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Occupation or role: Coffeehouse keeper
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1881
Date of death: 30 Nov 1881
Disease (transcribed): Amputation. Fatty heart. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with a compound comminuted fracture of the left tibia and fibula, caused by being thrown from a phaeton. The skin which was much lacerated and contused sloughed, and he was attacked with cellulitis of the limb'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Veterinary surgeon
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1881
Date of death: 21 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of tibia, fibula. Amputation of leg
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Tibia, fibula); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 81
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 5 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of humerus and neck of femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: Carpenter
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1882
Date of death: 1 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Wound of lung. Compound subastragaloid dislocation of foot
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Wound (Lung); Dislocation (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: Groom
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1882
Date of death: 8 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the bones of the leg. Engorgement of the left middle cerebral vessels
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Engorgement (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: A horse he was riding fell backwards on to his left leg. He also struck the back of his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and its membranes, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1882
Date of death: 8 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ununited fracture of femur. Cancer of liver and ribs. Haemothorax
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Ribs); Haemorthorax (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: This man was originally admitted with a fracture of the shaft of the left femur. Fourteen weeks after the accident it was found that there was non-union.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, lungs, pleurae, heart, liver and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Aug 1882
Date of death: 2 Aug 1882
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of foot. Femoral and tibial arterius blocked. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Blockage (Arteries); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She was admitted in a moribund condition with gangrene of the right foot and leg. In spite of stimulation she died the following day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1882
Date of death: 4 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Periostitis of femur. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Leg); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: It was supposed that the left thigh got twisted while the child was being carried five days ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and femur
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1882
Date of death: 13 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Periarticular abscess over knee. Gangrene
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Knee); Gangrene (Knee)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1883
Date of death: 30 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Traumatic gangrene of leg. Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Gangrene (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The wheel of a waggon passed over the child’s leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1883
Date of death: 6 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh after compound fracture into knee and ankle joints
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Fracture (Knee); Fracture (Ankle)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A wall which he was demolishing fell upon his left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1883
Date of death: 16 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of buttock
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Buttocks)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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. Died at Wimbledon
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1883
Date of death: 18 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus following punctured wound of foot
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic); Wound (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1883
Date of death: 29 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Amputation at hip joint. Miliary tubercle
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: His disease was set up twelve months before coming to the hospital by a fall at play.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Traveller
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1884
Date of death: 10 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of right tibia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The man fell in alighting from a train before it had come to a stand still.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tibia. No further examination was made owing to the objection of the friends
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Iron trimmer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1884
Date of death: 13 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of tibia and fibula. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man confessed that he freely indulged in drink. A heavy mass of iron fell upon his right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Leg, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1884
Date of death: 14 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Concussion of brain. Fracture of tibia
Disease (standardised): Concussion (Brain); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man had had a fall of some fourteen feet. He was picked up totally insensible and carried to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carpet sewer
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1884
Date of death: 19 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of tibia and fibula. Thrombosis of pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Thrombosis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This woman had fallen backwards down a flight of stairs and sustained a simple fracture of both bones of her leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Arm, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1885
Date of death: 28 Feb 1885
Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: She was noticed to have a very large head and Spina Bifida. Sixteen months ago, after the birth of her last child, she began to experience shooting pains in the left thigh and began to walk with a limp.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, joints, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1885
Date of death: 26 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Oblique fracture of tibia into ankle-joint. Cerebral congestion and increase of subarachnoideum fluid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Congestion (Brain ); Fluid (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: This man was thrown down in some fracas with the police and his legs were broken
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and right leg
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Railway engine driver
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1885
Date of death: 23 Aug 1885
Disease (transcribed): Railway accident. Crushed foot. Ruptured inner coats of femoral artery. Amputation of leg
Disease (standardised): Crushed (Foot); Rupture (Arteries); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Not seen by the Registrar and not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, abdomen and upper part of right thigh
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1885
Date of death: 18 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fatty and dilated heart. Fractured patellae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fracture (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: The patient fractured the left patella about ten years ago and again broke it a few years after. While walking, he slipped and felt something snap in his right knee. He fell down and could not get up again.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, cranium and patellae
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Machinist
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1886
Date of death: 16 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in lower end of femur. Purulent synovitis of left knee. Rickets
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Suppuration (Knee); Synovitis (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was quite healthy until a swelling appeared on the chest and a little later on the left leg which became painful and tender.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway inspector
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1886
Date of death: 10 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of foot. Diabetes
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard. Page, Harry Marmaduke
Medical notes: He was once very stout but had lost much flesh of late. He suffered from thirst but did not pass much urine. About six weeks ago on waking he found his left arm and leg numb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

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