Occupation or role: Painter Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1856 Date of death: 2 May 1856 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidney Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man stated that he had felt pretty well until three of four months ago when he began to suffer from languor and slight pain in the chest accompanied by dyspnoea and palpitation after much exertion. Subsequently his legs became oedematous and his abdomen gradually enlarged. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Valet Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1857 Date of death: 30 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Compressed and condensed lung. Displaced heart. Peritonitis. Enlarged liver. Diseased kidneys. Ulceration of the large intestine Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Displaced (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Liver); Disease (Kidney);Ulcer (Intestines) ; Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: For six years he had suffered at times from cough and more than once from slight haemoptysis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1855 Date of death: 29 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposit in Liver and Kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Thought evidently dying of Phthisis, this man was admitted by the Apothecary on account of his extensively exhausted state, he being scarecely able to stand. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jan 1857 Date of death: 26 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Dropsy. Placenta adherent to uterus. Cyst of ovary Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Systemic); Adherent (Placenta); Cysts (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: A German woman who was in the house during part of November and December last year with anasarca and Bright’s disease. She applied again when nearly three months advanced in pregnancy. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Apr 1858 Date of death: 14 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 69 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Mar 1858 Date of death: 5 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Old aneurism of the abdominal aorta. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Aorta); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man had suffered more or less for 16 months with cough, shortness of breath & pain in the chest. The legs had also been apt to show signs of oedema. During the summer months he was better, but as his old symptoms returned towards the close of last year he came as out-patient & attended for nearly 8 weeks’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Mar 1855 Date of death: 23 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart. Emphysema of the lungs. Encephaloid disease of the Kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Cancer (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: When admitted, this woman was anxious and distressed, and far too ill to allow any history of her case being obtained. All that could be learnt was that she had been out of health for eight weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Mar 1858 Date of death: 26 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Cystic disease of the kidney Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man was admitted cold & blue, almost like a person in the collapse of cholera. Although sensible at times, his statements generally were not to be depended upon. His pulse was scarcely perceptible, tongue dry & furred & he complained of pain in the right loin’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1857 Date of death: 14 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Renal dropsy. Angular curvature of the spine Disease (standardised): Oedema (Kidney); Curvature (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, 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: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Mar 1855 Date of death: 10 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Extensive cystic disease of both kidneys. Haematuria Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Haematuria (Urinary Tract) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: Seven years before admission he had a fall on his back, and for some time he passed blood in his urine. He then became better but five weeks before admission he fell on his right hip and the symptoms of blood in his urine and pain in his loins returned. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Envelope maker Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Mar 1856 Date of death: 10 Apr 1856 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the Uterus and Peritoneum Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus); Carcinoma (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman stated that last May when walking to her business she felt something give way in the abdomen, and became at once very faint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pubic bones and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Apr 1856 Date of death: 9 Apr 1856 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: It appeared that this woman had been subject for years to winter cough. She have her age as 42, but she was probably ten years older. For the last nine weeks she had been suffering from cough with muco-purulent expectoration. Her legs became anasarcous and her face swollen and puffy. 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: 16 Mar 1857 Date of death: 10 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Pneumonia. Scrofulous disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man was admitted with pretty severe pyrexia accompanied by a reddish mottled condition of the skin which had somewhat the appearance of the eruption of measles. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Jan 1855 Date of death: 7 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposits in Uterus and Ovaries. Communication between the latter and the Rectum. Ulcerated Intestines. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Uterus, Ovaries); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman had been under the case of Dr Bence Jones in February 1854 with acute Peritonitis before being transferred to Dr Lee. She complained of pain and tenderness over the abdomen and was low spirited. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Jan 1855 Date of death: 6 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Nodulated Liver from thickening of Glissons Capsule. Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: In July 1854 the patient first noticed a swelling about her ankles and soon after her abdomen and her wrists began to enlarge. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855 Date of death: 6 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Red and grey hepatization of lungs. Diseased Heart and Kidneys. Growth from the Dura Mater Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tumour (Meninges) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman was the mother of thirteen children, and had been exposed to cold and damp in the low parts of Rotherhithe. Three weeks before Christmas her breathing became very short, accompanied with violent cough. She had been subject for six years to palpitations, but had never suffered from any difficulty of breathing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Mar 1856 Date of death: 1 Apr 1856 Disease (transcribed): Blood extravasation into Lungs. Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman had been suffering from pain in the left side for nine months, but had only been under medical care for three weeks on account of cough and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jan 1858 Date of death: 21 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus & vagina Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Uterus, vagina) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A married woman who stated that the catamenia [menstruation] left her about twelve months ago & that at that time she suffered with very severe pains in the head & constant sickness for upwards of a fortnight. Six months ago she noticed a very offensive discharge from the uterus & experienced also shooting pains down the back & across the loins which became more aggravated at night & disturbed her rest’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Laundryman Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jan 1858 Date of death: 21 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A laundryman who stated that he caught a severe cold whilst sitting up nursing his sick wife. Oedema of the legs rapidly followed this chill & at a later period the abdomen swelled. He suffered severely from rheumatic gout 16 years ago: except this his health had been good until the present illness came on. He formerly lived for years in a hotel, but had always been temperate’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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: Tailor Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Feb 1858 Date of death: 19 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Cystic degeneration of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Degeneration (Kidneys) 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 tailor who stated that five years ago he was attacked with pain in the region of the right kidney & haematuria. He got cured of this, but five months before admission the same symptoms retured, the pain at first being in the right loin, but afterwards in the left’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Mar 1857 Date of death: 28 Mar 1857 Disease (transcribed): Gall stones. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Gall stones (Gall bladder); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: A month ago she received a sudden fright which was followed by rigors and excessive heat of skin, accompanied by perspiration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Mar 1858 Date of death: 18 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of heart. Pneumonia. Diseased kidneys. Congenital phrenic hernia Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys); Hernia (Diaphragm) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'As in the preceding case, no opportunity was afforded for a history of the progress of the disease being taken’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855 Date of death: 28 Feb 1855 Disease (transcribed): Chronic ulceration of the mucous membrane of the Stomach. Cyst of the Kidney. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Cysts (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: Six weeks previous to his admission he became troubled with occasional vomiting and pain after taking food. Subsequently his breathing was short, with slight cough, pain in the chest and frequent headache. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Mar 1858 Date of death: 18 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Dropsy. Malignant disease of the ovary Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart); Edema (Systemic); Malignant disease (Ovaries) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted in a dying condition & no opportunity presented for taking any history of her previous symptoms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis, cranium