Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 14 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Jan 1862 Date of death: 29 Jan 1862 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient was brought into the hospital only partially conscious lying as one asleep. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Lawyer’s Clerk Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Feb 1861 Date of death: 20 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Strumous meningitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Meningitis (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 patient was said to have had very good health until five days before he came in, when before getting up in the morning he was seized with a convulsive fit. The attack came without any violent cause. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
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
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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Sep 1860 Date of death: 24 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): General paralysis. Effusion in spinal canal Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Brain); Effusion (Spinal canal) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was sent to the dissecting room, unexamined’
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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jun 1860 Date of death: 20 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Exhaustion after puerperal mania Disease (standardised): Postpartum depression (Brain); Exhaustion 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 girl, who was unmarried, was delivered of a dead child in Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, 11 days previous to her admission here. She soon afterwards became delirious and attempted to destroy herself by cutting her throat with a common dinner knife’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
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’
Occupation or role: Prostitute Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Jun 1860 Date of death: 22 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the brain Disease (standardised): Abscess (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 woman was said to have been a prostitute and much given to drinking. For the two days preceding her admission she had been in a state of continued intoxication. She was supposed to have been insensible in the night of the 15th as she was found in that state on the following morning. She was not known to have had any previous cerebral symptoms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
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
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Nov 1859 Date of death: 17 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Pleurisy. Lobular pneumonia Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs) 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 was a carpenter, his was of robust aspect and temperate habits. He had enjoyed vigorous health until within a fortnight of his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 63 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860 Date of death: 30 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hypertrophy of cranium. Meningeal apoplexy Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Brain); Stroke (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 patient came into the house with cough, expectoration and other symptoms of phthisis which she had had for 4 months. She took cascarilla with ipecacuan, and wine, and her case did not attract much attention until the 25th when she suddenly lost her power of distinct speech. She looked intelligent and appeared to understand all that was said to her’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, neck
Occupation or role: Firewood cutter Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860 Date of death: 22 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A firewood cutter of exceedingly drunken habits. From the account obtained from his wife, it appeared that he was taken ill on the 9th of April, having been continuously intoxicated for the previous week. He was seized with pains in the head and aching in the thighs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1858 Date of death: 7 Jan 1859 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: For the last three days he had suffered from headache, nausea and pains in the loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Jan 1859 Date of death: 12 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia. Peculiar deposit in the brain Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain); Deposit (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: When this patient was admitted she was unable to give any account of herself. It was ascertained that she had been out of health for the last six months and that a fortnight ago she had some kind of fit followed by hemiplegia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Aug 1859 Date of death: 29 Aug 1859 Disease (transcribed): Tumour (fibro-cellular) in brain Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: On the 2nd July he had a fit which rendered him insensible for more than an hour. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: Farm labourer Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Sep 1858 Date of death: 28 Oct 1858 Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus interim. Ecchymosis in spinal canal Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain); Ecchymosis (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry and Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A farm labourer who had suffered for a twelvemonth from pain in the head which was increased by working in the sun. Six months later it became so bad & was accompanied with such frequent vomiting that he went under medical care & was leeched & blistered. This treatment did him some good for a time. When he came to the hospital there was tenderness all down the spine & partial paralysis of the lower limbs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1858 Date of death: 28 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Epilepsy. Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Albuminuria (Kidneys) 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: [Occupation not stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Oct 1858 Date of death: 9 Oct 1858 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Phthisis. Strumous disease of supra-renal bodies Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Kidneys) 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 man was admitted with all the symptoms of delirium tremens, but his friends asserted that he had been ‘lightheaded’ for two months. This was all that could be ascertained of his previous history. When first seen he answered rationally though with hesitation. His memory was defective & he had a hurried, fidgety manner with tremors & jerking’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
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: [Occupation not stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Mar 1858 Date of death: 11 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Diseased kidneys. Umbilical hernia Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Disease (Kidneys); Hernia (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 admitted under the surgeon for umbilical hernia from which she had suffered many years. She had also pinging[?tinnitus] & sickness, with violent delirium & she was pulseless at the wrist. This sickness &c came on the day before admission. Her legs & arms were somewhat anasarcous’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Apr 1858 Date of death: 27 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Chorea Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system) 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'