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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

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1858
Date of death: 20 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Diseased kidney. Stone in the bladder
Disease (standardised): Enlargement (Prostate); Disease (Kidneys); Calculus (Bladder)
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: 'For the last 14 or 15 years had had retention & incontinence of urine at times for which an instrument (generally No 7 gutta percha) has been passed into bladder. For 20 years past has had occasional severe pains in lower part of abdomen, having at the same time rigors’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1859
Date of death: 10 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Fractured bones of face, ribs, femur (compound). Dislocation and fracture of both elbows
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Face); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Leg); Dislocation (Arm); Fracture (Arm)
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 fell from the top of the scaffolding of this hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, face, elbow and left femur
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1859
Date of death: 8 Jan 1859
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: She had a femoral hernia of the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1859
Date of death: 18 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of urine
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Nine or ten years ago he first noticed he had a stricture, the result of gonorrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1859
Date of death: 23 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of urine
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He had had a stricture for the last six years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1859
Date of death: 24 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Contusion of belly. Laceration of omentum
Disease (standardised): Contusion (Abdomen); Laceration (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Just before admission he was kicked by a horse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1859
Date of death: 20 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs and pelvis. Pneumonia and bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Just before admission this man fell, striking his right shoulder and hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and pelvis
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1859
Date of death: 11 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Wound of ulnar artery
Disease (standardised): Wound (Arteries)
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 child was brought up two days before admission with a small puncture wound of the wrist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1859
Date of death: 13 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Strumous abscess of the knee. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Leg); Tuberculosis (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 child, who came from the workhouse, was admitted from strumous enlargement of the knee joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right knee, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1859
Date of death: 25 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in neck. Necrosed jaw. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Necrosis (Jaw); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He was admitted with a large abscess in the left parotid region and in the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1859
Date of death: 11 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He had had a large scrotal hernia for the last two years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1859
Date of death: 18 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of the rectum
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman was admitted in a moribund state, suffering from a scirrhous tumour of the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1859
Date of death: 19 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull and spine. Laceration of liver and spleen. Compound fracture of arm. Dislocation of the hip
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine); Laceration (Liver); Laceration (Spleen); Fracture (Arm); Dislocation (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman threw herself out of a window, and fell a distance of fifty feet into an area.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: , abdomen, pelvis and left arm
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1859
Date of death: 20 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation of fifth cervical vertebra
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Just previous to admission, this man, whilst drunk was wrestling with a soldier in Hyde Park, when he was thrown over the arms of the latter, pitching upon the right side of his neck with his legs up in the air.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1859
Date of death: 18 Jan 1859
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the lung
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Just previous to admission he was knocked down by a cab and the wheels passed over the lower part of his chest.
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: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1859
Date of death: Before admission
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the bones of the face
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Face)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman just before admission was knocked down by a horse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, face, spine, thorax, neck and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1859
Date of death: 5 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Lithotrity. Diseased bladder and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Lithotrity (Bladder); Disease (Bladder); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He stated he had suffered from passing gravel for the last twenty years and for years had had pains in his loins
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

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

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

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