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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1855
Date of death: 22 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Convulsions. Delirium. Purulent deposits in lungs, pleural sac, pectoral muscle and other parts.
Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain); Delirium (Brain); Purulent deposits (Lung, Pleura); Purulent deposits (Pectoralis Muscles)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He was said to have been seized with convulsions on the sixth day before admission, which subsequently passed into delirium and then total insensibility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1855
Date of death: 1 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of left leg. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He was admitted in consequence of a simple fracture of the left leg, from falling off a pair of steps.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, abdomen, thorax and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1855
Date of death: 9 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Effusion of blood in the arachnoid cavity and in the meshes of the pia mater. Fracture of the rib. Wound of the Lung
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Effusion (Meninges); Fracture (Rib); Wound (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was brought in to the Hospital in a dying state, having suffered extensive injuries from a fall which crushed his body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1855
Date of death: 11 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the Pelvis. Rupture of the Urethra
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted following a mass of stone falling on his back and crushing him against another stone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s Servant
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 April 1855
Date of death: 9 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of the Calvaria, Spine, Larynx
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Skull); Tuberculosis (Spine); Tuberculosis (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of caries of the cranium, and he referred to a blow he had received a year before. It appeared however that he had had disease of the left clavicle before the accident.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1855
Date of death: 17 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fractured Cranium. Lacerated Brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been flung from a horse in the park a few minutes before admission, and was thought to have fallen with his head against a stone post.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1855
Date of death: 19 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was riding on a cart, while rather intoxicated, and fell off. When brought to the Hospital, he was complaining principally of pain in the left shoulder. He was unable to move his legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1855
Date of death: 4 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the skull. Secondary abscesses
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Abscess (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of an accident. He had been kicked by a horse on the right eyebrow half an hour before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1855
Date of death: 9 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Amputation. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of a compound fracture of the left leg, from a fall with a horse he was riding.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The stump, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1855
Date of death: 5 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fractured neck of femur. Sloughs. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sloughing (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman was admitted in consequence of an accident. She was thrown down in crossing the street, by a carriage and struck her right hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1855
Date of death: 9 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous caries of the spine. Double Psoas abscess
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Lymph Node (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had suffered from psoas and lumbar abscess for about fifteen months and had had symptoms of phthisis for a shorter time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1855
Date of death: 26 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of Skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been struck on the head by some heavy body which knocked him down a saw pit. He was admitted soon after in a state of almost complete insensibility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855
Date of death: 5 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Lacerated brain. Fractured vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a dying condition with symptoms of fracture of the base of the skull.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and spinal column
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1855
Date of death: 20 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Rupture to Diaphragm. Fractured Ribs. Stomach and Colon within Thoracic cavity
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Diaphragm); Fracture (Ribs); Displacement (Stomach); Displacement (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of an accident, in which he had fallen a height of fifteen feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1855
Date of death: 27 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Injury of leg. Phagadaena. Pus in joints and Lobular Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Injury (Leg); Ulcer (Leg); Suppuration (Joints); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of an accident in which he had suffered a lacerated wound of the left leg and an abrasion of the arm on the same side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Knee joint, left shoulder joint, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 95
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1855
Date of death: 15 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was in a state of complete dementia and extremely deaf. It seemed that he had been run over by a cart on the day of admission, which had passed over his legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left thigh
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1855
Date of death: 16 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Amputation below knee. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of a severe injury to the right foot, requiring amputation. It had been received in a fall of about 30 feet, on to his feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, left knee, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1855
Date of death: 26 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of back of skull. Brain not bruised
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This girl was admitted on account of an accident in which she had fallen about five feet, pitching on her head on the pavement. On admission there was found to be fracture of the spine, indicated by total loss of sensation and motion in the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1855
Date of death: 14 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of 4th dorsal vertebra
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of an accident in which he had fractured his spine by a fall of about twenty feet. His fall was interrupted by another scaffold against which he struck the back of his neck. He lost the power of moving instantly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column. No other parts examined. The body was examined by mr duncan, the house surgeon.
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1855
Date of death: 23 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound into the knee joint
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Knee Joint)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This young man was admitted on account of an accident in which he had suffered a severe injury to the right knee by slipping on the wheel of a waggon as he was getting out of it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right knee, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Aug 1855
Date of death: 25 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of the hip joint
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Lymph Node (Hip Joint)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This girl on her admission showed all the traces of a long and wasting illness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1855
Date of death: 18 Dec 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of Brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had fallen down and was admitted in a state of perfect insensibility from which he never recovered.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1855
Date of death: 20 Dec 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fractured Ribs. Laceration of Lung and Diaphragm
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Lung); Laceration (Diaphragm)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was leading a waggon, the horse of which ran away and trampled on his chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1855
Date of death: 14 Feb 1856
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the ilium, sinuses
Disease (standardised): Caries (Pelvis); Sinus (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman was admitted on account of swelling and pain in the right nates. The symptoms had existed for about two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1855
Date of death: 26 Feb 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Pneumonia. Destruction of sterno-clavicular articulation
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung); Destruction (Sternoclavicular Joint)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The boy was originally admitted under the care of Dr Bence Jones, labouring under fever. He was then slightly delirious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and knee joint
Type of incident: n/a