Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Sep 1844 Date of death: 20 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Effusion in sub-arachnoid cellular tissue. Arteries of brain extensively thickened by atheroma. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the neck, spreading to the mediastina. Old pericarditis. Heart dilated. Kidneys granular Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Brain); Inflammation (Neck); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that about 10 months ago, he began to experience much giddiness & uneasiness in the head, which had gone on increasing up to the time of admission. That he never had a fit, but at times had found his limbs numb and weaker than usual, & his extremities cold, more especially on the left side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Oct 1844 Date of death: 26 Feb 1845 Disease (transcribed): Ascites & anasarca. Lobular pneumonia. Hypertrophy of heart. Aorta roughened & dilated. Capsule of liver thickened. Mottling degeneration of kidneys. Bladder inflamed Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver, kidneys); Inflammation (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Lee, Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'The patient stated that he had been suffering about 4 months from general anasarca, which at first came on very gradually, but had rapidly increased during the few last weeks’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Dec 1844 Date of death: 22 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia (red and grey hepatisation). Old pleurisy. Ulceration in larynx and large intestine. Atheromatous specks in mitral valve and aorta Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Larynx, intestines); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had never been subject to winter cough, and believed that he had not the slightest cough or shortness of breath before the beginning of last October’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, neck, abdomen
Occupation or role: Weigher at Custom House Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1844 Date of death: 19 Feb 1845 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of heart with fibrinous & calcareous deposit in the mitral valve & fibrinous deposit on the inner surface of the left auricle. Pulmonary apoplexy. Mottled kidneys. Fluid in the serous cavities & in the cellular tissue Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Deposit (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient, who had been employed in weighing at the Custom House, & was ruptured from lifting heavy weights, had enjoyed very good health up to August last, at which time he began to feel palpitations, and was troubled with shortness of breath’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Dec 1844 Date of death: 11 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old and recent pleurisy. Heart thin and dilated. Slight atheroma in aorta. Tubercles in intestine and mesenteric gland etc Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Intestines, mesenteric glands)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that he had for many years been particularly subject to catch cold on slight exposure, and that during the last year & half had been annoyed by a slight tickling cough, unaccompanied by expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Dec 1844 Date of death: 13 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of liver, with colloid deposit in the pylorus. Old pericarditis and pleurisy Disease (standardised): Encephaloid disease (Liver); Deposit (Stomach); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that the catamenia [menstruation] ceased about 4 months prior to admission, and that just at the first returning period she vomited about a pint of dark-coloured blood, and since that time, the catamenia having re-appeared, her nose has bled considerably at the end of each successive month’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Dec 1844 Date of death: 7 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions of the pleurae. Lymph in pericardium. Atheroma in aorta & mitral valve. Tubercular spots in various parts of the intestines with ulceration of the mucous membrane. Mesenteric glands enlarged Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Disease Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had suffered from slight cough for many months, and that nine weeks before admission it became much worse, accompanied by rigors, pain in the chest, and profuse worthy expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Dec 1844 Date of death: 9 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Meningeal apoplexy. Abscess in neck opening into the internal jugular vein. Bloody fluid in both pleurae and in the pericardium. Heart dilated and slightly hypertrophical, with a small, unhealthy coagulum in its right auricle Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Abscess (Neck); Disease (Lungs, heart) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'The account this patient gave was that about a year ago he began to perceive palpitations of the heart, & was troubled with constant pain in the head, & occasional nausea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Dec 1844 Date of death: 3 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism and pericarditis Disease (standardised): Rheumatism; Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Between a fortnight and three weeks previous to admission, this patient was attacked with bronchitis, for which leeches were applied to the chest, and full doses of antimony were exhibited’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jan 1845 Date of death: 14 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Mottling degeneration of kidneys. Peritonitis. Anasarca. Erysipelas. Specks of atheroma in aortic valves Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Edema (Systemic); Erysipelas (Skin); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that during the last four or five months she had been troubled with pain across the loins, which increased so much at the beginning of November last, that she got but little sleep owing to its severity’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1845 Date of death: 22 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis & pneumonia. Old adhesions. Dropsy of pericardium. Heart itself healthy. Old peritonitis. Amputation of toe for scrofulous disease of joint Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Edema (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Amputation (Toe); Scrofulous disease (Toe) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert and Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Ten months before his admission into the hospital, he perceived a slight swelling of the ball of the left great toe, attended with much pain upon walking. Four months afterwards this swelling was punctured and a small quantity of matter discharged.’