Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Dec 1846 Date of death: 01 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the liver. Scirrhous deposit round urethra. Inflamed bladder. Scirrhous deposit round sigmoid flexure of rectum and lower part of vagina Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Urethra); Inflammation (Bladder); Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (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, unable to give a collected account of herself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Mar 1853 Date of death: 8 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Facial paralysis and hemiplegia produced by a tumour of the pons varolii the result of softened scrofulous matter Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Face); Hemiplegia (Brain); Tumour (Brain); Tuberculosis (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 girl stated that her illness began with slight numbness of the face on the right side, and since that she had had numbness down the left side of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pharynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plate glass cutter Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Feb 1858 Date of death: 20 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of kidneys & lungs Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Kidneys, lungs) 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 plate glass cutter, of steady habits, who had always enjoyed good health until six months before admission. He then found himself growing gradually languid & falling off in flesh to a considerable extent. He could not account for it in any way & still continued his work for two months when he was obliged to give in & stay at home. About the same time he became subject to frequent night sweats which had persisted ever since’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1848 Date of death: 22 May 1848 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of face and head. Pleuritis and empyema. Pericarditis. Cysts in kidney. Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Empyema (Pleural cavity); Pericarditis (Heart); Cysts (Kidney) 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 patient applied for advice regarding a firm tumour of some size adhering to the upper part of the sternum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Apr 1857 Date of death: 13 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: Her health had been quite food until two years ago when she felt pain in the right side of the abdomen which was soon succeeded by swelling. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 May 1853 Date of death: 21 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Typhus fever. Ulceration of caecum. Ovarian cyst containing brain Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Teratoma (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: She had been taken ill with shivering, headache, much thirst and great feeling of weakness and depression. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 May 1850 Date of death: 5 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Albuminuria. Cirrhosis of liver. Cysts in kidneys Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Albuminuria (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Cysts (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: With an enormously large abdomen, he stated that he had first observed a marked increase in its size with considerable inconvenience to himself about Christmas last, and since then there had been gradual wasting of his limbs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1858 Date of death: 29 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the intestines. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 woman was originally admitted on the 31st March for ‘dyspepsia’ but after being in the house a very short time was sent out & made an out-patient. She again applied for admission on 21st April much enfeebled, pale & very emaciated about the face & neck. There was also an unhealthy tinge of the complexion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 May 1859 Date of death: 27 May 1859 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Malignant disease of ovaries and peritoneum Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Cancer (Ovaries); Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: Eleven months ago she noticed a circumscribed swelling as large as a child’s head in the right iliac region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 May 1852 Date of death: 26 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous state of the uterus involving chiefly the posterior wall and top of the os uteri. Slight disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Disease (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 woman stated that she had long suffered from prolapses of the uterus with some sort of discharge. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Mar 1853 Date of death: 6 Jun 1853 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid carcinoma of liver Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver) 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 applied for admission on account of a pain at the region of the epigastrium with tenderness and swelling. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 58 Gender: Tide waiter Date of admission: 28 Oct 1856 Date of death: 12 Jan 1857 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the oesophagus, communicating with a cavity in the lung Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Cavity (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: For six or seven months he had suffered pain at the epigastrium which was worse at night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Apr 1858 Date of death: 9 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Liver) 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: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846 Date of death: 3 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Universal anasarca and effusions into the serous cavities. Heart dilated and slightly hypertrophied. Valves healthy. Liver and kidneys congested. Spleen hard and congested. Uterus hypertrophied. Ovaries with cysts. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Universal); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Liver); Congestion (Kidney); Congestion (Spleen); Disease (Uterus);Cysts (Ovary) 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 reported that she had been ailing about ten or eleven months; that for the first two months she had no particular pain, but felt languid and uncomfortable, but later had an attack of jaundice. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 May 1852 Date of death: 15 Jun 1852 Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous deposits in the liver, ovaries and pleura. Ascites Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Ovaries); Cancer (Pleura); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: She reported that a tumour had first been observed to the right of and below the umbilicus two months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1858 Date of death: 13 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Cystic tumour of the choroid plexus Disease (standardised): Tumour (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 married woman, the mother of four children. According to the account of the friends she was confined three months ago of a dead child. The labour was tedious, & afterwards violent pain settled in the head & she grew drowsy & languid. She was then said to have lost all power of using her lower limbs but sensation was fully marked at the time of her admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Feb 1852 Date of death: 5 Jul 1852 Disease (transcribed): Large ovarian cysts containing other subsidiary ones along with thick gelatinous matter. Purulent fluid. Peritonitis. Bronchitis. Old pleural adhesions. Recent lymph in pleural sac Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovaries); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Lymph (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 woman was first admitted in July 1851 when she stated that she had been more or less swollen ever since her last confinement which had occurred four years previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849 Date of death: 11 Jul 1849 Disease (transcribed): Purulent deposit in the synovial cavities of both wrist joints with inflammation of those joints Disease (standardised): Deposit (Wrist); Inflammation (Wrist) 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 in a semi-comatose state, so that it was impossible to obtain any very connected account of her symptoms from her. It appeared that she had been ill 3 weeks, and that 9 days ago she had been at the hospital to have a tooth extracted when her face was much swollen & she appeared to suffer much pain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 61 Date of admission: 10 May 1854 Date of death: 28 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Ascites. Hydrothorax. Valvular disease, dilatation & hypertrophy of heart. Fibrovascular tumor of the uterus Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum); Hydrothorax (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Tumour (Uterus); Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This woman was first admitted on the 15th Feb of the present year. She then stated that she had found the abdomen first swelling about 2 months ago, she had since then found the left leg especially to swell, but the other had done so in less degree’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Under servant Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1850 Date of death: 11 Aug 1850 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Slight serous effusion in brain. Heart flabby. Kidneys congested with spots of ecchymosis and a a few cysts. Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Ecchymosis (Kidney); Cysts (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 was brought to the Hospital labouring under a well marked attack of Delirium Tremens. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Mar 1861 Date of death: 31 May 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Malignant disease of the stomach Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cancer (Stomach) 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 patient had formerly been a commercial traveller and habituated to much walking exercise. Six or seven months before admission he found that his strength and appetite were gradually diminishing, and soon afterwards the urine increased in quantity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Apr 1859 Date of death: 24 Jun 1859 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of ilium Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: He had been suffering from shooting pains in the left hip and down the back of both thighs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 64 Date of admission: 10 May 1854 Date of death: 8 Jun 1854 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the ovaries. Chronic peritonitis. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Encephaloid disease (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This woman stated that her legs had been swelling for 4 months past, up to which time she had enjoyed very good health. On the 4th she had been seized with shivering, sickness & diarrhoea, followed by inflammation in the legs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jul 1852 Date of death: 17 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of liver? Ascites Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a 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 removed unexamined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Mar 1855 Date of death: 30 May 1855 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had been an outpatient of the Hospital for some time with Bronchitis. He complained of severe pain in the region of the liver and some aching across the loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a