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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: Railway porter
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1865
Date of death: 5 Feb 1865
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The accident occurred from his getting off a railway carriage whilst in motion. His foot slipped and he was twisted round, catching his leg between the carriage and the platform.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1867
Date of death: 14 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Caries of astragalus. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Caries (Ankle); 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: Twelve weeks ago he noticed his foot beginning to swell. About seven weeks ago it was lanced and blood came out and subsequently matter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right limb
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: Married
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1864
Date of death: 22 Dec 1864
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of neck of femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry and Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, hip

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1865
Date of death: 18 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stonemason
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1875
Date of death: 19 Nov 1875
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of fibula
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
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: The only part examined was the seat of the injury
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 80
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1877
Date of death: 21 Nov 1877
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma. Gangrene
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission his toe nail made a small wound on the middle toe of the right foot. The toe became red and painful and soon black at the extremity. The back of the foot then became red and a little swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and arteries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1845
Date of death: 28 Jan 1845
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia, left side. Operation. Fatal peritonitis. Lungs emphysematous and congested
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen); Emphysema (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'Mary Sears at 44 [?48] having previously enjoyed sufficiently good health with the exception of some affection of the lungs, was rather suddenly seized with a pain in the abdomen on the 21st of January’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, hernial sac, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1863
Date of death: 23 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of leg
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg)
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: Tailor
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1869
Date of death: 16 Oct 1869
Disease (transcribed): Wound of knee and diffuse inflammation
Disease (standardised): Wound (Knee); Inflammation (Knee)
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: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1866
Date of death: 13 Nov 1866
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of thigh
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
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 a comminuted fracture of the lower end of the left femur.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The thigh only was examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 80
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1863
Date of death: 4 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of neck of femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient, while walking in the street, was accidentally knocked down by a tipsy man.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen and femur
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1866
Date of death: 23 Oct 1866
Disease (transcribed): Amputation. Osteo-myelitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Osteomyelitis (Bone); Sepsis (Systemic)
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 woman was admitted with an abscess of the knee joint which had been forming for six months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1872
Date of death: 7 Dec 1872
Disease (transcribed): Hip disease. Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
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 child was admitted with incipient hip disease. The pain restricted movement of the joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1865
Date of death: 12 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia after amputation of thigh
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The disease had commenced after parturition ten months ago and it appeared to have commenced with the veins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Veins, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1872
Date of death: 1 Dec 1872
Disease (transcribed): Intracapsular fracture of the femur. Granular kidneys. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder)
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 fell down on to his right thigh and was admitted with an intracapsular fracture of the neck of the right femur.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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: Hairdresser
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1868
Date of death: 25 Sep 1868
Disease (transcribed): Varicose veins. Operation. Traumatic phlebitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Varicose veins (Leg); Operation (Leg); Phlebitis (Veins); 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 had suffered from varicose veins of the right leg for years and for four months they had been more swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and veins
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1872
Date of death: 7 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Epithelial cancer of thigh. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Smith
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1872
Date of death: 7 Nov 1872
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Senile delirium
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Delirium (Brain)
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: Labourer
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1867
Date of death: 24 Oct 1867
Disease (transcribed): Disease of knee. Ulceration of leg
Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Ulcer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: On the 12th he noticed a pimple of the outer side of the left leg and then the whole leg began to swell and be painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1868
Date of death: 12 Sep 1868
Disease (transcribed): Excision of knee. Osteomyelitis
Disease (standardised): Excision (Knee); Osteomyelitis (Bone)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This child had had disease of the knee about two years and had been in the hospital about eight months previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and limb
Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
  Age: 13
  Gender: Female
  Date of admission: 14 Oct 1863
  Date of death: 30 Oct 1863
  Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Disease of hip joint
  Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Disease (Hip)
  Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
• Barclay, Andrew Whyte
  Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
  Post mortem examination performed by: Lattey, James
  Medical notes: This patient had been in the hospital for three weeks with symptoms of inflamed hip joint.
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, heart, palate, trachea, kidneys and hip joint
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Box maker
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1863
Date of death: 29 Oct 1863
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Five years before his admission part of the metatarsal bone of the great toe of the right foot had been removed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a