Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jan 1848 Date of death: 4 Jun 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis with great effusion. Aneurysm of aorta. Ulceration of cartilages of shoulder joint after rheumatism. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Effusion (Heart); Aneurysm (Arteries); Ulcer (Shoulder); Rheumatic diseases (Joints) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted with supposed paralysis of the left arm, stating that he had also loss of sensation from the elbow downwards. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and shoulder joint. Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 May 1848 Date of death: 8 Jun 1848 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of face. Sloughing of sub mucous cellular tissue of tongue. Fracture of leg and union Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Sloughing (Tongue); Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient having been admitted under the care of Mr Cutler with simple fracture of right leg, was transferred to Dr Page. He had complained of soreness of throat, with difficulty of swallowing and tenderness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mouth, fauces, thorax, abdomen and lower extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jun 1848 Date of death: 20 Jun 1848 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Extensive laceration of brain. Apoplectic cyst in brain. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Apoplectic cyst (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital by the officers of police, by whom he had been found in a state of insensibility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 May 1849 Date of death: 22 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Congenital malformation of the heart. Calcarous deposit in aortic semilunar valves. Atrophied muscular walls. Pulmonary apoplexy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of pain of abdomen, referred chiefly to right side, which had existed during 5 months, generally acoompanied by pain of head, & constipation of bowels. Appeared a good deal depressed, said he felt very languid: complexion sallow, conjunctive yellowish’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1849 Date of death: 25 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Old adhesions on the left side of the chest. Fractured intercostal cartilage corresponding side. Enlarged liver. Kidneys congested & flabby. Serous effusion beneath the arachnoid &c Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Disease (Chest); Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Liver, kidneys, 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 on his first admission placed under the care of the surgeon as he attributed his illness to a kick he had received from a horse on the left side. On examination however it was soon ascertained that although there had been some displacement of one rib from former accident, several years ago, that there were no symptoms referrible to a recent injury, but that he was labouring under some febrile affection’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849 Date of death: 11 Jul 1849 Disease (transcribed): Purulent deposit in the synovial cavities of both wrist joints with inflammation of those joints Disease (standardised): Deposit (Wrist); Inflammation (Wrist) 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 in a semi-comatose state, so that it was impossible to obtain any very connected account of her symptoms from her. It appeared that she had been ill 3 weeks, and that 9 days ago she had been at the hospital to have a tooth extracted when her face was much swollen & she appeared to suffer much pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1849 Date of death: 13 Jul 1849 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Ulceration of epiglottis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with sore throat, great hoarseness & inability to swallow. He had been unable to eat anything he said during the last fortnight. Hil illness he alleged to have been only of 3 weeks’ duration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1849 Date of death: 20 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Brain wet, anaemic. Spinal cord healthy. Thoracic viscera healthy. Abscesses in both kidneys. Bladder hypertrophied. Inflammation of both knee joints Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Abscess (Kidneys); Disease (Bladder); Inflammation (Knee) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'When this patient was admitted no distinct account could be obtained of his illness. The finger-joints were slightly swollen & red, as well as the wrist, there was effusion in the right knee’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Aug 1849 Date of death: 28 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii. Anasarca. Heart healthy. Old pleuritic adhesions. Ulceration of the cartilages of the left elbow Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Lungs); Ulcer (Elbow) 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 had been suffering from pains in the joints which he supposed to be rheumatic for about a month[?]. There had been swelling of the wrists, and the knees had also been painful, but it was now chiefly limited to the left elbow, which he could not move without pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left upper extremity
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Aug 1849 Date of death: 5 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Secondary deposits in the pleura, kidneys & left elbow joint. Brain healthy Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Deposit (Lungs, kidneys, elbow) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'Although said to be generally of delicate health, this lad had no serious illness up to the 27th of July when he had some degree of headache & sickness for which he took physic. On the 30th his legs became inflamed and began to swell. He had had no sore throat or mouth previously, nor any discharge from the nose, nor could any appreciable cause be assigned’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, left elbow joint
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: 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: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1849 Date of death: 30 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Lateral curvature of the spine. General anasarca. Lungs healthy. Extravasation of blood on the surface of the heart. Ascites. Congestion of the liver. Cysts in both kidneys Disease (standardised): Spinal curvatures (Spine); Edema (Systemic); Extravasation (Heart); Ascites (Peritoneum); Congestion (Liver); Cyst (Kidneys) 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, who was a good deal deformed by lateral curvature owing, as she stated, to an accident 5 or 6 years before, had suffered from swelled legs more or less for the previous 12 months. After childbirth in August last she also observed that her abdomen was more prominent than natural & she had increased in size up to her admission. She had long suffered from shortness of breath & palpitations of heart’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Dec 1849 Date of death: 22 Dec 1849 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in the lungs & a large vomica on the right side. Ulceration of the mucous membrane of the epiglottis. Ulceration of the mucous membrane of the ilium Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Ulcer (Larynx, hip) 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, who could only articulate in a sort of hoarse whisper, stated that he had caught cold about 12 months before, that he had lost his voice nearly 8 months and had been obliged to leave work 3 months. He had suffered from cough and spitting nearly the whole time’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jan 1849 Date of death: 20 Feb 1849 Disease (transcribed): Gonorrhoeal rheumatism. Abscess in the neck. Secondary deposits. