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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: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1857
Date of death: 13 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of the skull, with depression. Wound of the middle meningeal artery. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Depression (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This gentleman was thrown from his horse on Constitutional Hill. From a bystander it was gathered that he was thrown directly on his head on the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1858
Date of death: 19 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur. Softening of the cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, right femur

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1852
Date of death: 18 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Cut throat. Old cough. The larynx not wounded, nor the great vessels. Formation of purulent matter under sterno hyoid muscle. Wet brain. Engorgement of lungs. Soft heart
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Cut (Throat); Suppuration (Sternohyoid muscle); Disease (Brain); Engorgement (Lung); Soft (Heart)
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 in a state of continuous intoxication for some days. This brought on an attack of delirium tremens and whilst in this state he attempted suicide.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, trachea, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1851
Date of death: 17 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of a scrofulous character situated within the spinal canal in the cervical region, pressing on the medulla, & causing absorption of the surrounding portions of the vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Spinal canal)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under the care of the physicians, labouring under paralysis, and transferred to the surgeons on account of a tumour in the neck in the situation of that observed in the spinal canal. There was partial loss of power in both the upper & lower extremities which was worse on the left side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1860
Date of death: 23 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine & ribs. Rupture of the pleura
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, ribs); Rupture (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of extreme collapse. The wheel of a waggon having passed over his abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1857
Date of death: 20 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fracture (compound) of the lower jaw. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Jaw); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He had attended as an outpatient for a week with a fracture of the inferior maxillary bone, near the middle line, which occurred from a kick from a horse in a stable.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left eyes, cranium, thorax, abdomen and lower jaw
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Plate layer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1887
Date of death: 10 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of arm. Fractured spine. Scalp wounds
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm, spine); Wound (Scalp)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'The man was a platelayer on the railway & was knocked down & run over by an engine'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Driver
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1851
Date of death: 24 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the bones of the skull on the right side & laceration of the right internal sinus. Extravasation of a large quantity of blood into the arachnoid cavity with slight bruising & compression of the right cerebral hemisphere
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Bruising (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'This man was driving a cart about, to deliver goods, on the day of admission, and fell out of the cart striking his head against the pavement. This occurred about 2 o’clock pm. He did not seem to suffer any particular inconvenience at the time, as he continued his work, & made no complaint. About 6 o’clock he suddenly fell down insensible, and was brought to the hospital about 8, when he presented the symptoms of compression of the brain distinctly marked’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1851
Date of death: 24 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the left parietal bone, with depression of bone. Also laceration of the dura mater of the brain correspondent, followed by collection of purulent matter in the arachnoid cavity & inflammation of the substance of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Inflammation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'This man fell off a ladder, a height of about 8 feet, striking his head against a brick. When brought into the house (in the evening, a few hours after the accident), a piece of brick was found embedded in the skull’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1852
Date of death: 2 Sep 1852
Disease (transcribed): Injuries from a fall the result of a blow. Extensive fracture of the cranium with extravasation of blood and laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: It appeared that on the evening of admission this man, who was at the time very drunk, was quarrelling with a person who struck him a heavy blow on the left side of the mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1856
Date of death: 28 Jul 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur, extending into the knee joint. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 in consequence of an accident in which he had fractured his left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1857
Date of death: 25 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the spine. Strumous disease of the knee. Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Leg); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This child had been twice in the hospital before and been to Margate, where his condition had somewhat improved.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and right knee joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1860
Date of death: 26 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Simple fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'Shortly before admission this patient was knocked down by a cart. On admission he was insensible & collapsed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1852
Date of death: 3 Sep 1852
Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Comminuted fracture of the pubic bones. Separation of both sacro-iliac articulations. Laceration of the urethra. Large soft heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pubic bone); Laceration (Urethra); Disease (Heart)
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 working near a wall, at the base of which he was excavating and he brought it down upon himself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1887
Date of death: 15 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
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'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 21 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1859
Date of death: 23 Jan 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Mesenteric disease. Incipient rickets. Diseased liver. Old burn
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Abdomen); Rickets (Bones); Disease (Liver); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with an extensive burn of the left arm, extending from the shoulder to the back of the hand. It was cut very deep, except in one part about the middle of forearm. She was also evidently suffering from tabies mesentericus which was supposed to have existed for 6 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., left arm, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Platelayer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1876
Date of death: 10 Jul 1876
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of both arms and of spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was knocked down by an engine and was brought at once to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Arm, face and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1856
Date of death: 2 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Psoas Abscess.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas muscle)
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 a large abscess in the thigh which had been coming on gradually for some months without any known cause.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thigh, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1885
Date of death: 14 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Shot himself through the mouth. Not seen by the Registrar and died a few hours after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium and brain
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1858
Date of death: 5 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Simple fracture of the skull; rupture of the middle meningeal artery
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: 'On the evening of his admission, it was reported by eye witnesses that he had been run over by some vehicle, & supposed to have ben trodden on by the horse. On examination the face was bruised, there was a small scalp wound, not reaching the bone, on the upper & back part of left side of head no depression of bone could be found’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1870
Date of death: 26 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Fracture of pubes and rupture of symphysis.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Cartilage)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been run over by a waggon.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1857
Date of death: 29 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of lower jaw. Cancrum oris
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Jaw); Noma (Mouth)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He was deposited on a bed in the ward by some female, who then left abruptly, giving no account whatever of the child’s symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and lower jaw
Type of incident: n/a