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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1849
Date of death: 18 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the urethra, canal behind dilated, stricture. Ulceration of mucous membrane of the bladder. Dilatation of the ureters & pelvices of both kidneys
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Urethra); Ulcer (Bladder); Disease (Ureters, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Johnson, Henry Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man, who had been an out-patient under the care of Mr Johnson [Henry Charles Johnson] since July last for a stricture of the urethra of several years’ duration, after having had a catheter passed on the 24th of March, relieved home & experienced a rather severe rigor. On the following day Mr Johnson was requested to see him & found him suffering from the premonitory symptoms of common fever, for which he was treated by a medical man at his own home’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1854
Date of death: 27 Feb 1854
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit beneath pericranium & skull. Disease of the liver, spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Skull); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Spleen)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child, when admitted, was in a state of extreme scrofulous cachexia, with a large sloughy sore over the forehead exposing the bone of the cranium’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1854
Date of death: 8 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the prostate gland opening into the urethra. Abscess of the lung
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate); Abscess (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted, on account of difficulty in micturition, under the care of the surgeon, but he presented all the usual symptoms of phthisis in an advanced stage & was on that account attended by Dr Bence Jones’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1860
Date of death: 7 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Inflamed bladder. Abscess of prostate
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Bladder); Abscess (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1863
Date of death: 24 Mar 1863
Disease (transcribed): Cellular inflammation of leg. Renal disease
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: On the second of March this patient knocked the skin off a small place on the front of the right leg by falling from a ladder.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and lower limb
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1861
Date of death: 4 Nov 1861
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of liver and kidney
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was admitted following a kick from a horse in the eight hypochondriac region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1857
Date of death: 26 Jun 1857
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Hypertrophy and valvular disease of heart. Fistula urethrae
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Fistula (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Hastings, Cecil William
Medical notes: This man was admitted for the purpose of having an operation performed to relive a constriction of the urethra.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1846
Date of death: 9 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Large calculi in bladder and right ureter. Inflammation of bladder and of sub peritoneal tissue of left loin and iliac fossa. Kidneys extensively absorbed. Uterus, pelvis etc much dilated.
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Calculi (Ureter); Inflammation (Bladder); Inflammation (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Dilated (Uterus);Dilated (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient stated that he suddenly felt acute pain from the loins to the region of the bladder. After being free from pain for two years after, he then passed a stone by the urethra and the pain returned.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1853
Date of death: 4 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of the foot. Atheromatous state of the femoral arteries to a slight extent. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Six weeks before his admission he noticed a small sore between the second and third toes of the left foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Blood vessels of the lower extremities, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1853
Date of death: 28 Oct 1853
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the bladder and urethra. Separation of the pubic lymph and fracture of the pubis on both sides
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Bladder); Laceration (Urethra); Separation (Pubic bone); Fracture (Pubic bone)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been struck by some heavy pieces of timber which fell on him, crushing his pelvis against a wall.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1845
Date of death: 16 Mar 1845
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of pharynx and larynx with ulcers on the mucous membrane of the latter, and effusion of lymph upon its surface, extending down the trachea. Inflammation of lungs and pleurae. Spleen soft & of a greyish red colour. Fibrous tumour in uterus etc.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Pharynx, larynx, Lungs); Ulcer (Larynx); Disease (Spleen); Tumour (Uterus)

Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted for the disease of the tibia and ulceration of the leg. After she had been in the house a few days she experienced some degree of fever’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1854
Date of death: 15 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the prostate. Pleurisy. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been a gentleman’s servant & had lived a luxurious & dissipated life. On admission into the hospital he was extremely weak, & in fact evidently in a dying state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Omnibus driver
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1860
Date of death: 5 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was an omnibus driver of drunken habits, like most of his class. Three months before his admission he noticed a small swelling in the right groin, for which he wore a truss’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1860
Date of death: 19 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Contusion of the brain. Fractured ribs. Enlarged prostate. Diseased bladder. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Contusion (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Prostate, bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital with a small scalp wound on the back of the head & to the left side, the bone was exposed t othe extent of a sixpence. He was collapsed but perfectly sensible. He complained of severe pain in the left side of chest & difficulty in breathing. The house surgeon could not detect any fractured ribs. The man who was very deaf stated that he had been knocked down & run over by a gentleman’s carriage’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1855
Date of death: 24 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of Urethra. Extravasation of urine
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of stricture and extravasation of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Perineum and scrotum, urethra, prostate, bladder and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1856
Date of death: 29 Jul 1856
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of Urethra. Dilated Heart. Diseased Kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted with stricture of the urethra under which he had suffered for a long while.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 82
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1856
Date of death: 26 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Bladder and Prostate (malignant)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Bladder); Disease (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The notes of this case were accidentally lost.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 77
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1857
Date of death: 27 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man came to the hospital in a very weak conditions. He had suffered from stricture for fifty five years, which had not however caused him any very great inconvenience.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1857
Date of death: 22 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Extravasation of urine and cellular inflammation
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Inflammation (Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: The patient was the subject of stricture of the urethra for nearly fifteen years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, thorax abdomen, perineum and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1857
Date of death: 6 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1861
Date of death: 22 Mar 1861
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of urine
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1863
Date of death: 3 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in cavernous body communicating with urethra
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man fell about six weeks before admission and struck he penis violently against a projecting piece of wood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and urethra
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1852
Date of death: 28 Mar 1853
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the knee joint. Bronchitis. Emphysema pulmonum. Calculi in the kidney. Bed sores and connected with them, purulent deposits in the pelvic cavity
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Knee); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Calculi (Kidney); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Suppuration (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Three weeks before her admission she fell down, striking her right knee which immediately swelled and subsequently became very painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Knee joint, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1853
Date of death: 27 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid tumor of the right breast. Fibrous tumor and fibro cystic tumor of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Breast); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: She was operated on in the hospital on May 9th 1851 for tumour of the right breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1853
Date of death: 2 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Loose cartilaginous (looking) bodies in the left pleural cavity. Disease of the kidneys and bladder
Disease (standardised): Deposits (Pleura); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was originally admitted on account of pain in making water and other symptoms of inflamed bladder.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a