Occupation or role: Married woman Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Oct 1861 Date of death: 8 Nov 1861 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) 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 taken ill seven months before with pain in the region of the heart, palpitations on exertion, cough, expectoration and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Dec 1853 Date of death: 26 Dec 1853 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart. Recent fibrin in pericardial sac. Diseased kidney. Peculiar collections of milky like substance consisting entirely of oil globules within kidney. Ulceration of the stomach Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fibrin (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Stomach) 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 man had been suffering from cough and shortness of breath since September. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Dec 1846 Date of death: 24 Dec 1846 Disease (transcribed): Large sloughs on sacrum and trochanter. Slight recent pericarditis. Slight recent pleurisy. Congested lungs. Pus in wrist and knee joint, and loose pieces of lymph in the left knee joint. Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Spine); Sloughing (Leg); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Suppuration (Wrist);Suppuration (Knee) 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 who about ten years ago underwent a severe attack of Acute Rheumatism and had ever since suffered occasionally from wandering rheumatic pains, was admitted suffering from an acute attack of this disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, upper and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Sep 1855 Date of death: 28 Sep 1855 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given. Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined. Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Dec 1848 Date of death: 24 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Large sloughs on sacrum and trochanter. Slight recent pericarditis. Slight recent pleurisy. Congested lungs. Pus in wrist and knee joints and loose pieces of lymph in the left knee joint. Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Spine); Sloughing (Leg); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Suppuration (Wrist);Suppuration (Knee) ; Lymph (Knee) 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 who about ten years ago underwent a severe attack of Acute Rheumatism, and had ever since suffered occasionally from wandering rheumatic pains, was admitted suffering from an acute attack of this disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, upper and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Distiller’s man Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1857 Date of death: 29 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 distiller’s man living at Brentford. He had been suffering from cold & cough 8 months, but for the past fortnight his chief ailment had been severe diarrhoea. He had been losing flesh, & perspired copiously at night’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jan 1850 Date of death: 31 Jan 1850 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Anasarca. Slight hypertrophy of heart with some disease of aortic and mitral valves. Liver contracted. Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Contraction (Liver) 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 man applied for admission with cough and shortness of breath and swollen legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Nov 1856 Date of death: 1 Dec 1856 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Pleuro pneumonia. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Rheumatic Diseases (Joints); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart) 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 boy had been ill four days with acute rheumatism which came on after riding a long way in a cart during a keen wind. Six years ago he had a similar attack. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, neck, abdomen and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Dec 1853 Date of death: 27 Dec 1853 Disease (transcribed): Epileptic attacks. Peculiar cyst on surface of the brain producing atrophy of convolutions Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Cysts (Brain); Atrophy (Brain) 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: A person of rather diminutive size who stated that she had been suffering five or six months from fits of some sort in which she stated that she was entirely unconscious. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Slater Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1861 Date of death: 15 Nov 1861 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Laryngitis. Laryngotomy Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Laryngitis (Larynx); Laryngotomy (Larynx) 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 suffering for from Phthisis for some time, and six days previously had become ill with laryngitis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, lungs and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Sep 1860 Date of death: 5 Oct 1860 Disease (transcribed): Vegetations on valves of heart. Fibrinous block in spleen. Secondary lobular pneumonia. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Vegetations (Heart); Disease (Spleen); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidneys) 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 young woman had had pain and swelling in the left hand, which was believed to be rheumatic, for a week before admission. This could not be traced to any injury but appeared to have been the result of exposure to cold. She admitted indeed, after many leading questions and much cross-examination, that about a fortnight previously she had pricked her hand with a pin but there did not appear to be any reason for connecting this with the present swelling’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Bootmaker Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1861 Date of death: 15 Nov 1861 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis with suspicion of tubercles Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Nov 1859 Date of death: 18 Dec 1859 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart and kidneys Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) 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 the last three years she suffered from palpitation on exertion or excitement. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Sep 1855 Date of death: 5 Oct 1855 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a 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: As the body was not examined the case is not given. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed unexamined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Silversmith Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1861 Date of death: 20 Nov 1861 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Dilated air passages Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Dilation (Trachea) 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 man had been gradually getting weaker since the previous winter, suffering the whole time from difficulty breathing and occasionally from a cough and slight expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 18 Date of admission: 31 Aug 1854 Date of death: 14 Sep 1854 Disease (transcribed): Cholera Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: n/a Physician: n/a Medical notes: n/a Post mortem notes: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jun 1857 Date of death: 30 Nov 1857 Disease (transcribed): Chronic (white) softening of brain and spinal cord Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord) 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 had been blind for thirteen years and was in a feeble and emaciated condition on admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Jan 1860 Date of death: 1 Feb 1860 Disease (transcribed): Croup Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship 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: 'The body was not examined’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Jan 1858 Date of death: 30 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'A single woman who had been ill with cold & cough 3 or 4 months during which time she had lost much flesh. She had been worse for the 10 days preceding her admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jan 1853 Date of death: 7 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) 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 stated that he had for some time suffered from cough with occasional haemoptysis and that during the last four weeks his legs had become anasarcous. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jan 1849 Date of death: 10 Feb 1849 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Heart hypertrophied & dilated, diseased mitral & aortic valves Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart) 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 stated that he had been suffering 4 months from cough, dropsy & palpitation of the heart, that he caught cold lately in consequence of which his sufferings had become much increased, that previously he had enjoyed remarkably good health, and never had suffered from rheumatism of any sort. Both legs were considerably oedematous on admission and the abdomen was distended’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Jan 1848 Date of death: 17 Feb 1848 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis with scrofulous ulceration of larynx and trachea. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Larynx); Ulcer (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Trachea); Ulcer (Trachea) 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 girls was admitted complaining of sore throat which on examination was found to be ulceration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Dec 1850 Date of death: 10 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of uterus Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This woman, who was of gipsy origin, was admitted into the hospital under the care of Dr Nairne [Robert Nairne] in May last, when she reported that she had had 13 children, the last having been born only in February, She had a flooding last autumn in her confinement, but since the birth of her child the catamenia [menstruation] had returned regularly till a month before admission when she had missed on one occasion. She was then suffering from constant discharge with pain at lower part of abdomen, which was most severe in making water’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'In this case, the uterus was the only part which was examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Nov 1856 Date of death: 15 Dec 1856 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given. Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed unexamined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Dec 1856 Date of death: 18 Dec 1856 Disease (transcribed): Sore of a finger. Secondary inflammation of lungs Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Hand); Inflammation (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: This man was admitted in a dying condition and quite delirious. A month ago he poisoned his right thumb. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and parotid gland Type of incident: Trauma/accident?