Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Sep 1845 Date of death: 28 Sep 1845 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of lungs and pleura. Deposit of matter in lung. Inflammation of mucous membrane of large intestine. Haemorrhoids. Operation Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lungs, intestines); Haemorrhoids (Anus); Operation Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient had suffered from the usual symptoms of piles for eight years previous to his admission and latterly they had been accompanied with some degree of prolapsus anii’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Sep 1845 Date of death: 29 Sep 1845 Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Dilatation of cavities of heart. Effusion into cavities of pleurae. Ascites. Anasarca. Granular disease of kidney. Thickening of peritoneum Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Effusion (Lungs); Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys, peritoneum) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of ascites & anasarca, of palpitation & great dyspnoea on taking any exertion. She stated that for two years she had suffered from dropsy of the belly’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Sep 1845 Date of death: 30 Sep 1845 Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound of foot. Sloughing of integuments. Inflammation of lung with deposit of matter Disease (standardised): Wound (Foot); Sloughing (Foot); Inflammation (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an extensive lacerated wound over the dorsum of the foot caused by a cart wheel passing over it. There was considerable haemorrhage from some of the small arteries at the time and it was subsequently ascertained that one of the metatarsal bones was fractured and a portion of the base separated from the remainder of the bone’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lower extremity, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Sep 1845 Date of death: 3 Oct 1845 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Heart dilated & soft. Old peritonitis & dropsy. Capsule of liver thickened. Mottling degeneration of kidneys. Hypertrophy of spleen, soft and grumous. Scars of ulcers about root of tongue & tonsils Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver, kidneys, spleen); Ulcer (Tongue, tonsils) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with sloughing ulceration of the throat for which he was put under the care of the surgeon. He was in a very cachectic condition, but no syphilitic history was obtained’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Aug 1845 Date of death: 6 Oct 1845 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of antrum, extending to dura mater Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient when admitted was in a state of much nervous irritability and weakness. The left cheek was swollen and the left eye appeared to be pushed forward’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Sep 1845 Date of death: 17 Oct 1845 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation & congestion of right lung. Adhesions of pleura on right side. Petechia on surface of body, on surface of heart, on surface of larynx &c Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs); Adhesions (Lungs); Purpura (Skin, heart, larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of pains & rigors succeeded by perspirations, which occurred every afternoon about five o’clock and lasted two hours. It appeared that in the year 1824 he had had the plague, and had frequently had ‘the fever’ with dysentery, as well as ague’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Oct 1845 Date of death: 12 Nov 1845 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation & erysipelas. Circumscribed abscesses in anterior mediastinum and upon lumbar vertebrae. Extensive pleurisy. Chorea. Brain and spinal chord healthy Disease (standardised): Inflammation; Erysipelas (Skin); Abscess (Chest, spine); Pleurisy (Lungs); Chorea (Central nervous system) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with well-marked symptoms of chorea. Her mother gave the following history. At the age of 14, she began to menstruate and had enjoyed very good health up to April last, at which time she experienced a fright, which for about ten minutes rendered her incapable of either moving or speaking. In about a quarter of an hour she entirely regained her speech, but at the same time slight symptoms of chorea began to manifest themselves, both by the twitching of the muscles of the face and by some little involuntary movements in the upper extremities’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, spinal chord
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Oct 1845 Date of death: 26 Nov 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn over the neck &c. Emphysema of both lungs to great extent Disease (standardised): Burn (Neck); Emphysema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a burn extending over a great portion of the posterior part of the scalp, round the whole of the neck and over a portion of the chest. Some portions of the skin appeared to have perished, & others still retained their vasculatiry and were redder than natural. The accident was caused by the cap of the patient catching fire’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Dec 1845 Date of death: 31 Dec 1845 Disease (transcribed): Thickened pleura with large effusion of lymph. Large effusion of fluid in cavity of pleura. Pneumonia. Heart dilated and soft. Specks of atheroma about aorta Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Effusion (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted almost in a state of collapse. It appeared from his friends’ account that though not usually subject to cough, he had been complaining of cough & pain in the chest for about a fortnight, the pain being confined almost entirely to the right side, and having become much more severe within the last week’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 75 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Dec 1845 Date of death: 2 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the neck of the femur. Viscera healthy. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This man was admitted with fracture of the femur after he slipped off the pavement while in a state of intoxication. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left inferior extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jan 1846 Date of death: 4 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of Thigh. Delirium Tremens. Congestive pneumonia of both lungs. Calculi in Kidney. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ); Pneumonia (Lung); Calculi (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient had been an out patient for two weeks previous to his admission for a crush of the fingers. There was some redness and tumor of the entire left thigh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and left thigh Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Dec 1845 Date of death: 9 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Body far advanced in decomposition in 34 hours. Diabetes. Diffuse cellular inflammation of both arms. Viscera so far advanced in decomposition that it was impossible to ascertain what organic changes they had undergone. Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Systemic); Inflammation (Arm) 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 in the Hospital about seven months ago, suffering from Diabetes. At that time the symptoms of the disorder had existed about nine months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and superior extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1846 Date of death: 9 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Oedema of scalp. Congestion of brain. Effusion of fluid in sub arachnoid tissue. Puriform lymph in the pleurae and in the peritoneum. Lungs loaded with frothy serum. Slight hypertrophy of left ventricle. Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Oedema (Head); Congestion (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Lymph (Pleura); Lymph (Abdomen);Serum (Lungs) ; Disease (Heat) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a contused scalp wound on the upper and back part of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1846 Date of death: 12 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg with extensive diffuse cellular inflammation of the leg and thigh. Viscera, nothing remarkable Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the left leg a little below the middle. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Dec 1845 Date of death: 12 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Trismus. Pleuritis. Pericarditis. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Trismus (Jaw); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital complaining of pain in the face, chiefly the right side, inability to open the mouth, some difficulty in swallowing and a sense of stiffness in the back part of the neck. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spinal chord Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jan 1846 Date of death: 20 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Diffuse cellular inflammation of scalp and neck. Fracture of ribs. Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Viscera generally healthy in structure Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Inflammation (Head); Inflammation (Neck); Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of intoxication, with a lacerated and contused wound about an inch long exposing the frontal bone, and several smaller wounds about the face and forehead. This was caused by a fall from a cab. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1846 Date of death: 31 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed pleurisy. Old adhesions. Left lung compressed. Right lung loaded with frothy serum and much congested. Mucous membrane of a dark red colour. Specks of atheroma about aorta. Spleen soft and grumous Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Lung); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); 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 patient stated that he had been in very indifferent health for four months, suffering almost constantly from pain in the limbs. About two months ago he ‘caught a severe cold’ and pain in the chest ensued. 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: Female Date of admission: 18 Oct 1845 Date of death: 31 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Bronchial glands scrofulous. One crude tubercle in right lung. Large quantities of scrofulous matter in the pelvic cellular tissue in the neighbourhood of the uterus itself and in the fallopian tubes. Lungs congested and in parts condensed. Old adhesions. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Pelvis); Tuberculosis (Uterus, Fallopian tubes); Disease (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an abscess on the foot of nine months standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jan 1846 Date of death: 11 Mar 1846 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of right leg. Partial ankylosis of knee joints, with absorption of cartilages and softening of the extremities of the bones. Congestive pneumonia. Heart dilated and atrophied. Specks of atheroma in aorta. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg); Ankylosis (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with rheumatic gout of the knee and elbow joints of ten years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1846 Date of death: 2 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Oedema of lungs. Mottling degeneration of the kidneys. Congestion of liver. Oedema of inferior extremities Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Oedema (Leg) 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 had been suffering more or less during the last six months from general anasarca which at first was confined entirely to the inferior extremities, but as it gradually increased, involved all parts of the body. 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: 17 Apr 1846 Date of death: 18 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of bones of skull. Congestion of veins of brain. Congestion of lungs. Heart dilated and atrophied. Two aortic valves only with calcareous deposit in their structure. Blood fluid. Abdominal organs, nothing remarkable. Disease (standardised): Disease (Skull); Disease (Brain); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with well marked symptoms of Delirium Tremens. No history of the case could be obtained. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1846 Date of death: 23 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Miliary tubercles. Ulceration of intestines. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient reported that he had been ill about six months, suffering almost constantly from diarrhoea with gradual wasting and extreme debility. His illness began with a fistula in ano. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Apr 1846 Date of death: 9 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Wound in hand. Secondary abscesses in joints and in brachialis anticus. Congestive pneumonia. Heart dilated and atrophied. Disease of left kidney? Blood fluid. Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Abscess (Joints); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from the effects of fracture of the first phalanx of the thumb in December 1842. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and extremities Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1846 Date of death: 24 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of face and neck. Diffuse cellular inflammation of neck, with extensive effusion of lymph and pus in sub mucous tissue of larynx and parts in the neighbourhood, running on to sloughing. Old adhesions of lung. Incipient cirrhosis. Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Face, Neck); Inflammation (Neck); Effusion (Larynx); Adhesions (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of dyspnoea and pain in the throat, with difficulty of swallowing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1846 Date of death: 3 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis and enlarged heart Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man who for some little time had been an outpatient of the Hospital, reported that for the last three of four months he had had a slight hacking cough and six weeks before admission he experienced considerable dyspnoea with pain in the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a