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Elizabeth Thompson, 80, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 80
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1872
Date of death: 19 Oct 1872
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the great trochanter of the left femur. Caries of the nasal bones. Abscess pointing at inner angle of left eye
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Caries (Nasal bone); Abscess (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down in the street and fell on the left hip and elbow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary King, 15, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1844
Date of death: 24 Nov 1844
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Disease of clavicle. Diffuse inflammation in neighbourhood. Old adhesions of right lung. Endocarditis. Large intestine filled with faeces adhering to its coats. Organs of generation congested. Brain and chord natural.
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Disease (Clavicle); Adhesions (Lung); Endocarditis (Heart); Congestion (Genitalia)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: At the age of 12, before any appearance of catamenia, became affected with chorea which commenced gradually but soon became severe. She was also drowsy and felt pain across the forehead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Tomset, 64, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1875
Date of death: 25 Oct 1875
Disease (transcribed): Fractured rib. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Margaret Kerly, 13, Schoolgirl

  • Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
    Age: 13
    Gender: Female
    Date of admission: 14 Oct 1863
    Date of death: 30 Oct 1863
    Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Disease of hip joint
    Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Disease (Hip)
    Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
  • Barclay, Andrew Whyte
    Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
    Post mortem examination performed by: Lattey, James
    Medical notes: This patient had been in the hospital for three weeks with symptoms of inflamed hip joint.
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, heart, palate, trachea, kidneys and hip joint
    Type of incident: n/a

Ann Canavin, 69, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 69
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1875
Date of death: 24 Oct 1875
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis following hernial operation. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung)
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, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Daffey, 42, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1845
Date of death: 17 Oct 1845
Disease (transcribed): Internal haemorrhoids. Ligature. Phlebitis. Secondary abscesses in liver and lung. Pleurisy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhoids (Anus); Ligature; Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Abscess (Liver, lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs)
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 for an indurated venereal sore upon the upper surface of the skin of the penis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left inferior extremity

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Barker, 45, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1845
Date of death: 21 Nov 1845
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Peritonitis. Scirrhous ulceration of uterus & vagina encroaching upon the bladder
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Scirrhus (Uterus, vagina); Ulcer (Uterus, vagina)

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 was admitted in a state of much debility, with incontinence of urine and frequent vomiting. She stated that she was married and had five children and that the present symptoms accompanied by pain in the back and loins and occasional fits had existed for two months previous to her admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Sturgeon, 42, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1872
Date of death: 15 Jan 1872
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Ruptured lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Rib); Rupture (Lung)
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 is not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Hannah Blackburn, 38 , [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1845
Date of death: 26 Nov 1845
Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn over the neck &c. Emphysema of both lungs to great extent
Disease (standardised): Burn (Neck); Emphysema (Lungs)

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 was admitted with a burn extending over a great portion of the posterior part of the scalp, round the whole of the neck and over a portion of the chest. Some portions of the skin appeared to have perished, & others still retained their vasculatiry and were redder than natural. The accident was caused by the cap of the patient catching fire’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Margaret Walsh, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1871
Date of death: 1 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic ulceration of soft palate & fauces. Intense congestion of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Mouth); Ulcer (Mouth); Congestion (Lungs)

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 admitted with syphilitic ulceration of the throat of 6 weeks’ duration. Was very pale and weak and in a good deal of pain from the throat soreness’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, fauces

