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Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1870
Date of death: 6 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Lumbar abscess.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar 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 if not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1861
Date of death: 16 Mar 1861
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation of cervical vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This patient was carrying a sack of flour down stairs when he slipped and fell upon his neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1861
Date of death: 20 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of skull. Arachinitis
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Skull); Arachnoiditis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission she was struck on the head by a shovel. She was knocked down and was rendered unconscious for a few minutes. She lost a considerable amount of blood. She went to Middlesex Hospital when on examination a scalp wound exposing bone was discovered. Three days after the injury she had rigor followed by sweating and fever. A week after the accident the right fore arm became swollen and red, with inability to extend the fingers.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen. The uterus contained a foetus, about 5 months old
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1860
Date of death: 24 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the spine
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar 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: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1860
Date of death: 26 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of thigh
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar 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: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1860
Date of death: 25 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs & olecranon process. Bronchitis & pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs, arm); Bronchitis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'About an hour before admission this man fell about 15 feet on his right side, shoulder & elbow. On admission it was found that there was fracture of the right olecranon & also of several ribs on the right side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right elbow

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1860
Date of death: 1 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the spine. Diffuse inflammation along the sheats of the cord. Psoas abscess. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Inflammation (Spinal cord); Abscess (Psoas muscles); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'Two years before admission he wrenched his back & had occasionally suffered since that time with pain & stiffness. Ten months before admission he was suddenly seized with acute pain in the right lower extremity, followed in a few minutes by the same pain in the other extremity, which prevented his standing up. He went into Winchester Hospital, 3 months before admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1860
Date of death: 21 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of the frontal bone
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar 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: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1860
Date of death: 18 Aug 1860
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient while drunk attempted to get out of a railway carriage when the train was in motion, in doing so he fell between the carriage & the platform. He was extricated as soon as possible & brought here’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, thorax, abdomen (‘the body was not examined until five days after death, when the coroner ordered it to be inspected. Decomposition was far advanced’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1860
Date of death: 10 Aug 1860
Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of knee. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Knee); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar 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: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1860
Date of death: 14 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the femur
Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar 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: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 May 1860
Date of death: 12 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Abscess over the internal malleolus. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Ankle); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar 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: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 May 1860
Date of death: 2 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation (from disease) of the odontoid process
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Vertebrae)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'On the 4th of May whilst walking the street she twisted her left foot inwards, it caused her considerable pain, but she managed to walk home. The following day acute pain came on in the ankle joint’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax, abdomen, left leg

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1860
Date of death: 20 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of femur. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a traumatic fracture of the left femur just below the trochanter, there was considerable displacement. She was very unhealthy in appearance, her complexion being sallow […] She stated that the day before her admission, she had slipped down some steps, striking the outer side of the thigh against the floor’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thigh, cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 75
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1860
Date of death: 31 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fractured radius. Disease of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman was stooping down to pick something off the floor, when she overbalanced herself & fell on her left hand & side of her face, fracturing the radius’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1860
Date of death: 27 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of left femur & right patella
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh, knee)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar 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: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1859
Date of death: 1 Nov 1859
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Fractured femur, patella and calcaneus
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Just previous to admission, in a fit of insanity, she jumped out of a window three stories from the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and lower extremities
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 87
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1859
Date of death: 30 Oct 1859
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of the brain. Fractured pelvis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Just before admission he fell down an area seventeen feet in depth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, sternum and pelvis
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1859
Date of death: 3 Apr 1859
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs and clavicle. Scalp wound. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle); Wound (Scalp); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man just before admission fell off the top of a cart containing gravel, and the wheel of it passed over his right side of head and shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and extremities
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1859
Date of death: 21 Mar 1859
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Cut (Throat); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: The day before admission he fell off a carriage and hurt his left side for which he came to the hospital. After he left he stated that the pain on the left side of the chest was so great that it caused him to cut his throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident. Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1859
Date of death: 5 Mar 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased knee joint
Disease (standardised): Disease (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1858
Date of death: 25 Nov 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: '5 months before admission (12.30pm of Nov 24th) three wooden bricks, each of about a pound weight, fell from the height of 25 feet upon his head completely stunning him. On his admission he [was] labouring from all the symptoms of concussion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1858
Date of death: 22 Nov 1858
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation & fracture of the spine. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Spine); Fracture (Spine); 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: 'Just previous to admission a large piece of timber fell on the lumbar region of his back, which bent him double & on attempting to get up he found his legs were paralyzed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax, abdomen, knee joints

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1858
Date of death: 30 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Pleurisy, secondary?
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg ); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: 'He stated that as he was going through a passage where some loose boards were resting against the walls, his foot slipped & knocked down some of them which fell on him. He was admitted into the hospital directly afterwards. For 3 months oreviously he had been much troubled with a cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1858
Date of death: 13 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: '8 days before admission she suffered from swell of the right ear, & 3 days afterwards the parts about the ear & under the angle of the jaw began to swell & become more painful. At this time she had what she described to be a ‘struggling fit’, that she had had one similar to this 4 years ago’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen, ear

Type of incident: n/a