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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: Potman
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1854
Date of death: 6 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Vessels of brain congested. Ulceration of the duodenum
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Brain); Ulcer (Duodenum)
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was a potman at a public house & had been in the habit of drinking to excess. He was admitted on New Year’s Day in consequence of a burn, from his apron catching fire’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Gentleman
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1854
Date of death: 4 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Fracture on the wall of orbit. Separation of the frontal malar suture. Extravasation of blood in the fornix and thalamus
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was a gentleman, who had been flung from his horse near the hospital. On his admission he was completely insensible’
Post mortem notes: 'At the particular request of the friends no other part of the body [apart from cranium] was examined’

Type of injury: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1846
Date of death: 20 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Sloughing of the skin over the prominent parts. Structures of brain and spinal marrow healthy in appearance. Slight effusion of fluid in sub arachnoid tissue and in theca. Hypertrophy of bladder. False passage in prostate.
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Central nervous system); Sloughing (Skin); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Bladder); False passage (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a pale emaciated condition under the physician for what appeared to be rheumatic pains, but was then transferred to Mr Hawkins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Aug 1859
Date of death: 9 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Three hours before admission he was thrown from a horse on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1860
Date of death: 6 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the testicle &c
Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Testicle)
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: 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: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1851
Date of death: 10 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene, attended by delirium in the right leg. The artery & veins of the extremity contained considerable semicoagulated blood. The heart was ‘fatty’ & very soft & pliable. Old pleurisy & tubercle of the left lung. Congestion of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Delirium (Brain); Disease (Blood vessels, heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'The health of this patient had been failing for several years, & two years ago he was severely burnt, his habits were very intemperate, being accustomed to take half a pint of gin & two or three pints of ale daily. Three weeks ago oedema of both legs was present’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, limbs, trachea, pharynx

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851
Date of death: 19 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Idiotcy. An increased number with diminished size of the cerebral convolutions. New bone added to the inner plate of the calvaria with obliterated sutures. Disease of the vertebrae, sacrum and pelvis
Disease (standardised): Intellectual disability (Brain); Disease (Brain); Disease (Spine); Disease (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: She was admitted on account of a large fluctuating tumour situated over the region of the left sacro iliac joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852
Date of death: 17 May 1852
Disease (transcribed): Death by coma and convulsions. Nothing but effusion of fluid in the ventricles and the sub-arachnoid tissues found, with numerous bloody puncta
Disease (standardised): Coma (Brain); Seizures (Brain); Effusion (Brain)
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 was a coachman to an English nobleman resident abroad, and about six months before admission had to drive some hours from Berlin to Vienna during very hot weather. On his arrival at Vienna he felt very unwell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1841
Date of death: 26 Nov 1841
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the left ventricle with apoplectic clot in right ventricle of brain
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Two days before death hemiplegia of the left side took place and persisted’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1858
Date of death: 11 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Retention of urine
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Lower extremities); Retention (Kidneys)
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 May 1841
Date of death: 21 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn. Increased vascularity of brain & its membranes
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Vascularity (Brain)
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: Cranium, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1846
Date of death: 15 Sep 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Old adhesions. Tubercular deposit in kidneys. Paraplegia. Effusion in sub arachnoid tissue and in spinal theca. Oedema of cellular tissue of back and inferior extremities.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Paraplegia (Central nervous system); Effusion (Brain); Effusion (Spine);Oedema (Back) ; Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert. Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from paraplegia, and symptoms of confirmed Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1851
Date of death: 25 Nov 1851
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation, as well recent, as of older standing in various parts of both temporal bones, accompanied by intense delirium. Nothing more than great redness of the minute cerebral vessels found
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Skull); Delirium (Brain)
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 woman was originally admitted on the 25th June last. She had felt pain about the left ear 9 weeks before that time, and about the same time a swelling showed itself behind the ear, which burst 4 weeks afterwards. The discharge was at first watery, afterwards purulent. The pain was relieved by the establishment of the discharge’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tallow chandler
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1855
Date of death: 24 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Eczema. Coma. Unusual amount of fluid in cerebral ventricles.
Disease (standardised): Eczema (Skin); Disease (Brain)
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 was a tallow chandler, and had in consequence been much exposed to wheat. Lately he had been subject to eczema of which he had several attacks. The attack which caused his application to the Hospital had lasted about five months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1860
Date of death: 8 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Strumous hydrocephalus and disease of the intestine. Diseased hip.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain); Disease (Intestines); Disease (Hip)
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 into the Hospital with a diseased hip of six weeks standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1851
Date of death: 13 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of the ribs. Tubercular deposit in its earliest condition throughout both lungs. Enormously thickened & heavy cranium, the inner wall being vascular. Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Ribs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Brain, kidneys)

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 patient had been before under the care of Mr Hawkins [Caesar Henry Hawkins], from January to May of the present year, with caries & necrosis of one or more ribs on the left side. There were three [?]sinuses below the mamma leading down to diseased bone. He improved in health during his stay in the hospital, and a small piece of bone exfoliated, but it was not possible to make any attempts to remove the rest of the disease’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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: Gentleman's servant
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1853
Date of death: 1 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Cut throat. Epileptic fit. Slight disease of the kidneys. Softening of central parts of the brain
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Wound (Throat); Epilepsy (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Softening (Brain)
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 the habit of drinking to excess, and being discharged by his master, he cut his throat with a razor while in a fit of delirium tremens.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1849
Date of death: 31 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of the skull, through tympanic cavity. Laceration of the brain & extravasation of blood between the membranes. Meningitis. Pus in the cavity of the arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient fell from the box of a cab in a state of complete intoxication & was picked up insensible. On admission (at 10am), about 20 minutes after the accident, he was still insensible but not collapsed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

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: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1858
Date of death: 14 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Amaurosis. ?Strumous tubercle of the brain
Disease (standardised): Blindness (Eyes); Tuberculosis (Brain)
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: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1859
Date of death: 23 Feb 1859
Disease (transcribed): Cyst in right cerebral hemisphere, found by dilatation of the lateral ventricle. Idioticy. Burn
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Brain); Intellectual disability (Brain); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: From the age of nine months he had been subject to epileptic attacks, and it was in the course of one of these that he fell into the fire.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a