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Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1859
Date of death: 23 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man was accustomed to drink largely of raw spirits. For four years he had been troubled with rheumatic gout.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right knee, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farrier
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1860
Date of death: 22 Aug 1860
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Hypertrophy of the heart. Disease of the liver & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, liver, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A farrier of pale, pasty complexion and formerly a great drinker. Two years before he had been in the hospital with dropsical legs and cough and was discharged ‘cured’. Five months ago the swelling reappeared’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1860
Date of death: 1 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Gout. Diseased kidneys. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidneys); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been subject to attacks of gout for twenty seven years and the fingers of both hands and both feet were much distorted by the disease’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Piano maker
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jul 1861
Date of death: 27 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Cordis. Slight albuminuria. Hypertrophy of Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Albuminuria (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: Pale looking, with his limbs trembling and his strength much exhausted, the patient had a history of having been ill with frequent colds
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: School
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jul 1861
Date of death: 17 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Oedema of lungs. Effusion into Pericardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Lung); Effusion (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: The boy had suffered from Scarlet Fever. When he was admitted he had very considerable oedema of the feet and legs, puffing about the face, oedema of the scrotum, and the abdomen distended.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, kidneys, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1861
Date of death: 13 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Disease of Kidneys. Uraemic poisoning
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Uraemic poisoning (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of diarrhoea
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, kidneys, cranium, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1861
Date of death: 19 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Granular Kidneys. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from considerable dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1863
Date of death: 25 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The patient described himself as of drunken dissolute habits. He had the peculiar aspect of the subjects of renal disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, suprarenals and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1863
Date of death: 17 Aug 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George
Medical notes: This man had noticed some swelling of the legs two months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, peritoneum, spleen, pleural cavities and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Interpreter
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1863
Date of death: 17 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Cranial periostitis (syphilitic). Consequent meningitis
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Skull); Syphilis (Systemic); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient had enjoyed good health except for syphilis which he had contracted some years before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 4 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Aug 1863
Date of death: 11 Sep 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This boy was said to have been exposed to the contagion of scarlatina shortly before his illness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1863
Date of death: 3 Sep 1863
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Disease of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient reported that he had been bathing in the Thames five weeks ago, when next morning he found his legs and feet much swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1863
Date of death: 17 Oct 1863
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George
Medical notes: His own history of himself could not be understood and no other could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and urinary organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1863
Date of death: 18 Oct 1863
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George
Medical notes: This man had the aspect which is called malignant. He complained of general debility and of dyspnoea on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1863
Date of death: 9 Oct 1863
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man who had been in the hospital two months before under the surgeons with albuminuria was, on this occasion, only under observation for one entire day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ironmonger
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1863
Date of death: 11 Oct 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: On the day of admission he complained of severe pain in the praecordial region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1863
Date of death: 19 Feb 1864
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This man, sober of late years only, was a patient for more than four months with anasarca and bronchitis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1863
Date of death: 11 Feb 1864
Disease (transcribed): Smooth mottled kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This patient, a carpenter, free in his habits of drinking without being drunken, was under treatment in the hospital for more than three months. On his admission he was of a pasty complexion with red eyelids. Moderate doughy oedema was present in the legs. He had been subject to frequent attacks of chronic rheumatism’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1863
Date of death: 13 Nov 1863
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man on admission was so seriously collapsed as to threaten speedy death.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1863
Date of death: 12 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys (smooth, contracted)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient had been in the hospital ten months before for swelled testicle. A months later he had tingling and pain in both legs and they became very weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1863
Date of death: 15 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of bladder and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Bladder); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This was a case of long standing disease of the kidneys and bladder.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coal porter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1863
Date of death: 26 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered pain in the loins and loss of appetite with failing strength for more than two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Harness maker
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1863
Date of death: 13 Jan 1864
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Typhus?
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Typhus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This was a case of a spare, emaciated old man, who entered the hospital complaining of pains in the loins and right leg of seven or eight weeks’ duration. His previous health had been good’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1863
Date of death: 8 Jan 1864
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This man, a labourer, spare and of bronzed complexion came in complaining of ‘a choking pain about the chest’, dyspnoea and a slight cough with spitting of thin, white, frothy saliva together with frequent thirst. He had left his work nine weeks owing to pains in the knees and small joints from rheumatic gout’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1864
Date of death: 9 Feb 1864
Disease (transcribed): Degeneration of kidneys. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'The patient was a detective policeman of some note, always sober in his habits, but much exposed to inclement weather. He was admitted with general renal dropsy of six months’ duration. For the last four months of this time he had been unable to follow his occupation’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a