Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Aug 1857 Date of death: 15 Aug 1857 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst, communicating, by ulceration, with the peritoneal cavity Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Ulcer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This woman had been in the House for some time last autumn with some ovarian disease and a full account of her case will be found in Dr Lee’s Clinical Book V p.129. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jul 1845 Date of death: 25 Aug 1845 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the 11th dorsal vertebra. Softening of spinal marrow. Inflammation of mucous membrane of left kidney. Extensive ulceration of bladder; large foul abscess between bladder and rectum with a false passage in the urethra. Red hepatisation of lower lobe of left lung Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Softening (Spine); Inflammation (Kidney); Ulcer (Bladder); Abscess (Bladder, rectum); Hepatisation (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient fell a distance of about 30 feet from a ladder, upon his back and was admitted 24 hours after the accident. Upon examination a depression was discovered at the lower part of the dorsal region in the spinous processes and the complained of much pain at this point’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jun 1845 Date of death: 29 Aug 1845 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of both inferior extremities with circumscribed abscesses. Viscera healthy in structure, excepting the uterus which contained several fibrous tumours Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Abscess (Tumour); Uterus Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with erysipelalous inflammation of both legs accompanied by all the symptoms of much constitutional debility, but without any symptoms indicating disease of any of articular organs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, inferior extremities
Occupation or role: Lamplighter Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Nov 1874 Date of death: 28 Nov 1874 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Cystitis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Cystitis (Bladder); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: For the last nine months he had passed blood in his urine at different times. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, urethra Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jan 1875 Date of death: 24 Jan 1875 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cellulitis of leg Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cellulitis (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a small granulating wound on the front of the right leg and the skin in the neighbourhood was red and shining. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Game keeper Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Aug 1863 Date of death: 4 Sep 1863 Disease (transcribed): Disease of prostate. Suppuration in kidney Disease (standardised): Disease (Prostate); Suppuration (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of pain, during and following, micturition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housekeeper Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Jun 1870 Date of death: 28 Jul 1870 Disease (transcribed): Ovariotomy. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Operation (Ovary); 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 noticed a tumour in the left side of the abdomen for ten years which had gradually enlarged, but gave no pain until a year before her admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Jul 1866 Date of death: 24 Jul 1866 Disease (transcribed): Burn. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of left ventricle of heart. Atheromatous arteries especially in brain. Effusion of blood in right ovarium Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Effusion (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wilson, John Henry Parker Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient had been under Dr Lee for uterine disease. She was washing some clothes when she was seized with a fit and fell into the fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Aug 1872 Date of death: 1 Sep 1872 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Congestion of lung Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy Medical notes: This patient was admitted into the medical wards with a history of having been been in the hospital three years previously with diarrhoea and dropsy. The symptoms recurred eight months ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Nurse Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 May 1866 Date of death: 26 Jul 1866 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in right mammary region after removal of breast. Large sloughing bed sore. Granular kidneys. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Abscess (Breast); Removal (Breast); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a tumour in the upper part of the right breast which she first noticed twelve months ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Aug 1859 Date of death: 6 Oct 1859 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the uterus Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: Ten years ago she was under the care of King’s College Hospital, and was told that the mouth of the womb was much diseased. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1858 Date of death: 2 Sep 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fibrous tumour of the uterus. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard and Hooper, John Henry Medical notes: 'A single woman who had always enjoyed good health & had led a laborious life. A fortnight before admission she first had difficulty in making water, then pain came on in the lower part of the back, but there was no vaginal discharge. However after she had been in the hospital two days yellowish vaginal discharge appeared & was accompanied by lassitude & aching in all her limbs. A hard mass was felt in the left iliac & hypogastric regions which was not tender to the touch & was immovable’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Uterus
Occupation or role: Governess Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Aug 1864 Date of death: 23 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, diaphragm
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Aug 1873 Date of death: 8 Sep 1873 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Cystitis. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: For the last three or four months the patient had complained of pain in his rectum and difficulty in passing his urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jul 1865 Date of death: 5 Aug 1866 Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of right hip joint and sacro-iliac synchondrosis. Tubercle in lungs. Amyloid liver, spleen and kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Hip); Synchondrosis (Joints); Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a history of pain in the back for five weeks. 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: 6 Aug 1862 Date of death: 24 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus. Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Albuminuria (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Smith, E Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient stated that for the last three years she had suffered from menorrhagia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, chest and abdomen 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1856 Date of death: 10 Oct 1856 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of Uterus Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: Copious details of the daily condition of this patient will be found in Dr Lee's clinical book. She was a married woman with a family of nine children. She had been ill for nineteen weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jun 1856 Date of death: 6 Oct 1856 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of Uterus and Ovaries Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Uterus); Malignancy (Ovaries) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman had been ill three months with pain and swelling in the right side of the abdomen, coming on after a cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Dec 1844 Date of death: 21 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Old pleurisy. Phthisis. Calculus in left kidney producing both in this organ and in the neighbouring cellular tissue, extensive suppuration Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Calculus (Kidney); Suppuration (Kidney, tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'When admitted, this patient was supposed to be labouring under disease of the spine. The symptoms of phthisis rapidly supervened, and the treatment was directed exclusively to the chest. No correct history consequently was obtained of the disease in the back’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Watchman Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1864 Date of death: 15 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Perforation of urethra. Extravasation of urine Disease (standardised): Stricture (Urethra); Perforation (Extravasation); Bladder Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Had suffered from stricture for many years; on the evening of January 8th he noticed that the scrotum was rather longer than natural, and during the night it increased rapidly in size and he was admitted on the following day with extravasation of urine into the scrotum’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Scavenger Gender: Male Age: 58 Date of admission: 9 Jan 1878 Date of death: 22 Jan 1878 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral apoplexy. Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidney Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Nephritis (Kidney); Admitting doctor: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. This Patient a feeble ill nourished old man was admitted with ulcer of Legs and Bronchitis throughout both lungs – He did fairly well till Jan [January] 21 – On that had an unusually violent attack of laughing and in a few minutes became quite insensible (This happened at 1am). 10am. Patient totally unconscious and apparently completely paralysed' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestinal, brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Messenger Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Aug 1877 Date of death: 29 Aug 1877 Disease (transcribed): Suppression of urine. ? Uraemia Disease (standardised): Suppression or urine (Urinary tract); Uraemia (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: Three days before admission the patient noticed that he could pass no urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: In this case permission was given for an examination of the urinary organs only Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Aug 1863 Date of death: 6 Oct 1863 Disease (transcribed): Stricture? Perforation of bladder. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Perforation (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Smith, H Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient came in for stricture. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Oct 1845 Date of death: 21 Oct 1845 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Disease of the bladder and kidneys. Extensive red hepatisation of both lungs with slight pleurisy Disease (standardised): Stricture (Urethra); Disease (Bladder, kidneys); Hepatisation (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was sent into the hospital upon the supposition that he had a stricture through which no instrument could be passed. He remained in bed until the 17th when no 7 catheter was passed with very little difficulty and upwards of a pint of pale urine containing some mucous flocculi was drawn off’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax