Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Oct 1850 Date of death: 8 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Recent peritonitis. Disease of the liver. Old ‘double’ pleurisy. Congestion of the lungs & kidneys Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Pleurisy (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was first admitted into the hospital in May, when in the absence of Dr Bence Jones [Henry Bence Jones], he came under the care of Dr Fuller [Henry William Fuller]. He had then been suffering about a month from ascites, and the legs had become anasarcous only a few days before admission. He had had no pain in his abdomen, except from the tension & sense of fulness latterly; the heart & kidneys appeared to be healthy and the only point of his history that could be made out as bearing upon his state was his having suffered from jaundice 28 years ago’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1850 Date of death: 10 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia. Softening of brain. Occlusion of arteries at base of the brain Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain); Softening (Brain); Occlusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'Stated to have been previously in the enjoyment of good health, stout & well-made: he suffered from toothache for which two teeth were drawn, on the 19th and almost ever since the paralysis had been coming on. He had had no fit or loss of consciousness but was on admission unable to move the right arm or leg’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Farmer Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Nov 1850 Date of death: 20 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Large calculus of the bladder. Litho? . Abscess of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Lithotrity (Bladder); Abscess (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient, a farmer by profession, when admitted was a stout, healthy-looking man & he stated that he was of temperate habits, & some three years ago he passed for the first time a calculus of the size of a pea by the urethra, having been subject to passing gravel some years previously. After this, he had pain at the end of the penis after micturition, the stream of urine would sometimes suddenly cease, & then on altering his position flow again, it was also occasionally tinged with blood. These symptoms were increased after much exercise’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Nov 1850 Date of death: 22 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Abscess connected with the right sterno-clavicular articulation. Complete destruction of the joints & caries of contiguous bones. Scrofulous deposits in the ovaries, & on the lining surface of uterus. Tubercle & vomicae in lung. Ulceration of intestines & perforation of rectum Disease (standardised): Abscess (Chest); Caries (Joints, bones); Tuberculosis (Ovaries, uterus, lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Rectum) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted, under the care of Mr Cutler [Edward Cutler] with an abscess apparently connected with the right sterno-clavicular articulation. There was a small opening over this spot, & a tube having been passed through it, a portion of the sternum & of the clavicle was found to be carious to some extent. She stated that she had noticed some degree of swelling for about six months at the upper part of the sternum’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Nov 1850 Date of death: 11 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were enlarged & occupied by considerable light yellowish substance. Peritonitis. Enlarged & congested liver. Pleurisy on left side. Left lung in state of chronic pneumonia at lower part. Both lungs congested. Slight hypertrophy of left ventricle of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'A married woman whose last child was born 6 years ago, in whom the menstrual periods had been becoming irregular for more than 12 months, and had now been entirely absent for 3 months, presented herself for admission with a pale rather bloated face & puffy eyelids. She stated that her legs had been swollen now for 12 weeks, and that the abdomen had become enlarged about a month afterwards’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: n/a Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Dec 1850 Date of death: 18 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Disease (malignant?) of the absorbent glands in the most important parts of the body, as the mediastina of the thorax, abdomen, neck, axillae &c, unaccompanied by ulceration. Congestion of most of the viscera also found post mortem Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Glands); Congestion (Internal organs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient on admission presented an appearance of general debility, the countenance was anxious in expression. The pulse quick & freqient from irritation. He complained of feeling of depression. In the neck on each side there were a good many round, glandular bodies, none of them larger than a walnut’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1850 Date of death: 26 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Albuminuria. Heart hypertrophied. Kidneys granular. Fluid in brain &c Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Albuminuria (Kidneys); Hypertrophy (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Fluid (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'A man who had been for many years of his life a gentleman’s servant, and had been accustomed to drink very freely, but who had been out of place of the last 4 years. He stated that he had enjoyed very good health until 4 weeks ago when his legs had swelled, had become very red & painful & had ultimately burst & formed small spots of ulceration, which were numerous around the ankles at the time of his admission, with some superficial redness’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jan 