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Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1862
Date of death: 2 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of pelvis. Rupture of urethra
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: While twisting a bar of iron by means of pulleys into a cart, the rope broke and the bar, which weight a ton, fell across his hips, knocking him down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 May 1862
Date of death: 1 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of aorta. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Arteries); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The history that this patient gave of himself was that eighteen months ago, after a severe illness of inflammation of the heart, she noticed a beating in the right clavicular region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1862
Date of death: 21 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of vertebrae. Spinal cord softened
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This boy was admitted in the first place for necrosed bone of stump. He stated that his leg had been amputated twelve months previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal canal, spinal cord, vertebrae, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1862
Date of death: 23 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of fractured thigh and delirium tremens.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1862
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Suffocation from false teeth
Disease (standardised): Asphyxia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: It was stated that he was running along when his foot slipped and he fell to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest, pharynx and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1862
Date of death: 1 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of elbow. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Elbow); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
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: Carman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1862
Date of death: Died immediately
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured spleen
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a moribund condition and it was stated that he had been crushed between the wheel of a cart and the wall.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carter
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1862
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of brain and lung
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Laceration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: It was stated that he had been found lying dead in the Edgware Road.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1862
Date of death: 22 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
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: This case was not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Store keeper
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1862
Date of death: 13 Nov 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine in cervical region
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: It was stated that a short time before admission he was on a scaffold when his foot slipped and he fell to the ground, falling across a piece of timber, a distance of about forty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 69
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1863
Date of death: 3 Feb 1863
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: On the 31st January the patient fell down some stairs and cut her head in two places.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1863
Date of death: 23 Feb 1863
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation of leg
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg)
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: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1862
Date of death: 12 Mar 1863
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had suffered pain in her back when she was fourteen years old, but this soon subsided, and she did not again notice pain until six months ago, when for the first time she noticed her back was curved considerably.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1863
Date of death: 15 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
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: Labourer
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1863
Date of death: 25 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of leg. Disease of blood vessels
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Disease (Vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: For the last few years he had had a large ulcer over the outer ankle of the right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1863
Date of death: 9 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Dilatation of bladder, ureters and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Dilatation (Bladder); Dilatation (Ureter); Dilatation (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: About five weeks previous to his admission, several spots of rupia made their appearance in various parts of his body, but no history of syphilis could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, pharynx and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Milkman
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1863
Date of death: 8 Sep 1863
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of liver and kidney
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Liver); Laceration (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: About ten months before admission a cart laden with about a ton of grains passed slowly over the lower part of his abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1871
Date of death: 26 Oct 1871
Disease (transcribed): Scald
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)

Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
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’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Cordwainer
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1872
Date of death: 21 Jan 1872
Disease (transcribed): Calculous pyelitis. Abscess surrounding left kidney. Partial of obstruction of the ureter. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Pyelitis (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Obstruction (Ureter); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was admitted for retention of urine from enlarged prostate gland.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1871
Date of death: 24 Feb 1872
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of both legs and skull. (Railway accident). Amputation in both thighs. Secondary haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Skull); Amputation (Leg); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
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: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1872
Date of death: 7 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
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: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1872
Date of death: 4 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerated wound of foot. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Foot); Wound (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was admitted with swelling and redness of the right foot and lower part of the leg, and a small sloughing wound on the dorsum of the foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, organs of special sense, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plasterer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1872
Date of death: 30 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Brought in dead
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
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: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1872
Date of death: 31 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Left inguinal hernia. Strangulated. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had had a rupture for eighteen months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia, pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1872
Date of death: 30 Sep 1872
Disease (transcribed): Caries and necrosis of 1st phalanx of toe. Pyaemia. (Pleurisy and disorganization of upper lobe of left lung. Nephritis)
Disease (standardised): Caries (Toe); Necrosis (Toe); Sepsis (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disorganisation (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: For four years this patient had had ulceration of the right foot, and three years ago the second and third toes were amputated in the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a