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Occupation or role: Warehouseman
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1886
Date of death: 25 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia and secondary haemorrhage following wiring of ununited fracture of femur
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Leg); Fracture (Leg); Operation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On December 3rd 1884 he fell backwards into a barge from a height of twenty feet. His leg was fractured.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1891
Date of death: 27 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Amputation through the left knee joint. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Was in St George's three years ago with a very thickened and ulcerated left foot. This was due to repeated attacks of cellulitis. Since he left the hospital the foot has been better & worse apparently as he worked or rested'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh, head, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1879
Date of death: 28 Dec 1879
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh and leg for compound fracture. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Fracture (Leg); Exhaustion (Systemic)
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: n/a
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1883
Date of death: 23 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of left leg. Congestion of lungs. Nephritis. Fatty liver. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Congestion (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The patient did not know how much beer he consumed daily. He had been thrown out of his van and one of its wheels passed over his left ankle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1907
Date of death: 5 Dec 1907
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of left femur. Suppuration. Toxaemia. Heart failure
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Toxaemia (Blood); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, peritracheal glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, suprarenals, stomach, intestines, brain and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1883
Date of death: 26 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the left leg. Ulceration of colon. Diarrhoea
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Ulcer (Intestines); Diarrhoea (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In jumping out of a rapidly travelling dog cart he alighted on his feet but twisted the left one.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Fitter
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1904
Date of death: 1 Nov 1904
Disease (transcribed): Fractures of the skull, right olecranon, and right femur. Haemo-thorax. Extensive subperitoneal haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, elbow, leg); Haemothorax (Lung); Haemorrhage (Peritoneum);
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident? Violence?

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 5 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1865
Date of death: 27 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the hip joint
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip)
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 child was admitted with disease of the hip which commenced with limping in her gait and pain at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen and hip joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1889
Date of death: 9 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Intracapsular fracture of the neck of femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He was thrown off his cab and fell onto the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Leg and hip joint
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1907
Date of death: 6 Dec 1907
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of left leg. Diabetes. Gangrene of left lung.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Gangrene (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had sustained a compound comminuted fracture of the tibia and fibula of the left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1854
Date of death: 20 Nov 1854
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the tarsal bones. Amputation of leg. Phthisis. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Foot); Amputation (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This girl, who was pale & weakly, & presented the usual marks of the strumous habit, was admitted on account of caries of the bones of the left foot, which had existed for about 2 years. She had been treated for it at various hospitals, but without receiving any benefit’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Police Constable
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1870
Date of death: 29 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm. Amputation at the hip joint. Exhaustion.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart); Amputation (Hip); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Six months before admission this man was violently thrown down in capturing a prisoner and received a blow on the left knee, but did not remember any injury to the femoral region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bones and joints
Type of incident: Murder/homicide

Occupation or role: Compositor
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1892
Date of death: 24 Dec 1892
Disease (transcribed): Double hip disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: During the last two years the patient was in the hospital many times under various surgeons. The left hip was at first diseased and many sinuses formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip joints, abdomen, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, vesicula seminalis, testes, liver, pleurae, lungs, thyroid body, larynx, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Gender: Male
Age: 89
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1907
Date of death: 1 Dec 1907
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of upper third of Right Femur – Ununited (Pseudarthrosis). General Bronchitis; and Hypostatic Congestion and Oedema of Right lower lobe
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pseudarthrosis (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: 'The Right Thigh was fractured through a fall down some chapel steps. On admission – The old man did not appear to be in much pain. He did not appear to be Bronchitic: There was free mobility between the fragments. The old man was at first propped up, and the limb placed between sandbags. The limb was put up with a Liston's splint and three short splints. A bed sore has already appeared on the lower part of the back. No signs of lung trouble so far'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1903
Date of death: 21 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary embolism. Dislocated ankle
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Lung); Dislocation (Ankle)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: An iron gate fell onto the patient, who slipped catching his right foot under some wooden planks. The foot was almost wrenched off.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1894
Date of death: 25 Nov 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the neck of the femur (Extracapsular)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient fell down stairs: in falling she caught the bannisters, swung round and fell on to the R. [Right] hip. On admission an extracapsular fracture of neck of femur was diagnosed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1869
Date of death: 19 Dec 1869
Disease (transcribed): Acute osteitis implicating knee joint. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Osteitis (Knee); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
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: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1863
Date of death: 6 Feb 1863
Disease (transcribed): Caries of astragalus. Amputation. Secondary haemorrhage from stump
Disease (standardised): Caries (Foot); Amputation (Foot); Haemorrhage (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: In May 1862 he slipped down stairs and suffered slight pain for about six weeks, during which time the ankle became much swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1895
Date of death: 17 Jan 1895
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of foot. Diabetes
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The foot had been getting bad for eight weeks and the condition followed the cutting of a corn.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, joints and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1846
Date of death: 5 Feb 1846
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Lungs emphysematous anteriorly. Congested, etc posteriorly. Heart dilated and atrophied. Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Anarsarca. Other organs, nothing remarkable
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain ); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: It appeared that the patient had been in excellent health until the last nine months, during which period her health had been gradually failing. Her illness began with an attack of jaundice and dyspepsia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1858
Date of death: 12 Feb 1859
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the leg
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg)
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: n/a

Occupation or role: Paper stainer
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1872
Date of death: 14 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of femur. Amputation at hip joint. Sarcomatous tumours in pleurae, pericardium and lungs
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Tumour (Pleura); Tumour (Heart); Tumour (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
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: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1850
Date of death: 29 Feb 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fractured femur. Pleuritis. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a fracture of the right femur about its centre caused by a mill stone of great weight falling on the limb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and right lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1874
Date of death: 8 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
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?

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1872
Date of death: 10 Feb 1872
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma. Gangrene of the toes of the left foot. Amputation. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Gangrene (Foot); Amputation (Foot); Exhaustion (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: Six weeks before admission this man had felt some irritation of the skin of the right leg, which became red. This subsided, but soon after he felt much pain in the toes of the left foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a