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Alfred Bingham, 19, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1850
Date of death: 7 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and vomicae in lungs. Old and recent pleurisy. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient suffered from cough and hoarseness to such a degree as scarcely to be able to speak in articulated tone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Walker, 25, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1856
Date of death: 10 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 man stated that five weeks before his admission he cut his little toe and violent inflammation followed which rapidly spread up the thigh. His health was enfeebled and a slight cough came on with dropsy of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alice Moran, 3, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1850
Date of death: 5 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles after measles. Pneumonia.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Measles (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed by the friends without examination
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Bailey, 19, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1856
Date of death: 27 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
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 woman came into the hospital last November. She was suffering from pain in the right side which was set down as hysterical.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Banwell, 66, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1857
Date of death: 23 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 woman had been in the hospital twelve different times for ovarian dropsy, and each time paracentesis was performed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Lincoln, 32, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1860
Date of death: 25 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
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

Ann Russ, 30, Prostitute

Occupation or role: Prostitute
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1860
Date of death: 22 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the brain
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain)
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 woman was said to have been a prostitute and much given to drinking. For the two days preceding her admission she had been in a state of continued intoxication. She was supposed to have been insensible in the night of the 15th as she was found in that state on the following morning. She was not known to have had any previous cerebral symptoms’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Shepherd, 28, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 May 1853
Date of death: 21 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Typhus fever. Ulceration of caecum. Ovarian cyst containing brain
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Teratoma (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: She had been taken ill with shivering, headache, much thirst and great feeling of weakness and depression.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Beard, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 07 Oct 1846
Date of death: 02 Jan 1847
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Abscess in lung. Pneumonia. Scattered tubercles in lungs. Scrofulous bronchial glands. Gall stones. Ulceration of bowels connected with abscess of cellular tissue. Abscesses of both ovaries.
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Gall stones (Gall Bladder); Ulcer (Intestines);Abscess (Intestines) ; Abscess (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: It appeared from the patient's account, that she was seized with rigors about the middle of September and since that time had suffered from cough and expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Chamberlain, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1853
Date of death: 6 Sep 1853
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous peritonitis. Old cretaceous deposit in the lungs. Fibrin in the pericardium. Ulcerated intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Deposits (Lung); Fibrin (Heart); Ulcer (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 woman stated that she had menstruated regularly until last May, but since the commencement of this illness they had not reappeared.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Connor, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 47
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1854
Date of death: 16 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’
Post mortem notes: 'The body was not examined’

Type of injury: n/a

Anne Lines, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1854
Date of death: 4 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: n/a
Physician: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Post mortem notes: n/a

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 Tumour, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1852
Date of death: 24 Dec 1852
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis with ulcerative perforation of the small intestine. Faeces in the abdominal sac. Large cyst containing recent as well as long standing extravasation of blood within the broad ligament of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Intestines); Cysts (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This patient was first admitted on the 4th February with what appeared to be local peritonitis attended by very severe pain at the lower part of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Gregory, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1851
Date of death: 22 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
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 this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was removed unexamined’

Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Trawley, 55, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1859
Date of death: 30 Jan 1860
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Peritonitis. Atrophy of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Atrophy (Kidneys)
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 old woman began to experience swelling of the legs about Christmas ‘58. The symptom lasted about three weeks and then disappeared until the following August’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Catharine McMullen, 55, [No occupation stated]

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

Catherine Scallard, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 60
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1854
Date of death: 6 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: n/a
Physician: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Post mortem notes: n/a

Type of injury: n/a

Catherine Speed, 31, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1856
Date of death: 1 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposit in the Brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Brain)
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 said that she had suffered from great pain and sensation of weight in the chest and shoulders and pain at the back of the head, which she attributed to indigestion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Holmes, 27, Draper

Occupation or role: Draper
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1861
Date of death: 11 Sep 1861
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Peritonitis. Faecal vomiting. Communication between caecum and duodenum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Vomiting (Stomach); Communication (Intestines);

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 been ill for month before admission. He had been suffering from diarrhoea and pains in the bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Bailey, 11, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1850
Date of death: 14 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and lymph in arachnoid. Ventricles distended with serum. Fornix soft. Tubercles in right pleura and right lung. Few tubercles in spleen.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Disease (Brain); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen)
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 previous history of this case was not very distinct. The mother supposed his illness to have been caused by exposure to the sun.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Cafel, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1848
Date of death: 22 Jun 1848
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Small ulceration of bowel.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 stated that he had been suffering chiefly from pain in the stomach and abdomen, which was so severe that he was scarcely able to sit up.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Fraser, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1857
Date of death: 10 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis, meningeal (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: This man was admitted in a weak and emaciated condition, with every symptom of tolerably advanced phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Napier, 21, Metal chaser

Occupation or role: Metal chaser
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1858
Date of death: 9 Mar 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Recent & old pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
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 miserably emaciated man with his hips covered with bed sores. He had worked as a metal chaser in Paris & had there been almost starved. Six months ago, in consequence of this bad living, he got into a very poor state of health; & cough came on with violent pain in the left side accompanied often by vomiting. After taking any solid food he experienced a sensation of choking’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Charles O’Keefe, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1856
Date of death: 13 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
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 was admitted with violent pain in the left side, brought on as he stated by exposure to the cold whilst at work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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