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Richard Griffiths, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1841
Date of death: 4 Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Wound of anterior tibial artery. Mortification and diffuse cellular inflammation
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Wound (Blood vessels); Inflammation (Cells)
Admitted under the care of: Walker, Robert Benjamin
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Leg

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Sarah Hoar, 34, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1882
Date of death: 24 Mar 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Suicide?

Albert Shipton, 66, Engine driver

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1906
Date of death: 16 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs – Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Patient was riding a bicycle. In trying to avoid a bus he ran into a trolley and fell off striking his Rt [Right] side. Says he has never suffered from Bronchitis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Richard Price Hooker, 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1841
Date of death: 28 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus (idiopathic)
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Walker, Robert Benjamin
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Had not met with any accident. Illness came on three days before his admission. Has led a very irregular life; has been of late exposed to cold and damp and at night has been sleeping in the fields’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal canal, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Adams, 57, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1860
Date of death: 12 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain. Fractured spine & ribs
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Spine, ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A few month before admission this man fell from a scaffold about 30 feet, falling with his back across a plank, at the same time striking the back part of his head against another’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

George Odam, 18, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1856
Date of death: 12 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Compound comminuted with depression
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This boy had fallen out of the first floor window of a house, a distance of about twenty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and left forearm
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Jameson, 21, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1878
Date of death: 5 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Severe general injuries
Disease (standardised): Wound (Indeterminate);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
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?

Walter Brown, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1919
Date of death: 29 Mar 1919
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ellen Simmonds, 27, [Wife of] Grocer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Grocer
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1901
Date of death: 27 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs, ilium and lower jaw. Rupture of mesentery and and its vessels. Intraperitoneal haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Hip); Fracture (Jaw); Rupture (Mesentery); Haemorrhage (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alice Lawrence, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1855
Date of death: 4 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Templeman, 76, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1859
Date of death: 9 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Fractured neck of femur. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Walter Woodrow, 1, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1881
Date of death: 5 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Scald
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Edward Hoskins, 41, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1883
Date of death: 22 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Compression of brain. Extravasation of blood. Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Compression (Brain); Extravasation (Brain ); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A ladder gave way and caused him to fall twelve feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull. Remainder of body not examined owing to objection of the friends
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Richard Atkins, 3, [Child of] Coachman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Coachman
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1887
Date of death: 9 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Depressed compound fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

George Dalton, 53, Drayman

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1861
Date of death: Before admission
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Laceration of liver, kidney, and vena cava inferior
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Liver); Laceration (Kidney); Laceration (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was a drayman was shortly before admission the horse was frightened and bolted and he was injured.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, spine and pelvis
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Robert Jones, 51, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1872
Date of death: 4 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Fracture and dislocation of sixth cervical verterbrae. Extensive bruising and laceration of the spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Bruising (Spinal cord); Laceration (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man died shortly after admission, and was not seen by me.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, bones, spinal cord, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Hyday, 70, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1855
Date of death: 5 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Contusion of the leg. Hospital gangrene. Bed sores
Disease (standardised): Contusions (Leg); Gangrene (Leg); Pressure Ulcers (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Palmer, 36, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1872
Date of death: 4 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerated wound of foot. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Foot); Wound (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was admitted with swelling and redness of the right foot and lower part of the leg, and a small sloughing wound on the dorsum of the foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, organs of special sense, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary A. Carty, 5, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 5
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1878
Date of death: 7 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Walkman, 14, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1897
Date of death: 14 Apr 1897
Disease (transcribed): General peritonitis, rupture of small intestine
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Rupture (Intestines) ()
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'Whilst trying to stop a runaway horse he fell under the wheels which passed over his body, thigh and left arm. On admission was very collapsed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Richard Burt, 74, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1851
Date of death: 24 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the thigh immediately below the capsule of the hip joint. Apparent attempt at a ‘fake joint’. Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This old man fell down in the street the day before his admission & fractured the thigh, crepitus being felt at its upper part near the trochanter major. There was shortening for about an inch & the foot was rotated outwards. He had suffered from paralysis some time before the accident, & had recovered in a great measure, but he always felt weaker on the right side (the side paralyzed) on which the injury took place’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

[No name], 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender:
Date of admission: Jun 1841
Date of death: Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull; haemorrhage and injury of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Injury (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Gray, 26, [No occupation stated]

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

Thomas Shine, 30, Shunter

Occupation or role: Shunter
Age: 30
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1920
Date of death: 23 Apr 1920
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of ribs 1-7 right chest. Comminuted fracture right humerus. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Arm); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: L.C.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Neighbour, Philip Morgan
Medical notes: 'Pt [Patient] was crushed between the buffers of two trucks and was brought into hospital in a very collapsed condition. There was much bruising and crushing of the right side of the chest also the arm and shoulder. The left forearm and hand is also bruised.'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, prostate, stomach, intestines, brain, bones, ribs

Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Phillis Naldret, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1871
Date of death: 22 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs &c
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

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