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Henry Mason, 40, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1896
Date of death: 1 Apr 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fractured lower limbs. Vomited matter in larynx and bronchi
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Vomit (Larynx); Vomit (Bronchi)

Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Not seen by Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, limbs, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidney, bladder and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Edmund Gardner, 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1872
Date of death: 28 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): (Ankylosis of knee). Amputation of leg. Calcareous atheroma. Secondary haemorrhage. Exhaustion. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Ankylosis (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Leg); Exhaustion (Systemic); Disease (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: This man came in with disease of the right knee joint of a few years duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Batchelor, 7, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1850
Date of death: 2 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of the knee joint. Amputation. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with strumous disease of the knee joint which had existed for about three years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Warner, 21, Plate Layer

Occupation or role: Plate Layer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1870
Date of death: 30 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Crushed foot. Amputation. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic)
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: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 74, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 May 1933
Date of death: 30 May 1933
Disease (transcribed): Fractured femur. Pontine haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical notes: The patient slipped in the street and injured the right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, chest, brain, pons, heart and skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Golfe, 39, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1844
Date of death: 1 May 1844
Disease (transcribed): Extensive abscess of the thigh and leg communicating with the cavity of the knee joint.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (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: There was no clear history attached to the case, but he stated that the knee had been swollen and painful for about two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: n/a

James Peters, 22, Gas stoker

  • Occupation or role: Gas stoker
    Gender: Male
    Age: 22
    Date of admission: 16 Jan 1878
    Date of death: 6 Apr 1878
    Disease (transcribed): Amputation at hip joint (for cancer of femur). Pulmonary congestion
    Disease (standardised): Amputation (Hip); Cancer (Leg); Congestion (Lung);
    Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
    Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
    PM performed by: Ewart, William
  • Dent, Clinton Thomas
    Medical notes: 'History. Five months ago fell and injured right thigh. A little pain followed but soon subsided. Since then he has suffered from acute pain in right thigh, greatly aggravated by exercise and worse at night. Has always been healthy – Family healthy. No syphilis'
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
    Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary Robinson, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1847
Date of death: 20 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy. Vomicae and tubercles of both lungs with pneumonia and condensation of pulmonary structure. Oedema of leg and thigh with inflammation of femoral and other veins.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Inflammation (Veins); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

John Pembleton, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1902
Date of death: 31 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): Traumatic amputation of right leg at knee. Shock
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar. Died ten minutes after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: lungs, heart, liver, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

George Burt, 62, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1892
Date of death: 13 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Compound fractured leg. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
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 postmortem examination
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Nash, 64, Bookmaker

Occupation or role: Bookmaker
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1900
Date of death: 19 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes, gangrene, amputation
Disease (standardised): Diabetes Mellitus (Pancreas); Gangrene (Foot); Amputation (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Vellacott, Philip Northcott
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with gangrene of the right foot which had begun a week before as a small black spot. He complained of numbness, pins and needles and pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, arteries, liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Armstrong, 19, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1849
Date of death: 2 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the femur and lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a large tumour extending from about the middle of the left femur.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left thigh
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Siggins, 79, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 79
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1870
Date of death: 29 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Senile delirium.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Delirium (Brain)
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 is not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

George Beal , 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1844
Date of death: 30 Apr 1844
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the membranes of the Brain; slight fracture at the base of the skull. Compound fracture of the thigh, with extensive laceration of the soft parts.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain ); Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Leg); Laceration (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: Mr Tatum wanted to perform am amputation of the leg but the patient would not give his consent. The accident had been caused by a fall from a tree whilst engaged in birds nesting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right thigh
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Griffiths, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1859
Date of death: 2 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Sloughing of integuments. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sloughing (Skin); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Head, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1854
Date of death: 3 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phagadaena. Ulceration of a wound of leg. Pleurisy. Secondary deposits in lung. Inflammation of pulmonary vein
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Wound (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposit (Lung); Inflammation (Blood vessels);
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, whose appearance was tolerably healthy & habits, as far as was known, temperate, was admitted on account of a lacerated wound of the leg (caused by striking it against the step of an omnibus)’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: Trauma / accident

Maria Rick, 29, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1907
Date of death: 30 Mar 1907
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Dilated right heart. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: For fourteen years she had suffered from bronchitis. This became worse after her first confinement fifteen years ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, peritracheal and peribronchial glands, larynx and cords, tonsils, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and genitalia
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted] 29, Agent

Occupation or role: Agent
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1925
Date of death: 21 Apr 1925
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of anterior and middle fossae of skull. Fracture left maxilla, nasal bones. Comminuted fracture left tibia. Rupture liver and right kidney. Concussion. Depressed fracture left fronto-parietal region
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Jaw); Fracture (Nasal bone); Fracture (Leg); Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Kidney); Concussion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pratt, Frederick William Markham
Medical notes: The patient was thrown from his horse in Rotten Row.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, trachea, vessels, abdomen, liver, kidneys, pancreas, spleen, skull, brain, bones and thymus
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Harry Horn, 30, Plate layer

Occupation or role: Plate layer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1909
Date of death: 22 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Injuries. Amputation of limbs
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was run over by a train during shunting operations in a fog.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, stomach, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 84, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 84
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1938
Date of death: 30 May 1938
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Fracture of neck of femur. Calcified uterine fibroid. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Leiomyoma (Uterus); Uraemia (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Sophia Reeves, 26, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860
Date of death: 4 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Traumatic gangrene of the leg & thigh
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg, thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'About an hour before admission she, getting out of an omnibus, when she was knocked down by a van, the […] wheel of which passed over the […] left knee’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left lower extremities

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Edward Walton, 46, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1884
Date of death: 21 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Crushed toe. Lymphangitis
Disease (standardised): Injury (Foot); Lymphangitis (Lymphatic vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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

[Name redacted], 61, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1927
Date of death: 13 Apr 1927
Disease (transcribed): Transverse fracture through the body of 6th Cervical Vertebra. Comminuted fracture of left Ischial Ramus. Transverse fracture of body of 1st Sacral Vertebra. Fracture of Base of Coccyx
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, hip);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Chamings, Alfred John Wilson
Medical notes: 'While at work fell from a height onto some spiked railings. C.O.A. [Condition on Admission] Shocked. Restless. In great pain. Bleeding freely from deep punctured wounds. Compound fracture of pelvis. Wounds packed. Pt. [Patient] died 4 hours later'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thymus, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, alimentary canal, brain, meninges, pelvis
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Nichols, [Occupation not stated]

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

Henry Markham, 56, Farm labourer

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1899
Date of death: 16 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Aortic incompetence. Pyonephrosis. Cystitis. Chronic arthritis of left hip of possibly septic origin
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pyonephrosis (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder); Arthritis (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a large mass on the outer side of the left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenal glands and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

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