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Richard Collins, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1850
Date of death: 10 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia. Softening of brain. Occlusion of arteries at base of the brain
Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain); Softening (Brain); Occlusion (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Stated to have been previously in the enjoyment of good health, stout & well-made: he suffered from toothache for which two teeth were drawn, on the 19th and almost ever since the paralysis had been coming on. He had had no fit or loss of consciousness but was on admission unable to move the right arm or leg’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

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

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

Eliza King, 3, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1852
Date of death: 24 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hepatized lung. Bronchitis. Much fluid in brain and ventricles
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); 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: This child had evidently been very much neglected before its admission. She had been suffering for some time from cough and there was an eruption on the face.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Stokes, 60, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1849
Date of death: 23 Feb 1849
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
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: 'This body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Purdy, 34, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1849
Date of death: 6 Mar 1849
Disease (transcribed): Mania. Membranes & substance of brain congested. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Mania (Brain); Congestion (Brain); 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 presented on admission the appearance of approaching mania or insanity rather than delirium. She could give very little account of herself, and yet seemed fully to understand the questions put to her, put out her tongue, sat up in bed &c just as she was ordered. She was reported by her friends to be a married woman, having had 3 children, with easy labours, & 4 miscarriages since, the last of which occurring about Xmas was attended with a good deal of flooding, and she had continued to have a red discharge more or less ever since. When at chapel on 25th inst. she created a disturbance by talking incoherently; she has been strange in her manner ever since, and occasionally very noisy & troublesome’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Amess, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1850
Date of death: 3 Feb 1850
Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism. Delirium
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Delirium (Brain)
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 patient stated that she had first taken ill on the 17th and had been under medical care since the 19th suffering from Rheumatic Fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, pelvis and lower extremities
Type of incident: n/a

Hugh Stanton, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1853
Date of death: 24 Nov 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Brain with many puncta on section
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Puncta (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: This patient was admitted complaining of intense pain of the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Preedy, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1847
Date of death: 05 May 1847
Disease (transcribed): Extensive slough on sacrum. Inflammation of membranes of brain. Numerous puncta of blood in brain. Blood very fluid
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Spine); Haemorrhage (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 had been taken to Bethlehem Hospital, but was refused admission on the ground that he was suffering from Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Michael Welsh, 11, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1848
Date of death: 18 Jul 1848
Disease (transcribed): Petechial fever. Sloughy marked cerebral symptoms
Disease (standardised): Purpura (Skin); Sloughing (Brain); Fever (Systemic)
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: Admitted covered with haemorrhagic petechiae which was not at all elevated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Wade, 22, Oil Factory worker

Occupation or role: Oil Factory worker
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1855
Date of death: 27 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Induration of Brain
Disease (standardised): Induration (Brain)
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: This man had enjoyed good health until four months before his admission, when he fell into a river from a boat, but without striking his head. Since the accident he suffered from constant and severe headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Vinson, 33, Cab driver

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1858
Date of death: 9 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Cirrhosis. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A cab driver who had been ill three weeks. His habits were very intemperate & in May last he had an attack of delirium tremens. He attributed his present illness to cold; having been exposed to the rain for 16 hours. For three weeks he had been troubled with vomiting after meals’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Clarissa Gould, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1859
Date of death: 7 Oct 1859
Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy (?)
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Her daughter stated that she had had good health, excepting an occasional attack of rheumatic gout, until four months ago when she began to complain of pains in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Emily S Blackshaw, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1861
Date of death: 15 Jul 1861
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of liver. Delirium Tremens
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
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 patient was reported to have been knocked down by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest, and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Joseph Palmer, [No age stated], Sweeper

Occupation or role: Sweeper
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1861
Date of death: 28 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
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 patient was partially recovered from paralysis of the left side which had followed a fit, when he was picked up in the street and brought to the hospital
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza West, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1857
Date of death: 2 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Apoplectic clot in the brain. Encysted abscess of the cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The friends of this woman stated that she had been ill about thirteen weeks. The original cause being a fall on the kerb stone which was followed by evident bleeding at the nose, headaches and frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Jane Triming, 11, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1857
Date of death: 28 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Strumous tubercle of the brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This child had always been delicate, but for a month past had been very much worse, with no very marked symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Manning, 50, Cab driver

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1857
Date of death: 1 Jun 1857
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: Whilst on the box he was seized with vertigo.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Morris, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1857
Date of death: 7 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of axillary glands, brain, liver and lumbar glands after the escharotic treatment of scirrhus of the breast
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Brain); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: A widow with two children who had always enjoyed good health until the appearance of the cancer of the breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left breast, cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Mills, 65, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1857
Date of death: 30 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Chronic (white) softening of brain and spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man had been blind for thirteen years and was in a feeble and emaciated condition on admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Brownjohn, 35, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1857
Date of death: 10 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Inflammation of the kidneys, ureter & bladder
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Inflammation (Kidneys, ureter, bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient had three paralytic attacks, in the first, three years ago, the right arm & leg were paralysed; a year ago the left leg was paralysed for a few hours; six months later the left eyelid dropped & the left leg was almost paralysed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Underkill, 50, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1860
Date of death: 24 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain)
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, who had had pretty good health, except that during the preceding 6 years he had suffered much from carbuncles, became a patient on Mar 15, under Dr Page [William Page]. He then had the symptoms of not very severe pleurisy, sharp pain and dullness at the lower portion of the right lung, and a slight dry cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Wilkinson, 35, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1860
Date of death: 24 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the brain
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
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 not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Herbert, 48, Tinman

Occupation or role: Tinman
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1860
Date of death: 6 Nov 1860
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Jones, ?
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A tinman. A short time before admission, while at work, he was seized with pain in the head which caused him to exclaim, this was accompanied with tremblings of the limbs and immediately followed by total loss of consciousness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Burgess, 14, Pageboy

Occupation or role: Pageboy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1861
Date of death: 30 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Strumous tubercle of cerebellum. Arachinitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Arachnoiditis (Brain)
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 boy had said to have been quite well until ten days before admission when he was suddenly vomiting; three or four days afterward violent convulsing followed by complete insensibility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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