Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1851
Date of death: 3 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and bronchitis. Rheumatic gout of old standing. Physical signs simulating those of a vomica. Old pleurisy on the right and recent pleurisy on the left side. Peritonitis. Deposits of urate of soda within the joints. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Gout (Joints); Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); 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 patient was admitted in a debilitated and cachectic stated alleging that he had cough and spitting for six months, and for the last three months from Rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1857
Date of death: 25 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man presented himself for admission on account of swelling of the feet and metacarpal joints.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1874
Date of death: 23 Nov 1874
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Urethral stricture. Cystitis. Lardaceous disease. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Constriction (Urethra); Cystitis (Bladder); Amyloidosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) ;
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had been delicate all his life. He had had small pox as a child. He also had urethral stricture.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Commercial traveller
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1868
Date of death: 27 Jul 1868
Disease (transcribed): Fistula in ano. Phthisis and granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Anal canal); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: About four years ago an abscess formed by the side of the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1873
Date of death: 6 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral apoplexy. Granular kidneys. Urethral stricture
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Constriction (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Two years ago this man had had a severe blow on the left side of the head from a call and was insensible for three days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, urethra and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1890
Date of death: 31 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. Cystitis and diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Cystitis (Bladder); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General dealer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 May 1880
Date of death: 31 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle and phthisis of lungs. Cirrhosis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had seen much service in India and elsewhere abroad. While in India he suffered from haemorrhoids. Six months previously he had noticed a swelling at the back of the anus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1856
Date of death: 29 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism. Kidneys enlarged
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic Diseases (Joints); Enlarged (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been ill a week with rheumatism of an acute character, the first attack he had ever had.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1881
Date of death: 6 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Disease of heart valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He joined the army in 1854 at 14. Syphilis in 1856. Delirium tremens after drinking much raw spirit in East Indies in 1860. Dysentery in India in 1861. For several years, about 1868-1872 he had much nocturnal pain in head & shins with temporary nodes. In 1876 he felt some 'palpitation' with substernal pain & was sent home from India with a certificate of heart disease; since then he has done light work. No oedema noticed until 3 weeks ago; some anginal symptoms during the last fortnight'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1840
Date of death: 5 Jan 1841
Disease (transcribed): [Disease] of the liver and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Hope, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carrier
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1873
Date of death: 27 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Prolapsus ani. Erysipelas. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Prolapse (Anal canal); Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he was in a healthy condition until he was operated on for fistula about two years ago, and after this he suffered from prolapse of the bowel.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 08 Sep 1847
Date of death: 21 Sep 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritis with great effusion. Specs of fatty deposit in aorta. Enlarged and mottled kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
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 suffering from anasarca, dyspnoea and orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1863
Date of death: 24 Mar 1863
Disease (transcribed): Cellular inflammation of leg. Renal disease
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: On the second of March this patient knocked the skin off a small place on the front of the right leg by falling from a ladder.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and lower limb
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1867
Date of death: 23 Oct 1867
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic? Disease of thyroid body. Disease of kidney and necrosis of jaw
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Thyroid gland); Disease (Kidney); Necrosis (Jaw)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient sixteen years ago had syphilis followed by sore throat. About five years ago the lower jaw began to get diseased and four years ago he lost some bone from the top of the skull followed by some from the right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stoker
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1858
Date of death: 31 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased heart & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man, who was a stoker, was admitted in a dying state & nothing could be gleaned respecting his history from any friends. He said himself that he had been ill two months with cough & great difficulty of breathing, & that his legs had taken to swelling about three weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1889
Date of death: 18 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial pneumonia. Ulcerative aortitis (old atheroma). Chronic interstitial nephritis (Granular kidneys). Splenic infarct
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Aortitis (Aorta); Ulcer (Aorta); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney);Infarction (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: On September 9th the patient began to feel ill. He suffered chiefly from headache. From the 9th until he came to the hospital he had constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Paper-hanger
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1886
Date of death: 6 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of the bladder. Suppurative nephritis
Disease (standardised): Epithelioma (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Yellow fever in West Indies when in RN [Royal Navy]. Beyond this, he cannot remember having had any illness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, urethra, stomach, intestines, flanks ('The pelvis[

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1898
Date of death: 14 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Haematuria. Localised gangrene of left foot
Disease (standardised): Haematuria (Urogenital system); Gangrene (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No examination after death
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1853
Date of death: 26 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart. Recent fibrin in pericardial sac. Diseased kidney. Peculiar collections of milky like substance consisting entirely of oil globules within kidney. Ulceration of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fibrin (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Stomach)
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 man had been suffering from cough and shortness of breath since September.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 80
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1845
Date of death: 1 Oct 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the neck of the femur and of the anatomical neck of the humerus, with effusion of blood in the sub-dorsal cellular tissue of the left loin and iliac fossa. Calcerous deposit in aortic valves. Kidneys slightly granular
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Effusion (Loins, hip); Deposit (Aorta); Disease (Kidneys)

Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This old gentleman was admitted with the usual symptoms of fracture of the neck of the femur’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left superior extremity, left inferior extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1858
Date of death: 16 Feb 1858
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of the humerus. Albuminuria
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Arm); Albuminuria (Kidneys)
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 the case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1868
Date of death: 26 Jul 1868
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina nephritis
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This boy was one of a family attacked with scarlatina six weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpet planner
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1881
Date of death: 8 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurism (Granular kidneys)
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No history of rheumatism or syphilis. No previous attack like the present. He has been a temperate man in all respects and in nearly constant employment as a carpet cutter up to the day of his admission. His work involves no severe strain. He has felt for some weeks considerable pain beneath right scapula, aching in character'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 04 Aug 1847
Date of death: 23 Aug 1847
Disease (transcribed): Old ulcer of leg and necrosed tibia. Granular and scrofulous kidney, liver and spleen.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Necrosis (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of extreme prostration and debility with a large sloughing looking ulcer on the anterior surface of the left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1867
Date of death: 10 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: A soldier discharged in 1861 after having served twenty one years in China, Africa and North and South America. For three weeks before admission he had been ill with swelling of the belly and in the legs without pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a