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Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1865
Date of death: 17 Sep 1865
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diffuse cellular inflammation
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Inflammation (Groin)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This man was admitted with an aneurism. He stated that for some time he had suffered from rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House painter
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1865
Date of death: 17 Jan 1865
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina. Lobular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a transverse fracture through the centre of the left patella. He stated that he was going down stairs when his foot sipped and he fell three steps.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Patella, chest, abdomen and shoulder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Sweep
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1879
Date of death: 6 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour of neck. Asphyxia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Neck); Asphyxia (Respiratory system)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Packer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1876
Date of death: 1 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of sternum. Pneumothorax and haemorrhage into the right pleural cavity
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Sternum); Pneumothorax (Lung); Haemorrhage (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted having fallen down in a fit. He was epileptic.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, sternum, lungs, heart, kidneys and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Platelayer
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1878
Date of death: 10 Nov 1878
Disease (transcribed): Traumatic tetanus. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Central nervous system); Pneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. 3 wks [weeks] before admission crushed little finger of Rt. [Right] hand – Attended as an O.P. [Out-patient] – Was last seen as such a week before admission and was then doing well. 5 days before admission crampy pain in left side and some stiffness in back of neck – Jaw also became stiff and 3 days mouth could not be opened – About same time spasm and aching of back – 2 days before admission spasms 5 or 6 per hours, since that have been diminishing in frequency and violence – When spasms first commenced some shooting pain from wound up to axilla which passed off in an hour'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Wound, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 72
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1878
Date of death: 19 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Fract. [Fractured] clavicle – Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Clavicle); Bronchitis (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1878
Date of death: 8 Mar 1878
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs, pneumonia. Fatty heart, etc
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Patient stated that he had fallen down some days before admission and struck his side – Could give no other information. Symptoms Feb [February] 28. Tremulous – Cyanosed – Sweating – Pulse quick and feeble – Tongue foul – Complained of Pain over middle of 6 and 7 ribs on right side – No fracture detected – Bronchitis throughout both lungs – Urine albuminous'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, stomach, ribs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: House agent
Gender: Male
Age: 81
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1878
Date of death: 18 Feb 1878
Disease (transcribed): Chronic cystitis; purulent infiltration of walls of Bladder, Catarrhal pneumonia, etc.
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Suppuration (Bladder); Pneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. For two years suffered from difficult micturition, pain during passage of water and often great straining – Micturition frequent especially at night – Urine often cloudy – A month ago was compelled to hold his water much longer than usual and on attempting to micturate could not do so. Since tat time much scalding – Continual incontinence – At times much strangury. For 3 days there has been blood in the water'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1875
Date of death: 4 May 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient stated that fourteen years ago he fell down and struck the tip of his penis. A sore place followed which was a long time healing up.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, kidneys, heart and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Aug 1873
Date of death: 7 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of right leg. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: It appeared that this man was knocked down by a coachman under whom he was employed and that in falling he broke his right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1873
Date of death: 20 May 1873
Disease (transcribed): Foreign-body in right bronchus. Tracheotomy. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Foreign body (Lung); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The child was supposed to have swallowed a piece of tobacco pipe about an inch in length.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, larynx, trachea, bronchus, lungs, heart and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1869
Date of death: 5 Oct 1869
Disease (transcribed): Removal of scapula with a malignant tumour. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Removal (Scapula); Cancer (Scapula); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Nine months ago he first noticed pain and swelling over the back and upper part of the right shoulder.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1867
Date of death: 1 Jan 1868
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Abscess of scrotum. Pyelitis. Bronchitis.
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Scrotum); Pyelitis (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: The patient had struck his testicles with a sledge hammer.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Brushmaker
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1867
Date of death: 2 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had been ruptured ten years and had always worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 82
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1872
Date of death: 15 Nov 1872
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Bronchitis. Atheroma. Gangrene
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Gangrene (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with commencing dry gangrene of all the toes of the left foot, and a patch of discolouration on the front of the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Waterman
  Age: 36
  Gender: Male
  Date of admission: 6 Aug 1872
  Date of death: 6 Aug 1872
  Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Pleuropneumonia. Syphilis
  Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Syphilis (Systemic)
  Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
• Barclay, Andrew Whyte
  Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
  Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
  Medical notes: 'Not seen by me.’
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1862
Date of death: 10 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of cheek. Lobular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Cheek); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted with extensive ulceration of the mouth and cheek.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1857
Date of death: 21 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Arachinitis. Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man was admitted to have a small tumour removed from the right side of the nose.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal cord, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1861
Date of death: 4 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Extraction of cataract. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Cataract (Eye); Operation (Eye); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital with cataracts of both eyes of four years standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and neck
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1848
Date of death: 21 Apr 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro pneumonia with adhesion of the pleura. Extensive ulceration of bowels. Enlarged mesenteric glands.
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Adhesion (Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines); Enlarged (Mesenteric glands)
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 attacked about a fortnight before with rigors, and all the usual symptoms of fever, followed in a short time by cough and pain in the left side of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1848
Date of death: 29 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Diseased aortic valves. Ascites. Diseased liver, spleen and granular kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen); Disease (Kidney)
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 man was brought to the Hospital in a moribund state. He had been suffering for a long time from Dropsy, cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1847
Date of death: 18 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with great heptisation. Pericarditis and extensive endocarditis. Ascites. Deposits in spleen and kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Deposits (Spleen);Deposits (Kidney)
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 girl reported that she had enjoyed excellent health up to twelve months ago, when she began to work at a Milliners and consequently became much confined to the house. Her health from this time gradually began to fail.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 May 1846
Date of death: 25 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Pleuritis with sero-purulent effusion on left side. Old adhesions on right side. Very large vomicae containing pus. Old peritonitis in region of spleen. Mesenteric glands universally enlarged. Ulcers of small and large intestines. Scrofulous ulceration of mucous membrane of uterus. Large coagula with pus in their interior blocked up the iliac and femoral arteries in left side, having produced oedema of lung during life.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Mesenteric gland); Ulcer (Intestines);Tuberculosis (Uterus) ; Ulcer (Uterus) ; Coagula (Arteries) ; Oedema (Lung)
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, and general anasarca. She stated that she was quite well about three weeks ago, when the catamenia ceased rather suddenly and she began to cough and expectorate and to suffer from pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846
Date of death: 25 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of mucous membrane lining trachea and larynx. Thickening of corde vocales. Old pleuritis. Lungs filled with vomicae. Ascites with lymph in fluid. Tubercular deposits on attached surfaces of peritoneum. Liver rounded and puckered. Kidneys granular. Spleen large and soft.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Trachea); Ulcer (Larynx); Thickening (Vocal cords); Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Lung);Ascites (Abdomen) ; Tuberculosis (Abdomen) ; Disease (Liver) ; Disease (Kidney) ; Disease (Spleen)
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 in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1846
Date of death: 20 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions of pleura and recent pleuritis. Vomicae and tubercular deposits in both lungs. Old peritonitis in region of liver. Enlarged mesenteric glands. Tubercular deposits in cellular tissue of intestines and omentum. Ulceration of lower portion of small intestines of the caput coli
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Mesenteric gland); Tuberculosis (Intestines);Tuberculosis (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: This patient stated that since February 1845, when she caught a violent cold, she had been never free from cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a