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Isaac Bennett, 34, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1864
Date of death: 3 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barker, William Levington
Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William
Medical notes: 'This patient was cleaning a 3rd story window, when the ladder broke & he was seen to fall into area below. He was brought in at once, insensible, cold, pale’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Ephraim Wier, 23, Stoker

Occupation or role: Stoker
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1864
Date of death: 29 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Death from nervous shock (?)
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Shock
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William
Medical notes: 'This patient was stoker on an engine proceeding from Victoria Station, when looking back his head came in collision with one of the arches of a bridge & he was knocked off the engine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Minter, 6, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1864
Date of death: 7 Jun 1864
Disease (transcribed): Run over by a cab. Ruptured liver?
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William
Medical notes: 'Case not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Martha Hilder, 62, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 May 1864
Date of death: 11 Jun 1864
Disease (transcribed): Inflamed legs, with sloughy sores
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Williams, Charles Theodore
Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William
Medical notes: 'This patient admitted May 25th with inflamed leg & sloughing of the cuticle’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

James Thorpe, 65, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1864
Date of death: 16 Aug 1864
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg & ribs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg, ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic
Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William
Medical notes: 'This man was crossing road, when a carriage that was passing, knocked him down & passed over. He was brought in collapsed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Charles Duligal, 36, Brushmaker

Occupation or role: Brushmaker
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1867
Date of death: 2 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had been ruptured ten years and had always worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hill Hamlin, 62, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1867
Date of death: 11 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Oedema of glottis
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Glottis)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with difficulty in breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Bowles, 42, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1867
Date of death: 14 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Caries of astragalus. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Caries (Ankle); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Twelve weeks ago he noticed his foot beginning to swell. About seven weeks ago it was lanced and blood came out and subsequently matter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right limb
Type of incident: n/a

William Perrett, 68, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1868
Date of death: 26 Jan 1868
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He had been ruptured about seven years and had been able to put it back until four months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Hickley, 66, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1868
Date of death: 17 Mar 1868
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Extravasation of urine
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Extravasation (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had suffered with stricture for seven years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Angliss, 40, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1868
Date of death: 29 Mar 1868
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Rupture of lateral sinus
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Transverse sinuses)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient was reported to have been thrown out of a cart on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Taylor, 34, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1868
Date of death: 22 May 1868
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had been kicked by another man on the right side of the forehead three days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Daniel Bradstock, 40, Police inspector

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

Sarah Lyons, 78, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1868
Date of death: 7 Jul 1868
Disease (transcribed): Villous growths in bladder
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a very exhausted condition and quite unable to given any account of herself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Heavens, 40, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1868
Date of death: 2 Aug 1868
Disease (transcribed): Peri-caecal abscess. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: The history this patient gave was that four months ago she noticed pain in the right hip, which had been getting worse lately.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Vincent, 21, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1868
Date of death: 16 Aug 1868
Disease (transcribed): Bruising of spinal cord. Extravasation of blood into its substance
Disease (standardised): Bruising (Spinal cord); Extravasation (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient fell down stairs from the top to the bottom and was picked up unable to move any of her limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Daniel McCarthy, 20, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1868
Date of death: 29 Aug 1868
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of caecum. Perforation of gut. Peritonitis. Cyst of mesentery containing purulent fluid.
Disease (standardised): Dilatation (Intestines); Perforation (Gastrointestinal tract); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cysts (Mesentery)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient complained of inability to pass urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Burrows, 57, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1868
Date of death: 29 Aug 1868
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of lungs and uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman had been ailing for one month. Fourteen days before admission she noticed a tumour in the lower part of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Pratt, 51, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1868
Date of death: 28 Sep 1868
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Pneumonia. Cancer of prostate
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had been admitted into the medical wards with phthisis. He complained also of great pain in the right hip for which the surgeons saw him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Cartwright, 26, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1868
Date of death: 9 Oct 1868
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had been ruptured nine years and always wore a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Spicer, 35, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1868
Date of death: 4 Nov 1868
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had caught his right knee in a wheel.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Parker, 26, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1868
Date of death: 29 Nov 1868
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of neck. Bronchitis. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Bronchitis (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had fallen down out of the window sixteen days before admission. He got almost well but three days ago his neck began to swell and get red.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Lamb, 30, Fireman

Occupation or role: Fireman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1868
Date of death: 22 Dec 1868
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: The history this patient gave was that last May he noticed a swelling about the right ankle which also became painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Pontin, 38, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1868
Date of death: 30 Dec 1868
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient poisoned his right thumb ten days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Hull, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1869
Date of death: 27 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Thickening and ulceration of gut. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Thickening (Gastrointestinal tract); Ulcer (Gastrointestinal tract); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had been ruptured about two years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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