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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855
Date of death: 31 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Peritonitis. Fibrinous deposit thickening the stomach
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Thickening (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man stated that five weeks before admission he became subject to gripping pains in the umbilical region with tenderness. His appetite failed and he always had a feeling of weight in the chest after eating.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1857
Date of death: 30 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Compressed and condensed lung. Displaced heart. Peritonitis. Enlarged liver. Diseased kidneys. Ulceration of the large intestine
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Displaced (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Liver); Disease (Kidney);Ulcer (Intestines) ;
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: For six years he had suffered at times from cough and more than once from slight haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Former soldier
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1857
Date of death: 14 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Dysentery
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Dysentery (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A pallid & somewhat emaciated individual, who had been ill eight months with diarrhoea & had at times passed a little blood in the motions. He had formerly served in the Army, & this illness led to his discharge’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1855
Date of death: 6 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Nodulated Liver from thickening of Glissons Capsule. Diseased Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
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: In July 1854 the patient first noticed a swelling about her ankles and soon after her abdomen and her wrists began to enlarge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1855
Date of death: 4 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration of Rectum. Peritonitis owing to rupture of Intestine and escape of faecal matter
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Rupture (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man when admitted appeared anxious, restless and depressed, frequently calling out or groaning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1857
Date of death: 28 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Gall stones. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Gall stones (Gall bladder); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: A month ago she received a sudden fright which was followed by rigors and excessive heat of skin, accompanied by perspiration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1856
Date of death: 18 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman was under the care of the Surgeons for some vaginal discharge of a suspicious nature until the 11th March when she was seized with acute pain in the abdomen accompanied by sickness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1856
Date of death: 13 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver)
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 man had been in the Hospital several times previously for bronchitic attacks. This time he presented himself with the same complaint, and in addition anasarca of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1856
Date of death: 7 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of Liver. Enlarged Spleen
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Enlarged (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: Three years ago this man had inflammation and abscess in his left side from which he recovered, but never thoroughly regained his health. He had suffered from erysipelas of the face for a week and he spat blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1858
Date of death: 18 Feb 1858
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased liver & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man came under the care of the physician after being admitted as a surgeon’s patient for necrosis of the humerus. It appeared that 14 years ago he had syphilis very badly; in other respects his health had been good. Seven weeks before admission he said he caught cold & very soon his legs became anasarcous & his belly much enlarged. He had also cough & some pain in the right side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1858
Date of death: 17 Feb 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Disease of the liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'No satisfactory account was given of the antecedents of this patient. It appeared from what was stated by a little girl who came with him that he had formerly been a great drinker & had of late taken large quantities of laudanum. He was originally in a respectable station of life but had run through his money, & up to the time of his admission he had been engaged in livery stables’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1857
Date of death: 23 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been in the hospital twelve different times for ovarian dropsy, and each time paracentesis was performed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1855
Date of death: 30 Dec 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been ill for four months. He attributed his complaint to getting wet out hunting. His legs and scrotum first became oedematous but then got better. He then caught a fresh cold and the dropsy returned, the abdomen also swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1855
Date of death: 19 Dec 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A week before admission her legs began to swell and she suffered from giddiness and tinnitus with occasional numbness of the hands. She also complained of slight cough and fluttering in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855
Date of death: 7 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Fibrin deposit in Liver
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Thrombosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: More than two months before admission she was troubled with gradual enlargement of the abdomen, loss of appetite, general languor and pain in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1857
Date of death: 8 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Dropsy. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a dying state with erysipelatous sloughing of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1855
Date of death: 16 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Ulceration of the Caecum
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had only just been discharged from the Small Pox Hospital. Four days after his discharge he was suddenly attacked with severe abdominal pain and feeling of sickness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1855
Date of death: 9 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased Liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man first felt very languid, then a month later a cough came on and a pain in the right side followed by a dropsical condition of the legs, thighs and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1855
Date of death: 7 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of Intestines. Peritonitis after remittent fever
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: No satisfactory history could be obtained of this child. She was suffering at the time of her admission from remittent fever and abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1857
Date of death: 19 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Diseased liver and kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He was taken ill five months ago with cough, dyspnoea and pain in the back, traced to getting wet through.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855
Date of death: 13 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Liver. Fatty Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had never been out of health until the last twelve months when he drank spirits very freely and had unusually hard work. His illness came on with languor, occasional palpitation and a dropsical condition of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farrier
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Aug 1857
Date of death: 16 Oct 1857
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He had been ill since the beginning the last April with continued looseness of the bowels, pain and tenderness over the belly, especially about the umbilical region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1855
Date of death: 23 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had not felt in good health for three weeks. Six days before admission she was seized with sickness and swelling of abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housepainter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1856
Date of death: 14 Oct 1856
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of Liver. Granulated disease of the Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been ill only ten days. He attributed the pain he first felt in the lower part of his abdomen to cold. It gradually got worse and ended in a dropsical state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1855
Date of death: 11 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Chronic Peritonitis. Cirrhosis of Liver
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had enjoyed good health until twelve months ago when she became troubled with an oedematous swelling of the right leg and arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a