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Palmer, 43, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1864
Date of death: 26 Oct 1864
Disease (transcribed): Typhus. Pneumonia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Typhus (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'Was admitted under the surgeons, since he had been an out-patient for the wound of thumb. He was however immediately on admission transferred to the physicians’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Veins of arm, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Parry, 45, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1872
Date of death: 7 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Epithelial cancer of thigh. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Frances Allen, 44, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1845
Date of death: 14 Dec 1845
Disease (transcribed): Burn. Death in a few hours. Lungs emphysematous. Kidneys granular. Other viscera healthy
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Emphysema (Lungs); 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 patient was admitted in a state of extreme collapse in which she continued for a considerable time. After she was in the hospital for some hours she slightly rallied but died suddenly about 10 hours after her admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, larynx, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William North, 21, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1845
Date of death: 16 Dec 1845
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the skull. Extravasation of blood between bones & dura mater. Bruising of brain. Fracture of 7th cervical and 1st dorsal vertebrae. Extensive injury of spinal chord. Lungs congested. Other viscera healthy
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Bruise (Brain); Fracture (Spine); Injury (Spinal cord); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Spitta, Robert John
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient fell from a height of 40 feet (his fall being partially broken) an hour before his admission, and as he was being brought to the hospital he vomited a quantity of brown fluids. When admitted there was a large effusion of blood beneath the skin covering the left parietal bone’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal canal, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

David Griffiths, 34, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1845
Date of death: 19 Dec 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the spine and of 3 ribs. Compound fracture of the arm. Extensive separation of both sacro-iliac synchondroses. Extensive haemorrhage into the pleura, posterior mediastinum and peritoneum. Laceration of the right lung and of the liver
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, ribs, arm); Haemorrhage (Lungs, chest, abdomen); Laceration (Lungs, liver)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient fell from a great height upon his back into the street. When brought to the hospital he was in a state of great collapse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax, abdomen, right superior extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

John King, 26, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1866
Date of death: 13 Oct 1866
Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in wrist joint. Phthisis. Amyloid degeneration
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Wrist); 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
Medical notes: This man was admitted with compound luxation of the right ulna which was produced by a fall whilst carrying a sac of coals.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and wrist
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Puzey, 9, School boy

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1869
Date of death: 1 Oct 1869
Disease (transcribed): Acute tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Three years before admission this boy fell out of a bus and hurt his right knee. Ever since he has been subject to pain in it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Climber, 29, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1866
Date of death: 7 Nov 1866
Disease (transcribed): Amyloid degeneration. Phthisis (old). Disease of spine and left kidney
Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Spine); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient was transferred from the physician with incontinence of urine and old angular curvature of the spine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Fowler, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1855
Date of death: 3 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman was confined a month before she came to the Hospital. She went on well up to the 13th day when she became unconscious and remained a day or so. On the 23rd October she had another attack which continued up to the time of admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Wilson, 26, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1867
Date of death: 26 Nov 1867
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Osteomyelitis. Phlebitis. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Osteomyelitis (Bone); Phlebitis (Veins); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Brodhurst, Bernard Edward. Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Two months ago he first noticed a swelling in the back of the left knee which had steadily increased in size ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Sears, 44, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1845
Date of death: 28 Jan 1845
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia, left side. Operation. Fatal peritonitis. Lungs emphysematous and congested
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen); Emphysema (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'Mary Sears at 44 [?48] having previously enjoyed sufficiently good health with the exception of some affection of the lungs, was rather suddenly seized with a pain in the abdomen on the 21st of January’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, hernial sac, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

John Taylor, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1871
Date of death: 1 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of large intestine. Contraction of the cicatrix. Partial obstruction of the gut. Peritonitis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Obstruction (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lungs)
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 for many years suffered more or less from constipation, and 17 years ago, eight days passed without a motion, and he was then very ill. The bowels usually act about every third or fourth day. On admission he had not had a motion for five days & the day before admission he became very sick, and felt much abdominal pain’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Edwards, 38, Omnibus conductor

Occupation or role: Omnibus conductor
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1872
Date of death: 8 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Multiple abscesses. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Systemic); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and joints
Type of incident: n/a

John Moore, 62, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1876
Date of death: 8 Oct 1876
Disease (transcribed): Purulent pneumonia. Cancer of tongue
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Cancer (Tongue)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man began to have sore throat three months before admission. The mouth could only be opened about half an inch, so that no view of the throat could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, mouth and oesophagus
Type of incident: n/a

[No name], [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: [No gender stated]
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1869
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Suicide. Gun shot wound of heart and left lung
Disease (standardised): Wound (Heart); Wound (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 shot himself in the park with a small pistol and was brought in quite dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: Suicide

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