Occupation or role: Gentleman's servant Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1853 Date of death: 5 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by sulphuric acid. Corrosion of the oesophagus and stomach. Also of the duodenum Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic); Corrosion (Oesophagus); Corrosion (Stomach); Corrosion (Duodenum) 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 gentleman’s servant who had lost money by betting on a horse race. He was observed to stagger and fall in the street. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, oesophagus, tongue, larynx and thorax Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Nov 1854 Date of death: 12 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Anasarca Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: A pale sallow complexioned man who had been in the East Indies, he was originally admitted into the Hospital with slight rheumatism which began in the feet and ankles and twice also in the head. It was ascertained that he had had Rheumatic fever on several occasions and he had suffered from palpitations. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Apr 1859 Date of death: 23 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria, after scarlatina Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Scarlet fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This child was said to have had a slight attack of scarlatina twelve weeks before admission. A fortnight afterwards when she was apparently well her legs began to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Apr 1856 Date of death: 6 Apr 1856 Disease (transcribed): Hepatization after Scarlet Fever Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung); Scarlet Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient had an attack of Scarlatina a month ago. He was left with slight oedema of the legs and puffiness of the face. On the 30th Mar he had two fits, probably of an epileptic character, and at the time of admission he was seized with another convulsion. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Dec 1851 Date of death: 3 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Continued fever attended by diarrhoea and vomiting and low pneumonia. Ulceration of ileum. Deposits of a low unorganizable substance in the kidneys. Ecchymosis and congestion of the spleen. Fluid state of the blood Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Vomiting (Stomach); Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Deposits (Kidney);Ecchymosis (Spleen) ; Congestion (Spleen) ; Fluid (Blood) 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 admitted in an advanced stage of fever. She had been first seized with rigor and diarrhoea five weeks before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1860 Date of death: 21 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a 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’
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 10 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1864 Date of death: 14 Mar 1864 Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This boy was admitted with moderate general dropsy. He was of pale, waxy complexion, the tongue was clean and moist, pulse feeble and heart sounds natural. There was no distinct history of scarlatina, though two weeks before the oedema was first noticed, the boy had complained for a day of sore throat and had shivered’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Mar 1862 Date of death: 21 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Typhous fever Disease (standardised): Typhus, epidemic louse-borne (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with hot skin and the body was covered all over with an eruption of petechiae which did not disappear on pressure. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Mercantile traveller Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Feb 1855 Date of death: 5 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Rheumatic Fever Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Rheumatic Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man came into the Hospital under the Surgeon’s care for caries of the bone of the great toe of the right foot. This had healed, when he was seized with rheumatism in all his joints. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Lighterman Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Feb 1858 Date of death: 20 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A lighterman, of very intemperate habits, having frequently taken a pint of gin per diem. He had been feeling out of health 5 months but had only laid by for a month. Constant colds taken whilst at work were followed by cough & dyspnoea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 11 years 6 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Feb 1862 Date of death: 19 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Perforation of bowel in consequence of typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Perforation (Intestines); Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This boy on admission only complained of pain in attempting to swallow. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Mar 1858 Date of death: 18 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Dropsy. Malignant disease of the ovary Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart); Edema (Systemic); Malignant disease (Ovaries) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted in a dying condition & no opportunity presented for taking any history of her previous symptoms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis, cranium
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Apr 1849 Date of death: 14 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Fever Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry 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’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Mar 1852 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Poisoning from oil of bitter almonds. Fluid state of the blood. Congestion of lungs, kidneys. Old double pleural adhesions. Slight hypertrophy of heart Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic); Fluid (Blood); Congestion (Lung); Congestion (Kidney); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart) 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 brought in from the park having been observed to drop down suddenly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: Suicide?
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Mar 1849 Date of death: 12 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry 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’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Mar 1856 Date of death: 18 Mar 1856 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulcerated Intestines. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient stated that a week before admission she was seized with rigors and congestive pains in all the limbs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Nurse Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Feb 1847 Date of death: 26 Feb 1847 Disease (transcribed): Brain wet. Inflammation and hepatisation of lungs. Flabby heart with fluid blood. Slight ulceration of caecum with inflammation of solitary glands after fever. Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Disease (Lung); Inflammation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Inflammation (Intestines);Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient reported that she seven days before admission she was attacked with rigors, soon succeeded by severe headache, pains in the limbs, muscular depression and much fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Mar 1849 Date of death: 29 Mar 1849 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Congested lungs. Extensive ulceration of the glands of the ileum & caecum. Spleen congested & soft. Fluid blood Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Congestion (Spleen) 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 girl, who was a servant, and had been debilitated by previous overwork, stated that she had been in attendance on ‘typhus fever’ patients, at the commencement of her illness. She was first laid aside by an accidental wound in the thigh from a pair of scissors, which healed without giving her any annoyance. But she was in a few days seized with shivering, pains of head & back &c and had been confined to bed nearly a month. She seemed also to have suffered from subsequent neglect’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 5 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Feb 1864 Date of death: 13 Feb 1864 Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This child, a cousin of Morgan [William Morgan, PM/1864/43] and exposed to the same contagion, was brought to the hospital five days after the appearance of eruption and survived for two days after admission. A brother and sister had been affected, and the latter had died. Our patient was very fretful and uneasy’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Dec 1858 Date of death: 27 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia (?) Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This man came into the hospital suffering from haematuria and varicocele. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, knees, ankle joints and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 70 Date of admission: 8 Feb 1854 Date of death: 20 Feb 1854 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This old woman reported that she had caught cold about 3 months ago, and she had suffered from cough & dyspnea ever since’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 29 Date of admission: 9 Feb 1854 Date of death: 17 Feb 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Extensive ulceration of the intestines Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'Admitted labouring under a very severe attack of fever. He said he had been ill since the 28th & suffering chiefly from giddiness & pain of head. He was in a very confused state of mind, spoke slowly but distinctly & consistently’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Feb 1853 Date of death: 27 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Abscesses and purulent effusion into the joints following scarlet fever. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Abscess (Joints); Suppuration (Joints); Scarlet fever (Systemic); Bronchitis (Lung) 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 child was admitted with a red and mottled rash and sore throat which had all the appearance of scarlatina. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Wrist joints, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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: 1 year 6 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Feb 1867 Date of death: 20 Feb 1867 Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina. Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Two children, of which this child was the younger, were brought up from Barracks where it was reported that scarlatina had broken out. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a