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Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 May 1864
Date of death: 11 Jun 1864
Disease (transcribed): Inflamed legs, with sloughy sores
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Williams, Charles Theodore
Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William
Medical notes: 'This patient admitted May 25th with inflamed leg & sloughing of the cuticle’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1867
Date of death: 14 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Caries of astragalus. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Caries (Ankle); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Twelve weeks ago he noticed his foot beginning to swell. About seven weeks ago it was lanced and blood came out and subsequently matter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right limb
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1868
Date of death: 26 Jan 1868
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He had been ruptured about seven years and had been able to put it back until four months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1868
Date of death: 22 May 1868
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had been kicked by another man on the right side of the forehead three days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Police inspector
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1868
Date of death: 2 Jun 1868
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellulitis. Fatty heart.
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissue); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Seventeen days before admission he was stabbed on the back of the upper third of the right forearm by a prisoner with a pair of scissors.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1868
Date of death: 2 Aug 1868
Disease (transcribed): Peri-caecal abscess. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: The history this patient gave was that four months ago she noticed pain in the right hip, which had been getting worse lately.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1868
Date of death: 29 Aug 1868
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of caecum. Perforation of gut. Peritonitis. Cyst of mesentery containing purulent fluid.
Disease (standardised): Dilatation (Intestines); Perforation (Gastrointestinal tract); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cysts (Mesentery)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient complained of inability to pass urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1868
Date of death: 28 Sep 1868
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Pneumonia. Cancer of prostate
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had been admitted into the medical wards with phthisis. He complained also of great pain in the right hip for which the surgeons saw him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1868
Date of death: 4 Nov 1868
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had caught his right knee in a wheel.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1868
Date of death: 29 Nov 1868
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of neck. Bronchitis. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Bronchitis (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had fallen down out of the window sixteen days before admission. He got almost well but three days ago his neck began to swell and get red.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1868
Date of death: 30 Dec 1868
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient poisoned his right thumb ten days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1869
Date of death: 27 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Thickening and ulceration of gut. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Thickening (Gastrointestinal tract); Ulcer (Gastrointestinal tract); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had been ruptured about two years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1869
Date of death: 19 Feb 1869
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian disease. Ovariotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ovary); Ovariotomy (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Twelve months before admission she noticed a swelling beginning in the right side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1869
Date of death: 13 May 1869
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg. Blood poisoning
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had been in the medical wards three years ago with cough and a few days after leaving his left femur became painful and swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1869
Date of death: 5 Jul 1869
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
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 two weeks before admission got his little finger of the right hand crushed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1869
Date of death: 12 Aug 1869
Disease (transcribed): Caries of vertebra. Double psoas abscess. Scrofulous disease of kidneys, ureter and bladder. Acute tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Ureter); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient had had pain in the lower part of his back ever since a fall three years ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 May 1869
Date of death: 16 Aug 1869
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the bodies of 3th 4th 5th lumbar vertebrae. Psoas abscess
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: For five years this patient had had pain in the back and right hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1869
Date of death: 7 Sep 1869
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Operation. Wound of ileum. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Wound (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient had been ruptured six years but had never worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1869
Date of death: 22 Oct 1869
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient had had an umbilical hernia since 1851 and always wore a support.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1869
Date of death: 11 Nov 1869
Disease (transcribed): Ovariotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ovariotomy (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner. Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient had been in the hospital on several previous occasions. On admission she was larger than ever, with constant sickness and constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1869
Date of death: 13 Nov 1869
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Strangulation of a portion of the mesenteric. Operation. Peritonitis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Strangulation (Mesentery); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had been ruptured about fourteen years and the hernia had been down about three times.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: School girl
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1869
Date of death: 17 Nov 1869
Disease (transcribed): Disease of femur. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: According to history this child was well until 24th October when she was seized with rigors, pain and swelling in the right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones and muscles
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1867
Date of death: 13 Aug 1867
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour. Ovariotomy. Diffuse pelvic cellulitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Ovariotomy (Ovary); Cellulitis (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This patient was first admitted on 8th June 1867. She had observed a swelling commencing on the left side of the abdomen for twelve months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gunmaker
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1869
Date of death: 23 Feb 1869
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhoids. Removal. Peritonitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhoids (Rectum); Removal (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man who had been a soldier and had been in India came home invalided last October. Twelve months ago he had dysentery and ever since he had passed blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1868
Date of death: 4 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous abscesses. Amyloid degeneration
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Indeterminate); Abscess (Indeterminate); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Seven months before admission she noticed swelling in the left side of the neck and abscesses formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a