Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Apr 1848 Date of death: 1 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Extensive ulceration of bowels. Slight congestion of lungs. Calcareous substances in choroid plexus. Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Congestion (Lung); Calcareous substances (Brain) 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 with fever of about three weeks duration. She had been seized in the first instance with rigors, headache and sickness, rapidly followed by complete muscular prostration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 10 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Apr 1859 Date of death: 25 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This boy was attacked with scarlatina, which was manifested by shivering, sore throat and redness of the skin. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Watchmaker Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1855 Date of death: 23 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Idiopathic Tetanus Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: When working he said that he often ran small pieces of glass into his fingers, but had not done so lately. On the evening of the 15th he was out very late in the rain, and the next morning he felt drowsy and noticed an aching pain in his lower jaw. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Apr 1849 Date of death: 29 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied & dilated heart, diseased mitral & aortic valves. Anasarca. Pulmonary apoplexy. Congested liver & kidneys. Fibrous tumours of the uterus Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Edema (Systemic); Stroke (Lungs); Congestion (Liver, kidneys); Tumour (Uterus) 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 stated that she had been ill 3 months with cold & cough & expectoration of a large quantity of frothy mucus, that the cough was now somewhat relieved, but she suffered much from shortness of breath, being unable to lye down in bed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Apr 1849 Date of death: 27 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii. Anasarca. Abscess of the kidney. Atrophy of the uterus Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic); Abscess (Kidneys); Atrophy (Uterus) 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 girl, how had a scrofulous & cachectic appearance, and was stunted in growth, stated that she had been long ailing, that since Xmas 1847 she had suffered more or less constantly form diarrhoea, and during the last 10 months, she had also become dropsical. Her face was pale & puffy, and she said was occasionally very much swelled; the legs & feet were very much swelled, and the abdomen was distended, chiefly with flatus, but giving also distinct fluctuation’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Dec 1857 Date of death: 9 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fever Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1847 Date of death: 30 Mar 1847 Disease (transcribed): Fever and delirium Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Delirium (Brain) 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 body was removed without examination, and the history of the case therefore is not recorded. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Apr 1851 Date of death: 21 Apr 1851 Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by hydrocyanic acid. Great congestion of the various viscera & effusion of yellow fluid into peritoneal cavity. Also effusion into the subarachnoid tissue & congestion of the cerebral membranes. Old peritonitis & pleurisy on the right side. Enlarged tricuspid orifice at right side of the heart Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic); Congestion (Internal organs); Effusion (Peritoneum, brain); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); 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 patient was brought to the hospital dead, reported to have committed suicide, a bottle which had contained hydrocyanic acid having been found in his room. It came out in evidence on the inquest that he had got into difficulties, and had appropriated money of his employer’s’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Apr 1856 Date of death: 14 Apr 1856 Disease (transcribed): Fever Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: The friends of this man stated that he had been suffering from fever for five weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1851 Date of death: 29 Mar 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Blood fluid. Enlargement, congestion & ulceration of glands in small & large intestine Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Disease (Intestinal glands); Ulcer (Intestinal glands) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This lad was said to have been taken ill about a fortnight before his admission, with cold, accompanied by shivering, & cough, pains in ‘his bones’, and also in the abdomen followed by diarrhoea. He had been confined to bed a week, had lost his appetite, and felt very weak. He had become rather deaf since his attack, had a hot skin, quick pulse, dry & coated tongue & much thirst’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 47 Date of admission: 23 Nov 1853 Date of death: 4 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Dyspnoea. Anasarca. Diseased heart & aorta Disease (standardised): Dyspnoea (Lung); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Blood vessels, heart) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient was first admitted into the hospital on the 19th of October suffering from cough, dyspnea & anasarca, which had come on gradually during 3 months before admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1857 Date of death: 7 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Exhaustion after diphtheritis Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Exhaustion 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 previously to his admission had been under the care of a medical gentleman in the neighbourhood for 3 weeks with diphtheritis of which it is expected that he was cured, a very large layer of false membrane having been removed. But he complained of difficulty in swallowing, & as he could not afford, he said, to pay for a consultation he came into the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Dec 1860 Date of death: 3 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the hip joint. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient was in the employ of the Humane Society as iceman. Two days prior to admission he had helped to rescue two or three persons who had broken through the ice. Later in the day he had a fall on the ice and hurt his left hip. He was admitted and suffered continual wakefulness and low rambling delirium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left hip Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Feb 1862 Date of death: 26 Feb 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung) 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 only history which could be obtained of this man was that he had been ill a week. He had been in a state of delirium and left his lodgings and made several attempts to cut his throat. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Mar 1859 Date of death: 2 Mar 1859 Disease (transcribed): Fever Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This woman was said to have been ill a week and to have conducted herself strangely, eating rat’s poison. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Feb 1862 Date of death: 25 Feb 1862 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This was a case of typhoid fever of three weeks standing on admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jan 1848 Date of death: 13 Mar 1849 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Anasarca. Cirrhosis of the liver. Fatty degeneration of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidneys) 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 first suffered from swelling of the feet & ankles about 6 months before admission. It had only been occasional, and had not caused him much trouble until 3[?] months ago since which it had increased very much, & had never left him. The abdomen also about this time began to swell. He stated that he had for some years been subject to palpitation of heart & shortness of breath, but had never had rheumatism; latterly he had suffered from pain across the loins. He had at one time been of rather dissipated habits’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1858 Date of death: 18 Feb 1858 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased liver & kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver, 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 came under the care of the physician after being admitted as a surgeon’s patient for necrosis of the humerus. It appeared that 14 years ago he had syphilis very badly; in other respects his health had been good. Seven weeks before admission he said he caught cold & very soon his legs became anasarcous & his belly much enlarged. He had also cough & some pain in the right side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1850 Date of death: 26 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Albuminuria. Heart hypertrophied. Kidneys granular. Fluid in brain &c Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Albuminuria (Kidneys); Hypertrophy (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Fluid (Brain) 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 man who had been for many years of his life a gentleman’s servant, and had been accustomed to drink very freely, but who had been out of place of the last 4 years. He stated that he had enjoyed very good health until 4 weeks ago when his legs had swelled, had become very red & painful & had ultimately burst & formed small spots of ulceration, which were numerous around the ankles at the time of his admission, with some superficial redness’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 34 Date of admission: 20 Jan 1854 Date of death: 30 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Effusion into brain. Cerebral softening Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Effusion (Brain); Softening (Brain) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'Admitted in a very wandering and delirious state, and reported to have been ill 3 weeks’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 10 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Feb 1849 Date of death: 20 Feb 1849 Disease (transcribed): Fever? Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry 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’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 21 Date of admission: 25 Oct 1854 Date of death: 7 Nov 1854 Disease (transcribed): Continued fever. Ulcerated intestines Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This patient had been attacked on the 17th with continued fever. He had no particular shivering, but general mal air’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Dec 1860 Date of death: 29 Dec 1860 Disease (transcribed): Caries of temporal bone. ?Pyaemia. Scarlatina Disease (standardised): Caries (Temporal bone); Sepsis (Systemic); Scarlet fever (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 patient was brought into the hospital delirious, and her friends knew little about her or that very little could be learned concerning her. It appeared that for some time past she had suffered pain in the head, and had latterly become very deaf’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right ear, cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 18 Date of admission: 21 Jan 1853 Date of death: 30 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Fluid blood. Ulceration of ilium. Enlarged mesentary glands Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Fluid (Blood); Ulcer (Hip); Disease (Abdomen) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'Admitted towards the end of the 2nd week of an attack of fever, the last 3 days of which he had been wholly confined to bed. He had had shivering, headache, & giddiness, but no severe pain. The bowels had been much relaxed. He had no appetite, much thirst, the skin was hot & pungent’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen