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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 2 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1889
Date of death: 1 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Rickets. Measles. Collapse of lungs. Fractures through both femurs and the left humerus
Disease (standardised): Rickets (Bone); Measles (Immune system); Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The child was brought up from the Victoria Hospital for Children, Chelsea. The individual who brought her did not know her history, but it was said that the child was sent to St George’s because she had measles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, brain, spinal cord, humerus and femurs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1901
Date of death: 15 Jun 1901
Disease (transcribed): Fractured twelfth rib. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1861
Date of death: Before admission
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the vertex and base of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was brought into the hospital quite dead having fallen about 40 feet from a scaffolding onto his head
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and left arm
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1910
Date of death: 13 Apr 1910
Disease (transcribed): Avulsion of both legs through middle of shafts of tibia and fibula
Disease (standardised): Fractures, avulsion (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: He threw himself in front of a train with suicidal intent. The train passed over his lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Barrister
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1873
Date of death: 9 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
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: Cook
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1908
Date of death: 13 Dec 1908
Disease (transcribed): Burns
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1917
Date of death: 18 Feb 1917
Disease (transcribed): Burns
Disease (standardised): Burn (skin)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No necropsy’

Type of incident: Accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Soldier
Gender: Female
Age: 15 months
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1906
Date of death: 2 Oct 1906
Disease (transcribed): Extensive scalds. Shock. ? Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Shock (Systemic); Toxaemia (Blood);
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'The child got under a stream of boiling water which was being poured from a kettle into a bath'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Bootmaker
Gender: Female
Age: 1 9/12
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1906
Date of death: 17 Nov 1906
Disease (transcribed): Scalds. Toxaemia. Suffocation from inhaled vomit
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Toxaemia (Blood); Asphyxia (Respiratory system); Vomiting (Stomach);
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'The child upset a kettle of boiling water over herself. When admitted she was very collapsed, and there was extensive scalding mainly of the 2nd degrees over the back – Rt [Right] side of chest and R. [Right] arm and about the face'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Student
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1913
Date of death: 30 Nov 1913
Disease (transcribed): Fractures of vertex and base of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Scalp); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The brakes were applied suddenly whilst riding in a side car which overturned.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, skull, brain, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, thymus, thyroid, pericardium, aorta, peritoneum, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus and adnexa, and stomach
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1919
Date of death: 10 May 1919
Disease (transcribed): Burns. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For notes of case see Surgical Register 708
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Glass cutter
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1908
Date of death: 30 Jun 1908
Disease (transcribed): Run over. Ruptured liver and spleen
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Spriggs, Edmund Ivens
Medical notes: The patient had been run over by the front wheel of a dust cart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thymus, heart, peritoneal cavity, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Coachman
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1910
Date of death: 29 Nov 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She was struck down by a motor cab and brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, oesophagus, stomach and skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1910
Date of death: 25 Jun 1910
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of aneurysm of left middle cerebral artery. Unruptured aneurysm of right middle cerebral artery. Food in trachea. Tumour of stomach wall
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Rupture (Arteries); Foreign bodies (Trachea); Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was found by the police lying on the ground. He was unable to speak and his right face and side were twitching.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, pancreas, bladder, alimentary canal, cranium and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1902
Date of death: 16 Jan 1902
Disease (transcribed): Multiple fractures (2 compound). Petechial haemorrhages in heart wall on inner surface
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Fracture (Leg); Purpura (Heart); Haemorrhage (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1887
Date of death: 31 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Brought in dead. See surgical notes 560'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1846
Date of death: 9 May 1846
Disease (transcribed): Wound in hand. Secondary abscesses in joints and in brachialis anticus. Congestive pneumonia. Heart dilated and atrophied. Disease of left kidney? Blood fluid.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Abscess (Joints); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from the effects of fracture of the first phalanx of the thumb in December 1842.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and extremities
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1886
Date of death: 5 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cut (Pharynx); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'No history of his life could be obtained. He is said to have been drinking heavily & to have been in a state of melancholia. He was found with his throat cut'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 1 year 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1886
Date of death: 3 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Burn of neck and face. Oedema of larynx. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Oedema (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical Register
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1860
Date of death: 20 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Injury to arm. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Injury (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1852
Date of death: 23 Jun 1852
Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Fracture of the pelvis. Bruising of the intestines. Extravasation into the substance of the lung. Diseased kidneys. Old peritoneal and peritoneal adhesions
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Bruising (Intestines); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen)
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 was working on a railroad near a bank of earth which fell and completely buried him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium, spinal column and left shoulder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1885
Date of death: 1 Aug 1885
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs)
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: Painter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1901
Date of death: 10 Jun 1901
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of skull. Fracture of twelfth dorsal vertebra
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1891
Date of death: 9 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Wound of lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Wound (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Brought in dead. Not seen by registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1847
Date of death: 04 Jun 1847
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound with fracture of skull and depression of internal table . Watery brain. Flabby heart. Fracture of radius
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Skull); Watery (Brain); Disease (Heart); Fracture (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient, not long returned from India, was admitted noisily drunk and bleeding profusely from a small wound exposing the bone on the right side of the head and the lower extremity of the right radius was fractured. It was not known exactly how the accident had happened, but it seemed probable that he had been struck on the head with a stick and knocked down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right upper extremity
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?