Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Mar 1841 Date of death: 7 Apr 1841 Disease (transcribed): Apoplectic cyst. Small medullary tumour at the upper part of medulla Disease (standardised): Cyst (Brain); Tumour (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This patient was brought into the house on account of extensive burn of which she died. Her friends reported that she had lost, some nine years back, the use of the right side of the body. The mouth was drawn to the left side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jul 1841 Date of death: 9 Jul 1841 Disease (transcribed): Softening of brain; effusion of turbid serum into the ventricles Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 72 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jun 1841 Date of death: 14 Aug 1841 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1851 Date of death: 15 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Ascites & anasarca, Contracted granular & mottled kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart without valvular disease. Recent pericarditis. Inflammation of areolar tissue & under the fasciae of neck about the larynx & oesophagus. Congestion & oedema of the lungs. Effusion into subarachnoid tissue & ventricles of brain Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys, heart); Inflammation (Neck, throat); Congestion (Lungs); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur and Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient was twice admitted at no very distant intervals into the hospital; first under Dr Page [William Emanuel Page] on the 12th February complaining of pain across the epigastrium & headache with some oedema of the ankles, and a very sallow aspect when it was ascertained that he was labouring under disease of the kidney with albuminous urine; and next under Dr Wilson [James Arthur Wilson] on 26th March with chronic rheuamtism, pain in head, & some confusion of ideas’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, trachea, pharynx, larynx, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1852 Date of death: 10 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia attended by difficult and laboured respiration. Ecchymosis of blood into the spinal cord opposite the 10th dorsal vertebra, also into the middle part of the left side of the medulla oblongata at about one inch from the lower margin of the pons varolii Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain); Ecchymosis (Spinal cord); Ecchymosis (Brain) 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: The patient reported that on the 25th he had found himself unable to walk, and it turned out that he had suffered from pain in the head for two months previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 May 1852 Date of death: 23 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the lungs and kidneys. Double pleural adhesions and diseased kidneys. Effusion of purulent fluid and lymph in the sub-arachnoidean tissues of the brain Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Kidney); Suppuration (Brain); Lymph (Brain) 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 had been ailing about six months, and had certainly been losing flesh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Oct 1843 Date of death: 21 Nov 1843 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic pains and paralysis from lead. Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Joints); Paralysis (Central nervous system) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and legs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 May 1844 Date of death: 18 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy from the left thalamus making its way into the ventricles. Coagulum of blood, of some standing, enveloped in a transparent cyst, in the cavity of the left ventricle. Arteries diseased. Hypertrophy of heart. Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Cysts (Brain ); Disease (Arteries); Hypertrophy (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with some loss of power over the right side of the body. She was in a very weak state, and the powers of the mind were very feeble and the memory imperfect. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jul 1844 Date of death: 9 Jul 1844 Disease (transcribed): Delirium Tremens. Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This was the patient’s second attack of Delirium Tremens, having been accustomed to drink freely for several years. He was brought to the Hospital in a very excited and nervous state. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846 Date of death: 25 Aug 1846 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration of internal ear. Caries of temporal bone. Ulceration of dura mater. Abscess in brain with inflammation and softening of surrounding cerebral substance. Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Caries (Skull); Ulcer (Meninges); Abscess (Brain); Disease (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The father of this boy reported that he had enjoyed excellent health up to six weeks before admission, when he had a convulsive fit apparently of an epileptic character which lasted about four hours. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Nov 1846 Date of death: 29 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Chronic disease of the brain Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain ) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: As there was not post mortem investigation, the history of this case is omitted. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body not examined at the urgent request of friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Dec 1848 Date of death: 22 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pain of head and deafness. Delirium. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pain (Head); Deafness (Ear); Delirium (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 presented on admission all the appearance of an ordinary case of fever. He was exceedingly deaf, which he said dated only from the commencement of his present illness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Dec 1848 Date of death: 10 Jan 1849 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid tumour in right thalamus opticus, & in both kidneys Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain, 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: 'This patient reported that he had been suddenly seized while at work on the forenoon of the 30th ult with loss of power & of sensation coming in left arm, and quickly depriving him also of the use of his leg. He was alone while it occurred, & was some time before obtaining assistance but during that period he feels certain that there was no loss of consciousness. He managed to crawl to the door of the shop & summon a passer-by to his aid. At first the paralysis was complete but now there is some degree of power, but total anaesthenia continues. He says that his speech was also affected at first, but now there is no paralysis of any of the muscles of the face or tongue’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1848 Date of death: 15 Jan 1849 Disease (transcribed): Fever? Congestion of brain. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Congestion (Brain); Disease (Heart) 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 man was said to have been seized about 14 days before admission with shivering, diarrhoea & vomiting: the stools were dark & watery, & on previous evening, having been seized with pain of head & giddiness, he was bled with relief, and a blister applied to the nape of the neck’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Sep 1849 Date of death: 29 Sep 1849 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Extravasation of blood in the right lateral ventricle. Optic thalamus broken up, & the corpus striatum displaced Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Injury (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 brought to the hospital having fallen down in a fit, in which he had been quite unconscious, but was not convulsed, and was found to have lost the use of his left side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1852 Date of death: 13 Nov 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the lungs, in the membranes of the brain and cerebellum and of the spinal cord Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Spinal cord) 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: The history of this case was extremely obscure. He had some illness last summer for which he had been treated at the Westminster Hospital but the nature of it was not known. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jul 1853 Date of death: 16 Jul 1853 Disease (transcribed): Abscess between the bone and dura mater. Inflammation of dura mater. Pus in cavity of arachnoid Disease (standardised): Abscess (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (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 admitted in a depressed state unable to give any account of himself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 32 Date of admission: 30 Dec 1853 Date of death: 31 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Effusion on brain. Purulent effusion in pleura & peritoneum Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Brain); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: n/a Medical notes: 'Admitted on the evening of the 30th with much cough, laboured breathing, flushed face, & quick pulse, but not much pain in the chest’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 03 Feb 1847 Date of death: 13 Feb 1847 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of the vessels of dura mater and brain Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of intense pain in the head, and of severe and constant cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Feb 1847 Date of death: 28 Feb 1847 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy with extensive extravasation of blood into the left thalamus and corpus striatum, pons and medulla. Great hypertrophy of the left ventricle of heart. Granular kidneys. Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was admitted in an insensible state, having been seized with a fit while sitting quietly eating about an hour and a half 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: Male Date of admission: 16 Oct 1848 Date of death: 21 Oct 1848 Disease (transcribed): Delirium Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: Stated to have been seized with pain in the head. The following day he began to act strange in his manner and was quite delirious. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1841 Date of death: 26 Nov 1841 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the left ventricle with apoplectic clot in right ventricle of brain Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Two days before death hemiplegia of the left side took place and persisted’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Mar 1842 Date of death: 27 Mar 1842 Disease (transcribed): Ramollissement of a portion of the posterior lobe of the right hemisphere of the brain Disease (standardised): Atrophy (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1842 Date of death: 1 May 1842 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Jul 1842 Date of death: 19 Aug 1842 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Heart very soft. Meningeal apoplexy. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Meninges) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur 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, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a