1851 Date of death: 13 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Old & recent peritonitis. Ascites & general dropsy. Adherent pericardium &c Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Adherent (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This person had previously been admitted into the hospital under the care of Dr Bence Jones [Henry Bence Jones] when she stated that she had suffered from distention of the abdomen about 5 months. She had ‘a severe cold’ the previous Xmas but had suffered from no other serious ailment, and had never suffered from rheumatism of any sort. The legs had commenced to swell about the same time as the abdomen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1851 Date of death: 26 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles of lungs. Pleurisy. Heart dilated. Nutmeg liver Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient had suffered from cough and spitting for more than 12 months, but had been very much relieved during the summer, and only become worse since winter again set in. He had spit up about ½ a pint of blood 9 weeks ago, and had been very much worse ever since’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Bus driver Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jan 1851 Date of death: 13 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular infiltration throughout almost the whole of both lungs. Vomicae numerous. Double pleurisy. Ulceration of mucous membrane of epiglottis. Atheroma of mitral valves of the heart. Ulceration of the colon & caecum Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Epiglottis); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Heart); Ulcer (Colon, caecum) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'A ‘bus-driver’ & of rather dissipated habits, who stated that he had been ill about 9 or 10 days with pains in the limbs, with a pulse of 120, foul tongue & sweating profusely, & reported by his friends to be light headed. The joints both at wrists & ankles were swollen & painful, with scarcely any redness; the perspiration had rather an acid odour’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Jan 1851 Date of death: 1 Mar 1851 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of aortic & mitral valves. Diseased kidneys &c Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'A woman of rather cachectic appearance, with pale sallow complexion, complaining of general feeling of illness, with pain at the epigastrium, especially after eating, and extending under the ribs on the right side. She had been ill since Michaelmas, but could give no account of the origin of her symptoms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Jan 1851 Date of death: 21 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles of brain. Softening Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was stated to have been ill only a fortnight before admission, having commenced with vomiting & pain of the head. During the last 3 days she had been constantly delirious, talking incoherently & screaming aloud. It appeared however that she had been long ailing & always complained of pain in the head’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Jan 1851 Date of death: 19 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of brain? Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined this case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The friends objected to any examination’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jan 1851 Date of death: 11 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Emphysema of the lungs Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Emphysema (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'An exceedingly pale-faced man who applied first for relief as an out-patient on 14th January, complaining of pain across the loins, and headache, with white tongue & confined bowels. He said his health had been failing for a year past, but no cause could be discerned for his ex-sanguine condition’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Omnibus driver Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jan 1851 Date of death: 22 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Liver enlarged, capsule thickened. Old peritonitis. Fluid in abdomen & pleura &c Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fluid (Abdomen, lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'An omnibus driver who stated that he had never been a man of dissipated habits. He had been ailing for 3 or 4 months, but nearly a month before admission had first found his abdomen enlarging, at first gradually, & then rapidly during a week past. The legs had also swollen latterly. He had no pain in the abdomen at first but now begins to suffer from it’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jan 1851 Date of death: 17 Mar 1851 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Adhesions between the various viscera of abdominal cavity. Inflammation, proceeding to extensive ulceration of the ileum & colon. Old pleurisy on the left side & old pneumonia also on both sides. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Adhesion (Abdomen); Inflammation (Ileum, colon); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This girl, in whom the catamenia [menstruation] had never appeared, and was of course supposed by her mother to be suffering from this cause, stated that a month before her admission, she had suffered from pain in the abdomen with considerable distention, which had disappeared; during the last fortnight hse had headache, & felt out of sorts, & the pain had recurred in the abdomen at intervals. She had been able to continue at work until the morning of 21st when she had a severe rigor’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jan 1851 Date of death: 5 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae in lungs. Old adhesions, including of larynx, & glands of intestines &c Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Adhesions (Larynx, intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man when admitted had all the general appearances of being in the last stage of phthisis but the emaciation was not great and he said that he had not been ill more than 3 days. His face was full & florid & his pulse 110 & very feeble’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Jan 1851 Date of death: 12 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diarrhoea. Right lung hepatized. Ulceration of mucous membrane of caecum & peritonitis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Hepatization (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient said she had been ailing about a [fortnight] commencing with cough, headache, pains in the limbs &c. 5 days before admission she had a severe shivering followed by great heat of skin, but not perspiration. She complaining of a feeling of general debility with loss of appetite and much thirst, & pain in the abdomen. The bowels have acted 9 times during the last 24 hours’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jan 1851 Date of death: 20 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Large vomica at base of right lung, smaller at apex. Adherent pleura Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Adherent (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'A black, who said he had been ill 10 weeks with cough & spitting. His attack was in the first instance not severe, but he had soon after had spitting of blood, and had been gradually getting worse & losing flesh ever since. He was emaciated, voice rather hoarse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Feb 1851 Date of death: 7 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulceration & perforation of intestines. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man dated the commencement of his illness to his having been engaged, in his business of gardener, in pulling up some decayed vegetables, the smell of which was very offensive, ten days before his admission. He was seized with sickness, & found himself unable to return to his work, and two days after was attacked by diarrhoea which continued up to his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Feb 1851 Date of death: 6 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Pelvic abscess communicating with rectum. Abscesses in liver. Effusion in right pleura &c Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Abscess (Pelvis, rectum, liver); Effusion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient, a married woman, but who had never borne children, was stated to have been out of health two months, though able to continue at work until 3 weeks ago. She was first attacked by headache & sickness, & pain in the back, and had not menstruated since, but no further particulars were learned of her history. On the 19th January while at work, she was again seized with sickness & vomiting accompanied by diarrhoea, and she had been confined to bed nearly ever since’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax (‘this body was examined earlier & should have been entered as No 25, but was omitted accidentally’)
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Feb 1851 Date of death: 17 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis with some emphysema. Heart large. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Enlargement (Heart); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient dated her present attack from the middle of December, since when she had been suffering from cough & shortness of breathing; but she had for many years been subject to cough & shortness of breathing. On the presenting occasion she was worse than usual, & the legs had begun to swell about a week ago which led her to apply for admission. She was married but had no children’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Feb 1851 Date of death: 13 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of stomach, perforation. Old adhesion to liver. Recent peritonitis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Adhesions (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This girl was walking with her mistress across the park on the evening of her admission, when she was seized with violent pain in the abdomen, and was immediately brought to the hospital with symptoms of acute peritonitis. It was stated that she had been out of health for 2 or 3 weeks, suffering from pain occasionally in the stomach attended with sickness’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Feb 1851 Date of death: 11 Mar 1851 Disease (transcribed): Wound of trachea. Inflammation of trachea & bronchi Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Inflammation (Throat, lungs) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This child, while under the influence of fear from a threat of punishment by her father, ran up stairs & cut her throat with a razor. The wound was situated just below the thyroid cartilage & was between two & three inches in length. Considerable haemorrhage took place from it, which was arrested under the influence of cold. Her voice was scarcely above a whisper. She was propped up in bed, & a wet linen rag was kept constantly applied’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Gentleman’s coachman Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Feb 1851 Date of death: 30 Mar 1851 Disease (transcribed): Large heart. Disease of aortic valves. Atheroma & calcerous deposit in aorta. Lungs congested & emphysematous. Commencing pericarditis & peritonitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Emphysema (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'A gentleman’s coachman, who complained of cough & shortness of breath with pain in the chest, from which he had been suffering for about a fortnight. He had not been subject to cough, and generally enjoyed pretty good health. He had been under treatment, & felt better than when first taken ill, but was unable to continue his employment’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen