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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: [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: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1858
Date of death: 8 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of sacroiliac joint. Phlebitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis)Phlebitis (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: '9 months before admission experienced pain at the back part of left hip when she applied to a medical man who told her it was sciatica, treating her for it for 3 months, when an abscess which had been gradually increasing since commencement of pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1858
Date of death: 1 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham
Medical notes: '21 weeks before admission whilst working at a tunnel in France he fell about 20 feet upon his groin over a large stone & about a ton weight of earth at the same time came upon the lumbar region of his back from the same height as where he fell; & on the next day was taken into a hospital, where he remained the whole time, but finding no good was done to him he expressed his wish to come over here’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, larynx, abdomen, pelvis, spine

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1858
Date of death: 31 Mar 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Abscess of thumb
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Abscess (Thumb)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham
Medical notes: 'Had a chap on her hand a week before admission, when she was washing some clothes, there [?] soda in the water, & from that time, an abscess formed there, getting worse till she came as OP [out-patient] 2 days ago’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Foreman
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1857
Date of death: 24 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Senile gangrene. Fatty heart. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He had been for many years the foreman to a wine merchant, and had been in the habit of indulging freely in alcoholic drinks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1856
Date of death: 24 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Extensive loss of scalp from ulceration. Pneumonia. Inflamed Femoral Vein
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Scalp); Pneumonia (Lung); Inflammation (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: On the day before admission he fell backwards in going up stairs and cut his head against a step.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1855
Date of death: 23 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fatty Heart. Convulsion. Fullness of cerebral veins
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Seizures (Brain); Fullness (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man said that he had been putting something into the fire of the oven early on the morning of the previous day, when he was seized with a fit and fell with his face against the fire.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, throat and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1855
Date of death: 11 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Contusion of the veins. Old Bronchitis.
Disease (standardised): Contusion (Veins); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The only part of this body which was examined was the hip joint, as it was sent to the anatomical school
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1854
Date of death: 22 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Serous effusion in pleurae. Hypertrophy & dilatation of the heart. Lungs odematous
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Edema (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, who had been of rather intemperate habits, was admitted on account of sloughing ulcer on each leg, which had resulted originally from accident’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1854
Date of death: 9 Nov 1854
Disease (transcribed): Old stricture. Abscess in pericardium. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Stricture Abscess (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted, evidently in a hopeless condition, on account of retention of urine. No very accurate history was obtained; as he himself was in a state of senile dementia, & could give no rational account of himself’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, kidneys

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Date of admission: 23 May 1854
Date of death: 26 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of the right foot & leg. Inflammation of both saphena & popliteal veins. Secondary deposits in the lungs
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Deposit (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, a strong labourer of healthy appearance, on application at the hospital gave the following history: […] In the course of his work, he let a heavy stone drop on his right foot, striking its outer part. This did not produce much pain or swelling at the time, & he was able to walk a distance of 2 or 3 miles that day’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremities

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1854
Date of death: 16 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased heart. Inflamed bursa. Fibrin in iliac veins &c
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Inflammation (Bursa); Thrombosis (Blood vessels)
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy and Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man had been out of health for some time, & had been treated as an OP [out-patient] at this hospital for the 3 weeks previous to his admission, on account of some pain at the upper part of the left thigh, supposed at first to be of a rheumatic character’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx & trachea, abdomen, hip

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1853
Date of death: 22 Dec 1853
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Serous effusion in pleurae. Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Lungs oedematous
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Scrotum); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of sloughey ulcer on each leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1853
Date of death: 12 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Injury to the leg. Fibrin and puriform fluid in the veins of the leg. Secondary deposits in the lungs
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Injury (Leg); Fibrin (Veins); Deposits (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wyndowe, Samuel Jardine
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for an injury of the leg produced by a kick from a horse two weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Veins of left leg, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Gamekeeper
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1853
Date of death: 8 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Amputation after injury to the knee joint. Secondary pneumonia. Pus in the superficial veins of the leg
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Injury (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He applied for admission on account of a swelling near the left knee which had appeared nine months before his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1853
Date of death: 12 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the thigh. Abscess around stump. Pus in the cancelli of the femur. Pus in the femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the lungs and in left knee
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Abscess (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Suppuration (Veins); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: She was admitted on account of strumous disease of the bones of the right lower extremity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1852
Date of death: 9 Mar 1853
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of one of the toes. Sudden death. Disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Toes); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: He was originally admitted under the physician with dyspepsia and pyrosis and transferred on account of a sore on the fourth toe of the right foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and inferior extremities
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1853
Date of death: 6 Mar 1853
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene from fracture of bone of the fingers. Enlarged heart
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Hand); Fracture (Fingers); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He had had his left hand crushed between a cask and his dray, two days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1852
Date of death: 25 Oct 1852
Disease (transcribed): Burn of the thoracic integuments. Secondary lobular pneumonia. Heart enlarged and fatty. Recent lymph in the peritoneal cavity. Cysted and fatty kidneys
Disease (standardised): Burn (Thorax); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Lymph (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Five days before admission she accidentally set fire to her clothes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1852
Date of death: 14 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the cranium from a fall supposed to be the result of a fit. Bruising of the base of the brain. Recent lymph in arachnoid cavity on right side and on both sides in sub-arachnoid places. Laceration of the membrana tympani and internal jugular vein
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Seizure (Brain); Bruising (Brain); Lymph (Brain); Laceration (Tympanic membrane); Laceration (Jugular veins)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The account he gave was that four days before his admission he had fallen down in some kind of fit and lay insensible for about an hour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1852
Date of death: 16 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas ? Following injury. Recent lymph in abdominal cavity. Enlarged intestinal glands. Congested kidneys. Hypertrophy with dilatation of heart
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Lymph (Abdomen); Enlarged (Intestinal mucosa); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: It appeared that he had received some injury to the left leg which had been followed by rigors and the appearance of an erysipelatous blush.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1852
Date of death: 18 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Cut throat. Old cough. The larynx not wounded, nor the great vessels. Formation of purulent matter under sterno hyoid muscle. Wet brain. Engorgement of lungs. Soft heart
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Cut (Throat); Suppuration (Sternohyoid muscle); Disease (Brain); Engorgement (Lung); Soft (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been in a state of continuous intoxication for some days. This brought on an attack of delirium tremens and whilst in this state he attempted suicide.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, trachea, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1851
Date of death: 15 Oct 1851
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the duodenum & of the liver. Pericarditis. Slight hypertrophy of the heart which contained ‘white patches’ on its surface. Old pleurisy on the right side
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Duodenum, liver); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted at about 11 o’clock in the morning having been knocked down & run over by a cab. He was in a state of extreme prostration, his face pale, extremities cold’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Carter
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Sep 1851
Date of death: 24 Sep 1851
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of several ribs on the right side of the thorax with laceration of the pleura & wound of the lung. Pleurisy & pneumonia followed. ‘White patches’ on the heart’s surface
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Pleura, lung); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man was a carter and was riding on the shaft of his cart on the morning of admission, when he was knocked off and another cart passed over the upper part of his back & his right shoulder, grazing also the back of his head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident