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Occupation or role: [Wife of] Police constable
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1875
Date of death: 9 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Encephalous cancer of liver, lungs, glands of axilla, mesentery. Tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Mesentery); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman said that she had suffered with dryness of the mouth, dropsy and she had lost flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, liver, heart, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1875
Date of death: 11 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of lungs, liver. Encephaloid
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1875
Date of death: 13 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of peritoneum and glands, liver, spleen
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: A fortnight before Christmas she was attacked with abdominal pain and swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1875
Date of death: 22 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Lobular pneumonia. Carcinoma of nasal bones
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Nose)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted as a patient on the Cancer Institution and had a soft growth covered with dried blood, projecting from the right nostril.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1875
Date of death: 24 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma uteri. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient had suffered from an offensive discharge for four or five months, with pain in the lower part of the back and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shopwoman
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1876
Date of death: 28 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of right inguinal region
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Groin)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in January stating that a few weeks before she had strained herself, and that this had been followed by swelling in the right groin. She had also a small ulcer on the right labium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Inguinal region, labium, peritoneum, lungs, liver, kidneys and femoral artery
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1876
Date of death: 1 May 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of groin
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Groin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man had been a patient in the previous August and had had the penis amputated by Mr Pollock for disease which had existed for about six months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1875
Date of death: 30 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of pylorus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said that for twenty years he had been subject to on and off abdominal pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1875
Date of death: 2 Jun 1875
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of the mesenteric glands involving the abdominal vessels
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mesentery); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: She was admitted with dry gangrene of the right great toe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, bladder and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pork butcher
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1875
Date of death: 6 Jun 1875
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of caecum and large intestine
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man had pains in the abdomen for two or three months with some diarrhoea and sickness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, intestines and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1875
Date of death: 19 May 1875
Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration of bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder); Ulcer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man stated that he had had cough and spitting for four months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1876
Date of death: 30 May 1876
Disease (transcribed): Disease of liver and kidney. Carcinoma of neck
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Cancer (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient had suffered from a badly decayed tooth for a year. This dropped out and his left lower jaw became decayed and also dropped out. A year before admission a growth at the outer and under part of the left side of the lower jaw increased gradually causing great pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidney and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1875
Date of death: 12 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of prostate gland and bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Prostate); Cancer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: He was admitted with the history of difficulty in passing urine for three months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1876
Date of death: 14 Jul 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of large intestine. Obstruction. Colotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestine); Obstruction (Intestine); Colotomy (Intestine); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said that for the last six months he had had pain in the lower part of the right side of the abdomen, which had come on quite suddenly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, anus, lungs, heart and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1875
Date of death: 18 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Schirrhus of pylorus, involving gall duct
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, stomach and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1875
Date of death: 21 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Epithelial cancer of the left thigh. General cancerous infiltration of organs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg); Cancer (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a cancerous mass the size of a hens egg situated on the back of the left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Lodging house keeper
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1875
Date of death: 17 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Papilloma of bladder
Disease (standardised): Papilloma (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: For two months before admission he had been passing blood with his urine and had suffered from pain during and after micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1876
Date of death: 17 Jan 1876
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid of the liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man stated that he had had cough and spitting for eight weeks, for the last three of which he had noticed a lump growing in his abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, mesenteric glands, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1875
Date of death: 18 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cancerous (sarcoma ?) growth of dura mater
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said that he had loss of memory and pain in the forehead since early December 1874.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1863
Date of death: 4 Aug 1863
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of prostate
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient stated that for years he had felt difficulty in passing water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, heart, kidneys, bladder and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1875
Date of death: 25 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the descending colon. General peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman stated that three weeks before admission the bowels had been confined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1875
Date of death: 3 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of rectum involving bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a hard cancerous mass surrounding the rectum and extending up as high as the finger could reach.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farrier
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1875
Date of death: 18 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the omentum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man stated that seven months before his admission he had begun to suffer from pain in the lower part of the abdomen and great constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1875
Date of death: 29 Jan 1876
Disease (transcribed): Large ovarian cyst
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: She had suffered from abdominal tumour for four years, which had increased very rapidly lately.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: thorax, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, abdomen and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1875
Date of death: 24 Sep 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the body of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: A year ago the catamenia ceased and four months before admission she first experienced pain in the abdomen, which gradually increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a