Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1851 Date of death: 17 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Extensive ulceration of the large intestine. Dysentery Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Dysentery (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: 'It did not appear from this patient’s statement that he had been ill more than 3 days. when he had been suddenly seized with diarrhoea & vomiting. He was not aware of any cause for its suppuration, but the looseness had continued with some haemorrhage, he has passed 5 or 6 stools on the morning of his admission, & had been again sick. He was a man of rather full habit’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849 Date of death: 24 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the right lung. Old pericardial, pleuritic & peritoneal adhesions. Fistula in ano Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Fistula (Rectum) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was transferred 3 or 4 days after his admission for fistula in ano, presenting all the symptoms of tubercular consumption. He stated that he had enjoyed good health up to the beginning of April, previous to which he had suffered from no chest symptoms at all, since then he had had cough & spitting, with night sweats, and was much emaciated’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1848 Date of death: 17 Aug 1848 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis? Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined the history of this case is not given. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Oct 1850 Date of death: 10 Oct 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Fluid in pleurae, pericardium and peritoneum. Liver large congested. Kidneys large, pale, mottled Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Heart); Effusion (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney) 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: Having passed through her first confinement only three months ago, this patient had first suffered from dropsy in the latter part of her pregnancy and about six months before admission, having commenced with swelling of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Aug 1847 Date of death: 16 Aug 1847 Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercles in right lung. Peritonitis. Ulceration and sloughing of appendix caeci, with faecal abscess in cavity of peritoneum. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Appendix); Sloughing (Appendix); Abscess (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was admitted suffering from symptoms of local peritonitis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 03 Dec 1846 Date of death: 11 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with great congestion. Diseased heart. Enlarged liver. Pus in wrist joint with no ulceration of cartilages. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Enlarged (Liver); Suppuration (Wrist) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was reported to be labouring under severe affection of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen and upper extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Aug 1847 Date of death: 27 Aug 1847 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in apex of left lung. Compression of right lung. Peritonitis. Extensive suppuration of liver and extensive ulceration of the large intestines. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Compression (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Liver); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was admitted suffering as it appeared from fever accompanied by diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 May 1853 Date of death: 30 Aug 1853 Disease (transcribed): Disease kidney. Peritonitis. Ulcerated intestines. Deposit of fibrin on the inner surface of the small intestines over an extended surface Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Fibrin (Intestines) 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: This patient presented on admission much of the appearance of suffering from congestion of the liver, accompanied by unusual abdominal tension and tenderness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Aug 1853 Date of death: 6 Sep 1853 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous peritonitis. Old cretaceous deposit in the lungs. Fibrin in the pericardium. Ulcerated intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Deposits (Lung); Fibrin (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines) 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: This woman stated that she had menstruated regularly until last May, but since the commencement of this illness they had not reappeared. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Nov 1850 Date of death: 8 Nov 1850 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Lungs congested friable. Conglomerate glands of intestines very prominent. No ulceration Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Disease (Lung); Disease (Intestines) 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 woman was stated on admission to have attempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and cranium Type of incident: Suicide
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: 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Aug 1853 Date of death: 1 Oct 1853 Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis. Deposit of a new organised structure on the peritoneal surface. Ovarian disease Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Deposits (Abdomen); Disease (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman was admitted with the report that having been seen in the earlier part of her illness by a physician he had been led to believe that she was labouring under ovarian dropsy. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: n/a Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Sep 1851 Date of death: 11 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Disease of liver? Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry 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: 'This body was removed unexamined’
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] Gender: Male Age: 37 Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854 Date of death: 9 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera. Enlarged solitary glands of intestine &c Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Disease (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had always enjoyed excellent health with the exception of an attack of fever some years ago, for which he was admitted into St Bartholomew’s. The previous day he was quite well, & dined heartily off boiled mutton, & took beef at supper time. At 11 o’clock he went to bed & slept soundly until 2 or 3 when he woke complaining of cramp, & pain in the bowels. He soon became very sick & was violently purged. He was seen by a medical man but took no medicine until he came to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
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: [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: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Oct 1850 Date of death: 3 Dec 1850 Disease (transcribed): Colloid disease of intestines and adjoining parts. Faecal abscess. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Disease (Intestines); Abscess (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 enjoyed good health until about twelve months before admission. She had then been attacked by diarrhoea and vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter and glazier Gender: Male Age: 25 Date of admission: 7 Aug 1854 Date of death: 16 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Intestines ulcerated. Congested lungs, liver &c. Peculiarity of mitral valve Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestines); Congestion (Lung); Congestion (Liver); Peculiarity (Heart); Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man, who was a painter & glazier, had enjoyed good health with the exception of an attack of colic 3 or 4 years ago. He was muscular & well-proportioned. For a fortnight previous to his admission he had suffered from occasional pains in his head & stomach’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Oct 1852 Date of death: 20 Nov 1852 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which contained calculi in their pelves. Calculi also impacted in the ureters consisting of uric acid and oxalate of lime. Disease of the mucous membrane of rectum and ileum Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney); Calculi (Ureters); Disease (Intestines) 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: This girl was admitted with symptoms of continued fever of about a fortnight. Her attack had commenced with shivering, much thirst and loss of appetite. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Nov 1846 Date of death: 10 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid cellular tissue. Serum in ventricles with softening of their walls. Old pleuritic adhesions. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Enlarged heart with atheromatous deposits. Enlarged liver. Congested kidneys. Prolapsus vagina and cuticular condition of the mucous membrane of vagina Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries);Disease (Liver) ; Prolapse (Vagina) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a semicomatose state, having been taken with a fit of an epileptico-apoplectic character a short time previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Nov 1848 Date of death: 26 Nov 1848 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Diseased liver. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: Admitted with ascites said to have commenced about six weeks ago without oedema of the ankles. He had suffered three or four months from cough and spitting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Oct 1846 Date of death: 11 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pleuritis. Peritonitis. Faecal abscess in cavity of peritoneum with ulceration of intestines. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: It appeared that the patient was suddenly seized with severe pain in the bowels and violent sickness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a