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Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1863
Date of death: 6 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, ribs and leg. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: While working in a sewer, the earth suddenly gave way and he was knocked down and partly buried under it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, chest, abdomen and leg
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1862
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fractured jaw
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Jaw)
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: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1862
Date of death: 19 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of thigh
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted having been knocked down by a cab, the wheel of which had passed over his leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and thigh
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1862
Date of death: 20 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted having fallen from a window down into the area below, a distance of twelve feet, pitching upon his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1862
Date of death: 15 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Lumbar abscess. Anasarca. Disease of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Spine); Oedema (Indeterminate); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
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: This case was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1862
Date of death: 16 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a state of partial insensibility. He had fallen off a ladder, some fourteen feet, to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1862
Date of death: 25 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Depressed bone of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Depression (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
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: Painter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1862
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
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: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1861
Date of death: 5 Nov 1861
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe
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: Glazier
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1861
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plasterer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1861
Date of death: 14 Jul 1861
Disease (transcribed): Injury to head and spine
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head); Injury (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861
Date of death: 23 Oct 1861
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of thigh
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861
Date of death: 15 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Gout. Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had been subject to gout for ten years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1861
Date of death: 24 Mar 1861
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the skull, with depression. ? Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted having fallen off a scaffold, some bricks falling with him, and striking the right side of the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1860
Date of death: 13 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of leg. Bedsore. Cranial & spinal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Meningitis (Brain, spine)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'Shortly before admission this man fell off a cart, the wheel passing over his right leg. On admission there was a lacerated wound situated in the lower & inner third of the right leg, this led down to a compound comminuted fracture of both bones’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal canal, cranium, thorax, abdomen, right leg

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1860
Date of death: 22 Oct 1860
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation of foot. Abscess in ankle & tarsal joints. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Foot); Abscess (Ankle); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'One the 17th of this month his boy tripped over a stone & sprained his left ankle, he walked home, went to bed & was attended by a medical man who ordered poultices. On the 18th he complained of much pain in foot & there was considerable swelling. During the evening he became delirious’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, left foot

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Sep 1860
Date of death: 24 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'Shortly before admission this man was knocked down by some planks falling on him from a height of 8 feet, he fell down upon the pavement & struck the back of his head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Aug 1860
Date of death: 2 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fractured femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh)
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: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 86
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1860
Date of death: 10 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fractured humerus
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm)
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: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1860
Date of death: 19 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the hip joint. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: '12 months before admission this patient was attacked with pain & jumping in the left hip joint. He continued to walk about but did so with extreme difficulty’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right hip

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1860
Date of death: 19 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Contusion of the brain. Fractured ribs. Enlarged prostate. Diseased bladder. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Contusion (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Prostate, bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital with a small scalp wound on the back of the head & to the left side, the bone was exposed t othe extent of a sixpence. He was collapsed but perfectly sensible. He complained of severe pain in the left side of chest & difficulty in breathing. The house surgeon could not detect any fractured ribs. The man who was very deaf stated that he had been knocked down & run over by a gentleman’s carriage’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1860
Date of death: 30 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Acute necrosis of bones of foot
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right foot, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1860
Date of death: 11 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'Very shortly before admission this patient was getting from the top of an omnibus, when his toe caught in the open part of the step, he could not disengage his foot, the whole weight of the body hanging upon it. As soon as he was removed from this position he was brought to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1860
Date of death: 12 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain. Fractured spine & ribs
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Spine, ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A few month before admission this man fell from a scaffold about 30 feet, falling with his back across a plank, at the same time striking the back part of his head against another’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1860
Date of death: 10 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fracture (simple) of the cranium. Laceration of middle meningeal artery. Scalp wound. Diffuse inflammation of the scalp
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Wound (Scalp); Inflammation (Scalp)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was brought into the hospital perfectly insensible, apparently from the combined effects of gin & concussion he had been upset off a cab which he was driving’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident