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Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1885
Date of death: 26 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Oblique fracture of tibia into ankle-joint. Cerebral congestion and increase of subarachnoideum fluid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Congestion (Brain ); Fluid (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: This man was thrown down in some fracas with the police and his legs were broken
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and right leg
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1885
Date of death: 20 Sep 1885
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of 12th dorsal vertebra. Compression of cord from effused blood. Fractured femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Compression (Spinal cord); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The girl threw herself out of a second-floor window, because she found she was pregnant and could get no employment.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, spinal column and uterus. The uterus contained a male foetus weighing five ounces.
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1885
Date of death: 1 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured lung. Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Lung); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was said to have been knocked down by a furniture van, one wheel of which passed over his thorax.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1885
Date of death: 4 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Surgical kidney. Oedema and congestion of lungs. Abscess of prostate. Fracture of tibia and fibula
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Abscess (Prostate); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient slipped on a piece of orange peel and fell, fracturing his right leg. He had gonorrhoea forty years and about 1865 suffered from stoppage of water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1886
Date of death: 12 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Periostitis. Ostitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Peritostitis (Bone); Osteitis (Bone); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On January 6th the boy slipped and fell, striking his left leg joint below the knee. The next day he had an attack of vomiting and loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and tibia
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1885
Date of death: 18 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fatty and dilated heart. Fractured patellae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient fractured the left patella about ten years ago and again broke it a few years after. While walking, he slipped and felt something snap in his right knee. He fell down and could not get up again.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, cranium and patellae
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Painter
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1886
Date of death: 27 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the middle fossa of the skull. Bruising of the brain. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child fell off the top of a van and was picked up insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, dura mater, brain and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1886
Date of death: 31 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the spleen. Fracture of ribs. Left pleural effusion. Compression of the left lung
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Spleen); Fracture (Ribs); Effusion (Pleura); Compression (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was driving a furniture van and remembered nothing more until he found himself in the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain, generative organs and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1886
Date of death: 4 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was brought into the hospital totally unconscious and breathing stertorously. Haemorrhage from the nose, mouth and left ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, bones and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1886
Date of death: 5 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Oedema and congestion of the lungs. Fracture of the bones of the leg
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: As a young man he worked in a white lead factory and in consequence had weakness of the legs and dropped wrists. He was knocked down by an omnibus, the wheel passing over both legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Machinist
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1886
Date of death: 16 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in lower end of femur. Purulent synovitis of left knee. Rickets
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Suppuration (Knee); Synovitis (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was quite healthy until a swelling appeared on the chest and a little later on the left leg which became painful and tender.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1886
Date of death: 16 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull and spinal column. Laceration of the brain. Haemorrhage into subarachnoid spaces of brain and spinal cord. Fracture of ribs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine); Laceration (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Haemorrhage (Spinal cord); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was at work on a scaffold and fell from a height of about twenty feet onto the pavement below.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, pancreas, meninges of brain and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1886
Date of death: 18 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull (right side). Laceration of the left tempero-sphenoidal cerebral convolution. Lymph deposit at the base of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Lymph (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Two days previous to admission the patient came home drunk and fell down stairs. His wife said she found him at the bottom of the stairs quite insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, cerebral membranes and bone
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 75
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1886
Date of death: 5 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Oedema and congestion of the lungs. Fracture of bones of leg
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This woman had always had good health. She fell down three or four stairs, her right and left leg striking violently against the last stair.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, peritoneum, intestines and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Watchmaker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1885
Date of death: 14 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of vertebrae. Acetabulum hip. Double psoas abscess. Pyo-nephritis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Spine); Necrosis (Hip); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship. Rouse, James. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was admitted into St George’s on July 13th and remained until August 5th. He was then suffering from rheumatic pains in the right thigh. He was sent to Wimbledon and discharged cured in a month. He was again admitted complaining of pains in the right leg and ankle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, muscles, bones, vertebrae, femur, joints and hip
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Drapers assistant
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1886
Date of death: 7 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia following removal of clavicle for sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Removal (Clavicle); Cancer (Clavicle)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Sisley, Richard. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission he straining his left shoulder and in a few days, noticed a growth the size of a marble on the left clavicle. This increased rapidly for four weeks and afterwards remained stationary.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, kidneys, brain and local wound
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Starch maker
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1886
Date of death: 26 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation of 5th from 6th vertebrae. Pressure on spinal cord. Excess of fluid in lateral ventricle
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Spine); Pressure (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: While at work in a starch factory his coat caught in some machinery and he was whirled round a shaft several times and then crashed to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, pancreas, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Wood sawyer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1886
Date of death: 29 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain. Fracture of the base of the skull
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The man was totally unconscious until death. It was stated that he was knocked down by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and membranes and skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1886
Date of death: 30 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Hypertrophy of the heart. Rarefying osteitis of axis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Osteitis (Bone)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Three or four months previous to admission he had a fall and injured the left side of her head. About six weeks after he had pain in the right side of the head and neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleens, kidneys, bladder, stomach, small intestines, cerebral membranes, brain, spinal cord and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter
Age: 8 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1886
Date of death: 4 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess and softening of the brain. Ulceration of squamous portion of right temporal bone. Absence of normal natural auditory meatus
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Softening (Brain); Ulcer (Skull); Absence of (Auditory meatus)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was admitted to see if any operation could be done to its ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, dura mater, pia arachnoid, brain, ear and bone
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stationer
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1885
Date of death: 24 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Tubercular peritonitis. Tubercular epididymitis. Tubercles in lungs
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Epididymitis (Epididymis); Tuberculosis (Epididymis); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He was admitted in June 1885 suffering from an angular curve of the spine. He was sent to Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital and he had an attack of what was diagnosed as Tubercular Meningitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testicles, muscles and vertebrae
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1886
Date of death: 1 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain. Fracture of the skull
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The man tried to stop a run away carriage and was knocked down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, valves, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, alimentary tract, brain, orbit and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1886
Date of death: 7 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of left femur. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: His thigh was fractured by direct violence, a heavy iron bar falling across his thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, brain and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1886
Date of death: 23 Aug 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of sternum. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Sternum); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel
Medical notes: The man is said to have gone home and found another man in bed with his wife. A scuffle ensued, in which the wife sat upon his chest while her friend thrashed him
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, joints and spleen
Type of incident: Murder/homicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Brought in dead
Date of death: 11 Sep 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Wound of right lung. Ruptured liver. Fractured right femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Wound (Lung); Rupture (Liver); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: Brought in dead. Run over by an omnibus. Not seen by the Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right femur, lungs, right pleura, ribs, heart, abdomen, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident