Occupation or role: Butler Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Dec 1874 Date of death: 21 Dec 1874 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: n/a Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Sep 1851 Date of death: 12 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Death by coma & delirium. Jaundice. Almost universal destruction of the true texture of the liver accompanied by the deposition of much fat Disease (standardised): Coma (Systemic); Delirium (Nervous system); Jaundice (Skin); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Bence Jones, Henry Medical notes: 'This lad stated that his illness was only of a week’s duration, during which he had suffered from sickness & pain at the pit of the stomach and his skin had been of a yellow hue, his water had been of a darker colour than usual, he believed as long as a fortnight’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1852 Date of death: 27 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Delirium and coma. Much fluid in the ventricles and under the arachnoid. Scrofulous deposits in the lungs, spleen and bronchial glands. Vomicae in the lung. Ulcerated intestines Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain); Coma (Brain); Fluid (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This patient had been ill a week and was admitted with a hot and dry skin, foul tongue and in a state of stupor and drowsiness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1852 Date of death: 16 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Arrest of a bone in the oesophagus. Ulceration of posterior wall communicated through the intervertebral cartilage into the spinal canal. Purulent deposits outside the spinal Dura mater. Arachnitis. Extreme softening of spinal cord Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Oesophagus); Ulcer (Spine); Suppuration (Spine); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord) 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 stated that he had been ailing and out of sorts for some months past, but that on the 11th instance a bone had stuck in his throat, which had subsequently been got out. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pharynx, cranium and spinal column Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jan 1850 Date of death: 3 Feb 1850 Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism. Delirium Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Delirium (Brain) 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 first taken ill on the 17th and had been under medical care since the 19th suffering from Rheumatic Fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, pelvis and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 77 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Jun 1873 Date of death: 10 Jun 1873 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Pneumonia (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 picked up in the street in an insensible state and no history could be obtained. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 49 Date of admission: 11 Jan 1854 Date of death: 26 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys & liver. Blood extravasation in lungs & under the scalp. Wet brain. Fluid in the cerebral ventricles Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Brain) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient alleged that he had been in perfectly good health till 3 days before, when his legs began to swell, and a red rash had come out on the following day’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Feb 1874 Date of death: 12 Feb 1874 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ) 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 a fit about a month ago and had been partly paralysed ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 May 1851 Date of death: 19 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Granular & atrophied kidneys. Imperfect paraplegia, also partial loss of speech following epileptic fits. Double pleurisy. Death by apnoea. Nothing remarkable in the brain Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Paraplegia (Brain); Epilepsy (Brain); Pleurisy (Lungs); Apnea (Respiratory system) 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 report that was brought with this patient was that since her last confinement which had occurred 3 months previously she had had 3 fits and that in the last which had occurred only a few days before, she had partially lost the use of speech; her mind was evidently confused and it was impossible to obtain from her any distinct account of her own sensations. The child was her third, was a seven-month child, and she had nursed it up to her admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1850 Date of death: 14 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and lymph in arachnoid. Ventricles distended with serum. Fornix soft. Tubercles in right pleura and right lung. Few tubercles in spleen. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Disease (Brain); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen) 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 previous history of this case was not very distinct. The mother supposed his illness to have been caused by exposure to the sun. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cellar man Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Mar 1865 Date of death: 7 Mar 1865 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) 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 morning before admission he fell down insensible and was brought to the hospital. Some weeks ago he had a fit with loss of power of the right side for two days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jan 1870 Date of death: 24 Jan 1870 Disease (transcribed): Otitis. Meningitis. Disease (standardised): Otitis (Ear); Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient had been complaining of pain in the left ear for a day or two. On the day of admission he was suffering from acute symptoms of pain in the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bones and cerebrum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Dec 1880 Date of death: 2 Dec 1880 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) 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: The patient had been drinking to excess for some time before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gentleman's Servant Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jul 1850 Date of death: 30 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Jaundice. Brain rather wet. Liver soft-bile stained Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Jaundice (Skin); Wet (Brain ); Disease (Liver) 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 patient was brought to the Hospital in a state of Delirium, and unable to give any account of himself. It was at first reported that he had had several attacks of Delirium Tremens, but this was afterwards denied. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 20 Date of admission: 8 Mar 1854 Date of death: 11 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fluid into cerebral ventricles. Softening of the central white structures of brain Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Softening (Brain) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This girl had been suffering from pain in the head for a fortnight before her admission. She had had no shivering or pain elsewhere. No cause for its occurrence could be assigned. She imagined it to be nervous headache, from which she had formerly suffered’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Apr 1849 Date of death: 16 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Caries of the right temporal bone. Meningitis. Circumscribed abscess in the middle lobe of the right hemisphere Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Meningitis (Brain); Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'The history of this case which was afterwards obtained from her father was to the effect that some 6 weeks since, on returning form the country she had boils all over her body, and on exposure to cold they had been repressed, after which she was seized (about a fortnight ago) with pain and discharge from the right ear; three days before her admission she had become delirious’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Nov 1871 Date of death: 12 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid carcinoma of the bronchial, lumbar and pelvic glands. Sciatica Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Sciatica (Back) 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 nine weeks before admission the patient had complained of pain in the calf of the leg and back of thigh, gradually getting worse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, glands, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and glands Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Aug 1851 Date of death: 10 Sep 1851 Disease (transcribed): Chorea Disease (standardised): Chorea (Nervous system) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte 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 friends objected to an examination of this body’
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1852 Date of death: 29 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Convulsions and coma. Extravasation of blood and much serum under the arachnoid and into the bronchial tubes Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain); Coma (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Extravasation (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was admitted in a very strange and confused state of mind, with very much the appearance of one who had delirium tremens. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Aug 1865 Date of death: 22 Aug 1865 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Albuminuria. Epilepsy Disease (standardised): Oedema (Indeterminate); Albuminuria (Kidney); Epilepsy (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not entered Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Feb 1852 Date of death: 22 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Softening of the spinal cord without any indications of an inflammatory condition. Brain unaffected Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord) 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's illness had begun with pain around the umbilicus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Jul 1865 Date of death: 30 Jul 1865 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: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient was brought in paralysed and unable to give any account of herself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1853 Date of death: 15 Jul 1853 Disease (transcribed): Epilepsy. Extravasation of blood on the surface of the brain Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Extravasation (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient was seized on the morning of her admission with epileptic fits, which continued at intervals throughout the day. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 May 1850 Date of death: 3 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous tubercle in medulla oblong: lymph at base of brain. Miliary tubercles in lung. Facial paralysis. Strabismus Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Lymph (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Paralysis (Face); Strabismus (Eyes) 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 child was brought by its mother to the Hospital for the purpose of having an operation for the cure of strabismus performed and admitted under the care of the surgeon. It was soon evident that it was a consequence of deep seated mischief, and she was transferred. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a