Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Dec 1844 Date of death: 14 Jun 1845 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Amputation. Recent pleurisy, pericarditis & peritonitis. Atheroma in aorta Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'A wheel of a cart passed over the leg of this patient and upon admission it was found that the tibia was exposed and fractured, but that the portions of bone were not at all displaced’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, stump
Occupation or role: Drayman Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jun 1845 Date of death: 15 Jun 1845 Disease (transcribed): Injury of wrist joint, with suppuration and destruction of the joint etc. Secondary deposits in both lungs. Slight effusion in sub-arachnoid cellular tissue. Brain, especially the cortical structure, paler than natural. Mania Disease (standardised): Injury (Wrist); Suppuration (Wrist); Deposit (Lungs); Effusion (Brain); Mania Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'The patient was reported to have been maniacal for several years. In his occupation, which was that of a drayman, an empty cart rolled over his hand. It did not appear of much consequence at the time, but was succeeded by an attack of diffuse cellular inflammation, which gradually extended up the whole arm’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, wrist joint
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1870 Date of death: 25 May 1870 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus. Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case if not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Nov 1875 Date of death: 11 Jan 1876 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient had had a swelling increasing in size for two months. It was situated just internal to the right nipple. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Hair dresser Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Feb 1863 Date of death: 15 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation and suppuration of cyst in thigh Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Cysts (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housekeeper Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Jul 1871 Date of death: 20 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic contraction of rectum. Passage of bougie. Perforation of rectum. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Rectum); Dilation (Rectum); Perforation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This patient had had discharge of matter and occasionally of blood from rectum, for three years, with increasing difficulty of passing motions. Two years ago some diseased bone came away from right ulna’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, bones
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Nov 1869 Date of death: 30 May 1870 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of femora and tibiae. Also of iliac bones. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Leg); Tuberculosis (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient was in hospital in the early part of 1869, and was sent to Margate without improvement. When again admitted, there was contraction of both hips and sinuses discharging over hip and ilium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jul 1871 Date of death: 24 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Extravasation of blood into & compression of brain. Pyaemia? Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Compression (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'He fell head foremost down the height of 15 steps to the ground. On admission was quite insensible’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married Age: 57 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Mar 1865 Date of death: 24 May 1865 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian disease. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Leigh, Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: She was in the hospital during June and July 1864 with an ovarian tumour. For about two months after she left she felt pretty well, but since then the tumour had been increasing and she had been getting gradually weaker. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, heart, lungs and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Machinist Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Nov 1871 Date of death: 13 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Ascites. Cirrhosis of liver Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man had been a drunkard for five or six years, and to an increased amount the last two years. He had syphilis six years ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and bones Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jul 1844 Date of death: 27 Jul 1844 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the Ilium, suppuration between fragments. Kidneys granular. Old adhesions of pericardium and pleura. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Suppuration (Pelvis); Granular (Kidney); Adhesions (Heart); Adhesions (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: In consequence of a fall from some steps about 8 feet in height, the patient received a fracture of the crest of the Ilium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1866 Date of death: 7 Jun 1866 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Scrofulous disease of kidneys, bladder and prostate Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man was admitted complaining of intense pain down the left arm as far as the elbow. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 May 1875 Date of death: 1 Jul 1875 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellulitis of left thigh. Phlebitis Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Leg); Phlebitis (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: On admission this patient said that during the last three weeks an abscess had been forming under the left arm which burst a week ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lung, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jul 1845 Date of death: 16 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive compound fracture of the leg, extending into the ankle-joint, with suppuration in the joint Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Ankle)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient fell from the top of a hay rick, alighting upon his feet and was brought to the hospital, a distance of 14 miles in a cart’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, lower extremity
Occupation or role: Milkman Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1870 Date of death: 16 Jun 1870 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man had lived intemperately and had had delirium tremens several times, the last attack three months before the accident. He was kicked on the left leg by a horse, producing a compound comminuted fracture of the left tibia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and suprarenal capsule Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Nurse Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Oct 1874 Date of death: 1 Nov 1874 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia (operation). Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman was ruptured on the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jun 1876 Date of death: 5 Jun 1876 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis following operation for left inguinal hernia Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: The hernia had existed forty years. For seven years it had been irreducible and she had often suffered from vomiting and pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jul 1875 Date of death: 13 Jul 1875 Disease (transcribed): Muco-purulent infiltration of lungs. Nephritis Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient was admitted with oppressed breathing, anxious expression, tongue and mouth dry, difficulty in swallowing and emitting a strong odour. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jun 1867 Date of death: 6 Jul 1867 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); 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 was kicked by a horse on the forehead on the 29th May last. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jul 1845 Date of death: 25 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the skull, with laceration of the brain. Tubercular & setaceous deposits in mesenteric glands Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric glands) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This lad was thrown from a horse shortly before his admission and was reported immediately afterwards to have been sick’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Inscription on title page (Vol I): ‘London Hospital Medical Library 1904’
Four volumes: I (General Pathology); II (Local Injuries. Diseases of the Eye); III (Operative Surgery; Diseases of the Organs of Special Sense, Respiration, Circulation, Locomotion, and Innervation); IV (Diseases of the Organs of Digestion, of the Genito-Urinary System, of the Breast, Thyroid Gland, and Skin; Appendix of Miscellaneous Subjects)
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 May 1845 Date of death: 28 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg, with extensive suppuration. Pleurisy in right side, and 2ndary deposits in both lungs Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Pleurisy (Lungs); Deposit (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was reported to be in the habit of drinking. Whilst in a state of intoxication he fell down stairs, and was brought to the hospital stunned by the fall and with a compound fracture of the right tibia’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right lower extremity, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jul 1875 Date of death: 18 Jul 1875 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the right gluteal region. Emphysema and fatty heart Disease (standardised): Abscess (Buttocks); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an abscess in the right gluteal region, apparently due to some disease of the bone in the ilium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 04 Aug 1847 Date of death: 07 Sep 1847 Disease (transcribed): Pleuritis. Flabby heart. Medullary disease of bronchial glands and lungs. Ascites. Small malignant tubercles under peritoneum. General peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen); Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from ascites. She had suckled her child up to two months ago, when gradually increasing debility warned her that it was necessary to give up suckling. About this time her legs began to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a