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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Sep 1860 Date of death: 5 Oct 1860 Disease (transcribed): Vegetations on valves of heart. Fibrinous block in spleen. Secondary lobular pneumonia. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Vegetations (Heart); Disease (Spleen); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (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 young woman had had pain and swelling in the left hand, which was believed to be rheumatic, for a week before admission. This could not be traced to any injury but appeared to have been the result of exposure to cold. She admitted indeed, after many leading questions and much cross-examination, that about a fortnight previously she had pricked her hand with a pin but there did not appear to be any reason for connecting this with the present swelling’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Aug 1860 Date of death: 29 Oct 1860 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased liver & kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); 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: 'This man who had had rheumatic fever in his youth, had been out of health for 18 months before his admission, suffering from dropsy, shortness of breath, and scantiness of urine’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Bell hanger Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Oct 1860 Date of death: 1 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & dilatation of the heart. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (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: 'A bell hanger. He had pretty good health until within between 4 and 5 years of his death, when he caught cold by sleeping in a damp bed and had much shortness of breath with cough and palpitations’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1860 Date of death: 5 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Jones, Henry Bence Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted in a state much resembling fever. It was said that he had been losing flesh, and had been more or less out of health for three weeks. 10 days ago he had had an attack of shivering, and two or three days afterwards a fit, described as epileptic’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jan 1860 Date of death: 7 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (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: 'A painter. He had for a great many years been subject to rheumatic gout; of this he had an attack four months ago, which has kept him confined to bed since. He never had any other complaint’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
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
Occupation or role: Married woman Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Nov 1860 Date of death: 6 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) 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 patient stated that she caught cold three months before admission, and since has suffered from pain in the back, hips and thighs, and occasionally in the abdomen. 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: Butler Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1861 Date of death: 8 Jul 1861 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of the kidney. Dropsy. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bootmaker Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Aug 1861 Date of death: 13 Aug 1861 Disease (transcribed): Disease of Kidneys. Uraemic poisoning Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Uraemic poisoning (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of diarrhoea Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, kidneys, cranium, liver and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1861 Date of death: 23 Aug 1861 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Secondary abscesses in Kidneys. Abscess in perineo Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Kidney); Abscess (Perineum) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: The patient was suffering from the usual symptoms of advanced Phthisis Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and 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
Occupation or role: Gas Fitter Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Sep 1861 Date of death: 27 Sep 1861 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. Bronchitis with dropsy Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Nov 1860 Date of death: 8 Feb 1861 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined, but being unclaimed was used to illustrate the lectures on surgical operations Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coal-heaver Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Oct 1860 Date of death: 19 Feb 1861 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney. Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Hydrothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The patient had had occasional attacks of gout during the last six years, and had been a great drunkard. 8 months before admission dropsy appeared in the ankles, the urine becoming very scanty 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: Paper hanger Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Feb 1862 Date of death: 5 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney Disease (standardised): 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: This man was admitted complaining of debility, dyspnoea and slight cough with expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1862 Date of death: 20 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Atrophy of kidneys from stricture. Arsenic poisoning Disease (standardised): Atrophy (Kidney); Constriction (Kidney); Poisoning (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: On admission he had anasarca of the lower extremities and complained that for some time he had passed no urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Presented to the St George’s Medical Library by the Author Dec 7th 1860’
Full title: ‘Contributions to the Chemistry of Urine. On the Variations in the Alkaline and Earthy Phosphates in the Healthy State, and on the Alkalescence of the Urine from Fixed Alkalies’