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Jane Drewett, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1850
Date of death: 3 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Colloid disease of intestines and adjoining parts. Faecal abscess. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Intestines); Abscess (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 enjoyed good health until about twelve months before admission. She had then been attacked by diarrhoea and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

William Ashwood, 35, Gentleman’s coachman

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s coachman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1851
Date of death: 30 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Large heart. Disease of aortic valves. Atheroma & calcerous deposit in aorta. Lungs congested & emphysematous. Commencing pericarditis & peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Emphysema (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'A gentleman’s coachman, who complained of cough & shortness of breath with pain in the chest, from which he had been suffering for about a fortnight. He had not been subject to cough, and generally enjoyed pretty good health. He had been under treatment, & felt better than when first taken ill, but was unable to continue his employment’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Purdy, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1850
Date of death: 11 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were enlarged & occupied by considerable light yellowish substance. Peritonitis. Enlarged & congested liver. Pleurisy on left side. Left lung in state of chronic pneumonia at lower part. Both lungs congested. Slight hypertrophy of left ventricle of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Congestion (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: 'A married woman whose last child was born 6 years ago, in whom the menstrual periods had been becoming irregular for more than 12 months, and had now been entirely absent for 3 months, presented herself for admission with a pale rather bloated face & puffy eyelids. She stated that her legs had been swollen now for 12 weeks, and that the abdomen had become enlarged about a month afterwards’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

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

George Lowe, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1852
Date of death: 5 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Slight ulceration of the caecum. Pleurisy on the right side. Cretaceous deposits in both lungs and inflammation with abscesses in the right one. Soft and thinned heart
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposits (Lung); Abscess (Lung); 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: An Irishman who had reached London the day before Christmas and had kept to his bed from that time up to his admission. He had been subject to diarrhoea which was attended with pain across the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Adams, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1852
Date of death: 17 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Recent peritonitis. Diseased kidneys. Old double pleurisy. Cretaceous deposits in right lung. Slight peritonitis and diseased aortic valve
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposits (Lung); 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 married woman who had borne five children, she was admitted with considerable swelling of the legs, a dusky face and much difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

William King, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1851
Date of death: 20 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Emphysema pulmonum. Recent lymph in peritoneal and pericardial sacs. Deposits of yellow substance in kidneys which contained numerous cysts
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Lymph (Abdomen); Lymph (Heart); Deposits (Kidney); Cysts (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 patient stated that he had suffered more or less from cough and shortness of breath for four years, with occasional swelling of the legs and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Harriett Armstrong, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1852
Date of death: 25 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Extensive disease of the kidneys. Peritonitis. Extensive deposit of soft fibrinous character under the lining surface of the intestine with destruction of the epithelial coat. Old pleurisy. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Deposit (Intestines); Pleurisy (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: This patient was said to have been in about a fortnight before admission with cough, shortness of breathing and swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Jemima Bennett, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1852
Date of death: 8 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the lungs. Old pleural adhesions. Peritonitis. Sinuses leading from the sub peritoneal tissues in the pelvis thought the femoral sheath into the deep crural muscles
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sinuses (Abdomen)
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: She had been confined to bed nearly four weeks with a fever, said to be rheumatic and accompanied by pains in her back and lower limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right thigh
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Stace, 48, [No occupation stated]

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

Sophia Lambert, 38, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1848
Date of death: 27 Jan 1849
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Ascites. Dilated heart, diseased mitral & aortic valves. Inflamed lungs
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Heart); Inflammation (Lungs)
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 first admitted into the hospital under the care of Dr Page on 30 August 1848 with general dropsy which was said to be of 9 weeks’ duration. The legs were very extensively anasarcous, the abdomen gave very distinct fluctuation and the right arm, & surface of chest on right side were also anasarcous. Compexion was very dusky. She had constant cough with purulent expectoration’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Mark Norman, 40, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1849
Date of death: 26 Mar 1849
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Large abscess in the thigh. Secondary abscess on the chest. Congested lungs. Blood partly fluid
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Abscess (Thigh, chest); Congestion (Lungs)
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 presented a pale aspect, with puffy oedematous-looking face & swelled legs, stated that dropsy had commenced in the ankles about 4 or 5 weeks before admission. He had caught cold & suffered from slight cough for 3 or 4 months but had experienced no pain in the loins. His urine had sometimes been scanty but was never dark-coloured. The legs and thighs were on admission very much distended’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Lowe, 29 , [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1849
Date of death: 2 Oct 1849
Disease (transcribed): Hepatization of the lower lobes of both lungs. Heart healthy. Ascites. Peritoneal adhesions. Congested liver
Disease (standardised): Hepatisation (Lungs); Ascites (Peritoneum); Congestion (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: 'Some four or five weeks after her last confinement this patient had an attack of what she was told was inflammation of the liver, attended with severe pain especially on the right side of the abdomen. She had had an ordinary labour, and had got about again well’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Workley, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1850
Date of death: 21 Mar 1850
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Tubercles and vomicae in left lung opening into a vein. Ulceration in peritoneum and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Abdomen); Ulcer (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 patient was admitted with very severe haemoptysis. It had commenced as he said on 7th when he had brought up half a pint, and had continued more or less ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Bridget Tumour, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1852
Date of death: 24 Dec 1852
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis with ulcerative perforation of the small intestine. Faeces in the abdominal sac. Large cyst containing recent as well as long standing extravasation of blood within the broad ligament of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Intestines); Cysts (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This patient was first admitted on the 4th February with what appeared to be local peritonitis attended by very severe pain at the lower part of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

John Skeins, 60, Household servant

Occupation or role: Household servant
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1853
Date of death: 17 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the peritoneum, pylorus of the stomach and pancreas. Dilated heart and emphysema of the lungs. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Pancreas); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); 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: The history of this case was that he had suffered for two or three years from indigestion, flatulence and constipation, with pain in the stomach after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Anne James, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1846
Date of death: 6 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis of a very low character. Heart dilated and thin. Other viscera healthy.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
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 complaining of pain in the loins extending up the back to the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Johnson, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1846
Date of death: 11 Nov 1846
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritis. Peritonitis. Faecal abscess in cavity of peritoneum with ulceration of intestines.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: It appeared that the patient was suddenly seized with severe pain in the bowels and violent sickness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Wood, 66, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1846
Date of death: 26 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart. Peritonitis with ascites.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen)
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 under the care of the Surgeon’s, suffering from cataract of both eyes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Grainger, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1847
Date of death: 16 Aug 1847
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercles in right lung. Peritonitis. Ulceration and sloughing of appendix caeci, with faecal abscess in cavity of peritoneum.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Appendix); Sloughing (Appendix); Abscess (Abdomen)
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 was admitted suffering from symptoms of local peritonitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Stephen Brookwell, 47, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1855
Date of death: 11 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Diseased Liver. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Pleurisy (Pleura)
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 been exposed to the severe cold of the past winter. He had enjoyed good health until four weeks before admission when he had pain in the left side and a hacking cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

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

Henry Fisher, 66, Agricultural labourer

Occupation or role: Agricultural labourer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1859
Date of death: 15 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart and kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (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: For forty years he had been liable to some degree of swelling of the legs. He also had long been subject to rheumatic pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Baker, 52, Shoemaker

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

Charles Holmes, 27, Draper

Occupation or role: Draper
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1861
Date of death: 11 Sep 1861
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Peritonitis. Faecal vomiting. Communication between caecum and duodenum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Vomiting (Stomach); Communication (Intestines);

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 had been ill for month before admission. He had been suffering from diarrhoea and pains in the bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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