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[Name redacted], 32, Shorthand typist

Occupation or role: Shorthand typist
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1924
Date of death: 5 Apr 1924
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Extra dural haemorrhage (right middle meningeal). Traumatic haemorrhage into cortex on left side.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by a motor car.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain and membranes, tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder and ducts, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, ureters, bladder, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, appendix and colon
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Watkins, 36, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1865
Date of death: 8 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Injury of elbow. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Injury (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted having fallen a distance of forty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 23, Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1946
Date of death: 24 May 1946
Disease (transcribed): Sub arachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of congenital cerebral aneurism. (The history suggests that the leakage from this aneurism was started by an injury)
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Aneurysm, congenital (Brain); Injury (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and lungs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 56, [Wife of] No occupation

Occupation or role: [Wife of] No occupation
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1937
Date of death: 7 Jul 1937
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull and cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, James William Douglas
Medical notes: She was involved in a motor accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, ribs, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, skull, brain, scalp and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Michael Driscole, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1859
Date of death: 7 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of finger. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Finger); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
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

John Mercer, 38, Drayman

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1851
Date of death: 17 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Pleurisy on the right side, also old tubercular deposit in the apex of right lung. Dislocation of the cartilages of 5th & 6th ribs, from the sternum by a contusion. ‘Wet brain’
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (Brain); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Dislocation (Ribs); Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man was a drayman & was accidentally jammed in between two drays by which means he received what was thought to be merely a severe contusion on the anterior wall of the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Catherine Fallace, 34, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1866
Date of death: 8 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
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

Ethel Witherton, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1917
Date of death: 5 Apr 1917
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'B.I.D. [brought in dead]’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No necropsy’

Type of incident: Accident?

Arthur Latham, 35, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1909
Date of death: 27 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Ruptured superior longitudinal sinus. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Brain); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had fallen down an area on to his head and was brought up by police.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, lungs, pericardium, liver, spleen, pancreas, gullet and intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 38, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1933
Date of death: 12 Jun 1933
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of brain. Diffuse subarachnoid ecchymoses
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Ecchymosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical notes: The patient was involved in a motor cycle accident and was unconscious for ten minutes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, skull, brain, heart, vessels and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Hoade, 41, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1841
Date of death: 3 Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hope, James
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, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Swan Tuck, 40, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1868
Date of death: 16 Apr 1868
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Albert Palmer, 45, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1906
Date of death: 16 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs);
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Not seen by S.R. [Surgical Registrar]. Patient fell from a ladder into an area about 25 feet. On admission – He was pale, collapsed and dyspnoeic. Numerous ribs were fractured on the Right side'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 3 months, [Child of] Butler

Occupation or role: [Child of] Butler
Gender: Male
Age: 3 months
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1927
Date of death: 2 May 1927
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of Rt. [Right] Femur, fracture of right clavicle with abscess at site of fracture. Fracture of base of skull – Tuberculous meningitis – Tuberculous caseous bronchial gland – Cloudy swelling of organs generally
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg, clavicle, skull); Abscess (Clavicle); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'Said to have been knocked down by a motor car. Was never unconscious. Vomited on admission, and was found to be bleeding from the R. [Right] ear – blood later replaced by clear cerebro spinal fluids. Fracture of Rt. [Right] femur. Numerous abrasions. Congenital strabismus'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, membrane, tongue, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, alimentary tract, appendix, bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles White, 30, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Zadwiga Krakowski, 1 year 2 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 2 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1889
Date of death: 1 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Rickets. Measles. Collapse of lungs. Fractures through both femurs and the left humerus
Disease (standardised): Rickets (Bone); Measles (Immune system); Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The child was brought up from the Victoria Hospital for Children, Chelsea. The individual who brought her did not know her history, but it was said that the child was sent to St George’s because she had measles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, brain, spinal cord, humerus and femurs
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Weston, 33, Dress maker

Occupation or role: Dress maker
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1892
Date of death: 19 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No postmortem examination
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Winter, 1 ¾, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 ¾
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1844
Date of death: 5 May 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the ribs with ecchymosis of the Lungs and Heart. Rupture of the Liver.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Ecchymosis (Lungs, Heart); Rupture (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The child was admitted in a state of collapse having fallen from a height of 15 feet from a loft into a stable and it was believed was afterwards trod upon the abdomen by a horse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Harold Weeks, 15, Errand boy

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1909
Date of death: 28 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Cerebral contusion with ecchymosis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Contusion (Brain); Ecchymosis (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient had fallen off the back of his van and had been picked up unconscious by the police.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, spleen and stomach
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Joyce, 58, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1900
Date of death: 25 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Bronchitis. Pleural Effusion. Comminuted fracture of the right clavicle
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchitis (Lung); Pleural effusion (Pleura); Fracture (Clavicle)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient severely overstrained himself lifting a large case.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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

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