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Charles Wells, 56, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs and pelvis. Rupture of liver and spleen. Pleural effusion. Bronchitis and oedema of lungs.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Spleen); Effusion (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung);Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient fell a distance of about ten feet, injuring his chest and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary McDonald, [No age stated], [No occupation listed]

Occupation or role: [No occupation listed]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1903
Date of death: 1 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, spine, ribs and pelvis. Ruptured lung. Double haemo-thorax. Haemo-peritoneum. Ruptured lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Lung); Haemothorax (Lung); Haemoperitoneum (Abdomen);Rupture (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient threw herself out of the window, with the idea of committing suicide, falling about fifty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary canal, intestines, vermiform appendix, bladder, uterus, skull and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide

James Spedding, 72, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1881
Date of death: 9 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull (base). Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'This patient was knocked down and run over by a hansom cab. He remembered little or nothing about the accident. On admission he was sweating profusely and collapsed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, skull, brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Patrick O’Brien, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1908
Date of death: 19 Mar 1908
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries. Fractured spine, ribs and skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by a railway train and brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, bladder, stomach, intestines, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Percival J Burt, 56, Solicitor

Occupation or role: Solicitor
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1903
Date of death: 18 Mar 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Cerebral Haemorrhage. Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient was thrown from a runaway horse on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, genito-urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Rebecca Garner, 65, [Wife of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Painter
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1899
Date of death: 1 Jan 1900
Disease (transcribed): Thigh amputation for compound fracture
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Roderick, Henry Buckley
Medical notes: This patient had a compound fracture of the Tibia and Fibular. Mr Turner amputated through the lower third of the thigh.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, lungs, pericardium, heart, mitral valves, aortic valves, aorta, coronary arteries, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, cranium, brain and amputation stump.
Type of incident: n/a

Nehemiah Sharp, 28, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1881
Date of death: 5 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'As he was cleaning a window, he fell on to his face, a distance of 24 feet into a stone area beneath. Picked up insensible bleeding from the nose, mouth and right ear'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, bladder, urethra
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Moloney, 38, Window cleaner

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1911
Date of death: 9 Jan 1911
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull (anterior and middle fossae). Laceration and contusion of brain.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Contusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He fell from a window sill of the first floor and alighted on his head on the balcony below.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, bronchial glands, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, suprarenals, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Rogers, 49, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1901
Date of death: 30 Oct 1901
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Bruising of brain. Subdural haemorrhage. Haemorrhage into pons
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Keyser, Charles Ralph
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: On admission the patient was quite unconscious and only lived about one hour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Harriet Copas, 70, Furniture dealer

Occupation or role: Furniture dealer
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1880
Date of death: 27 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull. Contusion of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Contusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This woman had just got out of an omnibus when she was knocked down by a cab and rendered insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull and encephalon
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Robert Steptoe, 29, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1881
Date of death: 16 Oct 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'This man was thrown from his horse, picked up insensible and brought to St George's'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Man unknown, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1904
Date of death: 10 Oct 1904
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull (base). Alcoholism
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Alcoholism (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Ely, 56, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1880
Date of death: 5 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy, after fracture of the tibia and fibula
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: As he was going up stairs he slipped and fell, striking the right leg against a large hammer and twisting it under him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Atkins, 39, Gas fitter

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1880
Date of death: 11 Oct 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull and of the 3rd vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Whilst engaged in building an upper storey to a house he was standing on a flight of stairs to which there were no bannisters and he slipped, falling some forty feet, breaking his fall several times by hitting the balustrade of the stairs below.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skeleton, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Summers, 57, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1880
Date of death: 4 Sep 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen
Medical notes: Whilst cleaning a window she lost her balance and fell a height of some 20-25 feet into an asphalted court below. She was picked up conscious but unable to stand.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Back. Thorax was not examined owing to the state of decomposition
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Cornell, 59, French polisher

Occupation or role: French polisher
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1911
Date of death: 14 Oct 1911
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull. Intrameningeal haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He was struck by a motor car and was picked up unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, meninges, brain, skull, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, stomach, liver, gall bladder, suprarenals, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and scrotum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Bennett, 56, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1881
Date of death: 23 Jun 1881
Disease (transcribed): Ununited fracture of the skull (Trephining)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Trephining (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'A married man. No history of syphilis. Nearly 40 years ago was thrown from a runaway horse, hitting and cutting his head against the curbstone. He was taken to St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he remained quite insensible for 3 days. No operation was performed. There was no paralysis. He remained in the hospital for 18 months, with occasional pain in the head, otherwise feeling well. He resumed his work as a groom. 2 years afterwards he had a fit, becoming quite insensible'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, skull, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Robert Levi, 45, Window cleaner

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1900
Date of death: 8 Jan 1900
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Grunbaum, Otto Fritz Frankau
Medical notes: The deceased fell from the roof of a house to the pavement beneath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Thorburn, 33, Pipe mounter

Occupation or role: Pipe mounter
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1903
Date of death: 8 Jul 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Sub dural and sub arachnoid haemorrhage. Laceration of brain. Fractured ribs. Haemothorax
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by a train.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and genito-urinary tract
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Richard Haines, 60, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1881
Date of death: 14 Jun 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Was knocked by a donkey engine on the side and fell into a barge on his head. No insensibility at time of accident. On admission quite sensible'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, head
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Frederick Wilkinson, 55, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1882
Date of death: 23 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of pelvis. Laceration of urethra
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Laceration (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: As he was helping to remove a large boiler, it slipped and he was crushed between it and a pile of stones.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, abdomen and pelvic bones
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Benjamin Flood, 44, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1882
Date of death: 23 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Laceration of left-frontal lobe of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was stated to have fallen some sixteen feet from some scaffolding on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and skull
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Edward Winn, 58, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1907
Date of death: 22 Jun 1907
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. Extravasation of urine. Gangrene of lower abdominal wall, coverings of penis and scrotum. Chronic cystitis. Adherent pericardium. Mitral stenosis and aortic disease. Osteo arthritis. Gall stones. Dilated stomach
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Extravasation (Urethra); Gangrene (Abdomen); Gangrene (Penis); Gangrene (Scrotum); Cystitis (Bladder);Disease (Heart) ; Osteoarthritis (Joints) ; Gall stones (Gall bladder) ; Dilated (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient, who had for many years been a lunatic at the Paddington Infirmary, recently went home and attended the Western Dispensary for disorders of micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, intestines and big toe joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

[No name], [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 May 1912
Date of death: 10 May 1912
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull and ribs. Lungs full of inspired blood
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Inspired blood (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus, skull and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Janey Hislop, 33, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1907
Date of death: 14 Jan 1908
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of pelvis. Transposition of upper abdominal viscera
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Transposition (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by a horse omnibus in Grosvenor Gardens.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdominal organs, bladder, alimentary tract, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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