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: 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: Barman Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Jul 1859 Date of death: 23 Jul 1859 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This man was accustomed to drink largely of raw spirits. For four years he had been troubled with rheumatic gout. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right knee, cranium, thorax and 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] Gender: Female Age: 22 Date of admission: 15 May 1854 Date of death: 2 Jul 1854 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This girl stated that her legs had been swelled for 2 months before her admission, and her abdomen had subsequently also become enlarged’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jun 1860 Date of death: 20 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Dropsy. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 clerk. When 7 years ago he had scarlatina and never was well afterwards, being ‘delicate’ and subject to superficial abscesses, but he never, as far as he knew, had any trace of dropsy until the end of January of the present year’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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
Occupation or role: Journeyman baker Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860 Date of death: 20 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Dilated aorta. Hypertrophy of heart. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta, heart, 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: 'This man had been a journeyman baker. He had had more or less cough for years, and was subject to gout. He never had had acute rheumatism’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
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
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: Butler Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1861 Date of death: 8 Jul 1861 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of the kidney. Dropsy. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Aug 1849 Date of death: 13 Aug 1849 Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Dilatation of the ureters & pelves of the kidneys. Inflammation of the lining membrane of the bladder, ureters, pelves of both kidneys, with abcesses Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Disease (Ureters, kidneys); Inflammation (Bladder, ureters, kidneys); Abscess (Bladder, ureters, 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 girl stated that she had been taken ill 3 weeks ago with severe pain in the back, and stiffness in the knee-joints, with straining & scalding in passing water. She had a shivering fit last week and five days ago pain came on in the lower part of the abdomen and for the last 2 or 3 days the bowels had been relaxed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Aug 1853 Date of death: 4 Aug 1853 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys and liver. Congestion and extravasation of blood into the lung. Hypertrophy of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Congestion (Lung); Extravasation (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 was admitted with considerable anasarca especially of the lower extremities, and excessive dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Manservant Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jun 1850 Date of death: 28 Aug 1850 Disease (transcribed): General dropsy. Adherent pericardium. Diseased valves. Old peritonitis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); 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 patient stated that his present illness was of six weeks or two months duration, and that it had begun with swelling of the abdomen followed by general dropsy. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 May 1858 Date of death: 30 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Renal dropsy. Atrophy of one kidney Disease (standardised): Edema (Kidneys); Atrophy (Kidneys) 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 married woman who some months before admission had a very tedious labour & was confined of two dead children. In March she caught a violent cold & three weeks ago her legs became anasarcous. Subsequently the abdomen increased rapidly in size. The catamenia [menstruation] had been absent for two months & it was conjectured she might be pregnant’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Dec 1846 Date of death: 08 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of glottis. Lungs congested. Peritonitis and ascites. Kidneys enlarged and much diseased. Uterus enlarged and flabby with dark coloured lining membrane. Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Larynx); Congestion (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Uterus) 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 suffering from dropsy, reported to be four months duration. She had been confined and gave birth to a healthy child about ten months before, though in the latter months of gestation her legs had swelled. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Jan 1856 Date of death: 18 Jan 1856 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Pregnant Uterus. Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Pregnancy (Uterus) 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 woman had bourne twelve children, all of them prematurely. She was engaged in giving errands for her husband who is a tailor, and during the damp foggy November weather was often compelled to wear wet shoes all day. Towards the end of the months she caught a violent cold and then a cough and her breathing became affected. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen. The uterus contained a healthy looking foetus. 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: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 64 Date of admission: 10 May 1854 Date of death: 8 Jun 1854 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the ovaries. Chronic peritonitis. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Encephaloid disease (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This woman stated that her legs had been swelling for 4 months past, up to which time she had enjoyed very good health. On the 4th she had been seized with shivering, sickness & diarrhoea, followed by inflammation in the legs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 April 1855 Date of death: 11 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: A man of rather intemperate habits who dated the commencement of his failing health from last November, when he had a cough and shortness of breath followed by swelling of his legs and thighs, and pain in the hypochondrium. Subsequently his belly enlarged. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Under servant Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1850 Date of death: 11 Aug 1850 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Slight serous effusion in brain. Heart flabby. Kidneys congested with spots of ecchymosis and a a few cysts. Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Ecchymosis (Kidney); Cysts (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 brought to the Hospital labouring under a well marked attack of Delirium Tremens. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849 Date of death: 12 Jul 1849 Disease (transcribed): Constipation. Inflammation of the stomach & small intestines. Ulceration of the colon & rectum. Tymphanitis. Gall bladder much distended Disease (standardised): Constipation (Bowels); Inflammation (Stomach, intestines); Ulcer (Colon, rectum); Tympanitis (Ear); Disease (Gallbladder) 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 dated the commencement of her illness from an attack of stoppage in the bowels about 6 months ago, since which she has suffered more or less from pain & swelling of abdomen. On the last day of June she had more pain than normal, & took some domestic remedy which was followed by vomiting & purging & next day she was seen by a medical man & treated for ‘cholera’ ‘ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 61 Date of admission: 10 May 1854 Date of death: 28 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Ascites. Hydrothorax. Valvular disease, dilatation & hypertrophy of heart. Fibrovascular tumor of the uterus Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum); Hydrothorax (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Tumour (Uterus); Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This woman was first admitted on the 15th Feb of the present year. She then stated that she had found the abdomen first swelling about 2 months ago, she had since then found the left leg especially to swell, but the other had done so in less degree’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Feb 1852 Date of death: 5 Jul 1852 Disease (transcribed): Large ovarian cysts containing other subsidiary ones along with thick gelatinous matter. Purulent fluid. Peritonitis. Bronchitis. Old pleural adhesions. Recent lymph in pleural sac Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovaries); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Lymph (Pleura) 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 was first admitted in July 1851 when she stated that she had been more or less swollen ever since her last confinement which had occurred four years previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a