Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Feb 1849 Date of death: 26 Mar 1849 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Large abscess in the thigh. Secondary abscess on the chest. Congested lungs. Blood partly fluid Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Abscess (Thigh, chest); Congestion (Lungs) 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 who presented a pale aspect, with puffy oedematous-looking face & swelled legs, stated that dropsy had commenced in the ankles about 4 or 5 weeks before admission. He had caught cold & suffered from slight cough for 3 or 4 months but had experienced no pain in the loins. His urine had sometimes been scanty but was never dark-coloured. The legs and thighs were on admission very much distended’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1852 Date of death: 6 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Granular cysted kidneys. Old pleuritic adhesions. Miliary scrofulous deposits in the lung. Dilatation of the right ventricle of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney); Adhesions (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart) 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 subject to dropsy three years past. It had commenced in the first instance by an attack of purging and vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Oct 1852 Date of death: 20 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart and kidneys. Albumino-fibrinous deposit in the spleen. Fibrinous deposits on the valves of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Deposit (Spleen); Fibrin (Heart) 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 dated the commencement of his present illness from March last at which time he fancied he had caught cold, and he had suffered from cough, dyspnoea and expectoration ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Aug 1853 Date of death: 8 Sep 1853 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney) 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 not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1853 Date of death: 15 Oct 1853 Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea. Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines); Albuminuria (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: 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] Gender: Male Age: 40 Date of admission: 15 Mar 1854 Date of death: 2 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Abscesses in the liver. Ulcerated colon. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Ulcer (Colon); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had been taken ill rather suddenly on the 5th Nov with pain in the abdomen, which had gradually extended up towards the chest and was now chiefly situated about the lower end of the scrotum’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1846 Date of death: 18 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart and valves. Congestion of lungs. Kidneys diseased. Spleen large with a white apparently fibrinous deposit. Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Spleen) 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 in the Hospital last spring, suffering from an attack of continued fever. On this admission his joints were swollen and he reported that he was recovering from an attack of gout. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Dec 1847 Date of death: 17 Jan 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Scrofulous cavity in apex of lung. Pericardium adherent. Diseased heart. Diseased kidneys. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Adherent (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Feb 1848 Date of death: 25 Feb 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Diseased heart with great hypertrophy and dilatation. Diseased aorta. Diseased kidneys. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries); Disease (Kidney) 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 severe palpitation and dropsy. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1848 Date of death: 29 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with red hepatisation. Blood fluid. Diseased kidneys. Fatty heart. Fever? Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Fever (Systemic) 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 patient reported that he had been taken suddenly ill seven days before admission with shivering and pain all over his body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Oct 1848 Date of death: 14 Oct 1848 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy with albuminuria Disease (standardised): Oedema (Indeterminate); Albuminuria (Kidney) 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: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: [No age stated] Date of admission: 6 Aug 1854 Date of death: 6 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever. Sloughing tonsils. Congested kidneys Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Sloughing (Throat); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'No history could be obtained of this case from the people who brought the man to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pharynx, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jan 1855 Date of death: 19 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Albuminuria (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William 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: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 May 1855 Date of death: 13 May 1855 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); 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: Of this man's history nothing very satisfactory could be gleaned. Two years ago he had a fall and broke his arm. Since the accident he had frequently complained of pain in the head. He had vomited at different times, but whether there was any connection between this and the head affections could not be ascertained. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
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: Metal Refiner Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 May 1861 Date of death: 13 Jun 1861 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of the kidney. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung) 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 described himself as a sober man, ‘though according to his own account in the daily habit of drinking spirits as well as beer’. Eight weeks before admission he was attacked with a cough, pain in the chest, and vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 72 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Nov 1861 Date of death: 20 Dec 1861 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis etc. Gouty deposits in kidneys which were granular. Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney) 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 long been subject to attacks of rheumatic gout. He had also been suffering with chronic pericarditis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and great toe Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Nov 1861 Date of death: 1 Jan 1862 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This man was transferred from the Surgeons on account of Albuminuria Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabinet maker Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Mar 1857 Date of death: 30 Mar 1857 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Eczema Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Eczema (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He came to the hospital complaining of severe pain in the loins from which he had suffered for a month. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Mar 1860 Date of death: 21 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: 'This boy, who looked younger than his stated age, was said to have been dropsical for ten weeks. He never had scarlatina. He was in the hospital but for a very short time’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860 Date of death: 8 May 1860 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); 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: 'A painter. Except an attack of colic 20 years ago, this man had very good health until 7 weeks before admission. He never had gout, nor any dropsical affection’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Nov 1855 Date of death: 1 Jan 1856 Disease (transcribed): Extensive deposit of urate of soda in connection with the joints. Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Deposits (Joints); 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 patient had suffered from gout more or less eighteen years. He was exposed to damp a good deal during the week preceding his admission, and pain came on in his knees, ankles and shoulder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and knee joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Jan 1856 Date of death: 17 Feb 1856 Disease (transcribed): Single horse-shoe Kidney which was diseased. Diseased Heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (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 man had been in the Hospital two or three times before for Dropsy and albuminuria. He had become worse since October with oedema of the feet and legs and in December his abdomen was much distended. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Omnibus conductor Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Mar 1856 Date of death: 19 Mar 1856 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart, Lungs and Kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney) 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's health had been failing for two years. He was compelled to give up work in consequence of an epileptic fit. The day preceding his admission he had another fit. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1850 Date of death: 9 Nov 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Effusion in pleurae. Few scattered tubercles. Heart hypertrophied. Kidneys dwindled, granular and cysted. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Feet); Effusion (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Disease (Heart); 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: This man was first admitted under Dr Bence Jones when he presented symptoms of general anasarca with the pale puffy face of a person who had long laboured under Bright's Disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a