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James Caunt, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851
Date of death: 6 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were greatly enlarged, mottled, smooth & having their cortical part infiltrated by a light yellow deposit. Enlarged heart with ‘granulations’ on the margins of the aortic valves. One of the flaps of this valve was greatly enlarged & broader than the others. Peritonitis. Pleural effusions
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart, lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Effusion (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 man gave no very distinct account of the commencement of his symptoms. He had been ailing 10 months, had felt weak, & perspired very much, and had now been obliged to keep his bed for 2 months. Had had shortness of breath but no beating of the heart’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Green, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851
Date of death: 6 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous ulceration of the stomach, communicating with the interior of the transverse colon. Atrophy of the heart. Congestion & oedema of the lungs. Effusion of clear fluid into both pleural cavities
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach, colon); Atrophy (Heart); Congestion (Lungs); Edema (Lungs); Effusion (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 patient dated the commencement of the illness only from the previous October, when she had been attacked by vomiting and pain in the abdomen. The bowels had continued pretty regular. She was married [and] had had 3 children, and the catamenia [menstruation] had continued regular up to Xmas last’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Seals, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1853
Date of death: 29 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of liver
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Bissell, 17, [No occupation stated]

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

Sarah Holstone, 51, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1850
Date of death: 1 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation with hypertrophy of heart. Thickening of aortic and mitral valves. Diseased and cysted kidneys. General dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General)
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: This person dated the commencement of their illness from Christmas last when she caught cold, and she had been out of health ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Anne Sales, 26, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1851
Date of death: 4 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous alterations of the uterus. No other part being affected thereby. Disease of the kidneys which were greatly enlarged, smooth & lobulated, their cortical portions being occupied by a light yellow-coloured deposit. Recent peritonitis & dilatation of bladder & ureter
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus); Disease (Kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Bladder, ureter)
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 young woman, a housemaid, & having lived in a very hard place, was admitted with vaginal discharge, & pain in the region of the uterus, which had led to the suspicion of commencing cancer. She stated that the catamenia [menstruation] had first appeared when she was only 12 years of age, and had been irregular & excessive since she had reached the age of 17. For a very long period she had scarcely been free from a slightly red-coloured discharge, but she had a severe flooding at times’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

William Daniels, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1854
Date of death: 2 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Abscesses in the liver. Ulcerated colon. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Ulcer (Colon); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had been taken ill rather suddenly on the 5th Nov with pain in the abdomen, which had gradually extended up towards the chest and was now chiefly situated about the lower end of the scrotum’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Ann Jones, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1848
Date of death: 28 Apr 1848
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (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: As the body of this patient was not examined after death, the particulars of her case are not recorded.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Musselwhite, 58, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Richardson, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1853
Date of death: 24 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Albuminous urine. Diseased kidney. Peculiar arterial distribution to the kidney. Fibrin in the peritoneal and pleural sacs. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Face); Oedema (Leg); Albuminuria (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Fibrin (Abdomen); Fibrin (Pleura);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: A very pallid, deaf, elderly person who stated that her face first began to swell about five weeks before admission and subsequently her legs also became dropsical.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Susan Miller, 17, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

Bridget Brennan, 76, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1851
Date of death: 5 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Old double pleurisy. Cartilaginiform thickening of the capsule of the spleen. Bronchitis. Fracture of the neck of the thigh bone
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Thickening (Spleen); Bronchitis (Lung); Fracture (Leg)
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: She alleged that she had suffered from cough for several years but she had been much worse for the last year and a half.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas James, 26, [Occupation not stated]

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'

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Anne Rider, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1847
Date of death: 01 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Old pleuritic adhesions. Enlarged heart with dilated aorta. Bronchitis and congested lungs. Congested kidneys
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Congestion (Kidney)
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 reported that she had enjoyed robust health up to six or seven months ago, when dropsy gradually occurred and dyspnoea shortly afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Worsfold, 38, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1855
Date of death: 21 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of part of the thumb. Purulent deposit in wrist and knee joints
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Hand); Suppuration (Hand, Leg)
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: The patient had enjoyed very good health until five months before admission when the last phalanx of the thumb of the left hand was injured, and from that period her health became enfeebled.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thumb, elbow, knee joints, wrist, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Jessy Pryer, 39, [No occupation stated]

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

William Porter, 38, [No occupation stated]

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

Type of incident: Suicide

Richard Ward, 41, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1849
Date of death: 26 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Wet brain & extravasation of blood in pia mater covering cerebellum. Fatty liver. Oblique inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Liver); Hernia (Abdomen)
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 man, who was an old offender, was stated to have been drinking hard for a fortnight previous to the appearance of his present symptoms, which had only begun to shew themselves 3 or 4 days before admission. He had been in the hospital 3 or 4 times with similar attacks. On the last occasion just after Xmas he had been ill 7 days before his admission, and continued delirious 6 days in the house. His former attack had only been 6 weeks before that one’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Chapman , 36, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1861
Date of death: 29 Mar 1861
Disease (transcribed): Peritoneal adhesions, after peritonitis. Spontaneous coagulation of the blood
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Coagulation (Blood)
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 under the care of Dr Fuller last June for chronic Peritonitis. 5 weeks before his last admission he was again seized with pain in the belly but without shivering and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and blood vessels
Type of incident: n/a

Martha Martin, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1854
Date of death: 24 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Tumour in abdomen caused by pressure of pregnant uterus. Ulceration of bladder. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Abdomen); Pregnancy (Uterus); Ulcer (Bladder); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'A married woman whose last child had been born 9 years ago, and who it appears had never suspected herself to be pregnant. [She] stated that she had been ailing since Xmas’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

George Graves, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1850
Date of death: 19 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and bronchitis. Slight anasarca. Hypertrophy and dilation of right side of heart.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart) ;
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: This man was admitted with a dusky complexion, a troublesome cough, considerable dyspnoea and palpitation of the heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Turner, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1854
Date of death: 24 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Ligature of a uterine polypus. Fibrin coagulaum in veins
Disease (standardised): Ligature (Uterus); Polyps (Uterus); Thrombosis (Blood vessels)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This person was originally admitted into the hospital on the 19th Oct 1853 and was taken charge of by Dr Lee, at the desire of Dr Page. She was admitted with large uterine polypus, and gave the history that she had borne 3 children, the last having been still-born about 7 years ago. The catamenia [menstruation] had at no time been very regular, but twice then she had suffered from one or two severe floodings, and during the last 4 years had been free from red or colourful discharge’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, iliac veins

Type of injury: n/a

Sarah Bennett, 37, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1862
Date of death: 27 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic abscess, consequent upon dysentery
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Dysentery (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: On admission this woman’s feet were slightly anasarcous and she complained of pain in her right hypochondrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Backham, 24, [No occupation stated]

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

Jemima Bennett, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1852
Date of death: 8 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the lungs. Old pleural adhesions. Peritonitis. Sinuses leading from the sub peritoneal tissues in the pelvis thought the femoral sheath into the deep crural muscles
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sinuses (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: She had been confined to bed nearly four weeks with a fever, said to be rheumatic and accompanied by pains in her back and lower limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right thigh
Type of incident: n/a

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