Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Sep 1843 Date of death: 14 Mar 1844 Disease (transcribed): General dropsy and disease of the heart. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Systemic); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: The patient was admitted with general anasarca and ascites and symptoms of great impediment to the circulation and palpitations. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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: Gardener Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Dec 1869 Date of death: 4 Feb 1870 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Three years before, the patient had run a rusty nail into the ball of his thumb. This was followed by inflammation and abscess, and the wound had never healed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1870 Date of death: 25 May 1870 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus. Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic) 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 if not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Milkman Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1870 Date of death: 16 Jun 1870 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) 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 lived intemperately and had had delirium tremens several times, the last attack three months before the accident. He was kicked on the left leg by a horse, producing a compound comminuted fracture of the left tibia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and suprarenal capsule Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Postman Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jan 1871 Date of death: 17 Jan 1871 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing wound of thumb. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Wound (Thumb); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'A fortnight before admission, he cut the right thumb at the metacarpo-phalangeal joint, with a crowner[?]. The wound was dressed and healed as out-patient, till sloughing & some haemorrhage occurred and he was admitted’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Feb 1871 Date of death: 18 Mar 1871 Disease (transcribed): Injury to hand. Fracture of metacarpal bones. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Injury (Hand); Fracture (Hand); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'A railway ‘sleeper’ fell onto his right hand. On admission, the palm & dorsum of the right hand were much crushed, and a lacerated & contused wound existed on each. There was free haemorrhage from several small vessels’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jul 1871 Date of death: 24 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Extravasation of blood into & compression of brain. Pyaemia? Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Compression (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'He fell head foremost down the height of 15 steps to the ground. On admission was quite insensible’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Sep 1871 Date of death: 20 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of patella (compound). Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Knee); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James Medical notes: 'On stepping down from an omnibus he fell forwards and struck the right knee, probably on a sharp stone in the road: he could not get up, and was at once brought to the hospital (about ¼ mile). When admitted, was slightly stupid, apparently from drinking’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones, joints
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 7 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jan 1864 Date of death: 20 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Traumatic tetanus Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'On the 26th of December she trod on an old iron meal stand and received a small wound on the ball of the toe of the right foot, some pain & inflammation followed and the part was kept poulticed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Section of post-tibial nerve, brain, spinal cord, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Feb 1864 Date of death: 3 Mar 1864 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of leg and ankle. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Fell from a scaffold a distance of forty feet. He was admitted into the Oxford Ward on February 8th with a compound fracture of the right leg. The wound was about an inch in length, and the end of the upper fragment protruded through it’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, legs
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Oct 1864 Date of death: 24 Oct 1864 Disease (transcribed): Wound of hand. Phlebitis. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
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
Occupation or role: Plumber Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Oct 1864 Date of death: 6 Nov 1864 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia, operation. Diffuse cellular inflammation. Death from exhaustion Disease (standardised): Hernia ; Operation ; Inflammation (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 74 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Nov 1864 Date of death: 7 Dec 1864 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Unknown); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jan 1877 Date of death: 27 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Wound of hand. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The case was not reported here. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 5 weeks Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Dec 1877 Date of death: 15 Dec 1877 Disease (transcribed): Congenital hernia. Enteritis. Syphilis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Enteritis (Intestines); Syphilis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The mother stated that she had noticed a swelling in the right side of the patient's scrotum three days before admission. Vomiting came on and returned at intervals. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and hernia Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Sep 1877 Date of death: 8 Oct 1877 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus, the result of a cutaneous burn. Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic); Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: This child was found with its clothes on fire. The upper extremities, shoulders, neck and lower part of face were burned. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, brain and spinal cord Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: [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: Carman Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jun 1862 Date of death: 12 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic ulceration of fauces, larynx and trachea Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Ulcer (Pharynx); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Trachea);
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted for an Hunterian Chancre of one months standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 57 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jan 1872 Date of death: 5 Feb 1872 Disease (transcribed): Cancerous tumours of inferior surface of sphenoid bone. Removal of right maxilla superior. Exhaustion Disease (standardised): Tumour (Skull); Removal (Skull); Exhaustion (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Seven weeks before admission the patient began to have pain in the right upper jaw, and that side of the face began to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, glands and skull Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jan 1872 Date of death: 10 Feb 1872 Disease (transcribed): Atheroma. Gangrene of the toes of the left foot. Amputation. Exhaustion Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Gangrene (Foot); Amputation (Foot); Exhaustion (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Six weeks before admission this man had felt some irritation of the skin of the right leg, which became red. This subsided, but soon after he felt much pain in the toes of the left foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Breaksman Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Mar 1872 Date of death: 15 Apr 1872 Disease (transcribed): Railway accident. Amputation of leg and hand. Exhaustion Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Amputation (Hand); Exhaustion (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: He fell of a train in motion and the wheels passed over the right leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull. The friends objected to any further examination of the body. Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 84 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Mar 1872 Date of death: 17 Apr 1872 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of femur. Exhaustion Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Exhaustion (Systemic) 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