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] 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
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Dec 1851 Date of death: 1 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Albuminous urine. Ascites. Dyspnoea. Palpitation. Convulsions. Clot in the ventricles and left optic thalamus of the brain. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Dyspnoea (Lung); Palpitation (Heart); Seizures (Brain); Thrombosis (Brain);Disease (Kidneys) 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 with considerable anasarca. It appeared that his legs had first begun to swell about twelve months before, and latterly also his abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Mar 1852 Date of death: 20 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema pulmonum with old cretaceous deposits and bronchitis. White patch on heart. Thick and opaque capsule of liver. Cysts in fallopian tubes and local peritonitis. Fibrous uterine tumours Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Cretaceous deposits (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Cysts (Fallopian tubes);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Cancer (Uterus) 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 was admitted with cough and shortness of breathing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846 Date of death: 1 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Lungs puckered from condensation of the pleura and the interlobular cellular tissue. Emphysema and oedema of these organs. Slight recent peritonitis. Circumscribed cavity between uterus and rectum Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Cavity (Uterus, Rectum) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted in January suffering from general anasarca dependent upon diseased heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Nov 1846 Date of death: 10 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid cellular tissue. Serum in ventricles with softening of their walls. Old pleuritic adhesions. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Enlarged heart with atheromatous deposits. Enlarged liver. Congested kidneys. Prolapsus vagina and cuticular condition of the mucous membrane of vagina Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries);Disease (Liver) ; Prolapse (Vagina) 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 in a semicomatose state, having been taken with a fit of an epileptico-apoplectic character a short time previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Dec 1846 Date of death: 24 Dec 1846 Disease (transcribed): Large sloughs on sacrum and trochanter. Slight recent pericarditis. Slight recent pleurisy. Congested lungs. Pus in wrist and knee joint, and loose pieces of lymph in the left knee joint. Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Spine); Sloughing (Leg); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Suppuration (Wrist);Suppuration (Knee) 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 who about ten years ago underwent a severe attack of Acute Rheumatism and had ever since suffered occasionally from wandering rheumatic pains, was admitted suffering from an acute attack of this disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, upper and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Oct 1849 Date of death: 20 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the mitral and tricuspid valves. Lungs, liver & kidneys congested. Oedema of the lower extremities Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lungs, liver, kidneys); Edema (Legs) 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 was admitted with considerable oedema of the lower extremities of about 14 days’ or 3 weeks’ duration. She was complaining of cough with considerable amount of dyspnoea & palpitation of the heart. She had had an attack of acute rheumatism when fourteen years of age, which had confined her to bed nearly 3 months, and a recurrence of it January last’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1849 Date of death: 30 Nov 1849 Disease (transcribed): Lateral curvature of the spine. General anasarca. Lungs healthy. Extravasation of blood on the surface of the heart. Ascites. Congestion of the liver. Cysts in both kidneys Disease (standardised): Spinal curvatures (Spine); Edema (Systemic); Extravasation (Heart); Ascites (Peritoneum); Congestion (Liver); Cyst (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, who was a good deal deformed by lateral curvature owing, as she stated, to an accident 5 or 6 years before, had suffered from swelled legs more or less for the previous 12 months. After childbirth in August last she also observed that her abdomen was more prominent than natural & she had increased in size up to her admission. She had long suffered from shortness of breath & palpitations of heart’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1850 Date of death: 20 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Brought in dead. Phthisis and diseased heart ? Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); 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: The body not having been examined, this case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jun 1850 Date of death: 8 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Heart large. Kidneys granular Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Enlarged (Heart); Disease (Kidney) 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, who had an excessively cachectic appearance, stated that he had been subject to gout for eighteen or nineteen years, but that he had only become dropsical during the last six weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Jul 1850 Date of death: 27 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Recent vegetations on mitral valve. Effusion in pleura Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura) 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: Having been previously out of health, she had taken some medicine, when she was suddenly seized on the following day with severe pain and swelling in the knees and ankles, appearing from description to have been of the nature of Rheumatic Fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Oct 1852 Date of death: 9 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Attack probably of continued fever followed by chest symptoms. Enlarged heart and valves. Emphysema. Deficiency of one of flaps of the aortic valve. Congestion of the stomach and intestines Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Congestion (Stomach); Congestion (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 had an attack of what he called brain fever, which commenced on the 24th of August. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Dec 1852 Date of death: 13 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Extensive chronic bronchitis. Dilated right cavities of the heart and orifices. Enlarged kidneys Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Enlarged (Kidney) 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 was a case of very severe chronic bronchitis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 May 1853 Date of death: 21 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Pericarditis. Secondary deposit in lungs and frontal vein Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Veins) 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 had been seized a month before with pain in the left side accompanied by a good deal of cough and shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Aug 1853 Date of death: 24 Aug 1853 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Recent lymph in serous cavities Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); 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 admitted with general dropsy of about two months standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Oct 1853 Date of death: 20 Oct 1853 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism whilst as the gold diggings. Hypertrophy of the heart. Valvular disease. Old pleural adhesions Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Adhesions (Pleura) 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 whose birth and education seemed to have been rather above his present position, stated that dyspnoea had been coming on during the last two months. He had been at the Golu diggings in California. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Dec 1846 Date of death: 03 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Softening of brain. Old apoplectic clot. Ossified cerebral arteries. Dilatation of heart with hypertrophy. Granular kidneys with diminution of size Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Thrombosis (Brain); Ossified (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Disease (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 was admitted in an unconscious state, but from her friend's account it was ascertained that about two years ago she had a fit of an apopleptic character, which left her partially paralytic. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 03 Jan 1847 Date of death: 03 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Tubercles and vomicae of lungs. Emphysema. Fatty and diseased heart. Diseased aorta. Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries) 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 in a moribund state, and died about ten minutes after admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 03 Dec 1846 Date of death: 11 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with great congestion. Diseased heart. Enlarged liver. Pus in wrist joint with no ulceration of cartilages. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Enlarged (Liver); Suppuration (Wrist) 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 reported to be labouring under severe affection of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen and upper extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jan 1847 Date of death: 09 Feb 1847 Disease (transcribed): Empyema after acute pleuritis. The chest tapped during life. Heart fatty with deposits of atheroma on aorta. Kidneys mottled and granular. Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (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 he had enjoyed good health up to four months ago, when he got an attack of bronchitis from which he had never entirely recovered. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Jun 1847 Date of death: 05 Jul 1847 Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Old adhesion of pleura. Great congestion of lungs. Pleuritis with extensive effusion of fluid and compressed lungs. Pericarditis. Flabby heart. Dilatation of aorta. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Adhesion (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Compressed (Lung);Pericarditis (Heart) ; Disease (Heart) ; Dilatation (Arteries) 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 man who reported that he had been a free drinker, and had suffered from Rheumatic Fever, was admitted suffering from ascites and some little anasarca of the lower extremities. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a