Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1858 Date of death: 18 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Compression & laceration of the brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Compression (Brain); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Percivall, William Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham Medical notes: 'Was knocked down by a horse in a cab just before his admission which was at 6.15pm[?]. The house surgeon (Mr Percivall [?William Percivall] says that on admission he was in a state of collapse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Stonemason Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Apr 1858 Date of death: 21 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of elbow joint. Pyaemia. Secondary pneumonia & pleurisy. Dislocation of the shoulder Disease (standardised): Fracture (Elbow); Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Dislocation (Shoulder) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham Medical notes: Stone-mason by trade. Just before his admission he fell from a height of about 30 feet on to some stones. On examination it was found he had a compound, comminuted fracture of elbow-joint & dislocation of head of humerus upwards & forwards with probable fracture of coracoid process of scapula’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen, left elbow, left shoulder
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1858 Date of death: 24 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine) 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: 'Whilst working in a house that was being built he fell from one floor to another, a distance of about 12 feet, upon his head & back close to his shoulders, regularly doubled up. Was brought into hospital 3 hours after accident, being then in a state of collapse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen
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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jul 1858 Date of death: 5 Jul 1858 Disease (transcribed): Simple fracture of the skull; rupture of the middle meningeal artery Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'On the evening of his admission, it was reported by eye witnesses that he had been run over by some vehicle, & supposed to have ben trodden on by the horse. On examination the face was bruised, there was a small scalp wound, not reaching the bone, on the upper & back part of left side of head no depression of bone could be found’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Aug 1858 Date of death: 3 Aug 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull. Laceration of the brain. Meningitis. Pus in arachnoid & subarachnoid spaces. Compound fracture of the patella. Pus in knee joint &c. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Fracture (Kneecap); Suppuration Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'This man fell from a loft into a yard, a distance of 12 feet, & directly afterwards was brought up to the hospital, when a scalp wound about as large as a 6 [pence] piece immediately over the frontal sinus was found’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, right shoulder, right knee, spine, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1858 Date of death: 6 Aug 1858 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the thigh into the knee joint Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'Two days before admission she slipped down upon the floor & found she was unable to rise again. When her friends came to her assistance, she was found with a sharp piece of bone projecting a little above & to the outer side of knee-joint. A surgeon was called in who returned the bone, but did not put the leg up in splints’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left knee, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jul 1858 Date of death: 6 Aug 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh. Compound fracture of tibia (incomplete). Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh, leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'About 2 hours before admission he was assisting another man to raise by means of a pulley about 4 tons of copper plate, when some of the machinery gave way: the pipes fell out of the sling, knocked him down & rested on his legs. On admission he was in a state of collapse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right lower extremities, thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Aug 1858 Date of death: 13 Aug 1858 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: '8 days before admission she suffered from swell of the right ear, & 3 days afterwards the parts about the ear & under the angle of the jaw began to swell & become more painful. At this time she had what she described to be a ‘struggling fit’, that she had had one similar to this 4 years ago’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen, ear
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Aug 1858 Date of death: 27 Aug 1858 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound to bone. Compression of the brain by blood effused in the sac of the arachnoid Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Compression (Brain); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'The child was picked up just before admission close by Chelsea Bridge in a totally insensible state. On admission there was a wound on the left [of his] forehead which he had got from a fall a week previously, but he had had not bad symptoms from it except 2 days afterwards hen he had a fit. This wound was 1 inch long & the bone exposed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Aug 1858 Date of death: 30 Aug 1858 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Pleurisy, secondary? Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg ); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'He stated that as he was going through a passage where some loose boards were resting against the walls, his foot slipped & knocked down some of them which fell on him. He was admitted into the hospital directly afterwards. For 3 months oreviously he had been much troubled with a cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Aug 1858 Date of death: 23 Sep 1858 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the spine, the cervical glands & the lungs Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Spine, cervical glands, lungs) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'He stated that ever since he was a youth, he had suffered from pains in various parts of his body, except for one period of 9 years, but for the last 4 months these pains had much increased, especially on the right side, ceasing only when he became paralyzed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1858 Date of death: 24 Sep 1858 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg ); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'Half an hour before admission his right foot was caught in the strap of a circular wheel, which carried him round, the strap becoming tighter at every evolution of the wheel, puncturing his right tibia & fibula about their middle’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Sep 1858 Date of death: 25 Sep 1858 Disease (transcribed): Traumatic effusion of blood in arachnoid cavity. Fracture & dislocation of wrist Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Fracture (Wrist); Dislocation (Wrist) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'He was admitted at 11pm on the 24th having jumped out of the 3rd floor window (a distance of about 45 feet) on account of a fire which occurred in the house. When admitted he was insensible & seemed to be suffering from severe concussion of the brain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left wrist, cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Oct 1858 Date of death: 25 Oct 1858 Disease (transcribed): Pus in sac of arachnoid & subarachnoidean space. Trephining Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Brain); Trephining (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Tomlinson, Edward Denham Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: '2 days before admission in a quarrel with a fellow servant he was struck on the head with a bar of iron which inflicted a wound of about 1 ½ inch in length on the forehead. He did not apply for any assistance till his admission here, as he suffered so little inconvenience though his wife stated he was delirious the same night as accident’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1858 Date of death: 30 Oct 1858 Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour of the orbit Disease (standardised): Tumour (Eye socket) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'This boy was admitted with a small tumour not larger than the eye itself, & situated behind it in the left orbit, the eye consequently being protruded’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Orbit, cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Nov 1858 Date of death: 8 Nov 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fracture & dislocation of the spine in the cervical region Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Dislocation (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'The morning before her admission, she fell down a flight of stairs, a distance of several feet, but what part of her body she struck, no one knew. On her admission, she was moribund’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Nov 1858 Date of death: 10 Nov 1858 Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver. Fractured ribs Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Fracture (Ribs) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'Shortly before admission, whilst excavating some ground for the foundation of a house, a large quantity of the earth fell upon him, stretching him in front & knocking him down. The quantity covering him was so great, that he could not extricate himself without assistance. He was brought up here directly, when he was found suffering from great collapse’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1858 Date of death: 22 Nov 1858 Disease (transcribed): Dislocation & fracture of the spine. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Spine); Fracture (Spine); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'Just previous to admission a large piece of timber fell on the lumbar region of his back, which bent him double & on attempting to get up he found his legs were paralyzed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax, abdomen, knee joints
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Nov 1858 Date of death: 25 Nov 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: '5 months before admission (12.30pm of Nov 24th) three wooden bricks, each of about a pound weight, fell from the height of 25 feet upon his head completely stunning him. On his admission he [was] labouring from all the symptoms of concussion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Nov 1858 Date of death: 26 Dec 1858 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration of the spinal cord after injury Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Spinal cord); Injury (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Hastings, Cecil William Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Medical notes: 'She was admitted without any particular injury except a bruise on her left hip, having thrown herself out of window about 40 feet from the ground. Her friends say she has been insane for the last 20 years’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jan 1859 Date of death: Before admission Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain. Fracture of the sternum and ribs. Laceration of the lung. Rupture of the spleen Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Sternum); Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Lung); Rupture (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: n/a Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: It was said that he fell from the top of a van on to the ground, pitching upon the top of his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jan 1859 Date of death: 22 Jan 1859 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the thigh. Diffuse cellular inflammation Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This man was admitted for compound fracture of the left thigh, having fallen from a scaffold forty five feet from the ground. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right thigh, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Feb 1859 Date of death: 11 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound to bone. Fissure of internal table. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fissure (Skull); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This woman was knocked down by a butcher’s cart, which was going at a great speed, the wheel of it passing over her face. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident