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Occupation or role: Baronet
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1872
Date of death: 28 Nov 1872
Disease (transcribed): Railway accident. Crushed leg and arm
Disease (standardised): Crushed (Leg); Crushed (Arm)
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

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1868
Date of death: 16 Aug 1868
Disease (transcribed): Bruising of spinal cord. Extravasation of blood into its substance
Disease (standardised): Bruising (Spinal cord); Extravasation (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient fell down stairs from the top to the bottom and was picked up unable to move any of her limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1873
Date of death: 25 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cut face. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cut (Face); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1869
Date of death: 22 Jun 1869
Disease (transcribed): Strangulation of intestine through hole in omentum
Disease (standardised): Strangulation (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman had always had good health with the exception of an old hernia, until the 28th when she first noticed a pain in the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1857
Date of death: 11 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus uteri
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1845
Date of death: 29 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Large fibrous tumour of the uterus blocking up the pelvis, ulcerating and destroying the walls of the vagina both posteriorly and anteriorly and destroying the neck of the bladder. Other viscera healthy
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Ulcer (Vagina, bladder)

Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'Sarah Few, a married woman, of a sallow complexion and emaciated, had had a child 13 years before her admission into the hospital. She stated that she had had some discharge from the vagina for two or three years and the the blood discharged in menstruation had contained during that time some coagula. 15 months ago she found that she was becoming weaker and losing flesh’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1864
Date of death: 5 Feb 1864
Disease (transcribed): Burnt very severely on arms and body
Disease (standardised): Burn (Arms, body)
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: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1858
Date of death: 25 Jan 1859
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the uterus, vagina, liver, tibia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Vagina); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: She attributed her complaint to falling down stairs and alighting upon her sacrum eighteen months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and left knee
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: [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

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: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 February 1844
Date of death: 23 February 1844
Disease (transcribed): Burn extending over legs, side and back. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Congestion of duodenum.
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: The injuries had been caused by her clothes taking fire.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pharynx and larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1864
Date of death: 8 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Medical notes: 'Case not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1845
Date of death: 24 Nov 1845
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the head of the humerus and of the glenoid cavity with extensive abscesses in the neighbourhood of the joint and ulceration of the posterior circumflex artery, giving rise to fatal haemorrhage. Viscera healthy, but exsanguine
Disease (standardised): Caries (Arm, shoulder); Abscess (Shoulder); Ulcer (Shoulder); Haemorrhage

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 with disease of the shoulder joint, which appeared ankylosed. There was pain and great fullness around the joint, but not such pain as would indicate that the disease was at that time confined to the joint’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left shoulder joint

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Agent
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1867
Date of death: 20 Aug 1867
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Rupture of middle meningeal artery. Effusion of blood between bone and dura mater
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Brain); Effusion (Skull)
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 at the railway station and was reported to have fallen down in a fit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1855
Date of death: 7 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposits in Uterus and Ovaries. Communication between the latter and the Rectum. Ulcerated Intestines.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Uterus, Ovaries); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 had been under the case of Dr Bence Jones in February 1854 with acute Peritonitis before being transferred to Dr Lee. She complained of pain and tenderness over the abdomen and was low spirited.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873
Date of death: 3 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); 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: He had a rupture for the last eighteen years, for which he had never worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1870
Date of death: 3 Aug 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pleurisy. Impacted fracture of the femur in process of union.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Fracture (Leg)
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 admitted on account of a large bed sore over the sacrum. He had been bed ridden for several months after an injury to the hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1874
Date of death: 9 Oct 1874
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was thrown from a cab on to his head. Three weeks previously he was thrown from a cab and had eight fits in twenty four hours.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 81
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1871
Date of death: 7 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fibrous tumour of testicle. Castration. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Testicle); Castration; Exhaustion

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’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1866
Date of death: 20 Aug 1866
Disease (transcribed): Fractured rib. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Rib); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wilson, John Henry Parker
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: It appeared that he had fallen sidewards over the back of a chair and afterwards felt great pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Sale porter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1864
Date of death: 8 Dec 1864
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, laceration of middle meningeal artery
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Central nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'This man was brought in by a policeman, who had found him lying just inside the park, opposite [?] Gate, about half an hour before admission. His head was lying on the rest stone, & he was on his back (this came out at the inquest)’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1845
Date of death: 27 Sep 1845
Disease (transcribed): Extensive laceration of the liver. Rupture of vena cava inferior. Separation of symphysis pubis
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Liver); Rupture (Blood vessels); Injury (Pubis)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Johnstone, Athol Archibald Wood
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'A cart had passed over the body of this patient shortly before his admission into the hospital. When admitted he was in a state of collapse with blanched features, and complained much of pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1856
Date of death: 1 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the Uterus
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A married woman who stated that her illness began eighteen months ago by profuse monthly discharge, followed ten weeks ago with severe pains in the back and thighs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1875
Date of death: 30 Oct 1875
Disease (transcribed): Abscess connected with caecum. Carcinoma of caecum
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Intestines); Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: A week before Christmas he had a severe blow on the right side. Seven weeks before admission he had another blow to the same place and since then had had pain in the side and felt ill.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident