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Occupation or role: Married
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1870
Date of death: 26 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bruising of right temporal regions of scalp. Slight extravasation of blood under Pia Mater on Occipital lobes and cerebellum.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Contusions (Scalp); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been struck on the head by a glass bottle thrown at her.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, cranium, cerebrum and intestines
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1870
Date of death: 15 Oct 1870
Disease (transcribed): Otorrhoea. Suppuration between the D.M. and petrous bone. Abscess in the cerebellum. Softening of corpus callosum and fornix.
Disease (standardised): Otorrhoea (Ear); Suppuration (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: This man had had Otorrhoea from the left ear for six months, no cause assigned. For a month before his admission he had suffered with gradually increasing pain in the head, principally in the forehead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cerebrum, cerebellum, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Miller
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1870
Date of death: 17 Nov 1870
Disease (transcribed): Enchondroma of face. Removal. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Chondroma (Face); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case if not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1871
Date of death: 5 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the base of the skull. Fractured femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, femur)

Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'The boy fell from a window 15 feet. When admitted was sensible, there was a bruise over left eyebrow, and subconjunctival ecchymosis on left side. Also a fracture of left femur’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: General manager
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1871
Date of death: 30 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of ankle. Compound fracture of radius & ulna. Fractured femur. Pyaemia (pleurisy). Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Fracture (Arm, thigh, skull); Sepsis (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'He fell 50 feet from a scaffold which gave way’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1871
Date of death: 22 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)

Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This man was brought in, insensible, breathing stertorously, pulse scarcely perceptible, and with an extensive fracture of the skull. He died shortly after admission’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Railway guard
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1871
Date of death: 23 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Railway accident: compound comminuted fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'The door of a railway carriage being opened, as the train moved, he was struck on the head with great force. He was of temperate habits when admitted. Was quite unconscious’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium (‘examination of the other parts of the body was not permitted’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1871
Date of death: 24 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Extravasation of blood into & compression of brain. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Compression (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'He fell head foremost down the height of 15 steps to the ground. On admission was quite insensible’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Iron fitter
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1871
Date of death: 28 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Depressed fracture of the skull. Trephine applied. Bone found in brain substance. Extravasation of blood. Softening
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Trephining (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Softening (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'An iron bolt about 4 tons fell from a height of 50 feet on to vertex of skull’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium (‘permission to examine the rest of the body was refused’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1881
Date of death: 14 Jun 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Was knocked by a donkey engine on the side and fell into a barge on his head. No insensibility at time of accident. On admission quite sensible'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, head
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1881
Date of death: 23 Jun 1881
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'A runaway horse pitched him against a lamp post and then he fell into the road. He was brought at once to the hospital with a simple fracture of the left fibula and a scalp wound, not exposing bone, at the fore part of right temporal region. No unconsciousness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1873
Date of death: 23 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Acute nephritis. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Oedema (Face); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Thirteen days before admission this man got wet and kept on his damp things all the rest of the day. The same evening the face and legs commenced to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1872
Date of death: 14 Jul 1873
Disease (transcribed): Chronic eczema. Purulent otorrhoea. Acute hydrocephalus
Disease (standardised): Eczema (Skin); Otorrhoea (Ear); Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, ear, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Piano tuner
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1874
Date of death: 23 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Epithelial cancer of the tongue. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mouth); Haemorrhage (Mouth)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Five months ago he first complained of a sore on the right side of his tongue which had been gradually increasing in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1888
Date of death: 16 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of cranium
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Not seen by registrar. The man was a policeman & fired a revolver into his mouth. Was comatose on admission & died in 3 hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Inquest case. No post mortem examination’

Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1889
Date of death: 27 Jun 1889
Disease (transcribed): Injury to head
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1882
Date of death: 26 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis following scalp wound
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Wound (Scalp)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Three days before his admission he fell down stairs and cut the back of his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium and dura mater
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1883
Date of death: 9 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
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: Carman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1884
Date of death: 16 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Injury to head. Trephining. Meningitis. Abscess in brain
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head); Trephining (Head); Meningitis (Brain); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure. White-Cooper, George Owen
Medical notes: This man was brought here by a policeman, having been knocked down by a cart. A wheel was supposed to have passed over his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1894
Date of death: 5 Jan 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was brought in dead. Not seen by registrar'.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Face, neck, arms, legs, ears, skull, base of the skull, brain, thoracic organs, abdominal organs
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Railway shunter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1894
Date of death: 30 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull and of spine. Laceration of kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine); Laceration (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Brought in dead. Not seen by Reg'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Mason
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jul 1891
Date of death: 28 Jul 1891
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Died a few hours after admission. Not seen by registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, limbs, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1891
Date of death: 6 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'A very limited examination of the cervical spine only was allowed'

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1895
Date of death: 11 Apr 1895
Disease (transcribed): Cleft palate and hare lip
Disease (standardised): Cleft (Palate); Cleft (Lip)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No examination post mortem
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1897
Date of death: 13 Jun 1897
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage from the left middle meningeal: fracture of skull vault and middle fossa
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Head); Fracture (Skull) ()
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'Not seen by Surgical Registrar. H.S. [House Surgeon] reported that the patient walked into the surgery complaining of pain in the head, whilst in the surgery had slight convulsions and was admitted, shortly after admission became comatose'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma/accident