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Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1876
Date of death: 4 Jul 1876
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (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: This man was admitted two years ago with fracture of his right leg, and he was then attacked with delirium tremens. On this occasion he fell as he was going down some stairs, and tripped over a broken step.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Leg, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and blood
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1874
Date of death: 1 Nov 1874
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia (operation). Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 woman was ruptured on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1845
Date of death: 19 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull with extensive laceration of the cerebrum & cerebellum, produced by a chisel
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'Admitted at a quarter to three PM. It appeared that a chisel had fallen upon his head a distance of 70 or 80 feet, and that the point had penetrated almost perpendicularly into the brain. A portion of the brain protruded upon his admission, and there was some oozing of blood from the wound. He was in a state of complete collapse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1876
Date of death: 5 Jun 1876
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis following operation for left inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The hernia had existed forty years. For seven years it had been irreducible and she had often suffered from vomiting and pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

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: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1845
Date of death: 19 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Disease of knee joint. Amputation of thigh. Low pneumonia and incipient 2ndary deposit in spleen
Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Amputation (Thigh); Pneumonia (Lungs); Deposit (Spleen)

Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that 12 months before her admission she struck her knee, and it was then followed by slight swelling of the joint. Six weeks ago she again struck and it became again swollen and painful. It was never sufficiently painful to cause her to discontinue using it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1873
Date of death: 14 Jul 1873
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropnemonia. (Old laryngotomy)
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Laryngotomy (Larynx)
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 operated on for spasm of the glottis in this hospital eight year ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dealer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1865
Date of death: 21 Jun 1866
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg. Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
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 ulcers of the leg which had been in existence for a fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump
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

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1873
Date of death: 14 Jul 1873
Disease (transcribed): Collapse
Disease (standardised): Collapse (Systemic)
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: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1869
Date of death: 6 Jun 1869
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
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: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1845
Date of death: 25 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the skull, with laceration of the brain. Tubercular & setaceous deposits in mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric glands)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This lad was thrown from a horse shortly before his admission and was reported immediately afterwards to have been sick’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

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: Hawker
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1864
Date of death: 23 Jun 1863
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised):
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: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1845
Date of death: 26 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn. Mucous surface of duodenum slightly increased in vascularity. Other viscera healthy
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)

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 an extensive burn situated upon the right arm, right side of the chest, neck and face, and apparently in many places having destroyed the whole thickness of the skin. Her clothes had caught fire shortly before her admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1875
Date of death: 18 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of thigh
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He was admitted with an enormous tumour apparently attached throughout the whole length of the posterior part of the left femur.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1845
Date of death: 28 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg, with extensive suppuration. Pleurisy in right side, and 2ndary deposits in both lungs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Pleurisy (Lungs); Deposit (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was reported to be in the habit of drinking. Whilst in a state of intoxication he fell down stairs, and was brought to the hospital stunned by the fall and with a compound fracture of the right tibia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right lower extremity, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

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: Pensioner
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1872
Date of death: 11 Aug 1872
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Disease (Heart)
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 an epithelial growth on the upper lip which had recurred after removal a year before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
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: 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: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1845
Date of death: 28 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the spine with softening of the spinal chord. Extensive ruptures, perfectly united, about the liver and right kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord); Rupture (Liver, kidney)
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 was reported to have been subject to fits of giddiness for several years and it was supposed to be during one of these that he walked forwards off a hay rick about 30 feet high. He was reported to have fallen upon his back across a large piece of wood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 04 Aug 1847
Date of death: 07 Sep 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritis. Flabby heart. Medullary disease of bronchial glands and lungs. Ascites. Small malignant tubercles under peritoneum. General peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen); Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from ascites. She had suckled her child up to two months ago, when gradually increasing debility warned her that it was necessary to give up suckling. About this time her legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a