Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 7 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Aug 1849 Date of death: 12 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Membranes of the brain & sinuses loaded with blood. Old pleuritic and pericardial adhesions. Intestinal canal vascular. Ulceration of mucous membrane near the lower end of the ileum Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain, sinuses); Adhesion (Pleurae, pericardium); Disease (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines) 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 child was admitted with considerable ascites, & general anasarca. It did not appear that she had had scarlet fever. It was stated that she had a fever last autumn, but it was not accompanied by any eruption, and that her present illness had commenced last Xmas with diarrhoea which had continued to the time of her admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Sep 1849 Date of death: 21 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration & stricture of the rectum. Great distension of the intestinal canal above Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Rectum); Constriction (Rectum); Distension (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'Admitted with obstinate constipation terminating in complete obstruction of the bowls, which were said not to have acted since the 9th inst at all, and only scantily for some days previously’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Sep 1849 Date of death: 19 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the spinal cord. Brain healthy. Bladder distended, and its lining membrane vascular Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord); Disease (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of loss of power & feeling of numbness of both legs, but it did not appear on closer investigation that there was any loss of sensation. He stated that his symptoms had been coming on gradually for 5 months, that he had had no fit of any sort, and that he had an attack of a similar kind 3 years ago from which he had recovered, but not perfectly. For 5 months past he has been unable to work’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 12 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Sep 1849 Date of death: 19 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle in the brain. Hydrocephalus. Tubercles in the lungs, kidneys and mesenteric glands Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs, kidneys, mesenteric glands) 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 child, who was said to have been ailing for some time but much worse for a few days past presented on admission much of the character & appearance of common fever’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Hotel servant Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Sep 1849 Date of death: 24 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Emphysemous & congested lungs. Small intestine vascular, glands distinctly marked. Kidneys congested. Bladder contained a small quantity of urine Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Intestines, kidneys) 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, who was servant at an hotel, was brought to the hospital in a moribund state. The whole surface of his body had a dusky aspect, his face looked congested, with a purplish tinge apparently from mal-aeration of blood; he was almost unconscious of what was going on around, but put out his tongue when desired, which was dry & coated’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 6 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1849 Date of death: 26 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Extensive ulceration of the intestines. Mesenteric glands enlarged. Scrofulous tubercle in the pleura pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Mesenteric glands); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: n/a Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'From the account given of this child it appeared that he had been ill a fortnight before his admission, and that his illness had commenced with diarrhoea, he had subsequently passed blood in his motions’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Aug 1849 Date of death: 23 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Fibrous tumours connected with the pericardium and anterior mediastinum. Hypertrophy of the spleen Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Lungs); Tumour (Pericardium, mediastinum); Disease (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient presented from the first a very pale and anaemic aspect, with somewhat of the sallow hue which generally accompanies malignant disease. He stated his illness to have begun with pain of head and dizziness some 15 weeks previously, and that he had since suffered more or less from pain in the chest, & cough, and generally urgent dyspnoea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Sep 1849 Date of death: 25 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Thoracic viscera healthy. Blood imperfectly coagulated. Glandulae solitariae in ileum distinct Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on the afternoon of the 25th in a state of most complete collapse. She was said to have been in the enjoyment of perfect health the same morning, and to have been seized with purging, vomiting and cramps at 11 o’clock that forenoon’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Aug 1849 Date of death: 27 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Sep 1849 Date of death: 29 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Extravasation of blood in the right lateral ventricle. Optic thalamus broken up, & the corpus striatum displaced Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Injury (Brain) 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 patient was brought to the hospital having fallen down in a fit, in which he had been quite unconscious, but was not convulsed, and was found to have lost the use of his left side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Sep 1849 Date of death: 28 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): ?Typhoid fever. Pericardium & surface of the heart very vascular. Ulcerations of the small intestines & portion of large. Blood extravasated beneath mucous membrane Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Extravasation (Tissues) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'No distinct account could be obtained from this patient of the commencement of his illness or the nature of his symptoms. He was said to have been ill a fortnight, and he alleged that his chief suffering had been headache, and pain in the chest’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Sep 1849 Date of death: 2 Oct 1849 Disease (transcribed): Hepatization of the lower lobes of both lungs. Heart healthy. Ascites. Peritoneal adhesions. Congested liver Disease (standardised): Hepatisation (Lungs); Ascites (Peritoneum); Congestion (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'Some four or five weeks after her last confinement this patient had an attack of what she was told was inflammation of the liver, attended with severe pain especially on the right side of the abdomen. She had had an ordinary labour, and had got about again well’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Sep 1849 Date of death: 28 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Oct 1849 Date of death: 10 Oct 1849 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Vomica in left lung. Tubercles in both lungs. Mesenteric glands filled with tubercular deposit Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs, mesenteric glands) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This man, who presented rather a phthisical aspect, stated that for 6 weeks he had been ailing, suffering from cold & general debility, and that for a fortnight past, he’s had cough & expectoration but he had never spit blood & had no night sweats. His friends reported that he had been in trouble of late & had indulged in excessive drinking. At the visit he was quite rational & collected’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Sep 1849 Date of death: 9 Oct 1849 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This person, who had rather a florid aspect, stated that she had observed her legs swell during the last 3 or 4 months, but was not aware that she was ‘dropsical’ until a fortnight ago when they had swelled very much more than ever, and within 4 days the skin of one had burst from distension, giving exit to a quantity of colourless fluid’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Oct 1849 Date of death: 9 Oct 1849 Disease (transcribed): Fever after cholera. Membrane of brain congested, sinuses loaded. Lungs congested. Blood fluid. Stomach & small intestine very vascular Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Cholera (Intestines); Congestion (Brain, lungs); Disease (Stomach, intestines) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient, whose general state of health was said to be good, was seized on the morning of her admission with sickness & pain of abdomen about 7am, but first complained of illness at 8 ½. She was proceeding to the house of a surgeon at 10 when seized in the street with vomiting & purging, and carried into a house from whence she was brought to hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Oct 1849 Date of death: 12 Oct 1849 Disease (transcribed): Suffocation, from entering a foul sewer, in attempting to rescue three men Disease (standardised): Suffocation
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Oct 1849 Date of death: 29 Oct 1849 Disease (transcribed): Continued fever. Erysipelas. Oedema of the glottis. Pneumonia. Ulcerations of the small intestine Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Erysipelas (Skin); Edema (Larynx); Pneumonia (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines) 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 patient was admitted on the 12th day of an attack of continued fever, which had commenced, as she alleged, in consequence of exposure to cold and wet, with rigors and pain of head and back, with sickness and relaxation of the bowels, which had continued for more than a week’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Sep 1849 Date of death: 1 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Tubercles & vomicae in left lung. Heart healthy. Ulceration of intestines. Mesenteric glands enlarged Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Mesenteric glands) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient, who presented a certain amount of emaciation on his admission, stated that he had suffered severely from cough & shortness of breath during the last 4 months, and that 2 months ago he had spit blood. He had suffered no great amount of pain, but complained of pain generally throughout the chest’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Oct 1849 Date of death: 29 Oct 1849 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the intestine. Perforation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient, who was considerably emaciated, and appeared much out of health, stated that she had been suffering from diarrhoea for upwards of a month. She was not conscious of passing blood at ay time by the bowels’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Oct 1849 Date of death: 15 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation of the left leg and thigh. Pus in left knee. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg, thigh); Suppuration (Knee); Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was in the first instance admitted with rheumatism of a chronic character affecting chiefly the right knee. She had been ill 7 weeks, and the rheumatic pains had been in her shoulder & hips as well as in the knees: she had had no similar attack previously’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Oct 1849 Date of death: 20 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the mitral and tricuspid valves. Lungs, liver & kidneys congested. Oedema of the lower extremities Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lungs, liver, kidneys); Edema (Legs) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with considerable oedema of the lower extremities of about 14 days’ or 3 weeks’ duration. She was complaining of cough with considerable amount of dyspnoea & palpitation of the heart. She had had an attack of acute rheumatism when fourteen years of age, which had confined her to bed nearly 3 months, and a recurrence of it January last’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Nov 1849 Date of death: 23 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Heart hypertrophied? Congestion of lungs. Haemoptysis. Albuminurious urine Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lungs); Haemoptysis (Lungs); Albuminuria (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 5 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Nov 1849 Date of death: 23 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever. Diffuse inflammation of the cellular tissue of the neck. Pneumonia. Congested & ecchymosed spots in both kidneys Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Neck); Pneumonia (Lungs); Congestion (Kidneys); Ecchymosis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This child was reported to have had scarlet fever 3 weeks before her admission. The throat had been sore and about ten days after the eruption appeared, swelling was observed of the throat externally, for which poultices had been applied. There had been no general anasarca observed, although there was slight puffiness of the hands on admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Courier Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Nov 1849 Date of death: 21 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the pyloric portion of the stomach. Scirrhus nodule in the liver Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Scirrhus (Liver) 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 man, a courrier by occupation, and in the habit of drinking a good deal of wine, had enjoyed very good health up to 13 months ago, when he began to suffer pain of a spasmodic character across the epigastrium, which he attributed to internal injury from a railway accident very shortly before’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen