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Occupation or role: Married
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1862
Date of death: 27 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic abscess, consequent upon dysentery
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Dysentery (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: On admission this woman’s feet were slightly anasarcous and she complained of pain in her right hypochondrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1861
Date of death: 21 Feb 1862
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman had for some time been dropsical of the abdomen and then the feet and legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1861
Date of death: 11 Oct 1861
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis and Encephaloid Disease of Liver
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient, who confessed to drinking gin, had been feeling out of health and had given up work two weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1861
Date of death: 17 Sep 1861
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ascites. Tuberculous ulceration of intestines. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was brought into the hospital with considerable ascites and anasarca of the lower extremities. He had a troublesome cough with purulent expectoration and pain in the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Draper
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1861
Date of death: 11 Sep 1861
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Peritonitis. Faecal vomiting. Communication between caecum and duodenum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Vomiting (Stomach); Communication (Intestines);

Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for month before admission. He had been suffering from diarrhoea and pains in the bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1861
Date of death: 29 Mar 1861
Disease (transcribed): Peritoneal adhesions, after peritonitis. Spontaneous coagulation of the blood
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Coagulation (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had been under the care of Dr Fuller last June for chronic Peritonitis. 5 weeks before his last admission he was again seized with pain in the belly but without shivering and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and blood vessels
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1860
Date of death: 9 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Strumous Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had been coughing for a month and extravasation which was thick and frothy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursery Boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1860
Date of death: 1 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Retained testicle with suppuration in its tunica vaginalis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Retained (Testis); Suppuration (Testis)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The boy was admitted as a surgical patient. He had been suffering from abdominal pain and vomiting. The mother noticed an inguinal tumour and that the scrotum contained only one testicle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1860
Date of death: 29 Oct 1860
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased liver & kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man who had had rheumatic fever in his youth, had been out of health for 18 months before his admission, suffering from dropsy, shortness of breath, and scantiness of urine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1860
Date of death: 26 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Obstruction of the bowels
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Bowels)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was a patient of Dr Nairne’s [Robert Nairne] once years before (Aug 1845) with an intestinal obstruction which lasted 15 days […] He was readmitted on the 23rd of May. He had suffered from diarrhoea and pain in the bowels for some days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right elbow, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Agricultural labourer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1859
Date of death: 15 Jun 1859
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: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: For forty years he had been liable to some degree of swelling of the legs. He also had long been subject to rheumatic pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Agricultural labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1859
Date of death: 31 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He began to suffer from pain in the chest and slight cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1859
Date of death: 26 Apr 1859
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: About Christmas she began to have looseness of the bowels, with pain, passing blood and slime.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1859
Date of death: 9 Apr 1859
Disease (transcribed): Croup. Cirrhosed liver. Enlarged spleen
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Cirrhosis (Liver); Enlarged (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This child had scarlet fever a month before admission, and it was said that her abdomen had begun to swell a fortnight afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen
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: [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: [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: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1857
Date of death: 13 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: Her health had been quite food until two years ago when she felt pain in the right side of the abdomen which was soon succeeded by swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
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: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Aug 1856
Date of death: 14 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Diseased Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
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: This girl stated that she was in good health until nine days ago; when without any very obvious cause she was taken with violent abdominal pain and retching. The next day the belly and legs began to swell and she complained of a tingling sensation in 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: [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: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1855
Date of death: 19 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Enlarged Intestinal Glands. Diseased Kidneys and Liver
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Enlarged (Intestinal mucosa); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
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: This patient had suffered from constant bilious attacks and had all her life worked very hard. For six months she had felt weak and incapable of much exertion. Her legs occasionally swelled but she had no cough or shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1855
Date of death: 11 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Diseased Liver. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Pleurisy (Pleura)
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: This man had been exposed to the severe cold of the past winter. He had enjoyed good health until four weeks before admission when he had pain in the left side and a hacking cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1855
Date of death: 7 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Diseased Liver. Bronchitis.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Bronchitis (Lung)
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: Early in January this woman had a cough and considerable expectoration. Her abdomen began to enlarge and her breathing became short and hurried.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a