Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846 Date of death: 31 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Fluid in pleurae and pericardium. Heart dilated and hypertrophied. Disease of mitral and aortic valves. Kidneys granular. Lungs congested and oedematous. Fibrous tumours in uterus. Other organs healthy. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Lung);Oedema (Lung) ; Cancer (Uterus) 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 suffering from violent epistaxis. It appeared that she had always enjoyed excellent healthy up to seven or eight years ago when she twice within a few months suffered from jaundice. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jun 1846 Date of death: 4 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Serous effusion into the pleurae. Disease of the heart. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The case is not reported, in consequence of the removal of the body without examination. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jul 1846 Date of death: 5 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: As there was no post mortem examination, the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of the friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Jul 1846 Date of death: 7 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the fornia and corpus callosum. General anaemia. Structures of cerebral substance softer than usual. Lungs emphysematous anteriorly, slightly congested posteriorly. Organs of generation congested. Other viscera healthy. Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain ); Anaemia (Systemic); Emphysema (Lung); Congestion (Uterus, Vagina, Ovaries, Fallopian tubes) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: It appeared from the account given by the husband of the woman, that she was in good health until the 6th when she began to complain of pain in the head. On the night of the 8th she woke her husband, complained severely of her head and insisted that she had had a fit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Jul 1846 Date of death: 7 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Kidneys dwindled, congested and granular. Fibrinous deposits on aortic valves. General anaemia. No dropsy of inferior extremities. Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Thrombosis (Heart); Anaemia (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient stated that she had been ailing about two years. During this time she had felt weak and languid and had suffered more or less from pain in the head, from dyspnoea with pyrosis, and from palpitation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Jul 1846 Date of death: 5 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Large abscess between the uterus and rectum with condensation of cellular tissue of pelvis. Matter extending into the right iliac fossa through the whole of the psoas muscle, over the crest of the ilium and among the muscles of the abdomen. Sinuses in pelvis and ulcers in rectum. Viscera generally healthy. Disease (standardised): Abscess (Uterus); Abscess (Rectum); Condensation (Pelvis); Sinus (Pelvis); Ulcer (Rectum) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a moribund state, unable to give a collected account of herself. It appeared that she began to suffer during the last summer from severe pain within the loins, which had continued more or less ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jun 1846 Date of death: 9 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous infiltration and ulceration of the uterus. Peritonitis of a low character. Other organs not examined. Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Ulcer (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient stated that for the last eight months, she had been suffering from pain in the region of the uterus and pain in the lower part of the back, occasionally shooting down the inside of the thighs with almost constant vaginal discharge. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846 Date of death: 25 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration of internal ear. Caries of temporal bone. Ulceration of dura mater. Abscess in brain with inflammation and softening of surrounding cerebral substance. Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Caries (Skull); Ulcer (Meninges); Abscess (Brain); Disease (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The father of this boy reported that he had enjoyed excellent health up to six weeks before admission, when he had a convulsive fit apparently of an epileptic character which lasted about four hours. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846 Date of death: 21 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Universal old adhesions of pleurae on both sides. Vomicae of both lungs with hepatisation of the left one. Liver much enlarged. Serum in peritoneal cavity. Ulceration of the mucous membrane of lower portion of the small intestine and the head of the colon. Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Lung); Enlarged (Liver); Serum (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: It appeared from this patient’s account, that he caught cold about six months ago and since that time had had a constant cough, for the first sic weeks, dry and hacking, but since that date, accompanied by profuse expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 May 1846 Date of death: 26 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) 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 case is not reported in consequence of the removal of the body without examination. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Aug 1846 Date of death: 6 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Lungs gorged with blood and frothy serum. Hypertrophy of heart and dilatation of left cavities. Thoracic aorta thickened from fatty and atheromatous deposit on inner surface. In some spots thinning of the vessel had taken place. Right kidney atrophied. Left coarse and lobulated, with cysts. Cyst of right ovary containing dark coagulated substance. Disease (standardised): Serum (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney); Cysts (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of palpitation, cough and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, kidney, ovary and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Sep 1846 Date of death: 1 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Softening of left thalamus and a portion of corpus striatum, with great extravasation of blood in lateral third and fourth ventricles. Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain ); Extravasation (Brain) 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 in a state of insensibility. It appeared that the previous evening he was suddenly seized with a fit of an apoplectic nature. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846 Date of death: 6 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As there was no examination after death, the history of the case is omitted. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Aug 1846 Date of death: 7 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Old pleuritis on right side. Malignant degeneration of lung on right side resembling colloid cancer. Encephaloid deposit in bronchial glands. Encephaloid tubercles in liver. Specks of atheroma on surface of aorta Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Liver); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) 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 cough and dyspnoea and pain on the right side of the chest and in the epigastrium, and of oedema of the face and right upper extremity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Aug 1846 Date of death: 7 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of lungs at posterior part. Ulceration of intestines near the iliocecal valve and cecum and in the lower part of the ascending colon. Some extending to the serous covering of the bowel. Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of fever. His mother stated that about the 4th or 5th of this month he complained of general indisposition, off loss of appetite and muscular depression, the whole of which she attributed to his having been some time out of work. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846 Date of death: 8 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Dilatation of heart, especially the left ventricle. Endocarditis. Pulmonary apoplexy. Emphysema. Old pleuritis. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: From the account given by this patient it appeared that last December a swelling about the size of a marble formed in the right leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Aug 1846 Date of death: 13 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Hypertrophy and condensation of the bones of the skull. Brain healthy. Spine and spinal chord healthy. Hypertrophy of prostate. Hypertrophy and chronic inflammation of bladder and kidneys. False passage in urethra. Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Central nervous system); Disease (Skull); Disease (Prostate); Disease (Bladder); Disease (Kidney); False passage (Urethra) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from partial paraplegia, chiefly affecting the left leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Aug 1846 Date of death: 15 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Old adhesions. Tubercular deposit in kidneys. Paraplegia. Effusion in sub arachnoid tissue and in spinal theca. Oedema of cellular tissue of back and inferior extremities. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Paraplegia (Central nervous system); Effusion (Brain); Effusion (Spine);Oedema (Back) ; Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert. Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from paraplegia, and symptoms of confirmed Phthisis Pulmonalis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Sep 1846 Date of death: 24 Sep 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The body was not examined, and consequently the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Sep 1846 Date of death: 4 Oct 1846 Disease (transcribed): Contraction of small intestine. Emphysema of lungs. Disease (standardised): Contraction (Intestines); Emphysema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: It appeared that the patient had enjoyed good health up to seven or eight weeks before admission, when she was attacked with sickness and diarrhoea which lasted about three days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1846 Date of death: 3 Oct 1846 Disease (transcribed): Secondary abscesses in brain. Abscess in lung. Considerable abscess in liver. One small, one communicating externally. Old and partial peritonitis. Congestion and ulceration of large intestine. Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain ); Abscess (Lung); Abscess (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Congestion (Intestines); 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 was admitted labouring under symptoms greatly resembling painter’s colic. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Sep 1846 Date of death: 6 Oct 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ascites and ansarca. Effused fluid into pleuritic cavities. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Dilatation of right cavities of heart. Atheroma on surface of aorta and mitral valve. Cirrhosis of liver. Congestion of kidneys. Soft spleen. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General); Effusion (Pleural cavity); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart);Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) ; Cirrhosis (Liver) ; Congestion (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 suffering from ascites and general anasarca. He stated that for the last six or seven months he had been suffering from palpitation and severe paroxysms of dyspnoea on the slightest exertion. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846 Date of death: 14 Oct 1846 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Old pleuritic adhesions. Congested and oedematous lungs with slight emphysema. Enormous effusion into both pleura and pericardium. Excessive enlargement of the heart with hypertrophy and dilatation of all cavities. Granular liver. Ulceration of stomach. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Universal); Adhesions (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Effusion (Pleura);Effusion (Heart) ; Disease (Heart) ; Disease (Liver) ; Ulcer (Stomach) 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 suffering from ascites, anasarca, and excessive dyspnoea. It appeared that in February, after a hard days work in the cellar, he was taken during the night with a fit followed by palsy of all his extremities. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Sep 1846 Date of death: 21 Oct 1846 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. External abscesses. Bronchitis and dilatation of bronchi. Considerable effusion into cavities of pleura. Serous effusion into pericardium and slight pericarditis. Fatty heart. Hypertrophy with dilatation of left ventricle. Atheromatous thickening of mitral valves. Blood fluid. Granular liver with gall stone in gall bladder. Granular kidnyes. Serous cyst of ovary. Effusion in sub arachnoid cellular tissue. Old apoplective softening of right hemisphere. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg, Face); Abscess (Arm); Bronchitis (Lung); Effusion (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart);Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) ; Disease (Liver) ; Gallstone (Gall bladder) ; Disease (Kidney) ; Cysts (Ovary) ; Disease (Brain) 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 was admitted suffering from dyspnoea of so much urgency as to require immediate treatment. When she was somewhat more tranquil, she stated that about four years ago she had had a fit apparently of an apoplectic character and since then had never had good health. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Sep 1846 Date of death: 27 Oct 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of mucous membrane of larynx and general thickening extending down trachea. Old pleuritis. Vomicae and tubercles with considerable hepatisation of lungs. Old peritonitis. Fatty liver. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Larynx); Thickening (Trachea); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Disease (Lung);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Fatty (Liver) 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 was admitted suffering from cough and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a