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Samuel Cable, 42, Omnibus conductor

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

William Chilton, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 03 Jan 1847
Date of death: 03 Jan 1847
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Tubercles and vomicae of lungs. Emphysema. Fatty and diseased heart. Diseased aorta.
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries)
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, and died about ten minutes after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

John Shave, 54, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1858
Date of death: 7 Jan 1859
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); 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 days he had suffered from headache, nausea and pains in the loins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Jones, 47, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1850
Date of death: 20 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Brought in dead. Phthisis and diseased heart ?
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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: The body not having been examined, this case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Pearson, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1852
Date of death: 19 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in both lungs. Old double pleurisy and bronchitis. Soft and hypertrophied heart. Calcareous state of the mitral valve
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Bronchitis (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 patient was admitted in a very low state, with cough and dyspnoea said to be of eight months duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William King, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1851
Date of death: 20 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Emphysema pulmonum. Recent lymph in peritoneal and pericardial sacs. Deposits of yellow substance in kidneys which contained numerous cysts
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Lymph (Abdomen); Lymph (Heart); Deposits (Kidney); Cysts (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: This patient stated that he had suffered more or less from cough and shortness of breath for four years, with occasional swelling of the legs and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Tricky, 10, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1859
Date of death: 5 Apr 1859
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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 the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Parker, 79, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 79
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1853
Date of death: 3 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Cardiac disease. General anasarca. Fibro cystic tumour of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Lung); Disease (Heart); Oedema (General); Tumour (Uterus)
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 first admitted into the hospital in June 1851 when she reported that she had been ill from the previous February with cough and dyspnoea and that six weeks before her admission her legs had begun to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Melrose, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1852
Date of death: 20 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema pulmonum with old cretaceous deposits and bronchitis. White patch on heart. Thick and opaque capsule of liver. Cysts in fallopian tubes and local peritonitis. Fibrous uterine tumours
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Cretaceous deposits (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Cysts (Fallopian tubes);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Cancer (Uterus)
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 admitted with cough and shortness of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Theresa Grant, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1856
Date of death: 24 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The patient stated that she had suffered some time from biliousness with cough and scanty thin expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Bramwell, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1850
Date of death: 28 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of Heart. Disease of aortic and mitral valves. Emphysema. Excessive dyspnoea
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Dyspnoea (Lung)
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 from his work to the Hospital, attacked suddenly two hours previously with dyspnoea, from which he had said that he had frequently suffered before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Purdy, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1850
Date of death: 11 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were enlarged & occupied by considerable light yellowish substance. Peritonitis. Enlarged & congested liver. Pleurisy on left side. Left lung in state of chronic pneumonia at lower part. Both lungs congested. Slight hypertrophy of left ventricle of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs); 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: 'A married woman whose last child was born 6 years ago, in whom the menstrual periods had been becoming irregular for more than 12 months, and had now been entirely absent for 3 months, presented herself for admission with a pale rather bloated face & puffy eyelids. She stated that her legs had been swollen now for 12 weeks, and that the abdomen had become enlarged about a month afterwards’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Harriett Armstrong, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1852
Date of death: 25 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Extensive disease of the kidneys. Peritonitis. Extensive deposit of soft fibrinous character under the lining surface of the intestine with destruction of the epithelial coat. Old pleurisy. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Deposit (Intestines); Pleurisy (Pleura); 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 patient was said to have been in about a fortnight before admission with cough, shortness of breathing and swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

John Brooks, 43, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1859
Date of death: 9 Apr 1859
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Pneumonia. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); 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: He had been much exposed to weather in following his vocation. Three weeks before he became a patient he caught cold and his breathing became much embarrassed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza West, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1857
Date of death: 2 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Apoplectic clot in the brain. Encysted abscess of the cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The friends of this woman stated that she had been ill about thirteen weeks. The original cause being a fall on the kerb stone which was followed by evident bleeding at the nose, headaches and frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Holland, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1848
Date of death: 12 Apr 1848
Disease (transcribed): Extensive slough over the sacrum. Pericarditis and endocarditis.
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Spine); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
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 in a state of great exhaustion with two large sloughing sores on his back. He had been suffering severely from Rheumatism for several months and for the last five weeks had been in the Chelsea Workhouse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Turner, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1854
Date of death: 24 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Ligature of a uterine polypus. Fibrin coagulaum in veins
Disease (standardised): Ligature (Uterus); Polyps (Uterus); Thrombosis (Blood vessels)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This person was originally admitted into the hospital on the 19th Oct 1853 and was taken charge of by Dr Lee, at the desire of Dr Page. She was admitted with large uterine polypus, and gave the history that she had borne 3 children, the last having been still-born about 7 years ago. The catamenia [menstruation] had at no time been very regular, but twice then she had suffered from one or two severe floodings, and during the last 4 years had been free from red or colourful discharge’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, iliac veins

Type of injury: n/a

George Graves, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1850
Date of death: 19 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and bronchitis. Slight anasarca. Hypertrophy and dilation of right side of heart.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart) ;
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 admitted with a dusky complexion, a troublesome cough, considerable dyspnoea and palpitation of the heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Anne Rider, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1847
Date of death: 01 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Old pleuritic adhesions. Enlarged heart with dilated aorta. Bronchitis and congested lungs. Congested kidneys
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Congestion (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 patient reported that she had enjoyed robust health up to six or seven months ago, when dropsy gradually occurred and dyspnoea shortly afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Richardson, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1853
Date of death: 24 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Albuminous urine. Diseased kidney. Peculiar arterial distribution to the kidney. Fibrin in the peritoneal and pleural sacs. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Face); Oedema (Leg); Albuminuria (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Fibrin (Abdomen); Fibrin (Pleura);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: A very pallid, deaf, elderly person who stated that her face first began to swell about five weeks before admission and subsequently her legs also became dropsical.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Grace Mulford, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1852
Date of death: 16 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the lungs and bronchitis. Slight hypertrophy of heart and rigidity of the mitral valve flaps
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (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: When admitted this patient presented a very dusky complexion and she had constant cough, great oppression of breathing and some slight oedema of the ankles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Musselwhite, 58, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1849
Date of death: 29 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied & dilated heart, diseased mitral & aortic valves. Anasarca. Pulmonary apoplexy. Congested liver & kidneys. Fibrous tumours of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Edema (Systemic); Stroke (Lungs); Congestion (Liver, kidneys); Tumour (Uterus)
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 she had been ill 3 months with cold & cough & expectoration of a large quantity of frothy mucus, that the cough was now somewhat relieved, but she suffered much from shortness of breath, being unable to lye down in bed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Holstone, 51, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1850
Date of death: 1 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation with hypertrophy of heart. Thickening of aortic and mitral valves. Diseased and cysted kidneys. General dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General)
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 person dated the commencement of their illness from Christmas last when she caught cold, and she had been out of health ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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