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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1859
Date of death: 30 Jan 1860
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Peritonitis. Atrophy of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Atrophy (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 old woman began to experience swelling of the legs about Christmas ‘58. The symptom lasted about three weeks and then disappeared until the following August’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1859
Date of death: 4 Feb 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: When this man was admitted his chief complaint was of rheumatic pains in the knees and ankles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, knee joint, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1854
Date of death: 2 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

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1854
Date of death: 2 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

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1854
Date of death: 2 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

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1854
Date of death: 2 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

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 60
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1854
Date of death: 6 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

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1859
Date of death: 1 Dec 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Bronchitis. Aneurism of innominate artery
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Aneurysm (Arteries)
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 man had been out of health for eight months, suffering from shortness of breath and a sensitive feeling referred to the trachea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1854
Date of death: 9 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

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1854
Date of death: 9 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

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1860
Date of death: 21 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'This young woman had suffered from diarrhoea for 15 months, with occasional dyspepsia, occasional vomiting and pain before food. For the last 14 months the catamenia [menstruation] were absent’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1857
Date of death: 14 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Malignant deposit in omentum and subperitoneal cellular tissue
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Cancer (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: She had been ill about four months. Various parts of her body were covered with sores having very much the character of rupia, or with white scars of former sores.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1857
Date of death: 15 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hydrothorax. Dropsy after scarlet fever
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Hydrothorax (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen); Scarlet fever (Systemic)
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 child had scarlatina three weeks before admission. His legs and abdomen had been anasarcous about a week and his face was also observed to be puffy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
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

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: 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: 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

Type of injury: n/a

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: [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: 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: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1858
Date of death: 7 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
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 was admitted with haemoptysis. For a month he had had slight attacks, & for eleven months cough had troubled him. He was sallow-looking & much emaciated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1856
Date of death: 25 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Scrofulous deposit In lung
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (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 as a Surgeon's patient with angular curvature of the spine and general debility. It soon transpired that he was in the last stages of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1858
Date of death: 13 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the 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: Female
Age: 47
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1853
Date of death: 1 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This poor woman had been for some time subject to cough, but had suffered more severely than usual during 3 months past’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a