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Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1862
Date of death: 31 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of kidney
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: It was stated that a brick arch which he was erecting had given way and had fallen upon him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1862
Date of death: 7 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in knee and shoulder joint
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Leg); Suppuration (Arm)
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 man was admitted with the history that seven days before he had been attacked with rigors, followed by sickness and severe pains in the left knee joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1862
Date of death: 30 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of leg
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This case was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1862
Date of death: 17 Nov 1862
Disease (transcribed): Angular curvature of spine. Lumbar abscess
Disease (standardised): Curvature (Spine); Abscess (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
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: Painter
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1862
Date of death: 30 Aug 1862
Disease (transcribed): Bruise of brain
Disease (standardised): Bruising (Brain)
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 man was admitted with the history of having fallen from a ladder, a distance of twelve feet, into an area below.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1862
Date of death: 23 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing phagedaena of leg
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This case was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1862
Date of death: 2 Aug 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phrenitis
Disease (standardised): Phrenitis (Brain)
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 boy was admitted with a compound fracture of the skull and depressed bone. It was stated that a short time before admission, he was playing in a stable, when a horse kicked him on the forehead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Tailoress
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1862
Date of death: 7 Aug 1862
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of vagina
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Vagina)
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 patient stated that for some months she had had constant discharge from the vagina, of an exceedingly offensive nature, with great pain and difficulty in passing her water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 81
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1862
Date of death: 15 Aug 1862
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Senile gangrene
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Gangrene (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: Widow
Age: 77
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1862
Date of death: 9 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1862
Date of death: 4 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This was a case of hernia which had been strangulated for three days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Wound in groin, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1862
Date of death: 14 Jun 1862
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
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: Omnibus conductor
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1862
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull and cervical vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: Labourer
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1862
Date of death: 6 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Abscess of prostate
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history that he had had stricture for many years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 May 1862
Date of death: 14 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He stated that eighteen months ago he was seized with pain and slight swelling of the right knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 May 1862
Date of death: 10 Jun 1862
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged glands in neck. Operation. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Lymph nodes); Operation (Neck); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: Drayman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1862
Date of death: 15 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of lung. Haemothorax
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Haemothorax (Lung)
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 man was admitted into the hospital having been run over by an empty dray.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: With parents
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 May 1862
Date of death: 9 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: Cabman
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1862
Date of death: 25 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Abscess in brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Medical notes: A short time before admission, this patient was pulled off his carriage by another man, striking his head against the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and its contents, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1862
Date of death: 25 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Inflamed absorbents of arm. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
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: Schoolboy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862
Date of death: 19 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
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 under the surgeons for supposed disease of the spine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862
Date of death: 16 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Injury to perineum. Pelvic abscesses
Disease (standardised): Injury (Perineum); Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: Lath Render
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1862
Date of death: 17 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: It was stated that half an hour before admission he fell down stairs some twelve or fourteen feet striking the right side of his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1862
Date of death: 25 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fever and abscess in perineo
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Abscess (Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of fever and abscess in perineo.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1862
Date of death: 28 Feb 1862
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fracture of skull. Meningitis. Trephining
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain); Trephining (Skull)
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 patient was admitted with the history that a crow bar had fallen from the top of the New Barracks at Chelsea on to his head, rendering him insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and calvaria
Type of incident: Trauma/accident