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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1847
Date of death: 17 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Scrofulous cavity in apex of lung. Pericardium adherent. Diseased heart. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Adherent (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1848
Date of death: 25 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Diseased heart with great hypertrophy and dilatation. Diseased aorta. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries); Disease (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 man was admitted suffering from severe palpitation and dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1848
Date of death: 26 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with hepatisation and purulent infiltration. Congestions of the kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Suppuration (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: The mother of this child stated that she had been ill a week. Her illness began with fever and great restlessness, loss of appetite, occasional vomiting and cough and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1848
Date of death: 29 May 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with red hepatisation. Blood fluid. Diseased kidneys. Fatty heart. Fever?
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Fever (Systemic)
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 patient reported that he had been taken suddenly ill seven days before admission with shivering and pain all over his body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1848
Date of death: 14 Oct 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy with albuminuria
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Indeterminate); Albuminuria (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the history of 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: [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

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 6 Aug 1854
Date of death: 6 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever. Sloughing tonsils. Congested kidneys
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Sloughing (Throat); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'No history could be obtained of this case from the people who brought the man to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pharynx, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1855
Date of death: 19 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Albuminuria
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Albuminuria (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1855
Date of death: 7 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Pneumonia. Diseased Kidneys and Heart following Rheumatism
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman had been out of health for the last two years since having an attack of Acute Rheumatism. When she was admitted she had a cough with bronchial expectorations and some little dyspnoea, noisy breathing and slight rheumatic pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
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: Agricultural labourer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1859
Date of death: 15 Jun 1859
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: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: For forty years he had been liable to some degree of swelling of the legs. He also had long been subject to rheumatic pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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

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: Shoemaker
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1861
Date of death: 20 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis etc. Gouty deposits in kidneys which were granular.
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
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 long been subject to attacks of rheumatic gout. He had also been suffering with chronic pericarditis.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and great toe
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1856
Date of death: 3 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian dropsy
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
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: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1857
Date of death: 30 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Eczema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Eczema (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He came to the hospital complaining of severe pain in the loins from which he had suffered for a month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1857
Date of death: 13 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Peritonitis (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: Her health had been quite food until two years ago when she felt pain in the right side of the abdomen which was soon succeeded by swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1857
Date of death: 10 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Inflammation of the kidneys, ureter & bladder
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Inflammation (Kidneys, ureter, bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient had three paralytic attacks, in the first, three years ago, the right arm & leg were paralysed; a year ago the left leg was paralysed for a few hours; six months later the left eyelid dropped & the left leg was almost paralysed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1860
Date of death: 21 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'This boy, who looked younger than his stated age, was said to have been dropsical for ten weeks. He never had scarlatina. He was in the hospital but for a very short time’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860
Date of death: 8 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (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: 'A painter. Except an attack of colic 20 years ago, this man had very good health until 7 weeks before admission. He never had gout, nor any dropsical affection’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursery Boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1860
Date of death: 1 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Retained testicle with suppuration in its tunica vaginalis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Retained (Testis); Suppuration (Testis)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The boy was admitted as a surgical patient. He had been suffering from abdominal pain and vomiting. The mother noticed an inguinal tumour and that the scrotum contained only one testicle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a