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[Name redacted], 18, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1946
Date of death: 30 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage. Gunshot wound of lung
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Thorax); Wound (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nicholls, Marriott Fawckner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: Suicide? Homicide/murder? Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 87, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 87
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1946
Date of death: 12 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Exhaustion following fracture of the femur
Disease (standardised): Exhaustion (Systemic); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Nicholls, Marriott Fawckner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 44, Cinema manager

Occupation or role: Cinema manager
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1946
Date of death: 5 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Respiratory failure. Subdural haemorrhage. Contusion of brain. Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Failure (Respiratory system); Haemorrhage (Brain); Contusion (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Nicholls, Marriott Fawckner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, heart, liver and legs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 52, Architect

Occupation or role: Architect
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1946
Date of death: 3 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia (staphylococcal). Empyema. Toxaemia. Burn
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Toxaemia (Blood); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Crawford, Theodore
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Respiratory system, cardiovascular system, alimentary system, genito-urinary system, endocrines and head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 70, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1946
Date of death: 25 Nov 1946
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary embolism. Venous thrombosis following fracture of femur
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Lung); Thrombosis (Veins); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Marnham, Ralph
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1946
Date of death: 12 Sep 1946
Disease (transcribed): Asphyxia due to carbon monoxide poisoning
Disease (standardised): Asphyxia (Respiratory system); Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Levick, Claude Blaxland
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 25, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1946
Date of death: 3 Sep 1946
Disease (transcribed): Shock, and haemorrhage due to multiple injuries
Disease (standardised): Shock (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Abdomen); Injury (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Nicholls, Marriott Fawckner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, stomach, intestines, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 71, Taxi driver

Occupation or role: Taxi driver
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1946
Date of death: 8 Jul 1946
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain due to fracture of the skull
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys prostate and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 68, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1946
Date of death: 7 Jul 1946
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac failure due to aortic stenosis of rheumatic origin
Disease (standardised): Failure (Heart); Rheumatic diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 68, Builder’s labourer

Occupation or role: Builder’s labourer
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1946
Date of death: 6 Jul 1946
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain due to fracture of the skull
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Marnham, Ralph
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 59, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1946
Date of death: 6 Jul 1946
Disease (transcribed): Shock and haemorrhage due to multiple injuries
Disease (standardised): Shock (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate); Injury (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Marnham, Ralph
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 23, Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1946
Date of death: 24 May 1946
Disease (transcribed): Sub arachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of congenital cerebral aneurism. (The history suggests that the leakage from this aneurism was started by an injury)
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Aneurysm, congenital (Brain); Injury (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and lungs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1946
Date of death: 26 Apr 1946
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries (fractured skull, subarachnoid haemorrhage, fracture of pelvis and patella)
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Fracture (Pelvis); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 48 or 50, Railway employee

Occupation or role: Railway employee
Age: 48 or 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1946
Date of death: 11 Mar 1946
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage and shock due to multiple fractures of the pelvis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Abdomen); Shock (Systemic); Fracture (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 80, Chelsea pensioner

Occupation or role: Chelsea pensioner
Age: 80
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1946
Date of death: 26 Feb 1946
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines, and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1946
Date of death: 9 Feb 1946
Disease (transcribed): Asphyxia due to inhalation of blood from a cut throat (aspirin poisoning)
Disease (standardised): Asphyxia (Respiratory system); Cut (Throat); Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Suicide

[Name redacted], 87, Doctor

Occupation or role: Doctor
Age: 87
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1946
Date of death: 25 Jan 1946
Disease (transcribed): Asphyxia due to inhalation of food
Disease (standardised): Asphyxia (Respiratory system)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines, and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 82, Pensioner

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 82
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1945
Date of death: 23 Dec 1945
Disease (transcribed): Myocardial degeneration due to coronary artery occlusion due to atheroma possibly accelerated by shock caused by multiple injuries
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Occlusion (Arteries); Plaque, atherosclerosis (Arteries); Shock (Systemic); Injury (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Involved in a car accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 75, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 75
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1945
Date of death: 15 Dec 1945
Disease (transcribed): Shock and respiratory failure. Contusions of the brain due to fractured skull. Fractured ribs and pelvis
Disease (standardised): Shock (Systemic); Failure (Respiratory system); Contusion (Brain); Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis);
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: He was admitted with a head injury.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 46, Office cleaner

Occupation or role: Office cleaner
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1945
Date of death: n/a
Disease (transcribed): Shock and respiratory failure due to electric shock
Disease (standardised): Shock (Systemic); Failure (Respiratory system); Electrocution (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and stomach
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 6, School girl

Occupation or role: School girl
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1945
Date of death: 6 Dec 1945
Disease (transcribed): Clinical findings: Multiple head injuries
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Autopsy at Coroners Court Horseferry Road
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 27, Army captain

Occupation or role: Army captain
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Sep 1945
Date of death: 29 Sep 1945
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain due to bullet wound of the skull
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Wound (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, heart, lungs, stomach and liver
Type of incident: Suicide? Homicide/murder?

[Name redacted], 59, House painter

Occupation or role: House painter
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1945
Date of death: 16 Sep 1945
Disease (transcribed): Myocardial degeneration due to coronary artery disease probably accelerated by shock due to laceration of fingers
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Shock (Systemic); Laceration (Finger)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He was seen in the Surgery with a crushed finger. He seemed quite fit and went home to arrange about admission to hospital. On return he collapsed in the Surgery.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, brain, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 10, School boy

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1945
Date of death: 13 Sep 1945
Disease (transcribed): Asphyxia by drowning
Disease (standardised): Asphyxia (Respiratory system); Drowning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 75, Barrister at law

Occupation or role: Barrister at law
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1945
Date of death: 11 Sep 1945
Disease (transcribed): Respiratory failure. Intracranial haemorrhage. Laceration of brain. Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Failure (Respiratory system); Haemorrhage (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: He collapsed and fell down a flight of stone steps.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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