Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Nov 1845 Date of death: 26 Nov 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive apoplexy of the left hemisphere and of the pons. Arteries of the brain atheromatous. Concentric hypertrophy of left ventricle Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Blood vessels); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of insensibility, having been taken suddenly with a fit of an apoplectic character about half an hour prior to admission. When brought to the hospital she was apparently perfectly insensible, her breathing was slow and oppressed, her pupils dilated, her extremities apparently perfectly paralyzed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Oct 1845 Date of death: 27 Nov 1845 Disease (transcribed): Diabetes mellitus. Gangrene of the right lower extremity Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Gangrene (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This was a case of diabetes mellitus, with the supervention of gangrene of the right lower extremity. The history of the case is not given, in consequence of there being no postmortem examination’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined, at the request of the friends’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Oct 1845 Date of death: 26 Oct 1845 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy right side. Large aneurysm of the ascending aorta, spontaneously cured. Aorta atheromatous. Fluid in left pleura and in the pericardium. Liver much congested. Fibrous tumours in the uterus Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Aneurysm (Aorta); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Disease (Lungs, heart, liver); Tumour (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of dyspnoea & some pain in the right side of the chest. She stated that about the end of August she was seized with rigors, succeeded by acute pain on the right side of the chest, much increased on deep inspiration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Sep 1845 Date of death: 3 Oct 1845 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Heart dilated & soft. Old peritonitis & dropsy. Capsule of liver thickened. Mottling degeneration of kidneys. Hypertrophy of spleen, soft and grumous. Scars of ulcers about root of tongue & tonsils Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver, kidneys, spleen); Ulcer (Tongue, tonsils) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with sloughing ulceration of the throat for which he was put under the care of the surgeon. He was in a very cachectic condition, but no syphilitic history was obtained’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jul 1845 Date of death: 17 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the peritoneum. Pancreas partly converted into a large cyst containing dark coloured fluid. Old adhesions on both sides of the chest. Pericardium adherent. Heart dilated: walls thin, muscular structure soft Disease (standardised): Encephaloid disease (Peritoneum); Cyst (Pancreas); Adhesions (Chest); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'It appeared from this patient’s account that though for many years she had been affected with rheumatic gout, and for some years had suffered from palpitation, yet that she was in the enjoyment of her usual health, up to three weeks before admission, at which time she was seized with pain in the loins, & pain, spasms, & a sense of fluttering in the abdomen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1845 Date of death: 22 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Heart dilated and thin. Aortic valves thickened with calcareous matter. Blood fluid. Dropsy of pleurae, peritoneum & cellular tissue. Kidneys mottled. Other viscera very much congested. Fibrous tumours in uterus & in cellular tissue of fallopian tube Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, aorta); Edema (Lungs, abdomen, tissues); Disease (Kidneys); Tumour (Uterus, fallopian tube)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient stated that she had enjoyed tolerably good health till four months ago, when she began to feel languid & unequal to any exertion, and suffered greatly from palpitation. Since that time the palpitation had been gradually increasing in severity, and about six weeks since she was taken with epistaxis, which recurred at very short intervals, during a whole month’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Mar 1845 Date of death: 26 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis with congestion of the pulmonary texture Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in an extremely weak and exhausted state, and unable to give any account of herself. There was some little ascites and general anasarca & her face was puffy’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1845 Date of death: 17 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Heart dilated, without hypertrophy. Kidneys mottled & granular. Dropsy. Fluid in pleura. Consolidation of a portion of left lung. Large quantities of serum & lymph in the peritoneum Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Lungs); Disease (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient complained of great pain and swelling in the epigastrium, which had been gradually coming on during the last six months, of palpitation of the heart, & of anasarca of the lower extremities’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Feb 1845 Date of death: 12 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the pylorus producing great contraction of that opening and consequent enormous distension of the stomach. Other viscera healthy Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient stated that she had been ailing for many months, but that during the last nine weeks, she had been troubled with constant nausea & vomiting which became almost incessant at night; that she had rapidly lost flesh, and had no appetite’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Feb 1845 Date of death: 28 Feb 1845 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed empyema. Grey hepatisation of the lung. Pericarditis. Hydatid in the liver. Sinus between the coccyx and the rectum not communicating with the gut Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Hepatisation (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Cyst (Liver); Disease (Rectum, gut) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Lee, Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient told us that about 10 days previous to admission he was taken with shivering, soon followed by cough, accompanied by pain in the chest, more especially on the right side, within the four last days’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jan 1845 Date of death: 1 Mar 1845 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of head. Diarrhoea. Congestion, in patches, of large intestine. Other organs pretty healthy Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Head); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Congestion (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient stated that about nine days previous to admission, he was taken with severe rigors, soon followed by erysipelatous swelling of the head & neck. That he underwent treatment, and took much purgative medicine’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Dec 1844 Date of death: 9 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Meningeal