Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 9 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1865 Date of death: 3 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of intestine Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient had always been ailing. Last winter he complained much of pain in the shoulders and back and vomited often. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Salesman Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Apr 1873 Date of death: 23 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman was admitted in a moribund and collapsed state. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 May 1850 Date of death: 2 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Malignant fever? With pustular eruption Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Suppuration (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: No satisfactory history of this case was obtained. He was supposed to have been labouring under Rheumatic Fever but no evidence of this was obtained and his joints were free from swelling and pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 May 1853 Date of death: 4 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Chronic inflammation of the caecum and ascending colon with ulceration. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Inflammation (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had been in a state of great destitution and for many night had not had a bed to sleep on before his admission into the hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Mar 1869 Date of death: 19 Mar 1869 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver) 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 woman, married with one child 8 years old, was admitted first in January with jaundice. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Mar 1852 Date of death: 20 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the lungs. Old and recent pleurisy. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 stated that she had suffered from cough and spitting during the previous twelve months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Apr 1872 Date of death: 22 Apr 1872 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous pleuropneumonia. Empyema Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Empyema (Lung) 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: This patient stated that her health had always been quite good up to about three weeks ago when occasional sickness and loss of appetite commenced. 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851 Date of death: 6 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous ulceration of the stomach, communicating with the interior of the transverse colon. Atrophy of the heart. Congestion & oedema of the lungs. Effusion of clear fluid into both pleural cavities Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach, colon); Atrophy (Heart); Congestion (Lungs); Edema (Lungs); Effusion (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 patient dated the commencement of the illness only from the previous October, when she had been attacked by vomiting and pain in the abdomen. The bowels had continued pretty regular. She was married [and] had had 3 children, and the catamenia [menstruation] had continued regular up to Xmas last’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1848 Date of death: 12 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851 Date of death: 6 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were very small, granular & almost entirely devoid of cortical structure. Hypertrophy of the heart, ‘granulations’ on the margins of the mitral valve, slight contraction of the mitral orifice. ‘Pleural adhesion’ on the right side & effusion on the left. General anasarca and ascites Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart, lungs); Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'Admitted labouring under a fourth attack of dropsy within the short period of 13 months, this woman who was married & had borne seven children, stated that she had been an in-patient about 8 years ago in this hospital with some cutaneous affection, but beyond this had never suffered any ailment for very many years’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 27 Date of admission: 22 Mar 1854 Date of death: 5 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Disease of the heart Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient presented a remarkable blueness of the lips, nose & cheeks which contrasted strangely with a yellow colour of the eyes & of those parts of the face which were not so congested’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1872 Date of death: 19 Apr 1872 Disease (transcribed): Scrofula. Lardaceous disease Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney) 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: The history given of the child by his parent was that ever since he was a baby he had had abscesses about his body, and as soon as one healed another would form. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Mar 1849 Date of death: 3 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis. Laryngotomy. Pneumonia, grey hepatisation. Old & recent pleuritic adhesions Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Laryngotomy; Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Lungs) 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 was originally admitted under the care of Mr Cutler [Edward Cutler] with hydrocele. On 12th April some feverish symptoms were observed & purgative & saline medicine, but it was not till the 18th that it was discovered that his whole body was covered with a mottled rash, when he was immediately transferred to the care of the physician’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1865 Date of death: 1 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: He had been complaining of general debility and lassitude of the last two months without defined symptoms. Four days ago he got wet and the day following had vertigo, dyspnoea, a stitch in the right side and repeated rigors. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Feb 1877 Date of death: 13 Mar 1877 Disease (transcribed): Purulent arthritis. Pneumonia. Cerebral congestion and oedema. Cerebral softening. Disease (standardised): Arthritis (Joints); Pneumonia (Lung); Oedema (Brain); Softening (Brain); Suppuration (Joints) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: A month before admission she began to have pain in the right arm which later spread to other limbs. Her appetite failed and the pain became so severe that she retched much. She also began to shiver and cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, uterus and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Mar 1870 Date of death: 23 Mar 1870 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Abscess of lung. Pericarditis. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The man was reported to have been ill a month before admission, suffering from pain in the chest and cough. On admission he was very drowsy and heavy and did not pass urine for 24 hours. There was slight anasarca of the whole body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Feb 1874 Date of death: 30 Mar 1874 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Bronchitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: She had an umbilical hernia for three years. Six weeks ago she felt heaviness in the abdomen and noticed that it was increasing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Feb 1875 Date of death: 22 Mar 1875 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Ascites. Anasarca. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Three weeks before Christmas she was attacked with cough and spitting and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Apr 1851 Date of death: 4 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Tubercle & vomicae in the upper lobe of the right lung & the lower one of the left lung. Recent pleurisy on both sides. Contraction of the mitral orifice of the heart & thickening of the anterior flap of the valve & of the chordae tendineae Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (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 patient was admitted evidently in a pretty far advanced stage of phthisis. She had suffered from cough for many years, but she had caught fresh cold last November, and had been very much worse ever since. The catamenia [menstruation] had then ceased. She was much emaciated, had night sweats, with shortness of breathing, & pretty abundant expectoration. She had never spit blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jan 1849 Date of death: 1 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in the membranes of the brain, in the right hemisphere, & in both lobes of the cerebellum. Tubercles in the lungs & in the kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This boy scalded his leg in May 1847 & for some months was an inpatient of the hospital, but the sore never healed, and on one or two occasions took on an unhealthy action and bled a good deal. In the summer of 1848 he was at Marget [Margate] but returned in the autumn & in Jan 7 last was readmitted, his health having improved but the sore had become indolent & still occupied a very considerable surface of the limb’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Apr 1850 Date of death: 1 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation with hypertrophy of heart. Thickening of aortic and mitral valves. Diseased and cysted kidneys. General dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This person dated the commencement of their illness from Christmas last when she caught cold, and she had been out of health ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Gender: Male Age: 61 Date of admission: 27 Feb 1878 Date of death: 23 Mar 1878 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported, as the body was not examined' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 May 1850 Date of death: 31 May 1850 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of left lung. General congestion. Tolerably recent lymph in pericardium. Kidneys congested and cysted Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Lymph (Heart); Disease (Kidney) 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 man was admitted apparently in an advanced stage of pneumonia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Sep 1848 Date of death: 1 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Compressed lung. Old pericarditic adhesions. Old pleuritic adhesions. Anasarca. Nutmeg liver. Granular kidney Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Lungs); Disease (Heart, lungs); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'The period of this man’s illness had extended to 6 months before his admission. He stated that it had commenced with sickness & vomiting, followed by swelling of ankles, distention of abdomen, giving in to shortness of breath & a sense of constriction across the chest. There was at his admission some oedema of ankles, the distention of the abdomen consisted chiefly of flatus. His complexion was of a yellowing cast’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Groom Gender: Male Age: 32 Date of admission: 29 Mar 1854 Date of death: 2 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Epileptic attacks & semicoma. Vomicae. Subarachnoid & ventricular fluid Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Epilepsy (Brain); Abscess (Lung); Disease (Brain); Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient who was a groom, had been exposed to cold in crossing to France in the early part of December and had suffered for some 5 weeks from cough & shortness of breath’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen