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Elizabeth Eales, 62, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1851
Date of death: 17 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the liver affecting also the gall bladder & cystic duct & this making the latter impervious
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Liver, gallbladder, cystic duct)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'In its early stages this case presented chiefly the character of aggravated dyspepsia. She said she had been ill 2 months before her admission, that she had experienced an almost constant sensation of beating at the pit of the stomach, which was accompanied by pain especially on pressure’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Julia White, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1851
Date of death: 16 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular inflammation of the membranes at the base of the brain. Tubercular infiltration of both lungs & vomicae at apex of the right one. Tubercular deposit at the surface of the liver & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, liver, kidneys); Inflammation (Brain); Suppuration (Lungs)

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 girl was said to have been taken ill only about 5 or 6 days before her admission. She could not give a distinct account of her state or the progress of her symptoms, and seemed confused in mind. She said that she had suffered solely from pain in the head, that she had had no shivering or pains in the limbs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Smith, 59, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1853
Date of death: 12 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Old pleurisy. Thickening of capsule of liver and spleen. Stiffening of valves of heart. Atheromatous aorta and coronary artery. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Thickening (Liver); Thickening (Spleen); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries);Pneumonia (Lung)
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: A woman who was reported to have been of very dissipated habits, admitted with very extensive anasarca and considerable dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Jackson, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1855
Date of death: 30 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver
Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Liver)
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 had been an outpatient of the Hospital for some time with Bronchitis. He complained of severe pain in the region of the liver and some aching across the loins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Farry, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1853
Date of death: 4 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys and liver. Congestion and extravasation of blood into the lung. Hypertrophy of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Congestion (Lung); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 man was admitted with considerable anasarca especially of the lower extremities, and excessive dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Stace, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1852
Date of death: 17 Aug 1852
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of liver? Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
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

James Elliott, 69, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1848
Date of death: 30 Jul 1848
Disease (transcribed): Obstruction of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient stated that his illness commenced with an occasional sensation of choking after taking food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, neck and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hugh Penfold, 55, Mail-cart driver

Occupation or role: Mail-cart driver
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1861
Date of death: 20 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Phthisis. Emphysema of Lung
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Tuberculosis (Lung); Emphysema (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 had been much exposed to weather as a mail-cart driver. Seven months before he began to suffer from pains in the bones, apparently rheumatic. He later developed a ‘ragged’ mucous expectoration and he rapidly lost flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Susan Seward, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1851
Date of death: 20 Jul 1851
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Enlarged peyers glands. Flaccid & lacerable heart. Old cretaceous tubercular degeneration at the root of the lung. Enlarged spleen
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Disease (Intestines, heart, spleen); Tuberculosis (Lungs)

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 girl stated that having been quite well on the 10th inst., she had been seized with shivering, headache & pain in the limbs & back on the following day. Two days later delirium had set in, & she was on admission very deaf, complaining of sore throat, with a coated tongue & quick pulse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Michael Casson , 36, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1861
Date of death: 15 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer in the duodenum. Extravasation. Peritoneal abscess
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Abscess (Abdomen)
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 had been an in-patient five years before suffering from bad colic and dropped hands. He was seized with pain in the chest and abdomen
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Oldacre, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1852
Date of death: 4 Aug 1852
Disease (transcribed): Phthysis. Both lungs affected, but especially the right one, by scrofulous deposit. Large vomicae in lower part of right lung. Slight ulceration of the colon
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: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in an emaciated state with blueish patches on each cheek, complaining of cough which he said was only of six weeks standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ann Amos, 19, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 May 1857
Date of death: 22 Jun 1857
Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of the intestines and peritoneum with perforation of the great intestine
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Hastings, Cecil William
Medical notes: This woman was in the hospital during the last two months of 1856 for amenorrhoea and pain chiefly limited to the hypogastric region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Monk, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1852
Date of death: 30 Jul 1852
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Hydatids of the liver and omentum. Bile tinged condition of various fluids. Peritoneal inflammation preceded death
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Echinococcosis (Liver); Echinococcosis (Intestines); Inflammation (Abdomen)
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 stated that jaundice had been gradually coming on for seven weeks, but had during the last few days become much more marked.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

William Guymer, 22, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1860
Date of death: 26 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Obstruction of the bowels
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Bowels)
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 was a patient of Dr Nairne’s [Robert Nairne] once years before (Aug 1845) with an intestinal obstruction which lasted 15 days […] He was readmitted on the 23rd of May. He had suffered from diarrhoea and pain in the bowels for some days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right elbow, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Jessie Davis, 63, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1849
Date of death: 17 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood in the arachnoid cavity, adherent to the dura mater. Brain healthy. Cholera maligna
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Cholera (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: 'This woman who was to have been the widow of a physician and to have been at one time in good circumstances, had latterly been almost destitute. She stated that she had been in very bad health and had had much trouble of late, and also mentioned that she had received not very long ago, a severe blow on the head; in consequence of all this, she had been suffering for a month past from almost constant diarrhoea, and also occasional sickness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident?

Thomas Lewis, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1848
Date of death: 19 Jul 1848
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulceration of intestines. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient was seized before admission with shiverings, pains in the limbs, and other ordinary symptoms of continued fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Smith, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1853
Date of death: 16 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulceration of the intestines
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: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient had been ill seven or eight days. He was in a low and depressed state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Hamlet, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Date of admission: 16 May 1854
Date of death: 7 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Ulceration of the intestinal canal
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry and Holmes, Timothy
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with an attack of diarrhoea which had lasted nearly 3 weeks. He had slight cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

William Farmer, 35, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1849
Date of death: 14 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Brain healthy, lungs healthy, heart flabby. Mucous membranes of intestinal canal congested, solitary glands of the intestines very prominently marked
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Congestion (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: 'Although suffering from diarrhoea for two days, this patient had gone to his work as usual on the morning of his admission at 6 o’clock, but was very soon obliged to desist, being seized with vomiting and cramps, with increase of diarrhoea, and he was brought to the hospital about 9am in a state of collapse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Bornefield, 59, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 12 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Constipation. Inflammation of the stomach & small intestines. Ulceration of the colon & rectum. Tymphanitis. Gall bladder much distended
Disease (standardised): Constipation (Bowels); Inflammation (Stomach, intestines); Ulcer (Colon, rectum); Tympanitis (Ear); Disease (Gallbladder)
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 patient dated the commencement of her illness from an attack of stoppage in the bowels about 6 months ago, since which she has suffered more or less from pain & swelling of abdomen. On the last day of June she had more pain than normal, & took some domestic remedy which was followed by vomiting & purging & next day she was seen by a medical man & treated for ‘cholera’ ‘
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Marshall, 59, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1861
Date of death: 31 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Malignant disease of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cancer (Stomach)
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 had formerly been a commercial traveller and habituated to much walking exercise. Six or seven months before admission he found that his strength and appetite were gradually diminishing, and soon afterwards the urine increased in quantity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Hayman, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1853
Date of death: 5 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the liver. Sloughs over the hip and sacrum
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Sloughing (Hip); Sloughing (Spine)
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 woman had been in the hospital only a short time previously with symptoms of dyspepsia and headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Hinton, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1859
Date of death: 18 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the large intestine
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This patient had suffered for four years with pain in the abdomen on the left side. Three months ago she first noticed a tumour in the left iliac and lumbar regions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Walland, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 May 1852
Date of death: 28 Jun 1852
Disease (transcribed): Old double pleurisy. Recent also on the right side. Bronchitis. The entire liver of a bright gamboge hue
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Liver)
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 her illness had been of four months duration. It had commenced like a fever, with shivering, pains in the loins and severe cold.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Arnett, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1847
Date of death: 21 Jun 1847
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Bloody fluid in abdomen. Extravasation of blood into coats of small intestine. Obliteration of cystic ducts. Communication between gallbladder and duodenum.
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Extravasation (Abdomen); Extravasation (Intestines); Obliteration (Cystic duct); Communication (Gall bladder, Duodenum)
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 for the first time on the 12th November 1846 under the care of Dr Nairne, suffering from jaundice and severe Bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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