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Gonorrhoea (Urogenital tract); Abscess (Neck); Deposit; Disease (Kidneys) 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 originally admitted with rheumatism of some standing, & probably gonorrhoeal in its origin. He had an attack of it in September for 2 or 3 days, & then it returned in November & he had been confined to bed up to the 8th January. He was better, & able to get about, but still suffering from pain across the sacrum, running down the outside of left leg & affecting both knees’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1849 Date of death: 5 Mar 1849 Disease (transcribed): Subacute rheumatism (gout?). Pneumonia. Spotted fever Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Gout (Joints); Pneumonia (Lungs); Spotted fever (Systemic) 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 originally admitted with sub-acute rheumatism affecting chiefly the knee joints, from which he said he had then been suffering nearly a month. His first attack of a rheumatic character which he designated ‘fever’ had occurred about 18 years ago, and he had been in the hospital before with a similar attack to the present’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, knee joints
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Mar 1849 Date of death: 8 Mar 1849 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Peri- & endo?carditis Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This young man presented on admission the appearance of rheumatism affecting the joints but not of an acute type. He was admitted in the evening, and before the hour of visit next day almost every trace of rheumatism had disappeared. He then presented a pale, bloodless, death-like aspect. His skin was universally cold, his hands & feet remarkably so, and had been still colder some time previously. He was pulseless, but perfectly rational & collected, rather inclined to doze, and making no complaint except of intense thirst’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, knee joints
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Apr 1849 Date of death: 16 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Caries of the right temporal bone. Meningitis. Circumscribed abscess in the middle lobe of the right hemisphere Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Meningitis (Brain); Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'The history of this case which was afterwards obtained from her father was to the effect that some 6 weeks since, on returning form the country she had boils all over her body, and on exposure to cold they had been repressed, after which she was seized (about a fortnight ago) with pain and discharge from the right ear; three days before her admission she had become delirious’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1849 Date of death: 26 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Caries of the sella turcica. Softening of all central parts of the brain Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Softening (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: 'Of this man’s illness it was very difficult to obtain any history as he was only once seen by the physician, and then seemed to be depressed from the exhaustion of being brought to the hospital. There was a considerable degree of anxiety about his face, and with a good deal of hesitation in his manner, there seemed to be some confusion of thought’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jun 1850 Date of death: 30 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hereditary gout. Recent pleurisy and pneumonia. Large heart. Lithate of soda on valves. Specks of [lithate of soda] in larynx. Large deposits in joints Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Gout (Joints); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Deposits (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient had been in the Hospital about five years previously labouring under gout with albuminous urine. He applied on the present occasion for admission in consequence of epistaxis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1850 Date of death: 8 Aug 1850 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Suppuration in and round joints. Delirium (with tremor). Ventricles of brain full, congested. Liver loaded. Incipient pericarditis Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Suppuration (Joints); Delirium (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Disease (Liver); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This case presented on admission very much the character of Acute Rheumatism. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and articulations Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Nov 1849 Date of death: 25 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in joints. Secondary deposits Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Joints); Deposits (Joints) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of high fever and delirium following upon suppuration in the knee joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Feb 1850 Date of death: 5 Mar 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in lungs. Cavity. Fetid expectoration. Abscess below diaphragm Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cavity (Lung); Expectoration (Lung); Abscess (Diaphragm) ; Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient who was very considerably emaciated and was suffering from cough and spitting, with loss of appetite, and general failure of health, stated that his illness had been only of three months duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Mar 1850 Date of death: 19 May 1850 Disease (transcribed): Caries of cranium. Abscess of scalp. Old pleural adhesions, with condensation of lung, and several cavities on right. No tubercles Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Abscess (Scalp); Adhesions (Pleura); Cavities (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert. Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This man applied for admission for relief of cough and spitting with pain on the right side of the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 May 1851 Date of death: 24 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the thigh immediately below the capsule of the hip joint. Apparent attempt at a ‘fake joint’. Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This old man fell down in the street the day before his admission & fractured the thigh, crepitus being felt at its upper part near the trochanter major. There was shortening for about an inch & the foot was rotated outwards. He had suffered from paralysis some time before the accident, & had recovered in a great measure, but he always felt weaker on the right side (the side paralyzed) on which the injury took place’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, abdomen