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Lewis Meredith, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1852
Date of death: 9 Jul 1852
Disease (transcribed): Congenital tumour containing fluid at the lower part of the back which after being punctured, inflamed suppuration was set into within and inflammation with suppuration of the spinal membrane and softening of the spinal cord. Opisthotonous and coma preceded death
Disease (standardised): Congenital tumour (Back); Inflammation (Spine); Suppuration (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord); Opisthotonus (Muscles); Coma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: From the account his friends gave of his case, it seemed that a tumour had been observed at the lower part of the sacral region at the time of his birth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Archer, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1852
Date of death: 19 Jul 1852
Disease (transcribed): Fall out of a window. Extensive fracture of the cranium with bruising of the brain at both its upper and lower surface
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: An hour before admission this child fell out of a window.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Parry , 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1843
Date of death: 9 Aug 1843
Disease (transcribed): Fractured Spine.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Herbert Newman, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1843
Date of death: 7 Oct 1843
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation of astragalus. Amputation.
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Barker, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1843
Date of death: 11 Oct 1843
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Injury of leg.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Wound (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Babington, George Gisborne
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Hugh Rielly, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1843
Date of death: 28 Oct 1843
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of cervical vertebrae.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Wilshire, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1843
Date of death: 18 Nov 1843
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of right leg extending into ankle joint and simple fracture of left leg.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Newbold, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1843
Date of death: 21 Nov 1843
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic pains and paralysis from lead.
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Joints); Paralysis (Central nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James 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: Thorax, abdomen and legs
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Evans, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1843
Date of death: 16 Dec 1843
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Mitchell, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1843
Date of death: 30 Dec 1843
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the limb. Amputation.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

James Atkins, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1844
Date of death: 14 Jan 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull with depressed bone; trephine applied 12 months after the accident. Erysipelas. Diffuse inflammation of the sub arachnoid cellular tissue.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: About 12 months before his admission he received a severe blow on the crown of his head from a fall off a coach.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary A Harris, 9, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1844
Date of death: 26 Mar 1844
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Peritonitis. Necrosis of the rami of the Ischium and Pubis.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lung); Necrosis (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert. Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a small tumour situated in the labium and apparently connected with the ramus of the pubis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Atteridge, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1843
Date of death: 5 Apr 1844
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the pericranium, caries of the cranial bones at some joints. Fatal Laryngitis. Phthisis. Pneumonia. Tubercles in Kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Skull); Caries (Skull); Laryngitis (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Lung, Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with inflammation of the Pericranium covering the vertex and sides of the skull. The head presented an hydrocephalic appearance.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Martin , 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1844
Date of death: 9 Jun 1844
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound, deamidation of bone. Inflammation of sub occipital (muscular) cellular tissue. Suppuration between bone and dura mater and in the corresponding cavity of arachnoid. Fracture of second lumbar vertebrae.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Inflammation (Head); Suppuration (Brain ); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Robinson, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1844
Date of death: 19 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Abortion. Phlebitis. Diffuse inflammation about Pelvis. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Secondary abscesses.
Disease (standardised): Abortion (Uterus); Phlebitis (Veins); Inflammation (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with symptoms of acute abdominal inflammation which had commenced about three weeks before after a miscarriage of a child.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and axilla
Type of incident: n/a

John Hill, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1844
Date of death: 20 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of ribs and sternum with effusion of blood and serum into the pleura, the blood being surrounded by a membrane of new formation adherent to the pleura costalis. Rupture of intervertebral cartilage. Fracture of vertebrae.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Sternum); Effusion (Pleura); Rupture (Spine); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient, whilst riding on the shaft of a loaded van, fell, and both wheels passed over the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, spine and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Smith , 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1844
Date of death: 27 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the Ilium, suppuration between fragments. Kidneys granular. Old adhesions of pericardium and pleura.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Suppuration (Pelvis); Granular (Kidney); Adhesions (Heart); Adhesions (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: In consequence of a fall from some steps about 8 feet in height, the patient received a fracture of the crest of the Ilium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Randal, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1844
Date of death: 19 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fissure of the skull; no injury of the brain or its membranes. Fracture of the sternum and several ribs with wound of the lung and extensive emphysema.
Disease (standardised): Fissure (Skull); Fracture (Sternum); Fracture (Ribs); Wound (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted after having been thrown out of a cart upon his side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Bestram , 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1844
Date of death: 4 Sep 1844
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and increased vascularity of bones of skull. Effusion of milky fluid in subarachnoid tissue. Fluid in ventricles with thickened membrane. Disease of hip joint.
Disease (standardised): Hypertrophy (Skull); Vascularity (Skull); Effusion (Brain ); Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: About six years before his admission he appeared to have had a fit which proceeded from mental excitement. Three of four years afterwards his sight had become dim and he had paralysis of one side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and hip joint
Type of incident: n/a

William Groves, 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1844
Date of death: 2 Oct 1944
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull with extensive laceration of the Cerebrum and Cerebellum and effusion of blood into the cavity of the arachnoid.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Lacerations (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was picked up in a state of intoxication and insensibility, with a scalp wound about two inches in length over the posterior part of the cranium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Edward Hickling, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1844
Date of death: 16 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): Calculi in the Bladder, with chronic inflammation of that organ and of the kidneys. Prostate enlarged. Lithotripsy. Diffuse cellular inflammation of the bladder, spreading to the cellular tissue of the Pelvis and the Peritoneum.
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Inflammation (Bladder); Inflammation (Kidney); Enlarged (Prostate); Lithotripsy (Bladder); Inflammation (Pelvis);Inflammation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Burrin , 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1844
Date of death: 5 Nov 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of Ribs. Laceration of lung without any injury of costal pleura. Extensive effusion of blood into pleural sac, encysted by a membrane formed from the fibrine of the extravasated blood. Lung compressed, otherwise healthy.

Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Lacerations (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient received a severe injury to his chest by the passage of a wheel of a dray over him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Bishop, 58, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1844
Date of death: 16 Nov 1844
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine. Effusion in theca and in chord with softening of the latter.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Effusion (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Spitta, Robert John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Vertebral cord
Type of incident: n/a

Mary King, 15, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1844
Date of death: 24 Nov 1844
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Disease of clavicle. Diffuse inflammation in neighbourhood. Old adhesions of right lung. Endocarditis. Large intestine filled with faeces adhering to its coats. Organs of generation congested. Brain and chord natural.
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Disease (Clavicle); Adhesions (Lung); Endocarditis (Heart); Congestion (Genitalia)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: At the age of 12, before any appearance of catamenia, became affected with chorea which commenced gradually but soon became severe. She was also drowsy and felt pain across the forehead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Burkin, 65, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1844
Date of death: 19 Dec 1844
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound with deamidation of bone. Diffuse cellular inflammation of scalp with Erysipelas of the face.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Deamidation (Skull); Inflammation (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

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