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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1845
Date of death: 31 Oct 1845
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposits in lungs, in sub-pleural cellular tissue, in intestines, kidneys & mesenteric glands. Extensive inflammation of the sub-arachnoid cellular tissue with white softening of the central part of the brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, tissue, intestines, kidneys, mesenteric glands); Inflammation (Brain); Softening (Brain)
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 stated that he had ‘caught cold’ in the December before his admission and shortly after an abscess made its appearance without any very evident cause upon the back of the hand. Three months after this some abscesses made their appearance near the right shoulder and a few weeks after the left shoulder became similarly affected’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1857
Date of death: 26 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Dropsy. Placenta adherent to uterus. Cyst of ovary
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Systemic); Adherent (Placenta); Cysts (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: A German woman who was in the house during part of November and December last year with anasarca and Bright’s disease. She applied again when nearly three months advanced in pregnancy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1867
Date of death: 22 May 1867
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of varicose vein. Haemorrhage. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Varicose vein (Leg); Rupture (Leg); Haemorrhage (Leg); Disease (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 patient was admitted in a collapsed and unconscious state. There was a small opening on the outer side of the right leg communicating with one of the superficial veins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and leg
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: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1873
Date of death: 21 Jan 1874
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenoma. Cervical and renal
Disease (standardised): Lymphadenoma (Lymph nodes, 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: Eight months ago she noticed a small swelling on the left side of the neck, and shortly after she noticed a similar growth on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1859
Date of death: 1 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration of vagina, bladder and uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Vagina); Cancer (Bladder); 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: The catamenia continued to be regular until last September when the first symptoms of internal disease appeared.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1875
Date of death: 31 Jan 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the rectum. Granular kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: On admission this patient complained of great pain on and after passing faeces.
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: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1858
Date of death: 21 Mar 1858
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus & vagina
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Uterus, vagina)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A married woman who stated that the catamenia [menstruation] left her about twelve months ago & that at that time she suffered with very severe pains in the head & constant sickness for upwards of a fortnight. Six months ago she noticed a very offensive discharge from the uterus & experienced also shooting pains down the back & across the loins which became more aggravated at night & disturbed her rest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1857
Date of death: 23 Oct 1857
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the uterus. Ulceration of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Ulcer (Stomach)
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 always enjoyed good health and the catamenia had been regular up to the age of 36, but since then there had been no discharge of any kind.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

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

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1862
Date of death: 22 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Uterine phlebitis
Disease (standardised): Phlebitis (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Smith, E
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: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1857
Date of death: 18 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the uterus, ovary and liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The catamenia had always been regular until a year ago, and since that time she had been subject to frequent vaginal discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1845
Date of death: 3 Feb 1845
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of the leg and thigh, with granular kidneys and old inflammation of the peritoneum covering the liver and spleen. The latter of which was enlarged and very hard
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg, thigh); Disease (Kidneys); Inflammation (Abdomen); Disease (Spleen)

Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'Two days previous to admission this patient scratched his foot, which became inflamed. The inflammation extending up the leg principally in the course of the absorbents. There was little pain and no rigors or perspirations’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, inferior extremity

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: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1866
Date of death: 7 Jun 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Scrofulous disease of kidneys, bladder and prostate
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted complaining of intense pain down the left arm as far as the elbow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1863
Date of death: 12 Nov 1863
Disease (transcribed): Lithotomy
Disease (standardised): Lithotomy (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Ten years previous to his admission this patient had had one or two severe attacks of gravel. A calculus was detected in the bladder and lithotomy was performed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1876
Date of death: 27 Oct 1876
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Inflammation of bladder
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Inflammation (Bladder)
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 patient came to the hospital stating that he had not passes water for thirty hours.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, intestines and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 April 1855
Date of death: 7 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the Ovary. Fibrous tumour of Uterus
Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Ovary); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission she felt pain in her back and the lower part of her abdomen, and subsequently noticed a swelling in the right iliac region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1857
Date of death: 11 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus and vagina, involving the rectum and bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Vagina); Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Bladder)
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 only just recovered from a miscarriage. Since that event she had been troubled with a very offensive vaginal discharge and had lost flesh rapidly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1867
Date of death: 8 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Tumour of ovary
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tumour (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: She had had an umbilical hernia for about one and a half years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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: Married woman
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1861
Date of death: 21 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal Fever
Disease (standardised): Puerpera (Uterus); Fever (Systemic)
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: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1870
Date of death: 19 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Endocarditis. Ulceration of foot.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ulcer (Foot)
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 in a very exhausted state, with erysipelas of the left lower extremity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bladder and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

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: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1855
Date of death: 19 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Extensive malignant disease of the 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: Six months before admission this woman experienced pain in the loins accompanied by discharge which became sanguineous. She also suffered from constipated bowels and pressure about the rectum and vagina.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a