Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Feb 1849 Date of death: 23 Feb 1849 Disease (transcribed): Popliteal aneurism. Operation. Gangrene Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Knee); Operation; Gangrene
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient, a healthy-looking man of temperate habits, stated that on the 16th of October last he began to feel some pain at the inner side of his right knee. Two days after, while digging in a field, his foot slipped form the spade, causing him pain in the knee, but it lasted only a minute, & scarcely attracted his attention. He continued to work two days after this occurrence, but on the night of the 21st of October on retiring to bed he found his right foot & leg swelled’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 10 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 May 1849 Date of death: 2 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Wound of the thigh. Sloughing phagedaena. Tetanus. Congested blood vessels of the membranes of the cord. Cord & brain healthy. Increased vascularity of the nerves Disease (standardised): Wound (Thigh); Phagedena (Tissues); Tetanus (Systemic); Congestion (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This boy, in attempting to jump from a bridge over the Paddington Canal into a boat, lacerated his thigh upon an iron spike. He was admitted an hour afterwards, having lost much blood since the accident’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, left lower extremity
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 May 1849 Date of death: 31 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood beneath the pia mater, & in both lateral ventricles Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient, a man of remarkable obesity, was admitted with a small wound at the upper part of the forehead caused by a fall from a pair of steps. It appears that for several days he had been observed to be ‘rather confused in his head’, & it is supposed that having ascended t he steps he had a slight fit and fell, for he has no recollection of the accident’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 May 1849 Date of death: 1 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour of the neck. Obliteration of the external & internal jugular veins on the left side. Obliteration of the left lateral sinus Disease (standardised): Tumour (Neck) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with that form of malignant disease which has been termed ‘scirrhous infiltration’ extending over the left side of the neck from the angle of the jaw to the clavicle’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, neck , cranium
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1849 Date of death: 24 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine. Extravasation of blood in spinal canal & in substance of cord. Brain healthy. Fractured sternum. Congested lungs. Heart atrophied. Intestines distended with flatus. Pelvis of kidneys slightly congested Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, sternum); Extravasation (Spine); Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart, intestines, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was at 11am having fallen backwards off a scaffolding from a height of about 9ft & struck the back part of his neck upon a piece of timber laying on the ground below. When picked up he was insensible, but he recovered his consciousness in a few minutes’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1849 Date of death: 12 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Separation of the epiphyses of the bones. Amputation. Inflamed femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the lungs. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Thigh); Deposit (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a lacerated wound of the integument six inches long just below & nearly parallel to his right groin, the skin in the neighbourhood being extensively bruised; and a compound fracture of the right tibia at the junction of its middle & lower thirds, the upper fragment of which projected through the wound’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Oct 1849 Date of death: 6 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Compound fractured left leg. Purulent blood in femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the right lung, and corresponding pleura Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Thigh); Deposit (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the left tibia & fibula about 4 inches above the ankle, caused by a fall from a cart which he was driving whilst drunk, the wheel of which passed over his leg’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Oct 1849 Date of death: 9 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Morbus Cordis. Albuminous urine Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Albuminuria (Kidney) 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 stated that he had first suffered from shortness of breath with palpitation of heart for about six months before admission, and had observed it one day in carrying a load up a hill to which he attributed his subsequent suffering. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coal-porter Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Nov 1849 Date of death: 3 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Chronic rheumatism. Morbus Cordis. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Indeterminate) 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 applied for admission in consequence of suffering from pains of a Rheumatic character affecting more or less all his joints, and of about three months duration. He was also suffering from cough and shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Nov 1849 Date of death: 20 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the pelvis. Laceration of the femoral vein Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Laceration (Thigh) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient, a master builder, whilst superintending the construction of a house, fell from a ladder & was precipitated from a height of nearly 40 feet into the area below. In the fall he struck against the railings which surrounded the area, from the spikes of which the punctured wound which he had received, and are described in the account of the post mortem appearances, were inflicted’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Nov 1849 Date of death: 5 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and bronchitis. Dilated heart. Crude tubercles and vomicae Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient, who had had a cough and shortness of breath for some years, had latterly suffered so much from this complaint that he was entirely confined to bed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Dec 1849 Date of death: 17 May 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart large. Slight atheromatous deposit in valves. Cutac. Deposit at apices of both lungs. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Enlarged (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Deposit (Lung); Disease (Kidney) 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 man was admitted suffering from general dropsy with its usual concomitant of oppression of the chest, difficulty of breathing and cough, which he stated to have been of about ten weeks duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jan 1850 Date of death: 31 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Anasarca. Slight hypertrophy of heart with some disease of aortic and mitral valves. Liver contracted. Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Contraction (Liver) 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 man applied for admission with cough and shortness of breath and swollen legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Jan 1850 Date of death: 25 Mar 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart hypertrophied. Kidneys congested. Granular Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) 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, admitted with anasarca of the legs, and sallow and unhealthy complexion, stated that she had been more or less ailing since her last confinement three months previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Feb 1850 Date of death: 10 Mar 1850 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in hemisphere. Brain soft. Heart small. Kidneys congested. Hemiplegia Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Small (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Hemiplegia (Brain) 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: Admitted with much of the cachectic and emaciated appearance of a person suffering from tuberculous disease, with the ends of the fingers clubbed, and stating that he had suffered from a cough for several months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Mar 1850 Date of death: 5 Mar 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dilated kidneys. Copious effusion in ventricles. Heart slightly hypertrophied. Epilepsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Epilepsy (Brain ) 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 man had applied as an outpatient on the previous day for relief of dropsical symptoms of recent date, apparently resulting from disease of the kidneys. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Mar 1850 Date of death: 2 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart slightly hypertrophied. No alb. Kidneys healthy, congested. Pulmonary apoplexy Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung) 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: Admitted with general dropsy affecting both arms and legs, as well as in the peritoneal sac, the face being also slightly oedematous. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Mar 1850 Date of death: 3 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart large. Disease of mitral valve. Contracted liver. Kidneys mottled Disease (standardised): Oedema (Hands); Oedema (Feet); Disease (Heart); Contraction (Liver); Disease (Kidney) 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 patient stated that she had been suffering during the five months past from occasional swelling of the hands and feet. At first the abdomen had also swollen, but had not done so of late. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Mar 1850 Date of death: 26 Mar 1850 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pleurisy. Heart hypertrophied. Kidneys large, mottled. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) 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 man was admitted complaining of pain in the chest, especially on the right side with cough and difficulty of breathing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1850 Date of death: 27 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and vomicae in lungs. Adhesions of pleura. Disease of aortic and mitral valves. Kidneys coarse, mottled and cysted. Old stricture of urethra. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Constriction (Urethra) ; Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from cough and spitting during the last six months and was of late very much emaciated with night sweats. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Apr 1850 Date of death: 21 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Recent endo and pericarditis. Old thickening of valves. Fluid in pericardium. Pleurisy and pneumonia Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This boy had been on several previous occasions the victim of more or less seven attacks of Rheumatic Fever. On the 6th severe pain commenced in one foot which had since moved to other joints. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1850 Date of death: 20 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Brought in dead. Phthisis and diseased heart ? Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart) 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: The body not having been examined, this case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1850 Date of death: 28 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of Heart. Disease of aortic and mitral valves. Emphysema. Excessive dyspnoea Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Dyspnoea (Lung) 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 man was brought from his work to the Hospital, attacked suddenly two hours previously with dyspnoea, from which he had said that he had frequently suffered before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1850 Date of death: 3 May 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of heart. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) 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 had been suffering for some years from cough and shortness of breath, which had become much worse during the fortnight previous to his admission, and during the last week his legs had also swelled. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and kidneys Type of incident: n/a