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Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1863
Date of death: 4 Aug 1863
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of colon. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This girl stated on Admission that two months previously, when in fair health, a growth had been removed from his lower lip supposed to be cancerous, and she had since suffered from general debility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, intestines, kidneys and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1876
Date of death: 16 Jan 1876
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Gangrene of the intestine from hernia
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gangrene (Intestine); Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man had had a hernia for four years. When in bed some gut came down and became painful at once.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the abdomen was examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1875
Date of death: 20 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lung and mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman stated that for a year she had had some red spots on the legs, and for four months pains in the legs followed by pain across the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1876
Date of death: 3 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lungs. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been in good health until three weeks before his admission, since when he had had cough, spitting and gradually increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1876
Date of death: 14 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Pus in uterine walls
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Suppuration (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman had been confined with her first child on 17th February previous to admission. The child had been born alive after a difficult labour followed by much haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, peritoneum, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1876
Date of death: 16 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This child was admitted in February with disease of the hip. She had been ill for two years, and was of a coarse strumous aspect.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, mesenteric glands and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1876
Date of death: 25 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of lungs, intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestine)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The girl said that three months previously she had had sore throat lasting for about a fortnight. Three weeks before her admission she had some pain in the left side of the abdomen and then the legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, intestines and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1876
Date of death: 15 May 1876
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a dying condition with a history of gradually increasing paraplegia for two months and delirium for two days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1876
Date of death: 21 May 1876
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fibrous degeneration of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: For the last twenty eight years this man said he had generally had a cough in hard winter. The cough had been persistent and accompanied by wasting and night sweats.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1876
Date of death: 26 Jul 1876
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (suppurative) of the right lung
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a fit. The next morning he became noisy and had a second fit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1876
Date of death: 1 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Consolidation of the left lung from purulent pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Consolidation (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The present attack began the morning of the day of admission, with a well marked rigor, followed by cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1876
Date of death: 8 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Alveolar abscess. Granular kidneys. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Mouth); Disease (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a history of having had pain and swelling in the right cheek during the last ten years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1876
Date of death: 10 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Cirrhosis of the liver
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
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: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1876
Date of death: 16 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Walker, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: He had gonorrhoea and syphilis followed by secondary symptoms. Two years ago, after a heave day of marching, he caught cold and had cough and blood spitting since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sweep
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1876
Date of death: 3 Nov 1876
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted originally under the Surgeons. No notice appears to have been given to the Medical Registrar of the transfer. NO notes, in consequence, are to be found.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1876
Date of death: 2 Nov 1876
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Puerperal disorders (Urogenital system); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The catamenia previous to marriage was always irregular and was weak and ailing through to pregnancy. She was confined seven weeks before admission and the labour was long and painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and vagina
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1876
Date of death: 8 Dec 1876
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous degeneration of kidney. Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: She had always been subject to winter cough, and had once or twice spat a streak of blood. For three weeks or a month she had suffered from constant and increasing languor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus, ovaries and ileum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1875
Date of death: 11 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of head and face
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
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, kidneys, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General porter
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1875
Date of death: 21 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man stated on admission that three months previously he had been attacked with pain commencing in the middle of the epigastrium and extending round the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1875
Date of death: 25 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Acute tubercular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman was admitted having had cough the two previous winters. She said that she had had sore throat and loss of voice for two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1875
Date of death: 24 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma uteri. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient had suffered from an offensive discharge for four or five months, with pain in the lower part of the back and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1875
Date of death: 22 May 1875
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
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 and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1875
Date of death: 31 May 1875
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Obstruction from mucous
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This boy was suddenly attacked with dyspnoea and refused his food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1875
Date of death: 11 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): General tubercular inflammation of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had cough and spitting with occasional loss of voice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 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