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John Wallis, 61, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1845
Date of death: 14 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Chronic affection of the bladder, ureter etc. with mottling & granular degeneration of the kidneys. Large foul abscess in the left loin & extensing along the psoas, into the groin. Recent pleurisy & peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Bladder, ureter, kidneys); Abscess (Loin, groin); Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This person had attended the hospital occasionally for many years past, and had been in the habit of having catheters introduced as an out-patient. When he applied in the 9th of April he was suffering from the usual symptoms of retention of urine and stated that he had not passed any water for twenty four hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Phillips, 3 days , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 days
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1874
Date of death: 22 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate rectum (lumbar colotomy). Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); 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 infant was sent from Queen Charlotte’s Hospital with a history that since its birth it had passed nothing by the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, peritoneum, intestines and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Fendick, 33, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1869
Date of death: 16 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Wound of lung. Broncho-pneumonia. Fractured pelvis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Rib); Wound (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Fracture (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was at work on a scaffold when he fell about 15 feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Molero, 42, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1845
Date of death: 3 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Phlebitis of the veins of the opposite extremity. Slight peritonitis and pleurisy. Lungs gorged at back part & soft in texture. Gut of a dark colour, but otherwise healthy
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'Was admitted on the evening of the 22 of March with a small tumor in the left femoral region, tender to the touch, and accompanied by a constant sense of sickness. The pain extends over the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, hernial sac, thorax, right inferior extremity

Type of incident: n/a

Robert Turner, 76, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873
Date of death: 3 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (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: He had a rupture for the last eighteen years, for which he had never worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Hugh Muir, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1870
Date of death: 21 Apr 1871
Disease (transcribed): Caries of lumbar vertebrae. Psoas abscess. Lardaceous disease. Scrofulous disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Disease (Kidney)

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 year before admission this man fell off a carriage and received some [?]. Soon after this he observed a swelling in the right thigh. To this leeches were applied & it subsided leaving only a little stiffness of hip’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones, joints

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Jane Brown, 32, Envelope maker

Occupation or role: Envelope maker
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1856
Date of death: 10 Apr 1856
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the Uterus and Peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus); Carcinoma (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman stated that last May when walking to her business she felt something give way in the abdomen, and became at once very faint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pubic bones and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

William Coton, Cow keeper

Occupation or role: Cow keeper
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1871
Date of death: 3 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Scrofulous disease of the left kidney. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); 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: 'He had had a left inguinal hernia 30 years, & worn a truss for a few years, but as it did not keep hernia back he relinguished it, and has worn none for 15 or 20 years. For this last period he has not been able completely to return the hernia. In the evening of December 29 the tumour became larger and he had pain and sickness. Violent attempts seem to have been made at reduction’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Mary David, 47, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1854
Date of death: 11 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the uterus. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The patient was deaf so it was impossible to get a rational account of her illness. It appeared that she was a widow, and had had four children. She complained of pains across the belly, which was continual and of a burning character.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Capner, 38, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1858
Date of death: 27 Feb 1858
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the uterus, bladder, lungs & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Uterus, bladder, lungs, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard and Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'A married woman who suffered a year ago from incontinence of urine which her medical attendant attributed to ‘stone in the bladder’, but some three months later it was set down as ‘ulceration of the womb’. Seven weeks ago she had severe pain in the back & abdomen accompanied by the discharge of large black clots from the vagina’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Field, 44, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1844
Date of death: 26 Feb 1845
Disease (transcribed): Ascites & anasarca. Lobular pneumonia. Hypertrophy of heart. Aorta roughened & dilated. Capsule of liver thickened. Mottling degeneration of kidneys. Bladder inflamed
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver, kidneys); Inflammation (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'The patient stated that he had been suffering about 4 months from general anasarca, which at first came on very gradually, but had rapidly increased during the few last weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Smith, 40, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1869
Date of death: 19 Feb 1869
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian disease. Ovariotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ovary); Ovariotomy (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Twelve months before admission she noticed a swelling beginning in the right side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah E. Atkinson , 9, Schoolgirl

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1864
Date of death: 5 Feb 1864
Disease (transcribed): Burnt very severely on arms and body
Disease (standardised): Burn (Arms, body)
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

John Trapwell, 5 weeks , [No occupation]

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

Charles Martin, 43, [Occupation not stated]

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

Alfred Bryant, 30, Sailor

Occupation or role: Sailor
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1867
Date of death: 12 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: The hernia first came down seven years ago on the right groin but went back and never came down again until the 4th of the present month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Kippin, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1867
Date of death: 12 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing of abdominal wall. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Abdomen); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Fourteen days ago he had a swelling in the private parts which hurt. A few days later an abscess formed behind the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Webb, 32, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1867
Date of death: 11 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 came in with what was thought to be retention of urine as he could not pass his urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Peter Sullivan, 30, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1869
Date of death: 13 Nov 1869
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Strangulation of a portion of the mesenteric. Operation. Peritonitis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Strangulation (Mesentery); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had been ruptured about fourteen years and the hernia had been down about three times.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Devilin, 68, Shoemaker

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

Eliza Huid, 46, Widow

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

Mary Sears, 44, [Occupation not stated]

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

John Taylor, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1871
Date of death: 1 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of large intestine. Contraction of the cicatrix. Partial obstruction of the gut. Peritonitis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Obstruction (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lungs)
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 for many years suffered more or less from constipation, and 17 years ago, eight days passed without a motion, and he was then very ill. The bowels usually act about every third or fourth day. On admission he had not had a motion for five days & the day before admission he became very sick, and felt much abdominal pain’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Anna Wiltshire, 31, Laundress

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

Elizabeth Rumble, 67, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1862
Date of death: 24 Nov 1862
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Operation
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
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 woman was admitted with strangulated hernia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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