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Occupation or role: Merchant
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1894
Date of death: 13 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Bullet through brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Patient was brought in dead. Not seen by Reg. [Registrar]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident? Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1879
Date of death: 31 Dec 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Tracheitis and bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Tracheitis (Trachea); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, air passages, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Murder/homicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1892
Date of death: 10 Sep 1892
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of brain. Haemorrhage in right lateral ventricle
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Barry, Cecil Charles Stewart
Medical notes: The patient died a few hours after admission and was not seen by the Surgical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head only examined
Type of incident: Suicide? Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Police inspector
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1868
Date of death: 2 Jun 1868
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellulitis. Fatty heart.
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissue); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Seventeen days before admission he was stabbed on the back of the upper third of the right forearm by a prisoner with a pair of scissors.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1884
Date of death: 5 Jun 1884
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage on surface of brain
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: It was believed that she had been pushed down stairs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1886
Date of death: 23 Aug 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of sternum. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Sternum); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel
Medical notes: The man is said to have gone home and found another man in bed with his wife. A scuffle ensued, in which the wife sat upon his chest while her friend thrashed him
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, joints and spleen
Type of incident: Murder/homicide

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1885
Date of death: 26 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Oblique fracture of tibia into ankle-joint. Cerebral congestion and increase of subarachnoideum fluid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Congestion (Brain ); Fluid (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: This man was thrown down in some fracas with the police and his legs were broken
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and right leg
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?