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: Cab driver Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1868 Date of death: 27 May 1868 Disease (transcribed): Rupture of hydatid cyst of lung. Pneumo-haemo-thorax. Fractured ribs Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Lung); Rupture (Lung); Pneumohaemothorax (Lung); Fracture (Ribs) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: The patient had fallen off a cab and the horses fell over on to him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of cervical vertebrae Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He fell from a scaffold a distance of twenty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cord Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: Iron fitter Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jul 1871 Date of death: 28 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Depressed fracture of the skull. Trephine applied. Bone found in brain substance. Extravasation of blood. Softening Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Trephining (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'An iron bolt about 4 tons fell from a height of 50 feet on to vertex of skull’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium (‘permission to examine the rest of the body was refused’)
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jun 1873 Date of death: 26 Jun 1873 Disease (transcribed): Bruise of thigh. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Bruising (Leg); Disease (Heart) 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 man was struck and knocked down by the wheel of a cab. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 7 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Jan 1866 Date of death: 17 Jan 1866 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: Coachman Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jul 1873 Date of death: 9 Jul 1873 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of the middle meningeal artery. Trephining Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Trephining (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: The patient was thrown from a carriage on to his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jun 1877 Date of death: 6 Jun 1877 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not seen by the Registrar. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined 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
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: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 06 Sep 1847 Date of death: 06 Sep 1847 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the cervical vertebrae. Compression of chord. Sudden death after a few hours. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Compression (Spinal cord); Death, sudden (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: On examination it was found that the whole body and extremities up to the clavicles were completely paralysed. These symptoms had followed a fall from a cab. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, spinal chord, blood and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jul 1863 Date of death: 31 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture at base of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This woman fell from a first floor window while in a state of intoxication. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, lungs, heart, kidneys and suprarenals Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 07 Sep 1847 Date of death: 14 Sep 1847 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound with extensive suppuration and fracture of the base of the skull. Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Suppuration (Head); Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: This patients injuries were caused by a wheel of a heavily laden cart passing over the side of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1873 Date of death: 27 Jan 1873 Disease (transcribed): Injury to head Disease (standardised): Injury (Head) 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: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Sep 1847 Date of death: 14 Sep 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of skull. Extensive extravasation of blood internally with laceration of brain. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: On admission this patient was in a state of complete insensibility. The injury was caused by his falling from a scaffold about eight feet from the ground, upon which his head struck. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head and heart Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Waiter Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jun 1877 Date of death: 30 Jun 1877 Disease (transcribed): Injury to ankle. Delirium Tremens. Cerebral and pulmonary congestion. Granular kidney. Fatty heart. Disease (standardised): Injury (Ankle); Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium (Brain); Congestion (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: On the day before admission the patient was kicked by another man on the right ankle. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and spinal cord Type of incident: Homicide/murder
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jul 1876 Date of death: 28 Jul 1876 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage and bruising Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Bruising (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: A heavy man, he was seen to fall suddenly off his cab and when picked up was found to be quite insensible. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Child Age: 1 year 10 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jun 1865 Date of death: 26 Jun 1865 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Case not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jun 1877 Date of death: 3 July 1877 Disease (transcribed): Fractured Tibia. Delirium Tremens Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium (Brain) 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: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Aug 1876 Date of death: 1 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of lungs, liver and spleen Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Laceration (Liver); Laceration (Spleen) 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 when admitted was very much collapsed but conscious. He stated that he had fallen down several stairs into a stable. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Face, thorax, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1873 Date of death: 8 Aug 1873 Disease (transcribed): Contusion of thumb. Phlebitis. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Contusion (Thumb); Phlebitis (Veins); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: It was stated that this boy poisoned his right thumb having previously bruised it. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Veins, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Jul 1870 Date of death: 20 Jul 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine) 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: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Sep 1871 Date of death: 9 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Depressed fracture of the frontal bone. Laceration of the brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain) 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 fell from a scaffold & was brought in dead’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones (‘the viscera were all extremely decomposed & for this reason […] a partial examination was made’)