Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 February 1844 Date of death: 23 February 1844 Disease (transcribed): Burn extending over legs, side and back. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Congestion of duodenum. Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: The injuries had been caused by her clothes taking fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pharynx and larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jul 1844 Date of death: 27 Jul 1844 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the Ilium, suppuration between fragments. Kidneys granular. Old adhesions of pericardium and pleura. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Suppuration (Pelvis); Granular (Kidney); Adhesions (Heart); Adhesions (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: In consequence of a fall from some steps about 8 feet in height, the patient received a fracture of the crest of the Ilium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Aug 1845 Date of death: 16 Sep 1845 Disease (transcribed): Extensive diffuse cellular inflammation of the arm and axilla. Fracture of the radius. Viscera healthy Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm, armpit); Fracture (Arm)
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 was received as an out-patient on the 2nd of July with a fracture of the lower extremity of the radius from which he suffered considerable pain. After the operation of a few days a slough formed upon the palm of the hand’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left superior extremity
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Aug 1845 Date of death: 8 Oct 1845 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation of the arachnoid at the base of the brain. Injury of leg. Erysipelas. Loose cartilages in knee joint Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain); Injury (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under the care of the surgeon for a small wound on the outside of the knee, for which he had attended for as an out-patient. He was in an extremely listless state with a very low pulse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 07 Sep 1847 Date of death: 14 Sep 1847 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound with extensive suppuration and fracture of the base of the skull. Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Suppuration (Head); Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: This patients injuries were caused by a wheel of a heavily laden cart passing over the side of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Sep 1847 Date of death: 14 Sep 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of skull. Extensive extravasation of blood internally with laceration of brain. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry Medical notes: On admission this patient was in a state of complete insensibility. The injury was caused by his falling from a scaffold about eight feet from the ground, upon which his head struck. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head and heart Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Inscription on title page (Vol I): ‘London Hospital Medical Library 1904’
Four volumes: I (General Pathology); II (Local Injuries. Diseases of the Eye); III (Operative Surgery; Diseases of the Organs of Special Sense, Respiration, Circulation, Locomotion, and Innervation); IV (Diseases of the Organs of Digestion, of the Genito-Urinary System, of the Breast, Thyroid Gland, and Skin; Appendix of Miscellaneous Subjects)
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1862 Date of death: 24 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Abscess of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: It was stated that half an hour before admission he fell down an area, striking the back of his head. He was drunk at the time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of cervical vertebrae Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He fell from a scaffold a distance of twenty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cord Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jul 1863 Date of death: 31 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture at base of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This woman fell from a first floor window while in a state of intoxication. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, lungs, heart, kidneys and suprarenals Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 73 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Sep 1863 Date of death: 24 Sep 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of leg Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Smith, H Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient was knocked down and run over by a cab. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Leg, chest and abdomen 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: Carman Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jan 1864 Date of death: 28 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound of hand. Fractured femur Disease (standardised): Fracture (Hand); Fracture (Thigh) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Case not entered’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
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’
Occupation or role: Carman Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Feb 1864 Date of death: 9 Feb 1864 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Was admitted in the evening of the 6th February in a state of complete insensibility, respiration blowing, blood running from both ears, from mouth, and some coming forwards under the left conjunctiva; there was a scalp wound leading to exposed bone at the back of the head’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head (‘no other part could be examined’)
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: Footman Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Apr 1864 Date of death: 3 Apr 1864 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barker, William Levington Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William Medical notes: 'This patient was cleaning a 3rd story window, when the ladder broke & he was seen to fall into area below. He was brought in at once, insensible, cold, pale’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 May 1864 Date of death: 5 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp) 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 the timber carriage on which he was riding, and the edge of the wheel inflicted a large semi-circular wound extending from the forehead just above the middle of right eyebrow to the upper edge of auricular cartilage’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1864 Date of death: 31 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Concussion of spinal cord. Fractured spine? Disease (standardised): Concussion (Spinal cord); Fracture (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Stoker Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 May 1864 Date of death: 29 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Death from nervous shock (?) Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Shock Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William Medical notes: 'This patient was stoker on an engine proceeding from Victoria Station, when looking back his head came in collision with one of the arches of a bridge & he was knocked off the engine’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jul 1864 Date of death: 1 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Amputation Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a compound fracture of both bones of the left leg, a carriage wheel having passed over his leg’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Aug 1864 Date of death: 20 Sep 1864 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged cervical glands. Ligature of common carotid Disease (standardised): Enlargement (Cervical glands); Ligature (Carotid arteries) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with a large tumour of the neck. He stated that eight months ago after a very bad sore throat he noticed a small lump just below the angle of the jaw’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Wound, chest, abdomen
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
Occupation or role: Child Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Sep 1864 Date of death: 22 Sep 1864 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) 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’