Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1848 Date of death: 21 Jul 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Erysipelas (paracentesis thoracic) Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Erysipelas (Skin); Paracentesis (Thorax) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: With great difficulty of breathing and excessive pain of the left side of the chest, a constant slight cough, which has the character of emphysema of the lungs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1848 Date of death: 20 Aug 1848 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Emphysema of lungs Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Emphysema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient on admission presented a condition of considerable emaciation, with the remains of a petechial eruption and loss of power over the voluntary movements. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, knee joints and face Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jul 1848 Date of death: 27 Aug 1848 Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Phthisis Pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient was led to apply to the Hospital in consequence of the frequent recurrence of haemoptysis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Aug 1848 Date of death: 10 Sep 1848 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged heart. Albuminuria. Pleurisy. Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Heart); Albuminuria (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been conscious for some years of shortness of breath, and had latterly felt palpitations of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jul 1848 Date of death: 18 Sep 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Enlarged heart. Dropsy. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Enlarged (Heart); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: The patient had been in the Hospital only a few weeks previously under the care of Dr Page with an attack of pleuro pneumonia. 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: 16 Aug 1848 Date of death: 17 Oct 1848 Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Crude tubercles Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: Four or five months ago he began to suffer from pains in the back and shoulders, cough, pains down the arms, and expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: And abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jun 1848 Date of death: 20 Oct 1848 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of sacro-iliac joint. Peritonitis. Pneumonia. Small secondary abscess. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an abscess the size of an orange situated over the right sacro-iliac joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right sacro-iliac joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Oct 1848 Date of death: 1 Nov 1848 Disease (transcribed): Asthma Disease (standardised): Asthma (Lung) 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 was admitted suffering from oedema of the legs and some degree of dyspnoea. 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: 1 Nov 1848 Date of death: 8 Nov 1848 Disease (transcribed): Very large heart. Dropsy. Haemoptysis Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Heart); Oedema (Indeterminate); Haemoptysis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient was admitted with some symptoms of dropsy. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Nov 1848 Date of death: 23 Nov 1848 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis (rapidly fatal) with acute pleurisy Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient has left Ireland only a few months previously. Her illness was of four weeks duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Nov 1848 Date of death: 26 Nov 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and pleurisy. Gangrenous abscess of lungs Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Gangrene (Lung); Abscess (Lung) 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: The patient stated that having had what he considered an ordinary cold, with some slight cough, he had been seized with sharp pain below the nipple on the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Nov 1848 Date of death: 1 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Secondary abscess in liver and lungs. Pleurisy. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Abscess (Liver); Abscess (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: The injuries were caused by the arm being caught in a machine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Oct 1848 Date of death: 10 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Miliary tubercles in lungs and spleen. Pneumonia. Hydrocephalus. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Pneumonia (Lung); Hydrocephalus (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner. Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Nov 1848 Date of death: 12 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Asthma (sequel of fever?). Suprarenal disease. Disease (standardised): Asthma (Lung); Fever (Systemic); Disease (Adrenal glands) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient presented on first admission all the appearance of one who had been labouring under some severe illness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Dec 1848 Date of death: 14 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Acute pleurisy and pericarditis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been seized with shivering and pains over the whole of his limbs about five or six days before his admission, followed by cough and shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Dec 1848 Date of death: 19 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Delirium. Pneumonia. Miliary tubercles. Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: It was only known that his illness was of about five days duration and that he had complained of headache and vertigo. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a