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- 13 Jul 1858-6 Aug 1858 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1858
Date of death: 6 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh. Compound fracture of tibia (incomplete). Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh, leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: 'About 2 hours before admission he was assisting another man to raise by means of a pulley about 4 tons of copper plate, when some of the machinery gave way: the pipes fell out of the sling, knocked him down & rested on his legs. On admission he was in a state of collapse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right lower extremities, thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma / accident
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- Hawkins, Caesar Henry (Subject)
- Holmes, Timothy (Subject)
- Cooper, George Frederick (Subject)