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William Chapman, 58, Scavenger

Occupation or role: Scavenger
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1878
Date of death: 22 Jan 1878
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral apoplexy. Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Nephritis (Kidney);
Admitting doctor: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. This Patient a feeble ill nourished old man was admitted with ulcer of Legs and Bronchitis throughout both lungs – He did fairly well till Jan [January] 21 – On that had an unusually violent attack of laughing and in a few minutes became quite insensible (This happened at 1am). 10am. Patient totally unconscious and apparently completely paralysed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestinal, brain
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

William Dodsworth, 72, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1845
Date of death: 2 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the leg with extensive haemorrhage. Heart dilated. Kidneys granular. Coagula in the heart, very small and loosely coagulated
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Haemorrhage (Leg); Disease (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: 'This patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the right leg. The bone was broken in two places and the surrounding parts were much contused’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, stump

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Evans, 42, French polisher

Occupation or role: French polisher
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1872
Date of death: 20 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of femur. 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

William Fussell, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1871
Date of death: 2 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver & kidney. Extravasation of blood into the peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver, kidney); Extravasation (Peritoneum)
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 boy was run over by a cab, the wheel of which, it was said, passed over his abdomen. When admitted he was much collapsed and very faint, & complained of much abdominal pain and tenderness’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Greenaway, [No age stated], Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1872
Date of death: 24 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Caries of vertebrae. Double psoas abscess. Miliary tubercles. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (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 had pain in the lumbar spine, which lasted several months. It became less for a time, but then recurred and six weeks before admission a swelling appeared in the right groin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Greenwood, 25, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1845
Date of death: 20 Oct 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fissure of the skull with extensive laceration of the brain and haemorrhage into the cavity of the arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Fissure (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
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 had been knocked down whilst in a state of intoxication on the evening of the 14th and had been left in the station house during the night. When conveyed home on the morning of the 15th, he was reported to have been drowsy and his wife had made frequent attempts to keep him awake by ‘shaking him’. When admitted there was a graze about the size of a shilling on the back part of the right side of the head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Harding, 35, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1845
Date of death: 25 Aug 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the 11th dorsal vertebra. Softening of spinal marrow. Inflammation of mucous membrane of left kidney. Extensive ulceration of bladder; large foul abscess between bladder and rectum with a false passage in the urethra. Red hepatisation of lower lobe of left lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Softening (Spine); Inflammation (Kidney); Ulcer (Bladder); Abscess (Bladder, rectum); Hepatisation (Lungs)
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 fell a distance of about 30 feet from a ladder, upon his back and was admitted 24 hours after the accident. Upon examination a depression was discovered at the lower part of the dorsal region in the spinous processes and the complained of much pain at this point’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Hawkins, 56, Coachman

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

William Heeps, 77, Clergyman

Occupation or role: Clergyman
Age: 77
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1873
Date of death: 18 Jan 1874
Disease (transcribed): Caries and suppuration of the ankle joint
Disease (standardised): Caries (Leg); Suppuration (Leg)
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 patient stated that four years ago he had begun to suffer from pain in the left ankle and had difficulty in walking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Ankle joint
Type of incident: n/a

William Hissey, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1871
Date of death: 3 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of anterior fossa basis cranii. Extravasation of blood into orbit. Suppuration of subcutaneous tissues of scalp
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Suppuration (Scalp)

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 was thrown out of a cart. When admitted was partly sensible, answered questions irrationally, inclined to be violent. Pulse slow’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Hyles, 65, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1845
Date of death: 10 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas with oedema of scalp, & diffuse cellular inflammation of neck & mediastinum. Larynx oedematous, with increased vascularity. Large quantities of fluid in the ventricles of the brain with perforation, in several places, of septum lucidum
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin); Edema (Scalp); Inflammation (Neck, chest); Edema (Larynx); Wound (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'Was first brought to the hospital on the 2nd of May with a wound about an inch in length, situated immediately above the right superciliary ridge and not exposing the bone. He was sensible and able to answer questions but his manner was excited. He was said to have been stunned by a blow, and had not been sick after the accident. He declared his intention of leaving the hospital, but was ultimately reduced to go to bed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Lane, 33, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1845
Date of death: 28 Feb 1845
Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed empyema. Grey hepatisation of the lung. Pericarditis. Hydatid in the liver. Sinus between the coccyx and the rectum not communicating with the gut
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Hepatisation (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Cyst (Liver); Disease (Rectum, gut)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient told us that about 10 days previous to admission he was taken with shivering, soon followed by cough, accompanied by pain in the chest, more especially on the right side, within the four last days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Lapman, 60, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1866
Date of death: 1 Dec 1866
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Sepsis (Systemic)
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 admitted with a scalp wound produced by being thrown down and his head came in contact with the curb stone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Lovell, 21, Pot boy

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

William North, 21, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1845
Date of death: 16 Dec 1845
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the skull. Extravasation of blood between bones & dura mater. Bruising of brain. Fracture of 7th cervical and 1st dorsal vertebrae. Extensive injury of spinal chord. Lungs congested. Other viscera healthy
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Bruise (Brain); Fracture (Spine); Injury (Spinal cord); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Spitta, Robert John
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient fell from a height of 40 feet (his fall being partially broken) an hour before his admission, and as he was being brought to the hospital he vomited a quantity of brown fluids. When admitted there was a large effusion of blood beneath the skin covering the left parietal bone’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal canal, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Nott, 69, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1874
Date of death: 28 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): General decay after old injuries from which he apparently recovered
Disease (standardised): Decay (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

William Osborne, 11, Schoolboy

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

William Pooley, 68, Carman

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

William Pusey, 46, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1845
Date of death: 4 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fracture of the jaw with diffuse cellular inflammation. Lungs gorged posteriorly. Heart soft & dilated. Blood in a semi-fluid state
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Jaw); Inflammation (Jaw); Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'On the morning of his admission, this patient was kicked on the mouth by a horse. He was slightly stunned by the blow but soon recovered a tolerable degree of consciousness. Upon admission the lower jaw was found fractured in two placed and a scalp wound was discovered on the posterior part of the scalp, supposed to have been produced by a fall backwards when he was kicked’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Rochford, 46, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1865
Date of death: 24 Jul 1865
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture. Secondary amputation. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Indeterminate); Amputation (Indeterminate); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Case not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Russell, 23, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1864
Date of death: 17 Feb 1865
Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess depending on abscess in kidney. Amyloid degeneration
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas muscle); Abscess (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Liver)
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 patient was admitted in the spring of last year with an abscess in the groin which was supposed to be psoas.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen spleen and spine
Type of incident: n/a

William Scrivener, 54, Smith

Occupation or role: Smith
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1864
Date of death: 23 Nov 1864
Disease (transcribed): Obstruction of bowel. Artificial anus
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Bowel); Colostomy (Anus)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on Nov 12th with the history that for a week before he had had no motion, and none up to the date of the first notes of the case (Nov 18th). Nothing but mucus being passed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Watson, 63, Clerk

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

William Weatherstone, 52, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1845
Date of death: 1 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate, the right lobe of which was ulcerated & covered with calcareous deposit. Stone in the bladder. Chronic inflammation of the bladder, ureters, pelvis etc, spreading to the substance of the kidneys. Lungs slightly inflamed
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Ulcer (Prostate); Calculus (Bladder); Inflammation (Bladder, ureters, pelvis, kidneys, lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient had attended the hospital occasionally for many years with symptoms of diseased kidneys and enlarged prostate gland, and had during that time been in the habit of introducing a gum elastic catheter himself’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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