Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Dec 1851 Date of death: 1 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Albuminous urine. Ascites. Dyspnoea. Palpitation. Convulsions. Clot in the ventricles and left optic thalamus of the brain. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Dyspnoea (Lung); Palpitation (Heart); Seizures (Brain); Thrombosis (Brain);Disease (Kidneys) 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 with considerable anasarca. It appeared that his legs had first begun to swell about twelve months before, and latterly also his abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Dec 1846 Date of death: 01 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the liver. Scirrhous deposit round urethra. Inflamed bladder. Scirrhous deposit round sigmoid flexure of rectum and lower part of vagina Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Urethra); Inflammation (Bladder); Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Vagina) 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 semicomatose state, unable to give a collected account of herself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Packer Gender: Male Age: 40 Date of admission: 12 Dec 1877 Date of death: 30 Dec 1877 Disease (transcribed): Low pneumonia. Cystic disease of kidneys. Syphilitic disease of liver Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Kidney diseases, cystic (Kidney); Syphilis (Liver); Admitting doctor: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. No heritable disease in the family. Suffered from 'brain fever' in childhood: from 'rheumatics' in 1857, from occasional sore throats. Venereal sore in 1857 (after the rheumatism) […] A temperate man. Languor and want of appetite, with some loss of flesh for about a month. Attacked with shivering about noon 12 days before admn [admission]: had to leave work and go home. Pain in L [Left] hypochondrium, increased at night, after food, or on inspiration; cough, dyspnoea, and occasional palpitation commenced, and continued. Shivering lasted two days. Bowels costive: urine as usual' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Assistant housekeeper Gender: Female Age: 46 Date of admission: 21 Dec 1933 Date of death: 2 Jan 1934 Disease (transcribed): Uraemia (postoperative) Disease (standardised): Uraemia (Kidneys); Operation (Kidneys); Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur Medical examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley Medical notes: 'Diarrhoea and vomiting for 4 days. 2 days abdominal pain shooting into middle of back. Gall bladder trouble 3 years ago’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, kidneys (‘section of kidney taken for microscopy’) Illustrations: Type of incident:
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1860 Date of death: 1 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The mother of 5 children, ceased to menstruate 12 years before her admission and remained free from discharge until within 12 months when fluid and discharge appeared. The patient was suffering from pain in the pelvis and thighs, as well as sickness and nausea and lost flesh rapidly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the pelvic organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Dec 1858 Date of death: 3 Jan 1859 Disease (transcribed): Renal dropsy Disease (standardised): Oedema (Kidney) 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 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: Married Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Dec 1870 Date of death: 1 Jan 1871 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Bronchitis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Married Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Dec 1871 Date of death: 1 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Muscular fibrous tumours of the uterus. Ascites. Peritonitis. Congested patches in the liver, in one of which pus was found Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Congestion (Liver); Suppuration (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Foreman fitter Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Oct 1925 Date of death: 1 Jan 1926 Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Anasarca Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Face); Oedema (Arm); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert Medical notes: For six weeks he had severe pain in the back. He had some bronchitis, some pain in the epigastrium, some general swelling of the face, arms and legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1842 Date of death: 6 Jun 1842 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Phthisis. Mottled Kidneys. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Mottled (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen 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: 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: Coachman Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jan 1869 Date of death: 2 Jan 1869 Disease (transcribed): Wound of leg. Disease of kidneys and heart. Cirrhosis of liver. Effusion of serum on brain Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient was brought to the Hospital in a dying state and died shortly after. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Jan 1918 Date of death: 2 Jan 1918 Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver, spleen, right kidney & adrenal. Haemothorax. Haemoperitoneum. Fractured ribs Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver, kidney, adrenal gland); Haemothorax (Lungs); Haemoperitoneum (Abdomen); Fracture (Ribs) Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta Medical notes: 'Knocked down by a motor, and rendered unconscious. Brought in by police’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Instrument maker Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jan 1911 Date of death: 3 Jan 1911 Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. Prostatic abscess. False passages in prostate. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Consecutive nephritis. Bruising of root of mesentery. Gall stones Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Prostate); False passage (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney);Bruising (Mesentery) ; Gall stones (Gall bladder) Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: He was admitted in a moribund condition. No history was obtainable except that for some weeks he had been catheterized by his doctor for retention. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Dec 1854 Date of death: 3 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro Pneumonia. Stricture of the Urethra Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura); Constriction (Urethra) 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 man stated that he had been ill only about a week with cough and cold and pain in the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Dec 1876 Date of death: 7 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Chronic tubular nephritis. Dilatation of pelvis in both kidneys. Uremia Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Uremia (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: Two months before admission, she laid down on a floor to ease the dorsal pain of the menstrual period. She then developed a sore throat, a swollen face and legs, and the dorsal pain continued. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Sep 1915 Date of death: 12 Jan 1916 Disease (transcribed): Partial removal of prostate. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Pthisis. Empyema. Morbus cordis Disease (standardised): Removal (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: He had increasing dysuria for a year, with pain and frequency day and night. There was complete retention for ten days necessitating daily catheterisation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Waterman Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Nov 1894 Date of death: 7 Dec 1895 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: See medical notes Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination allowed Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Farmer Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Nov 1850 Date of death: 20 Jan 1851 Disease (transcribed): Large calculus of the bladder. Litho? . Abscess of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Lithotrity (Bladder); Abscess (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient, a farmer by profession, when admitted was a stout, healthy-looking man & he stated that he was of temperate habits, & some three years ago he passed for the first time a calculus of the size of a pea by the urethra, having been subject to passing gravel some years previously. After this, he had pain at the end of the penis after micturition, the stream of urine would sometimes suddenly cease, & then on altering his position flow again, it was also occasionally tinged with blood. These symptoms were increased after much exercise’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Nov 1846 Date of death: 06 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of lungs with consolidation. Diseased heart. Endocarditis. Kidneys mottled. Tubercles in subperitoneal cellular tissue Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient reported that she had enjoyed good health up to three years ago, when she lost a large quantity of blood by vomiting, and since that time had been rather weak and had suffered at intervals from palpitation. 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: 27 Apr 1842 Date of death: 17 Jun 1842 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Softening of Heart. Ulceration of Larynx. Tubercles in Kidney. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Nov 1874 Date of death: 9 Jan 1875 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of uterus and peritoneum. Peritonitis. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John Medical examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: Six weeks before admission she first noticed a swelling of the abdomen which she thought began on the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, glands, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Gender: Male Age: 46 Date of admission: 27 Dec 1877 Date of death: 8 Jan 1878 Disease (transcribed): Nephritis (intratubular) occurring in granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. No heritable disease in the family. Rheumatic fever 15 yrs [years] before adm [admission]: scarlatina in childhood. Health otherwise good. Averaged 5 pts [pints] of beer and 1 glass of gin daily. Thirty three days before admn [admission] he got wet (not an unusual thing). In the evening pain appeared in the loins, which continued. On the third day the face was found to puffy, and the urine dark. On 4th or 5th the lumbar pain receded and the legs swelled: face became less puffy. About the 6th the abdomen swelled and became somewhat painful: He laid up. The swelling of the legs slowly increased; the urine became lighter: the bowels were very costive. Slight cough and loss of appetite for 3 days before admission' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Dec 1880 Date of death: 9 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Left pleuritis. Granular & cystic degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen and Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Was never before laid up with illness. Violent attacks of cough began about a month ago, with copious thick greyish expectoration, & sweating' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys