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Ann Connor, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of injury: n/a

Ann Hughes, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 May 1852
Date of death: 26 May 1852
Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous state of the uterus involving chiefly the posterior wall and top of the os uteri. Slight disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); 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: This woman stated that she had long suffered from prolapses of the uterus with some sort of discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Taylor, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 55
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1854
Date of death: 2 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian disease. Paracentesis. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ovary); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This woman, who had never borne children, stated that she had enjoyed very good health until 2 years ago, when the abdomen had begun to swell’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Anne Wells, 15, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Aug 1856
Date of death: 14 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Diseased Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); 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 girl stated that she was in good health until nine days ago; when without any very obvious cause she was taken with violent abdominal pain and retching. The next day the belly and legs began to swell and she complained of a tingling sensation in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Bridget Brennan, 76, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1851
Date of death: 5 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Old double pleurisy. Cartilaginiform thickening of the capsule of the spleen. Bronchitis. Fracture of the neck of the thigh bone
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Thickening (Spleen); Bronchitis (Lung); Fracture (Leg)
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: She alleged that she had suffered from cough for several years but she had been much worse for the last year and a half.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Fisher, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846
Date of death: 3 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Universal anasarca and effusions into the serous cavities. Heart dilated and slightly hypertrophied. Valves healthy. Liver and kidneys congested. Spleen hard and congested. Uterus hypertrophied. Ovaries with cysts.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Universal); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Liver); Congestion (Kidney); Congestion (Spleen); Disease (Uterus);Cysts (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient reported that she had been ailing about ten or eleven months; that for the first two months she had no particular pain, but felt languid and uncomfortable, but later had an attack of jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Linstead, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 May 1851
Date of death: 19 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Granular & atrophied kidneys. Imperfect paraplegia, also partial loss of speech following epileptic fits. Double pleurisy. Death by apnoea. Nothing remarkable in the brain
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Paraplegia (Brain); Epilepsy (Brain); Pleurisy (Lungs); Apnea (Respiratory system)
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 report that was brought with this patient was that since her last confinement which had occurred 3 months previously she had had 3 fits and that in the last which had occurred only a few days before, she had partially lost the use of speech; her mind was evidently confused and it was impossible to obtain from her any distinct account of her own sensations. The child was her third, was a seven-month child, and she had nursed it up to her admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Sinnott, 47, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1859
Date of death: 18 Dec 1859
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); 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 years she suffered from palpitation on exertion or excitement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Smith, 59, [No occupation stated]

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

Charlotte Kidman, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1852
Date of death: 29 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver. Spleen enlarged and occupied by fibrin deposits. Diseased kidneys. Atheromatous state of the aorta and coronary arteries.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Enlarged (Spleen); Fibrin (Spleen); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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: Seven months before admission she had an attack of jaundice, followed soon after by swelling of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Wood, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1855
Date of death: 19 Dec 1855
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: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A week before admission her legs began to swell and she suffered from giddiness and tinnitus with occasional numbness of the hands. She also complained of slight cough and fluttering in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Marriott, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1855
Date of death: 19 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Enlarged Intestinal Glands. Diseased Kidneys and Liver
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Enlarged (Intestinal mucosa); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
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 constant bilious attacks and had all her life worked very hard. For six months she had felt weak and incapable of much exertion. Her legs occasionally swelled but she had no cough or shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Reader, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1852
Date of death: 20 Nov 1852
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which contained calculi in their pelves. Calculi also impacted in the ureters consisting of uric acid and oxalate of lime. Disease of the mucous membrane of rectum and ileum
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney); Calculi (Ureters); Disease (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 girl was admitted with symptoms of continued fever of about a fortnight. Her attack had commenced with shivering, much thirst and loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Benians, 55, Monthly nurse

Occupation or role: Monthly nurse
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1859
Date of death: 13 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation and hypertrophy of heart. Granular kidneys. Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: A month ago she had been seized with a sudden feeling of faintness and dyspnoea which was so violent that at the time she believed herself to be at the point of death.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Purches, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1858
Date of death: 7 Jan 1859
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (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: When this woman was admitted her chief complaint was of pain in the left hypochondriac region which was attributed to dyspepsia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Purdy, 34, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1849
Date of death: 6 Mar 1849
Disease (transcribed): Mania. Membranes & substance of brain congested. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Mania (Brain); Congestion (Brain); Disease (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 patient presented on admission the appearance of approaching mania or insanity rather than delirium. She could give very little account of herself, and yet seemed fully to understand the questions put to her, put out her tongue, sat up in bed &c just as she was ordered. She was reported by her friends to be a married woman, having had 3 children, with easy labours, & 4 miscarriages since, the last of which occurring about Xmas was attended with a good deal of flooding, and she had continued to have a red discharge more or less ever since. When at chapel on 25th inst. she created a disturbance by talking incoherently; she has been strange in her manner ever since, and occasionally very noisy & troublesome’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, 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

Ellen Anger, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1857
Date of death: 29 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
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 girl had had scarlatina in August last which laid her up for a month. She never thoroughly regained her strength.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Fanny Brill, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1847
Date of death: 13 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Large bed sore. Emphysema and oedema of lungs. Peritonitis. Kidneys diseased and bladder inflamed. Diseased aorta.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Arm); Oedema (Leg); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney);Inflammation (Bladder) ; 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 with dropsy of three months duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Brooks, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1850
Date of death: 19 Aug 1850
Disease (transcribed): Extra-uterine felation. Haemorrhage into peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Pregnancy, ectopic (Abdomen); Haemorrhage (Abdomen)
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 account given by this patient on her admission was that her illness had commenced last March with severe pain in the abdomen accompanied by rigors and perspirations and constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and pelvis
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

Harriette Cox, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1853
Date of death: 11 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys and liver. Cartaligeniform state of splenic capsule. Dilated and fatty heart. Scrofulous deposits in the lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Disease (Spleen); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (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: This patient was first admitted on 22nd January 1851 with dropsy of two months standing and bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Adams, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1852
Date of death: 17 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Recent peritonitis. Diseased kidneys. Old double pleurisy. Cretaceous deposits in right lung. Slight peritonitis and diseased aortic valve
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposits (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: A married woman who had borne five children, she was admitted with considerable swelling of the legs, a dusky face and much difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Dunn, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1848
Date of death: 8 Jul 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Enlarged heart. Diseased kidneys. Polypus of uterus.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Polyps (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The patient was brought to the hospital suffering under dropsy and great dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Grant, 22, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1860
Date of death: 20 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Exhaustion after puerperal mania
Disease (standardised): Postpartum depression (Brain); Exhaustion
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 girl, who was unmarried, was delivered of a dead child in Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, 11 days previous to her admission here. She soon afterwards became delirious and attempted to destroy herself by cutting her throat with a common dinner knife’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: Suicide

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