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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1875
Date of death: 24 May 1875
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Gangrene of fingers and toes
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Gangrene (Hand); Gangrene (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with the history that he went to bed well one night three weeks ago, and she woke up the following morning with pain in the toes of both feet which were also much discoloured.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1847
Date of death: 05 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Old adhesion of pleura. Great congestion of lungs. Pleuritis with extensive effusion of fluid and compressed lungs. Pericarditis. Flabby heart. Dilatation of aorta.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Adhesion (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Compressed (Lung);Pericarditis (Heart) ; Disease (Heart) ; Dilatation (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man who reported that he had been a free drinker, and had suffered from Rheumatic Fever, was admitted suffering from ascites and some little anasarca of the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 09 Jun 1847
Date of death: 07 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg. Sloughy stump. Fatty and flabby heart. Dilatation of ventricle. Extensive disease of aortic valves.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an irregularly shaped, unhealthy looking, dark and very painful ulcer over the tibia about the middle of the left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Spinster
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1862
Date of death: 3 Jun 1862
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg and arm. Injury to head
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Arm); Injury (Head)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 25 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing ulcers of the leg. Oedema of the mucous membrane of the glottis & epiglottis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Edema (Larynx); Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a very weak cachectic state of health with a foul, sloughing ulcer of the leg of some weeks’ duration, but which was rapidly improving udner the use of bark internally & a bark of myrrha lotion to the sore, when, on the 21st of July, he complained of feeling chilly & otherways out of health’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Date of admission: 27 May 1878
Date of death: 27 May 1878
Disease (transcribed): Compd Fract [Compound Fracture] Thigh – Fract [Fracture] Skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Head);
Admitting doctor: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1856
Date of death: 5 Jul 1856
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of knee joint. Heptization of lung
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Knee); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had noticed for a considerable time a swelling on the lower part of the right thigh which had been gradually, but slowly, increasing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right knee
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1873
Date of death: 27 Jun 1873
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of thigh. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He had been riding a horse which was buck jumping when he got his leg jammed against a handle of a cab causing a wound of the right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs and heart
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1880
Date of death: 4 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of ribs and leg (Granular kidneys)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Leg); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: On the day of admission the wheel of a heavily-laden waggon caught against a post and swung round. The shaft struck him in the sternum and threw him down. While lying on the ground, the horse trod on his left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1865
Date of death: 24 May 1865
Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh and extensive scald
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Scald (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1847
Date of death: 27 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Distorted bones of lower extremities. Scalp wound with diffuse inflammation of cellular tissue. Exposure of skull with extravasation of blood and diffuse inflammation of membranes of brain. Secondary abscesses of lung. Old pericarditis. Enlarged and diseased aorta.
Disease (standardised): Distorted bones (Leg); Wound (Scalp); Inflammation (Scalp); Exposure (Skull); Inflammation (Brain); Abscess (Lung);Pericarditis (Heart) ; Disease (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 08 Jul 1847
Date of death: 29 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Recent pleurisy and secondary abscesses of lungs. Cartilaginous bodies in sub-pleural cellular tissue.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Cartilaginous bodies (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient, a man on ‘the tramp’, was admitted shortly after he had been thrown violently to the ground while mounting a vehicle by a violent kick on the leg from the hind hoof of a horse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jul 1847
Date of death: 30 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Congestion of lungs with extravasation of blood. Enlarged heart with dilated cavities. Thickened and contracted mitral valve. Ascites. Contracted liver. Granular kidneys. Congestion of stomach and blood extravasated into its cavity.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Congestion (Lung); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver);Disease (Kidney) ; Congestion (Stomach) ; Extravasation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted almost in a state of collapse. It appeared that she had been confined about three months ago, and that shortly afterwards dropsy occurred.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1847
Date of death: 02 Aug 1847
Disease (transcribed): Extensive diffuse suppuration of thigh with abscess round knee joint. Blood fluid.
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Leg); Abscess (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: It appeared that this patient had for some time suffered much trouble and anxiety and lived very poorly. After standing on some damp stones about a week before admission, she was attacked by rigors and pain in the knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Chorister
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1847
Date of death: 04 Aug 1847
Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy. Numerous abscesses of lungs and pneumonia. Diseased valves of aorta. Diffuse suppuration of leg. Pus in ankle joint.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Suppuration (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient who was transferred from the care of the Surgeons to Dr Wilson, stated that after singing at St Paul’s Cathedral he almost immediately began to complain of pain in the ankles which soon became swelled and inflamed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Mason
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1862
Date of death: 25 Jun 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh. Amputation. Death from pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Crushed legs.
Disease (standardised): Injury (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient was brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1845
Date of death: 16 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Extensive compound fracture of the leg, extending into the ankle-joint, with suppuration in the joint
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Ankle)

Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient fell from the top of a hay rick, alighting upon his feet and was brought to the hospital, a distance of 14 miles in a cart’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846
Date of death: 31 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Fluid in pleurae and pericardium. Heart dilated and hypertrophied. Disease of mitral and aortic valves. Kidneys granular. Lungs congested and oedematous. Fibrous tumours in uterus. Other organs healthy.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Lung);Oedema (Lung) ; Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from violent epistaxis. It appeared that she had always enjoyed excellent healthy up to seven or eight years ago when she twice within a few months suffered from jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1845
Date of death: 19 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Disease of knee joint. Amputation of thigh. Low pneumonia and incipient 2ndary deposit in spleen
Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Amputation (Thigh); Pneumonia (Lungs); Deposit (Spleen)

Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that 12 months before her admission she struck her knee, and it was then followed by slight swelling of the joint. Six weeks ago she again struck and it became again swollen and painful. It was never sufficiently painful to cause her to discontinue using it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861
Date of death: 16 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Anasarca. Ulcer of legs
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Oedema (Indeterminate); Ulcer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 04 Aug 1847
Date of death: 23 Aug 1847
Disease (transcribed): Old ulcer of leg and necrosed tibia. Granular and scrofulous kidney, liver and spleen.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Necrosis (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of extreme prostration and debility with a large sloughing looking ulcer on the anterior surface of the left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1847
Date of death: 23 Aug 1847
Disease (transcribed): Wound of knee joint. Injury of bone. Diffuse suppuration of thigh. Secondary inflammation of pleura and peritoneum.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Inflammation (Pleura); Inflammation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a longitudinal lacerated wound caused by an axe he was using glancing off and the edge of it striking the knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1876
Date of death: 13 Jul 1876
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Abscess in right leg. Amputation of right foot
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Leg); Amputation (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The disease of the foot commenced after a sprain four months ago, after which his ankle continued to swell and became more and more painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and leg
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1845
Date of death: 28 Jul 1845
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg, with extensive suppuration. Pleurisy in right side, and 2ndary deposits in both lungs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Pleurisy (Lungs); Deposit (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was reported to be in the habit of drinking. Whilst in a state of intoxication he fell down stairs, and was brought to the hospital stunned by the fall and with a compound fracture of the right tibia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right lower extremity, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident