Occupation or role: Ottoman military attache Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1879 Date of death: 24 May 1879 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Nov 1868 Date of death: 3 Jan 1869 Disease (transcribed): Disease of spine. Amyloid degeneration of viscera. Disease (standardised): Disease (Spine); Amyloidosis (Viscera) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This child had suffered from disease of the spine for five years. Two years ago an abscess formed and had been discharging up to the present time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and spine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Policeman Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Aug 1879 Date of death: 25 Aug 1879 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the petrous portion of the temporal bone. Cerebellar abscess. Meningitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: For eight years the patient had had purulent discharge from the left ear which originally came on after a slight attack of earache. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The head only was examined in this case Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Potman Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jul 1870 Date of death: 7 Jul 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George 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: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1872 Date of death: 19 Apr 1872 Disease (transcribed): Compound depressed fracture of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Spinster Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jun 1862 Date of death: 3 Jun 1862 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg and arm. Injury to head Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Arm); Injury (Head) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Nov 1846 Date of death: 1 Dec 1846 Disease (transcribed): Large ulcers on trochanter and sacrum. Diseased hip joint. Ulceration of cartilage and softening of bones. Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Ulcer (Spine); Disease (Hip); Ulcer (Cartilage); Softening (Bone) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: A very imperfect account of this case is given, as the patient, when admitted, was in such an emaciated and weakly condition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lower extremities. Thorax and abdomen not examined at the request of friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1846 Date of death: 12 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg with extensive diffuse cellular inflammation of the leg and thigh. Viscera, nothing remarkable Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the left leg a little below the middle. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 07 May 1847 Date of death: 04 Jun 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of ankle joint with fracture of the fibula. Pleuritis and commencement of secondary abscess in lung Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Fracture (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted noisily drunk with a fracture of the fibula and dislocation of the tibia. The accident had resulted from a fall off a cab five hours previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremities Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Grocer’s assistant Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Nov 1875 Date of death: 3 Sep 1876 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of kidney. Necrosis of lumbar vertebrae and right hip joint Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Necrosis (Spine); Necrosis (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man stated that for two months he had had swelling in the right groin and had lost power in the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, bladder and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jun 1871 Date of death: 13 Jun 1871 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of both legs. Amputation Disease (standardised): Fracture (Legs); Amputation (Legs) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George and Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'A railway carriage passed over both legs; one was completely severed, the other hung by a piece of skin. Mr Pick [Thomas Pickering Pick] amputated when he had somewhat recovered from the shock, but he never rallied much & sank in a few hours’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1862 Date of death: 24 Feb 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Delirium tremens. Sloughing bed sores Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Pressure ulcer (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This was a case of fractured leg, delirium tremens and sloughing bed sores. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Mar 1875 Date of death: 11 Mar 1875 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of right tibia and fibula Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Feb 1867 Date of death: 3 Apr 1867 Disease (transcribed): Necrosing tibia. Osteo-myelitis. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Leg); Osteomyelitis (Bone); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient stated that after a fever which he had five moths ago, the right leg became painful and swollen, and an abscess formed in it and burst. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 63 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Dec 1863 Date of death: 14 Dec 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of humerus Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Nov 1874 Date of death: 25 Nov 1874 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain ) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman fell down three stone steps in the Brompton Road and struck the back of her head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and brain Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866 Date of death: 28 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of 6th cervical vertebra. Bruising of spinal cord and brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Bruising (Spinal cord); Bruising (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient was admitted having fallen from a scaffold about forty feet in height. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine and head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Smith Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Aug 1847 Date of death: 26 Sep 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of skull. Laceration of lateral sinus. Haemorrhage. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The accident occurred in Regent Street and he was immediately brought to the Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Nov 1879 Date of death: 15 Nov 1879 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Dec 1861 Date of death: 17 Dec 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Errand boy Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1864 Date of death: 23 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Separation of sutures of skull with fracture Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William Medical notes: 'This patient was working on a scaffold this afternoon, when he slipped & fell about 14 feet, striking the back of his head, he was insensible when picked up’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Oct 1847 Date of death: 15 Nov 1847 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Diffuse gangrenous inflammation. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Gangrene (Leg); Inflammation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: As the body was removed without examination the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1864 Date of death: 22 Apr 1864 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'A tin pail loaded with ‘comps’[?] fell a distance of 25 feet, & the edge struck him on the top of his head, sending him insensible for a few minutes. On admission there was a wound about 2 ½ inches long over the sagittal suture’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest, abdomen, spine
Occupation or role: Schoolmaster Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jul 1873 Date of death: 8 Aug 1873 Disease (transcribed): Syphilis? Chronic periostitis. Caries of left femur and hip joint. Purpura Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Periostitis (Bones); Caries (Leg); Caries (Hip); Purpura (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: About ten years ago an abscess formed on the outer side of the left thigh which broke and continued to discharge pus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plate layer Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jul 1872 Date of death: 5 Jul 1872 Disease (transcribed): Railway accident. Fractured skull. Brought in dead Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: Trauma/accident