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845 Date of death: 13 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the arch of aorta bursting into oesophagus and trachea. Aorta atheromatous. Old pleurisy Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient, a tailor, dreadfully disfigured by a burn which occurred when he was 18 months old, stated that he had enjoyed excellent health up to last September year, at which time his notice was attracted by a slight pain in the upper part of the back, greatly increased on swallowing’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845 Date of death: 22 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Pleurisy recent and old. Other viscera healthy. Specks of atheroma in aorta Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that he had for years been subject to cough during the winter months, which he seldom got rid of till the ensuing spring. That in May last, just as he was beginning to lose his cough, he spat up about a spoonful of blood, & since that time had never been entirely free from cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Jan 1845 Date of death: 20 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Inferior extremities anasarcous, inflamed, ulcerated, with superficial gangrene. Pericarditis. Slight thickening of mitral and aortic valves Disease (standardised): Edema (Lower extremities); Ulcer (Lower extremities); Inflammation (Lower extremities); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that she had long been an inmate of the workhouse, and during the last nine months, had been suffering from dropsy, principally affecting the lower extremities’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Jan 1845 Date of death: 30 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca of both legs & left arm. Softening of the brain. Large quantities of fluid in the serous cavities of the chest. Head somewhat dilated with thinnish parietes. Mitral valve slightly thickened. Dilatation of aorta with spots of atheroma Disease (standardised): Edema (Legs, arm); Softening (Brain); Disease (Chest); Disease (Head); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient stated that about six months previous to admission, she was suddenly taken with giddiness and partial hemiplegia of the left side, but did not lose her senses, or the use of her limbs so much as to cause her to fall’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jan 1845 Date of death: 20 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Chronic pericarditis. Recent pleurisy and peritonitis. Heart enlarged by hypertrophy. Viscera congested Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart); Congestion Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This girl’s account, which has since been verified by her father, who is a perfect martyr to rheumatism, both in its acute and chronic form, was that about three months previous to admission, she was in perfect health, and had never suffered from rheumatism, shortness of breath or pain in the chest’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Feb 1845 Date of death: 28 Feb 1845 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed empyema. Grey hepatisation of the lung. Pericarditis. Hydatid in the liver. Sinus between the coccyx and the rectum not communicating with the gut Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Hepatisation (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Cyst (Liver); Disease (Rectum, gut) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Lee, Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient told us that about 10 days previous to admission he was taken with shivering, soon followed by cough, accompanied by pain in the chest, more especially on the right side, within the four last days’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Mar 1845 Date of death: 7 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart, without hypertrophy. Disease of the tricuspid, mitral & aortic valves & of the aorta. Pulmonary apoplexy. Ascites and anasarca Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Admitted in a state of collapse, with general anasarca & great ascites, her face, lips & hands quite livid & cold. Warm beef tea & diffusible stimulants were given, and after a time she became warm & to use her own expression, ‘tolerably comfortable’ ‘ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Mar 1845 Date of death: 11 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Partial pneumonia. Hypertrophy of heart with slight thickening of valves. Kidneys mottled & granular Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had been out of health for some time. That he had suffered much from dyspeptic symptoms, pain in the head and epigastrium, with occasional cramps in the legs and other parts’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Mar 1845 Date of death: 22 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions circumscribing partial empyema. Bronchitis and pneumonia. Chronic pericarditis Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that having been in the previous enjoyment of good health, he was taken three weeks ago with hoarseness & cough, accompanied by pain across the chest & shortness of breath’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Mar 1845 Date of death: 28 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic pericarditis. Pleurisy & pneumonia in various stages. Partial peritonitis, uniting the liver to the diaphragm. Endocarditis Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Endocarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This girl, a thin, cachetic person, whose father is a martyr to rheumatism, stated that ever since the 6th instant she had been ailing & suffering with wandering pains, which became worse on the 13th and accompanied by redness & swelling. That she had a similar attack three years ago on recovering from scarlet fever, but at that time had no pain in the chest’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1845 Date of death: 17 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Heart dilated, without hypertrophy. Kidneys mottled & granular. Dropsy. Fluid in pleura. Consolidation of a portion of left lung. Large quantities of serum & lymph in the peritoneum Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Lungs); Disease (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient complained of great pain and swelling in the epigastrium, which had been gradually coming on during the last six months, of palpitation of the heart, & of anasarca of the lower extremities’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Mar 1845 Date of death: 25 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions. Phthisis. Bronchitis & pneumonia. Dilatation, without hypertrophy, of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of collapse, his countenance and lips especially, quite livid, and his extremities cold. Ether and ammonia were administered, reaction took place, and he then began to expectorate large quantities of thick, tenacious, puriform matter’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1845 Date of death: 13 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Kidneys mottled and granular. Brain wet. Fluid in pleurae. Pneumonia. Pericarditis. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. No anasarca Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Brain, Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient could give but an imperfect account of his case. It appeared however from the evidence of the friends that he had been under treatment during the last two or three months for pain in the loins, for which he had been cupped. That he had never had dropsy. That the day before, and on the morning of admission, he had had fits, during which he was violently convulsed, foamed at the mouth, and bit his tongue severely’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1845 Date of death: 18 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed empyema, left side. Old adhesions, right side. Bronchitis & pneumonia. Slight thickening of the valves on the left side. Heart with atheromatous deposit in the aorta. Old peritonitis. Tubercular matter in kidneys etc Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that during the last eight months he had suffered from constant and violent cough, attended by profuse expectoration, and night sweats. That he had lately become extremely shortbreathed and unable to take any exercise, or make the slightest exertion, and that he was in consequence very weak & languid’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen