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Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Suicide – Division of right external carotid artery and fracture of lower jaw by a pistol shot.
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Artery); Fracture (Jaw)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The man was brought in dead, with the history of having just shot himself with a pistol in Hyde Park.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones and brain. Examination of the rest of the body was not permitted
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1870
Date of death: 24 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Otitis. Meningitis.
Disease (standardised): Otitis (Ear); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been complaining of pain in the left ear for a day or two. On the day of admission he was suffering from acute symptoms of pain in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bones and cerebrum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1869
Date of death: 26 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Meningitis.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by a cab and cut on the right temple by the wheel. This was followed by Erysipelas inflammation on the head and face.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skullcap, meninges, cerebrum, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1870
Date of death: 10 May 1870
Disease (transcribed): Wound on forehead. Meningitis. Apoplexy. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Meningitis (Brain); Stroke (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was brought into the Hospital in a semi-comatose state in which he had been found. There was a small scalp wound over the right eye, no other mark or injury. His appearance and expression were that of a man very drunk.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1870
Date of death: 26 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bruising of right temporal regions of scalp. Slight extravasation of blood under Pia Mater on Occipital lobes and cerebellum.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Contusions (Scalp); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been struck on the head by a glass bottle thrown at her.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, cranium, cerebrum and intestines
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1870
Date of death: 15 Oct 1870
Disease (transcribed): Otorrhoea. Suppuration between the D.M. and petrous bone. Abscess in the cerebellum. Softening of corpus callosum and fornix.
Disease (standardised): Otorrhoea (Ear); Suppuration (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: This man had had Otorrhoea from the left ear for six months, no cause assigned. For a month before his admission he had suffered with gradually increasing pain in the head, principally in the forehead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cerebrum, cerebellum, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1871
Date of death: 3 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of anterior fossa basis cranii. Extravasation of blood into orbit. Suppuration of subcutaneous tissues of scalp
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Suppuration (Scalp)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man was thrown out of a cart. When admitted was partly sensible, answered questions irrationally, inclined to be violent. Pulse slow’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1871
Date of death: 21 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Indentation of outer table of frontal bone. Circumscribed abscess in left pleura. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Indentation (Skull); Abscess (Lungs); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'He fell down & struck his head on some steps. On admission there was a small scalp wound over frontal bone, exposing the bone, his face was livid and the respiration rapid’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1871
Date of death: 27 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wounds. Erysipelas. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin); Pneumonia (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man received a blow on the forehead from a poker, & attended as out-patient for the scalp wound caused thereby. March 7 erysipelas set in, and he was admitted next day. There was then redness & swelling of face, eyelids & neck, and oedema of anterior part of scalp’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1871
Date of death: 5 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the base of the skull. Fractured femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, femur)

Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'The boy fell from a window 15 feet. When admitted was sensible, there was a bruise over left eyebrow, and subconjunctival ecchymosis on left side. Also a fracture of left femur’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: General manager
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1871
Date of death: 30 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of ankle. Compound fracture of radius & ulna. Fractured femur. Pyaemia (pleurisy). Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Fracture (Arm, thigh, skull); Sepsis (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'He fell 50 feet from a scaffold which gave way’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1871
Date of death: 26 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of lower jaw. Fractured ribs. Comminuted fracture of right scapula. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Jaw, ribs, shoulder); Pneumothorax (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'His horse ran away, and he was thrown under the wheels of a dray, which passed over jaw & right shoulder’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, thorax, abdomen, scapula

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Railway guard
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1871
Date of death: 23 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Railway accident: compound comminuted fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'The door of a railway carriage being opened, as the train moved, he was struck on the head with great force. He was of temperate habits when admitted. Was quite unconscious’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium (‘examination of the other parts of the body was not permitted’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1871
Date of death: 24 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Extravasation of blood into & compression of brain. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Compression (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'He fell head foremost down the height of 15 steps to the ground. On admission was quite insensible’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1871
Date of death: 24 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Wound of middle meningeal artery. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Wound (Brain); Laceration (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man was at first admitted into the medical wards for ‘fits’. He had been found insensible, and the tongue had been bitten. When admitted he was breathing with loud stertor, & quite insensible’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Iron fitter
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1871
Date of death: 28 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Depressed fracture of the skull. Trephine applied. Bone found in brain substance. Extravasation of blood. Softening
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Trephining (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Softening (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'An iron bolt about 4 tons fell from a height of 50 feet on to vertex of skull’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium (‘permission to examine the rest of the body was refused’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1871
Date of death: 9 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Depressed fracture of the frontal bone. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man fell from a scaffold & was brought in dead’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones (‘the viscera were all extremely decomposed & for this reason […] a partial examination was made’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1881
Date of death: 26 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Sarcomata of cranium, scapula, ilium & of thyroid gland &c.
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Skull, shoulder, hip, thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted into the surgical ward with an enlargement of the thyroid body of some 20 years standing, rapidly increasing during the last year. There was also a tumour on the scalp, looking not unlike a sebaceous cyst but less moveable, of some 7 months' growth and about the size of an orange. No head symptoms of any kind'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1891
Date of death: 9 Nov 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Cerebral abscess
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man had enjoyed good health and suffered from no serious illness except when, ten or eleven years before his death, he was an inmate of Charing Cross Hospital with some head injury after being knocked down in the street. Ever since this time he had been the subject of a discharge from the left external auditory meatus. For about a week before Oct 29th 1891 he had felt unwell, complaining of ‘cold in the head', earache and occasional sickness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1872
Date of death: 9 Feb 1872
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of lower jaw. Removal of portion of lower jaw. Extensive haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Jaw); Removal (Jaw); Haemorrhage (Lip)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: For four or five months he had noticed a painful hardness on the inner side of the cheek on the right side, and of the gum of the lower jaw. She attributed this to the irritation of a jagged tooth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1872
Date of death: 15 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of scalp. Operation. Suppuration between the bone and dura mater and between dura mater and brain
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Scalp); Operation (Scalp); Suppuration (Skull); Suppuration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Seven months before admission he had a growth removed from the left frontal region of the scalp.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1872
Date of death: 17 Jun 1872
Disease (transcribed): Injury to head. Laceration of the brain. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head); Laceration (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had attacks of delirium tremens with epileptiform fits. On the day of his admission he fell down in a fit in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Joiner
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1872
Date of death: 6 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Phthisis. Disease of the middle ear
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was admitted into the surgical wards with a discharge from both his ears, and deafness of the right one.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, bones, pleurae, lungs, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 80
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1872
Date of death: 19 Oct 1872
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the great trochanter of the left femur. Caries of the nasal bones. Abscess pointing at inner angle of left eye
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Caries (Nasal bone); Abscess (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down in the street and fell on the left hip and elbow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Lather
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1872
Date of death: 23 Nov 1872
Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in middle and internal ear (left). Pleurisy. Multiple abscesses in the lungs. (Pyaemia)
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient had been ill for two weeks before admission with pain about the head and body and frequent shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and bones
Type of incident: n/a