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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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1975
Date of death: 14 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 woman had been an out patient for some time with cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1875
Date of death: 16 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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 man had had cute rheumatism fourteen years ago and about five years ago. Even since his last attack is breath had been getting short and she had palpitation on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1875
Date of death: 16 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma of arteries
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
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 stated that he had suffered from palpitation, dyspnoea, cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
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: 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: 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: [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: Schoolboy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1875
Date of death: 19 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Large abscess of the cellular tissue of the right lumbar region
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Back)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: He was admitted with a fluctuating swelling the size of an orange situated over the right saphenous opening.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, kidneys and abdomen
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: 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: Schoolboy
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1875
Date of death: 27 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the tissues of the right knee joint
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Knee)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
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: Heart, liver, spleen, abdomen, kidney and extremities
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1875
Date of death: 31 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs. General meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Meningitis (Brain)
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 child was brought up to the hospital having been recently attacked with convulsions, having fallen from a chair.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen, mesenteric glands and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1875
Date of death: 1 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Fatty heart. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lung)
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 said that a week before admission she had felt giddy and suddenly lost the use of her left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1875
Date of death: 2 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): General anasarca. Hepatic and renal cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Systemic); Cirrhosis (Liver); Cirrhosis (Kidney)
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 was first admitted in September 1873, his symptoms having commenced the previous June with abdominal pain followed by occasional sickness and swelling of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jul 1875
Date of death: 3 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of right lung. Renal inflammation
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Inflammation (Kidney)
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 girl was said to have had scarlatina five weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1875
Date of death: 12 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Extensive venous thrombosis
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Veins)
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’s toed became suddenly numbed and then turned black.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, ovaries and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: French polisher
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1875
Date of death: 15 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy and pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
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 said that six months before admission he had been attacked with a bad cold in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1875
Date of death: 16 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Disease of rectum. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Rectum); Sepsis (Systemic)
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 in a state of exhaustion with a large mass surrounding the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, rectum and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Game keeper
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1875
Date of death: 17 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the spine
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The patient said that an abscess formed on the under part of the left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
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: Shoemaker
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1875
Date of death: 18 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia? Stricture of the urethra
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Constriction (Urethra)
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 had been under treatment for some time and on examination the bladder was distended and the patient was unable to pass his urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidney, ureters and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1875
Date of death: 19 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Disease of the left hip joint
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Hip)
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 the patient stated that he had had a prominence in the back ever since he could remember.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain and hip joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1875
Date of death: 19 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
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 the last three or four years he had been subject to winter cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a