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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1853
Date of death: 12 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Old pleurisy. Thickening of capsule of liver and spleen. Stiffening of valves of heart. Atheromatous aorta and coronary artery. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Thickening (Liver); Thickening (Spleen); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries);Pneumonia (Lung)
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 woman who was reported to have been of very dissipated habits, admitted with very extensive anasarca and considerable dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1851
Date of death: 16 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular inflammation of the membranes at the base of the brain. Tubercular infiltration of both lungs & vomicae at apex of the right one. Tubercular deposit at the surface of the liver & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, liver, kidneys); Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'This girl was said to have been taken ill only about 5 or 6 days before her admission. She could not give a distinct account of her state or the progress of her symptoms, and seemed confused in mind. She said that she had suffered solely from pain in the head, that she had had no shivering or pains in the limbs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1851
Date of death: 17 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the liver affecting also the gall bladder & cystic duct & this making the latter impervious
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Liver, gallbladder, cystic duct)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'In its early stages this case presented chiefly the character of aggravated dyspepsia. She said she had been ill 2 months before her admission, that she had experienced an almost constant sensation of beating at the pit of the stomach, which was accompanied by pain especially on pressure’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Household servant
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1853
Date of death: 17 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the peritoneum, pylorus of the stomach and pancreas. Dilated heart and emphysema of the lungs. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Pancreas); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
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: The history of this case was that he had suffered for two or three years from indigestion, flatulence and constipation, with pain in the stomach after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1861
Date of death: 15 Jul 1861
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of liver. Delirium Tremens
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
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 reported to have been knocked down by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest, and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1847
Date of death: 14 Aug 1847
Disease (transcribed): Vomicae and tubercles in both lungs. Adhesions of both pleurae. Scrofulous disease of kidneys. Ulceration of mucous membrane of bladder. Fistula in ano.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Ulcer (Bladder); Fistula (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 patient was admitted in a moribund state. It appeared that she was confined prematurely about six months ago, and from that time had been gradually getting thinner and weaker.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clergyman’s daughter
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1858
Date of death: 26 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing sore throat
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Throat)
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 little girl was the daughter of a clergyman in the neighbourhood whose family have all had sore throat affection which has proved fatal. On Thursday the 24th three of the children were buried; on the Friday the mother sank; and the subject of the present notice died on Saturday the 26th. She had been four days visiting at Sydenham. When she left home two of the family were already dead’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen

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]
Gender: Female
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1854
Date of death: 13 Jul 1854
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulceration of the intestines. Softening of the spinal cord. Cyst at base of brain
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Softening (Spinal cord); Cyst (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This woman who was in the 4th or 5th month of pregnancy, stated that she had been attacked on the 5th inst by sickness which was followed by a general feeling of weakness all over’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax, abdomen (‘the uterus was much enlarged, containing a fetus of about the 5th month’)

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1849
Date of death: 5 Sep 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Thoracic viscera healthy, blood quite fluid. Intestines vascular, glands healthy except near the lower end of the ileum. Kidneys congested
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Congestion (Kidneys)
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 man was admitted in the evening of 5th Sept, in the stage of collapse of cholera. He had only been seized at 2 the same afternoon with purging, vomiting & cramps in the limbs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1861
Date of death: 27 Jul 1861
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of large intestine
Disease (standardised): Cancer (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: Seven months previous to admission, the patient was suddenly seized with pain in the left hypochondrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1849
Date of death: 8 Sep 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined at the request of the friends’

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]
Gender: Male
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1854
Date of death: 13 Jul 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Ulceration of the trachea. Ulceration of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Ulcer (Trachea); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This young man alleged that he had been only ill some 8 or 10 weeks.. His first symptom was of diarrhoea which had continued ever since. This was followed by cough, emaciation & night sweats. He never had spit blood. His face was thin & haggard & very anaemic’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1851
Date of death: 20 Sep 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Scrofulous deposits in most of the lymphatic glands of the abdomen & thorax, also under the mucous membrane of the ileum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Deposit (Abdomen, thorax, 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: 'A very cachectic & rather emaciated child, with swollen cheeks, rather brilliant eyes, & long eye lashes, but of a very dark complexion & black hair, was brought to the hospital with the report that she had been out of health more or less for 3 months, with irregularity of bowels, & want of appetite, with loss of strength, but that 3 weeks ago her abdomen had begun to swell, and she had complained of almost constantly of pain in the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1855
Date of death: 27 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the Stomach and Oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach, Oesophagus)
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 man had been free from ailment until last Christmas when he first perceived an uneasy sensation after swallowing his food, and it seemed as if it collected at one spot and could not pass.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1861
Date of death: 17 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea. Enlarged mesenteric glands.
Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines); Enlarged (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'A poor unhealthy scrofulous child’ who had previously suffered from Scarlet Fever and was admitted for Diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1853
Date of death: 5 Sep 1853
Disease (transcribed): Pain in thigh simulating sciatica. Collection of pus in the substance of the rectum and femoris muscle. Secondary deposits in the lungs. Fluid blood
Disease (standardised): Pain (Leg); Suppuration (Rectum); Suppuration (Muscles); Deposits (Lung); Fluid (Blood)
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 was admitted suffering from pain in the thigh which seemed to be of the nature of sciatica.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and right thigh
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1860
Date of death: 11 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Constipation. Ulceration of the intestines. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Constipation (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Haemorrhage
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’

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