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Eleanor Rees, 26, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1844
Date of death: 6 Jan 1845
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca with mottled degeneration of the kidneys in one of which was a large patch of scrofulous deposit. Pleurisy. Peritonitis. Chronic inflammation of bones of the skull with scrofulous deposits in various parts of these bones
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys); Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Inflammation (Skull); Deposit (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'She stated that she had suffered from headache more or less severe above three years, from swelling of the abdomen, feet and legs during the last 3 months, and that the catamenia [menstruation] had been absent during nearly the same period’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Frances Webster, 18, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1845
Date of death: 28 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic pericarditis. Pleurisy & pneumonia in various stages. Partial peritonitis, uniting the liver to the diaphragm. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This girl, a thin, cachetic person, whose father is a martyr to rheumatism, stated that ever since the 6th instant she had been ailing & suffering with wandering pains, which became worse on the 13th and accompanied by redness & swelling. That she had a similar attack three years ago on recovering from scarlet fever, but at that time had no pain in the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Baker, 58, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1845
Date of death: 17 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Red & gray hepatisation running on in several places to suppuration & forming circumscribed abscesses. Bronchitis. Cavities of heart dilated with atrophy of their walls, the muscular structure of which was soft. Old peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hepatisation (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient, a stout man, stated that for the last five or six years he had suffered from winter cough which usually left him at the beginning of summer. That during last winter his cough returned as usual, but that he had nothing to complain of till the 3rd of May when he was taken with rigors and acute cutting pain just below the nipple on the left side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Emma Wilson, 24, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1845
Date of death: 12 Jun 1845
Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy, left side. Phthisis. Ulceration of larynx, epiglottis etc. Tubercular ulceration of small intestine with tubercular deposit in mesenteric glands. Blood for the greater part fluid
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs, mesenteric glands); Ulcer (Larynx, epiglottis, intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of debility, tightness across the chest, and sore throat. The medical man who had attended her at her home, stated that for months she had been subject to cough, accompanied by some little frothy mucus expectoration. That about six weeks ago, she suffered from a severe attack of pneumonia which left her in an extremely weak state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx, trachea

Type of incident: n/a

James Tyler, 26, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1844
Date of death: 28 Jun 1845
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions on both sides of the chest. On the left side circumscribed. Recent inflammation. Phthisis. Tubercles in the mesentery. Hypertrophy of the liver
Disease (standardised): Adhesion (Chest); Inflammation (Chest); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of cough & pain in the chest. He stated that he had suffered more or less from cough during the last eight months, but that during the last week, the cough had become much more severe & accompanied by a sharp, cutting pain on the left side of the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

George Tolley, n/a, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1845
Date of death: 31 Aug 1845
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Mottling degeneration of the kidneys. Erysipelas and inflammation of pharynx & larynx
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart, kidneys, liver); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Pharynx, larynx)

Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient who had been attending the hospital at intervals as out-patient for many months, suffering from enlargement of the heart, & diseased kidney with albuminous urine, was admitted in a state of collapse, his extremities cold, his pulse almost imperceptible. It appeared from the friends’ account that during the last three weeks he had been extremely ill’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, larynx, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Clarke, n/a, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1845
Date of death: 29 Dec 1845
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous ulceration of the uterus. Loco peritonitis. Other viscera healthy, but exsanguine
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
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 considerable emaciation suffering apparently from some malignant disease of the uterus. She stated that she was a married person, & had three children, the last, whom she suckled for above 2 years, being 3 years old. The catamenia [menstruation] had never appeared since her last confinement’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Rachel Pease, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1846
Date of death: 28 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular deposits in supra-renal capsule and in pyramids of both kidneys. Ulceration of large intestine. Tubercular deposit in mesenteric glands. Other viscera, nothing remarkable.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidneys); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric gland)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis. She stated that she had suffered from cough above eight months, and about six months ago coughed up a considerable quantity of florid blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Hodgson, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1846
Date of death: 13 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Pneumonia. Shreds of lymph in pericardium. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Ulceration of caecum. Liver congested. Other organs not affected, with exception of slight enlargement of aggregate and mesenteric glands.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis, suffering from dyspnoea almost amounting to suffocation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Cook , 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1846
Date of death: 16 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Old adhesions. Dilatation and atrophy of heart. Ulcers of larynx laying bare the arytenoid cartilages. Tubercular deposit in right kidney. Left kidney all but destroyed. Ulceration of caecum.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This man reported that at the beginning of the winter he caught cold, and had a severe attack of cough and pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Galliers, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1845
Date of death: 6 Mar 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis?
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: As there was no post mortem examination, no history of this case is given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined, at the earnest request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Young, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1846
Date of death: 4 Apr 1846
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions. Phthisis. Ulceration of larynx. Kidneys granular. Other organs, nothing remarkable.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis. It appeared that he had been suffering severely since the beginning of the winter from cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Spicer, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1846
Date of death: 9 Apr 1846
Disease (transcribed): Arachnitis and inflammation of sub arachnoid tissues. Substance of brain congested. Effusion in the lateral ventricles. Congestion of membrane of mastoid cells. Congestive pneumonia. Miliary tubercles. Blood fluid. Peritonitis. Disease of fallopian tubes
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Congestion (Skull); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Disease (Fallopian tubes)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in an insensible semicomatose state. It appeared that she was taken with severe rigors followed by vomiting and pain in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Cranbrook, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1846
Date of death: 23 Apr 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Miliary tubercles. Ulceration of intestines.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 reported that he had been ill about six months, suffering almost constantly from diarrhoea with gradual wasting and extreme debility. His illness began with a fistula in ano.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Armes, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1846
Date of death: 26 May 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of larynx and necrosis of arytenoid cartilages. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Ulceration of large and small intestines. Tubercular deposit in bronchial and mesenteric glands. Old adhesions of liver.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Necrosis (Larynx); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines);Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes) ; Adhesions (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in an advanced stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis, together with affection of the larynx.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Patrick , 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1846
Date of death: 2 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Thick deposit of concrete, tubercular matter on the posterior surface of the theca of the spinal marrow at the upper part of the dorsal region. Chord compressed and softened. Caries of the laminae and transverse processes on the left side.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord); Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: It appeared that the patient had ben suffering for about two months from pain and a sense of constriction across the upper part of the chest, shooting through to the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Mann, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1846
Date of death: 29 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. Effusion in pleura compressing lung. Large tubercles in the spleen. Other organs, nothing. One small ulcer in the mucous membrane of the stomach.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Pleural cavity); Effusion (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under all the usual symptoms of fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Bielinienz, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846
Date of death: 25 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of mucous membrane lining trachea and larynx. Thickening of corde vocales. Old pleuritis. Lungs filled with vomicae. Ascites with lymph in fluid. Tubercular deposits on attached surfaces of peritoneum. Liver rounded and puckered. Kidneys granular. Spleen large and soft.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Trachea); Ulcer (Larynx); Thickening (Vocal cords); Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Lung);Ascites (Abdomen) ; Tuberculosis (Abdomen) ; Disease (Liver) ; Disease (Kidney) ; Disease (Spleen)
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 in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Lake, 39, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 May 1846
Date of death: 25 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Pleuritis with sero-purulent effusion on left side. Old adhesions on right side. Very large vomicae containing pus. Old peritonitis in region of spleen. Mesenteric glands universally enlarged. Ulcers of small and large intestines. Scrofulous ulceration of mucous membrane of uterus. Large coagula with pus in their interior blocked up the iliac and femoral arteries in left side, having produced oedema of lung during life.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Mesenteric gland); Ulcer (Intestines);Tuberculosis (Uterus) ; Ulcer (Uterus) ; Coagula (Arteries) ; Oedema (Lung)
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 suffering from cough and dyspnoea, and general anasarca. She stated that she was quite well about three weeks ago, when the catamenia ceased rather suddenly and she began to cough and expectorate and to suffer from pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John O'Brien, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1846
Date of death: 29 Aug 1846
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of mucous membrane of larynx and trachea. Old adhesions of pleura. Vomicae and tubercles in both lungs. Tubercular deposits in mesenteric glands. Ulcerations of small and large intestines.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Trachea); Adhesions (Pleura); Suppuration (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric gland);Ulcer (Intestines)
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 labouring under symptoms of confirmed Phthisis. He stated that he caught cold about three months ago, and since that time had had constant cough and expectoration with occasional haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Thomas, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1846
Date of death: 20 Sep 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Recent pleurisy. Pneumonia. Liver fatty. Tubercular deposit in mesenteric glands.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Fatty (Liver); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric gland)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Butcher, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1846
Date of death: 27 Oct 1846
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of mucous membrane of larynx and general thickening extending down trachea. Old pleuritis. Vomicae and tubercles with considerable hepatisation of lungs. Old peritonitis. Fatty liver.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Larynx); Thickening (Trachea); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Disease (Lung);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Fatty (Liver)
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 suffering from cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Pierre Jerome, 48, Courier

Occupation or role: Courier
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1846
Date of death: 1 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Vomicae of both lungs and general deposit of tubercles throughout both lungs. Emphysema with congestion and inflammation. Spleen large and lobulated with deposit of lymph on surface.
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Spleen)
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 in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Lomax, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1846
Date of death: 14 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Pleurisy on the left side. Tubercles?
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: No history of this case is given as the body was removed without examination
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the urgent request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Blizard, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1846
Date of death: 17 Dec 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Granular kidneys with considerable dwindling
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); 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 patient was admitted presenting all the symptoms of a person labouring under disease of the lungs accompanied by disease of the kidney.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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