Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Feb 1871 Date of death: 18 Mar 1871 Disease (transcribed): Injury to hand. Fracture of metacarpal bones. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Injury (Hand); Fracture (Hand); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'A railway ‘sleeper’ fell onto his right hand. On admission, the palm & dorsum of the right hand were much crushed, and a lacerated & contused wound existed on each. There was free haemorrhage from several small vessels’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Mar 1871 Date of death: 27 Mar 1871 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wounds. Erysipelas. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This man received a blow on the forehead from a poker, & attended as out-patient for the scalp wound caused thereby. March 7 erysipelas set in, and he was admitted next day. There was then redness & swelling of face, eyelids & neck, and oedema of anterior part of scalp’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
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’
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1871 Date of death: 23 May 1871 Disease (transcribed): Suicide by hanging Disease (standardised): Strangulation
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'Was said to have hanged himself by a rope from a tree’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium, larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jul 1871 Date of death: 24 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Extravasation of blood into & compression of brain. Pyaemia? Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Compression (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'He fell head foremost down the height of 15 steps to the ground. On admission was quite insensible’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Iron fitter Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jul 1871 Date of death: 28 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Depressed fracture of the skull. Trephine applied. Bone found in brain substance. Extravasation of blood. Softening Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Trephining (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'An iron bolt about 4 tons fell from a height of 50 feet on to vertex of skull’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium (‘permission to examine the rest of the body was refused’)
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Sep 1871 Date of death: 20 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of patella (compound). Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Knee); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James Medical notes: 'On stepping down from an omnibus he fell forwards and struck the right knee, probably on a sharp stone in the road: he could not get up, and was at once brought to the hospital (about ¼ mile). When admitted, was slightly stupid, apparently from drinking’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones, joints
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Sep 1871 Date of death: 9 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Depressed fracture of the frontal bone. Laceration of the brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This man fell from a scaffold & was brought in dead’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones (‘the viscera were all extremely decomposed & for this reason […] a partial examination was made’)
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Sep 1871 Date of death: 14 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of 7 ribs. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James Medical notes: 'This man fell 20 feet out of a lift. On admission had much pain over right chest, increased on inspiration. There was also a good deal of dyspnoea and the right chest was but little used, about six of the ribs being broken near the spine’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Occupation or role: Brakesman Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Sep 1871 Date of death: 12 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Contusions. Amputation Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Contusions (Leg); Amputation (Leg)
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’
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Nov 1871 Date of death: 2 Dec 1871 Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver & kidney. Extravasation of blood into the peritoneal cavity Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver, kidney); Extravasation (Peritoneum) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This boy was run over by a cab, the wheel of which, it was said, passed over his abdomen. When admitted he was much collapsed and very faint, & complained of much abdominal pain and tenderness’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jan 1872 Date of death: 15 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Ruptured lung Disease (standardised): Fracture (Rib); Rupture (Lung) 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. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jan 1872 Date of death: 8 Mar 1872 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) 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 recorded. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 84 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Mar 1872 Date of death: 17 Apr 1872 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of femur. Exhaustion Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Exhaustion (Systemic) 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 Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: French polisher Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1872 Date of death: 20 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of femur. Delirium Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Delirium (Brain) 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. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jun 1872 Date of death: 18 Jun 1872 Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine) 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. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 80 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Sep 1872 Date of death: 19 Oct 1872 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the great trochanter of the left femur. Caries of the nasal bones. Abscess pointing at inner angle of left eye Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Caries (Nasal bone); Abscess (Eye) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient was knocked down in the street and fell on the left hip and elbow. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Foreman Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Oct 1872 Date of death: 18 Ocy 1872 Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of the thumb. Tetanus Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Thumb); Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Ten days before admission this man fell and dislocated the right thumb. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and spinal cord Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Smith Age: 78 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Nov 1872 Date of death: 7 Nov 1872 Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Senile delirium Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Delirium (Brain) 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. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Nov 1872 Date of death: 1 Dec 1872 Disease (transcribed): Intracapsular fracture of the femur. Granular kidneys. Cystitis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man fell down on to his right thigh and was admitted with an intracapsular fracture of the neck of the right femur. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Baronet Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Nov 1872 Date of death: 28 Nov 1872 Disease (transcribed): Railway accident. Crushed leg and arm Disease (standardised): Crushed (Leg); Crushed (Arm) 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. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 years 4 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1872 Date of death: 22 Dec 1872 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) 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. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Cab man Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1873 Date of death: 19 Feb 1873 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of left tibia and fibula. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1873 Date of death: 27 Jan 1873 Disease (transcribed): Injury to head Disease (standardised): Injury (Head) 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
Occupation or role: Gentleman Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Feb 1873 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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