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Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1888
Date of death: 7 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Suppuration amongst the praevertebral muscles and in the substance of the sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles. Hyperpyrexia. ?Pyaemia from an undiscovered cause
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Muscles); Fever (Systemic); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man had been ill a week before coming here, with persistent high temperature, & a swelling (purulent) in the right side of the neck, the cause of which was never apparent. He was first seen here by the surgeon, & afterwards by Dr Dickinson [William Howship Dickinson]’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Neck, brain, spinal cord, alimentary canal, larynx, thyroid, trachea, bronchial tubes, lungs, pericardium, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, urethra, testicles, cervical vertebrae

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Signal man
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1887
Date of death: 13 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): New growth. Sarcoma of lung, diaphragm, brain
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Lung, diaphragm, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'He had been a soldier, and had ague, when in India. He had also had syphilis? 8 years ago he had a severe illness lasting 14 days with headache and delirium. For 6 months he had been growing weak & suffering much from headache, his mental condition had also deteriorated with much depression of spirits’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, spinal cord, eyes, ears, thorax, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Brush maker
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1885
Date of death: 18 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of neck of femur. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: While walking he fell over some steps and injured his left hip. He had been totally blind for twenty two years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Postman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1884
Date of death: 1 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: October last he began to experience great and increasing pain in the right groin which caused him to bend up his right thigh and so prevented him from standing upright.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1885
Date of death: 22 Feb 1885
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This man fell a distance of fourteen feet alighting on his head and rendering himself at once insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1885
Date of death: 4 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess. Tubercle of lungs
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was first seen as an out patient complaining of a painless increasing swelling at the top of his right thigh. For two months he had been suffering from debility and wasting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, muscles, spinal column and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1885
Date of death: 30 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Amputation
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On the day of his admission he fell into a hole carrying with him a heavy block of stone which probably fell upon his leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and femur
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1885
Date of death: 27 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Compression of the brain. Depressed fracture. Haemorrhage between bone and dura mater. Haematoma
Disease (standardised): Compression (Brain ); Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain ); Haematoma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The man fell down from the box of his cab and was picked up totally insensible and carried here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1885
Date of death: 16 Aug 1885
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Two days before admission he had met with an injury which fractured his ribs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, liver, kidneys and miscellaneous
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Green grocer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1885
Date of death: 4 Jul 1885
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man fell between two shafts of his van, and in all probability the wheels passed over him or the horse trod upon him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, dura mater, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Wheel wright
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1885
Date of death: 16 May 1885
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Schachl, Frank F
Medical notes: The man fell while carrying a frame and struck his left side against it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1885
Date of death: 7 May 1885
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus. Wound of leg. Fracture of fibula
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic); Wound (Leg); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This man was knocked down and run over in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, nerves and cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 8 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1884
Date of death: 12 Jan 1885
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis (tubercular?) Fracture of clavicle
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Brain); Fracture (Clavicle)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The child was admitted with a fracture of its clavicle. It had been allowed to fall, and its parents and other friends were all too drunk to be allowed to take it away.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Stablewoman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1884
Date of death: 8 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This patient was originally under the care of Dr Wadham in the medical floor suffering from rheumatic pains. He was sent to Wimbledon where the pains became fixed and localised in the middle of the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1884
Date of death: 14 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of olecranon. Mediastinal abscess. Ulceration of the aorta. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Abscess (Thorax); Ulcer (Aorta); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Six months before admission this man fractured his oecranon ‘apparently by muscular violence.’ He threw his arm above his head, felt a sudden pain in the elbow, and the limb fell useless by his side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1884
Date of death: 12 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of left femur below great trochanter. Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man sustained a fracture about the neck of his femur by slipping on a piece of orange peel and falling on his side. Whilst in the hospital he had an attack of delirium tremens.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and femur
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Traveller
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1884
Date of death: 10 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of right tibia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The man fell in alighting from a train before it had come to a stand still.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tibia. No further examination was made owing to the objection of the friends
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1883
Date of death: 9 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of spleen. Haemorrhage. Peritonitis. Fracture of face and ribs on left side
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Spleen); Haemorrhage (Spleen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fracture (Face); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was knocked down by a cab and it was believed that the wheel passed over him. He had been drinking freely on the day of his accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, spleen, liver, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1884
Date of death: 3 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Caries of dorsal and lumbar vertebra. Ulceration into aorta. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Ulcer (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The man was first seen at the hospital complaining of lumbar pain and swelling. It appeared probable that his general condition depended upon the state of his lungs than upon the lumbar swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bone
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1884
Date of death: 23 Feb 1884
Disease (transcribed): Caries of petrous bone. Abscess in brain
Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This child was admitted having an abscess near the scalp, a discharge from the left ear, a swelling in front of the tragus of the ear, enlarged cervical glands and left facial paralysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1884
Date of death: 4 Dec 1884
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: She fell down a flight of stone steps.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Iron moulder
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1884
Date of death: 17 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of ribs
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This man was admitted suffering from rheumatic pains in his back and right arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1884
Date of death: 11 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Intracapsular fracture. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Hip); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Four days before admission she fell down and injured her right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and femur
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Brick layer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1884
Date of death: 27 Oct 1884
Disease (transcribed): Removal of tongue and part of jaw for epithelioma
Disease (standardised): Removal (Tongue); Removal (Jaw); Epithelioma (Tongue); Epithelioma (Jaw)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Two months before admission a rough tooth had rubbed a sore on his tongue and since that time the ulcer rapidly increased and prevented the eating of solid food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1884
Date of death: 29 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of left thigh. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was brought to the hospital having been kicked on the left thigh by a horse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, brain and thigh
Type of incident: Trauma/accident