apoplexy. Abscess in neck opening into the internal jugular vein. Bloody fluid in both pleurae and in the pericardium. Heart dilated and slightly hypertrophical, with a small, unhealthy coagulum in its right auricle Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Abscess (Neck); Disease (Lungs, heart) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'The account this patient gave was that about a year ago he began to perceive palpitations of the heart, & was troubled with constant pain in the head, & occasional nausea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Dec 1844 Date of death: 18 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Tumours of a peculiar nature in the liver. Chronic inflammation of mucous membranes of intestines. Kidneys mottled Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Tumour (Liver); Inflammation (Intestines); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that she had been subject to spasmodic cough during the last 7 years, which has become rather worse within the few last months. About eight months ago, she began to be troubled with constant pain at the epigastrium, accompanied by frequent nausea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Nov 1844 Date of death: 24 Nov 1844 Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Disease of clavicle. Diffuse inflammation in neighbourhood. Old adhesions of right lung. Endocarditis. Large intestine filled with faeces adhering to its coats. Organs of generation congested. Brain and chord natural. Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Disease (Clavicle); Adhesions (Lung); Endocarditis (Heart); Congestion (Genitalia) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: At the age of 12, before any appearance of catamenia, became affected with chorea which commenced gradually but soon became severe. She was also drowsy and felt pain across the forehead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Nov 1844 Date of death: 14 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Ulceration of the small and large intestine with enlargement and scrofulous deposits in the mesenteric glands. Liver fatty Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Deposit (Stomach); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Stated that having always enjoyed very good health, and having always been perfectly regular, the catamenia [menstruation] suddenly ceased about 9 months ago. That she then without any pain, began to get weaker & weaker, and that she had continued gradually wasting up to the present time’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Oct 1844 Date of death: 12 Oct 1844 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of the forearm. Effusion in the subarachnoid cellular tissue. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Effusion (Brain ) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with symptoms of fever of a low character which had commenced 11 days previous with a rigor followed by heat and sweating. He complained principally of a burning pain at the top of his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right superior extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Sep 1844 Date of death: 11 Dec 1844 Disease (transcribed): Chronic Peritonitis. Kidneys mottled and granular. Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Mottled, Granular (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with slight ascites and anasarca of the lower extremities, the scrotum and integuments of the penis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 57 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Sep 1844 Date of death: 28 Sep 1844 Disease (transcribed): Disease of thyroid gland. Ascites and anasarca. Granular kidneys. Heart slightly dilated, mitral and aortic valves slightly thickened. Old pleurisy. Lungs emphysematous. Old peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Disease (Thyroid gland); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Dilatation (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura);Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with ascites and anasarca of the lower extremities and complaining of constriction of the chest and a constant hard cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Aug 1844 Date of death: 28 Aug 1844 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca, after scarlet fever. Effusion of serum into pleura and peritoneum. Lungs condensed and congested. Two or three tubercles in Lungs. Mesenteric glands enlarged and tubercular. Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Effusion (Pleura, Abdomen); Congestion (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Spitta, Robert John Medical notes: The patient was suffering from general anasarca which had existed a fortnight and had followed an attack of Scarletina from which she had recovered about four weeks before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Aug 1844 Date of death: 16 Aug 1844 Disease (transcribed): Continued fever with cerebral complications. Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of the friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Aug 1844 Date of death: 22 Aug 1844 Disease (transcribed): Haematemesis. Stomach enormously distended and presenting two ulcers in the pyloric region, one of which was cicatrized. Kidneys mottled and granular. No dropsy. Disease (standardised): Haematemesis (Gastrointestinal tract); Distended (Stomach); Ulcer (Stomach); Mottled, Granular (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had been suffering for some months from nausea and vomiting, with pain in the epigastric region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1844 Date of death: 20 Aug 1844 Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus with softening of the central white parts of the Brain. Tubercular deposits in the Pia Mater, Lungs, Heart, Liver, Spleen, Kidneys, Intestines and Mesenteric Glands. Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain ); Softening (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The child was admitted in a very emaciated state with some symptoms of cerebral affection. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jul 1844 Date of death: 6 Aug 1844 Disease (transcribed): Granular disease of kidneys. Left one two ureters. Slight disease of Heart and of capsule of Liver. Ascites and anasarca. Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 May 1844 Date of death: 27 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Old apoplectic cyst. Enormous distention of the sigmoid flexure of the colon, the consequence of partial obstruction caused by the gut being inverted upon itself. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Cysts (Brain ); Distention (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of pain in the loins and left hypogastrium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 May 1844 Date of death: 23 May 1844 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the Brain, with a peculiar yellow deposit in the lung, spleen and kidney. Anasarca. Kidneys mottled. Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain ); Deposit (Lung, Spleen, Kidney); Oedema (Leg); Mottled (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient had previously suffered from acute rheumatism, and was admitted with symptoms of Dropsy dependent upon disease of the heart and kidneys. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a