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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

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1863
Date of death: 2 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Menorrhagia. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Mennorrhagia (Uterus); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Smith, E.
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Two years ago the catamenia became scanty and irregular but four months ago she had profuse haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and neck
Type of incident: n/a

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

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

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1864
Date of death: 24 Mar 1865
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of tibia. Amyloid disease of kidneys. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Leg); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: When admitted this boy was suffering from an abscess connected with diseased bone on the head of the tibia produced by a blow seven weeks prior to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Pot boy
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1845
Date of death: 2 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound, oedema of scalp. Diffuse cellular inflammation of neck, spreading down the mediastina. Inflammation of mucous membrane of air passages, & of left lung. Seropurulent fluid in pleurae and pericardium. Kidneys large & mottled
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Edema (Scalp); Inflammation (Neck, Lungs); Disease (Lungs, Heart); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'William Lovell, at 21, a pot boy, reported to be subject of epileptic fits, was admitted on 25th of March with a small scalp wound over the occiput, which did not expose the bone. When brought to the hospital he was still in a fit, during which the scalp wound had been produced’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1871
Date of death: 27 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wounds. Erysipelas. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin); Pneumonia (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 received a blow on the forehead from a poker, & attended as out-patient for the scalp wound caused thereby. March 7 erysipelas set in, and he was admitted next day. There was then redness & swelling of face, eyelids & neck, and oedema of anterior part of scalp’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1868
Date of death: 4 Mar 1868
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis. Bronchitis.
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was in the Hospital with cystitis last year and was discharged somewhat improved. On admission he complained of great pain in passing water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1866
Date of death: 25 Feb 1866
Disease (transcribed): Sprained knee. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Sprains and strains (Knee); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not examined
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1873
Date of death: 23 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Disease of kidneys. Cellulitis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Kidney); Cellulitis (Tissue); Bronchitis (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, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

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: Carman
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1873
Date of death: 17 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Vesical calculus, with nucleus of portion of boujie. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Calculi (Bladder); Bronchitis (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, spleen, kidneys, bladder, urethra and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1858
Date of death: 12 Feb 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lungs); Stroke (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This woman was suffering from extreme debility after confinement which took place a month before her admission. After delivery she was attacked with rigors lasting some hours. These continued every day more or less & were still apt to come on slightly after she was admitted’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1876
Date of death: 26 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic disease of bone. Gummata of liver. Pneumonia and lobular congestion of lungs. Erysipelas.
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Bone); Gummata (Liver); Pneumonia (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had had constitutional syphilis for nine years. Twelve months before he injured his face and this was followed by caries of the nose. At the same time a node came on the skull, which suppurated and exposed the bone, and two others followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1876
Date of death: 8 Oct 1876
Disease (transcribed): Purulent pneumonia. Cancer of tongue
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Cancer (Tongue)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man began to have sore throat three months before admission. The mouth could only be opened about half an inch, so that no view of the throat could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, mouth and oesophagus
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: 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

Occupation or role: Omnibus conductor
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1872
Date of death: 8 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Multiple abscesses. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Systemic); Bronchitis (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: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1867
Date of death: 26 Nov 1867
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Osteomyelitis. Phlebitis. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Osteomyelitis (Bone); Phlebitis (Veins); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Brodhurst, Bernard Edward. Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Two months ago he first noticed a swelling in the back of the left knee which had steadily increased in size ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump
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: 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

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 69
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1875
Date of death: 24 Oct 1875
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis following hernial operation. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung)
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: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1845
Date of death: 17 Oct 1845
Disease (transcribed): Internal haemorrhoids. Ligature. Phlebitis. Secondary abscesses in liver and lung. Pleurisy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhoids (Anus); Ligature; Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Abscess (Liver, lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted for an indurated venereal sore upon the upper surface of the skin of the penis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left inferior extremity

Type of incident: n/a