having been out of sorts for 3 weeks & laid up entirely during a fortnight. She complained of headache & pain in the back which was especially accompanied by a feeling of chilliness and great feeling of weakness’
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: 2 Jan 1856
Date of death: 26 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Diseased Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Kidneys, pleural cavities
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: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1847
Date of death: 26 Oct 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro pneumonia, with hepatisation and purulent infiltration. Emphysema of lung. Diseased heart. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Disease (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); 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: This patient was admitted complaining of general pains in the limbs, and of severe pain referred to the Epigastrium, accompanied by frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 April 1855
Date of death: 28 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Dilated Heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: For a long time this woman had been subject to a winter cough. She attributed her present attack to exposure during the foggy weather at the beginning of the winter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1851
Date of death: 17 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis with some emphysema. Heart large. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Enlargement (Heart); Edema (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 patient dated her present attack from the middle of December, since when she had been suffering from cough & shortness of breathing; but she had for many years been subject to cough & shortness of breathing. On the presenting occasion she was worse than usual, & the legs had begun to swell about a week ago which led her to apply for admission. She was married but had no children’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 May 1852
Date of death: 26 May 1852
Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fibrin into left pleural sac with white patches on surface of heart, liver and spleen. Hepatization of left lung. Diseased kidneys and liver. Atheroma of aorta
Disease (standardised): Fibrin (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney);Plaque, atherosclerotic (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: She was admitted suffering from cough and dyspnoea with swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1854
Date of death: 14 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Congestive pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This woman had applied for advice as an out-patient, when her condition of weakness & prostration attracting the attention of the assistant physician, he advised her to come into the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1853
Date of death: 17 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema of lungs. Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been suffering from cough since June last, with gradually increasing weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1849
Date of death: 15 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the stomach. Circumscribed abscess in peritoneal cavity. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Abscess (Peritoneum); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This girl stated that she had been taken suddenly ill on the 3rd inst with pain in the stomach & sickness, the bowels were confined for two or three days but she had been under treatment and they were then relaxed. She complained of acute pain in the left hypochondrium which was aggravated on the slightest pressure’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Date of admission: 2 May 1854
Date of death: 7 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in the beginning of March 1853 with a very severe attack of bronchitis. He stated that he had been subject to cough & shortness of breath for 5 years, but having caught fresh cold was much worse then than usual; he had spit blood during this attack, but there was no evidence of tubercular deposit in the lungs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1845
Date of death: 22 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis & pneumonia. Old adhesions. Dropsy of pericardium. Heart itself healthy. Old peritonitis. Amputation of toe for scrofulous disease of joint
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Edema (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Amputation (Toe); Scrofulous disease (Toe)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert and Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'Ten months before his admission into the hospital, he perceived a slight swelling of the ball of the left great toe, attended with much pain upon walking. Four months afterwards this swelling was punctured and a small quantity of matter discharged.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1854
Date of death: 6 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro Pneumonia. Ulcerated intestines. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines); Erysipelas (Skin)
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 woman had been seized on 3rd December with shivering and feeling of cold, followed by a bad headache and a general feeling of discomfort.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec1843
Date of death: 20 Mar 1844
Disease (transcribed): Thickening of the arachnoid and pia mater. Dilatation of the ventricles of the brain. Condensation of a portion of lung. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Mottling and granular degeneration of one kidney.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain ); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Mottled, Granular (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 into the Hospital with fever and in a state of great debility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1843
Date of death: 22 Jun 1843
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung)
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: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1851
Date of death: 15 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Infiltration of tubercular matter through the greater part of both lungs with vomicae at their apices. Recent pleurisy on left side, older on the right. Enlargement of & slight ulceration of intestinal glands
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestinal glands)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'This patient reported that he had enjoyed good health until 4 years ago, and that subsequently he had been subject to winter cough and had spit blood on one or two occasions, but never to any extent. His cough had returned more severely in February, and he had never been free from it since’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1854
Date of death: 2 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Epileptic attacks & semicoma. Vomicae. Subarachnoid & ventricular fluid
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Epilepsy (Brain); Abscess (Lung); Disease (Brain);
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient who was a groom, had been exposed to cold in crossing to France in the early part of December and had suffered for some 5 weeks from cough & shortness of breath’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1846
Date of death: 25 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Enlarged heart, with ecchymosis on its surface. Dilated cavities. Liver large and granular.
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleural cavity); Disease (Heart); Ecchymosis (Heart); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of palpitation, dyspnoea and slight anasarca.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1851
Date of death: 6 Jul 1851
Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy of somewhat old standing. Low pneumonia on right side. Acute pneumonia in the upper lobe of left lung & hepatization. Cavities with somewhat peculiar contents in lower parts of left lung. Bronchitis. Hypertrophy & dilatation of heart. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Hepatization (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
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 stated that he had caught cold about 6 weeks previously from sleeping in a damp bed, and that he had been obliged to keep his bed more or less for a month past, but having been left in charge of a house he was unable to take care of himself & lay up as he ought to have done’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1853
Date of death: 28 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the ascending aorta pushing the trachea and oesophagus aside and destroying parts of the left clavicle and 1st rib. Pericarditis and bronchitis. Slight hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Destruction (Clavicle); Destruction (Ribs); Pericarditis (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He was admitted with a tumour evidentally aneurismal situated about the sternal end of the clavicle and left edge of the sternum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1850
Date of death: 30 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hereditary gout. Recent pleurisy and pneumonia. Large heart. Lithate of soda on valves. Specks of [lithate of soda] in larynx. Large deposits in joints
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Gout (Joints); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Deposits (Larynx)
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 patient had been in the Hospital about five years previously labouring under gout with albuminous urine. He applied on the present occasion for admission in consequence of epistaxis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852
Date of death: 16 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Extensive scrofulous deposits in the lungs. Vomicae. One of which on the right side had opened into the pleural cavity occasioning pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with much of the general appearance of phthisis, stating that he had suffered from cough since August or September.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 03 Jul 1847
Date of death: 10 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and hepatisation. Old pericarditis. Ascites and peritonitis. Contracted liver covered with false membranes which also covered the spleen.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver);Disease (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This body was admitted suffering from enormous enlargement of the abdomen, consequent upon the effusion of fluid into the peritoneal cavity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1852
Date of death: 18 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Old and recent pleurisy on both sides. Tubercles in both lungs. Ulceration of laryngeal mucous membrane and of the ileum and caecum
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 case presented all the ordinary characteristics of tubercular phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a