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Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1851
Date of death: 5 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Clot found in centre of base, arteries atheromatous, fluid in ventricles. Large heart. Left kidney large, coarse. Right kidney dilated, sacculated
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Clot (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient, who was coachman to the Turkish ambassador, was observed on the morning of the 5th to have fallen back on his box in a fit. He was lifted down & placed in a cab, and reached the hospital from ½ an hour to 1 hour after. He had been very sick, & continued to vomit after his admission, endangering his suffocation in his unconscious state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1868
Date of death: 26 Oct 1868
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had suffered two years before admission with swelling and symptoms of renal disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1854
Date of death: 26 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Extensive ulceration of the cacum, colon and rectum (large intestine)
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient had been suffering from looseness of the bowels for 3 weeks before admission, and during that time he had passed much blood by stool’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1853
Date of death: 15 Mar 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Emphysema. Ulcerated intestines. Small heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); 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: The patient had been suffering from cough and spitting for twelve months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cellarman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1866
Date of death: 5 Aug 1866
Disease (transcribed): Extensive cystic disease of right kidney. Both kidneys granular. Hypertrophy of heart. Atheroma of aorta. Pulmonary haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Five days before admission he found his legs swelling with tightness of the chest following.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1871
Date of death: 27 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas faciei. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'For three days before admission this patient had had headache, occasional shivering and sweating. On the evening of the 18th when he went to bed his face felt very painful with a smarting sensation and he noticed some commencing redness about the eyes, which continued to increase up to his admission and with much pain. He had a similar attack some fifteen years ago. He reported that he was a temperate man’
Post mortem notes:

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1853
Date of death: 17 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys & lungs &c. Abscess in the leg
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Lung); Abscess (Leg)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient had enjoyed very good health with the exception of having had hydrocele some 2 or 3 years before which had been cured by operation in the hospital under Mr Cutler. Without any previous ailment except occasional pain in the back, his legs had begun to swell 3 or 4 months before, and his face had also occasional been swollen & puffy’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Hot water pipe fitter
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1875
Date of death: 29 Jun 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had had pain across the epigastrium since Christmas 1874 and about a month before admission the abdomen and begun to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1851
Date of death: 28 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Old double pleural adhesion. Vomicae at apices of both lungs. Cysted kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Adhesion (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Cyst (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted stating that he had been ill only 3 weeks, and complaining of cough & pain in the chest especially of the left side with difficulty of breathing. Pulse was quick & tongue coated, breathing hurried’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stoker
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1882
Date of death: 21 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulceration of the small intestine with perforation of the gut
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: About eleven days before admission there were severe symptoms of diarrhoea and some intestinal haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

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

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1853
Date of death: 14 Feb 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulceration of the larynx and trachea. Ulceration of the ileum, colon and rectum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Trachea); Ulcer (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 applied for relief from severe diarrhoea which had existed during the previous fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1850
Date of death: 8 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Partial softening of brain. Emphysema and tubercles of lungs. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Emphysema (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 was admitted in a state of great exhaustion and no accurate history of the commencement of his symptoms was obtained. He complained chiefly of pain in the head and generally in his limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1880
Date of death: 2 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys, with hypertrophied heart. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: It appeared that in October 1879 he had noticed that his breath was short and he suffered from paroxysms of acute pain in the chest and later frequent micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1868
Date of death: 14 Jul 1868
Disease (transcribed): Painters palsy. Pericarditis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Brain); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had been a painter for twenty years and he had suffered from dropped hands for 12 years and they had been worse for the last three years although he continued his work as a painter, holding the brush as well as he could.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1853
Date of death: 7 Feb 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
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 stated that he had for some time suffered from cough with occasional haemoptysis and that during the last four weeks his legs had become anasarcous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1853
Date of death: 31 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Extensive atheromatous state of the arterial system
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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 patient stated that he had suffered from cough for several years which had become much worse during the last nine months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1867
Date of death: 19 Sep 1867
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Bright, George Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe
Medical notes: Since last Christmas this man had been troubled with shortness of breath and cough. A fortnight ago he first noticed that his legs were swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Timekeeper
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1863
Date of death: 16 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia
Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1851
Date of death: 19 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1878
Date of death: 26 Jun 1878
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Was in training as a jockey at 15: from that time his bowels acted 3-6 times a day or oftener: He ate meat three times a day, and drank on an average, 3 pints of beer. Was subject to rheumatism and winter coughs. About 1850 he fell over some stones and buried the R. [Right] side: he immediately passed some blood (a great quantity, of red colour) by the bowel, and continued to discharge more or less for a week. At the same time he was seized with severe pain in the abdomen, which laid him up for about a month: he was delirious part of the time: was treated with turpentine fomentations: there was no icterus. From that period he was subject to attacks of vomiting, sometimes bringing up a little blood ('a teaspoonful'). Eleven days before admn [admission], he was attacked with profuse diarrhoea, which continued, with a little vomiting at times'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Date of admission: 22 May 1878
Date of death: 25 May 1878
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercular phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted moribund, in a state which preceded examination'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1879
Date of death: 31 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Small sarcomatous intracranial tumour. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been troubled by slight cough for two years, with difficulty in passing his urine for two months. He had constant but variable pain down the left sciatic nerve.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1854
Date of death: 28 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Diseased heart. Aortic valves of only 2 segments. Partial pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man reported that he had been ill 3 months with cough & shortage of breath. He was emaciated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1876
Date of death: 16 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the mesentery
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mesentery)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been out of health for six months. The abdomen began to swell and had increased ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, colon, peritoneum and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a