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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1891
Date of death: 14 Jul 1891
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of skull and brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Died a few minutes after admission. Not seen by surgical registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

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: Porter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1907
Date of death: 29 May 1907
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Pyaemia. Septic broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Sepsis (Systemic); Sepsis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: The patient, the subject of periodic depression, had on a former occasion attempted suicide by drowning. On this occasion suicide was attempted by throat cutting with a razor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, peritracheal glands, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [Child of] Horse keeper
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1903
Date of death: 1 Nov 1903
Disease (transcribed): Wound of right thigh leading into pelvis. Perforation of both walls of bladder. Puncture of peritoneum. Peritonitis. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Wound (Pelvis); Perforation (Bladder); Puncture (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The child fell out of bed injuring the right thigh and abdomen. About three hours later there was acute abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bladder, genital organs, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, intestines, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1892
Date of death: 4 Dec 1892
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient died half an hour after admission and was not seen by the Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes and penis
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Platelayer
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1904
Date of death: 20 Jun 1904
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries. Hypertrophy of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Hypertrophy (Oesophagus);
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. Found in a railway-tunnel, having been run over by a train. On admission. Deeply comatose: mucus rattling in throat: P [Pulse]= 136, feeble and irregular'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident? Suicide?

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1882
Date of death: 23 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Laceration of left-frontal lobe of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was stated to have fallen some sixteen feet from some scaffolding on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and skull
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Medical student
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1893
Date of death: 4 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)

Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: A lamp was upset setting fire to the patient’s night shirt.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1911
Date of death: 24 Sep 1911
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Cerebral laceration. Subdural haemorrhage. Ruptured bladder
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Rupture (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: She appeared to have been knocked over by a motor car the day before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, meninges, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, bladder, pelvis and generative organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1892
Date of death: 16 Jun 1982
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted late at night on the 15th June and died early on June 16th.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal cord, pleurae, thymus gland, lungs thyroid gland, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, intestines, pancreas, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Machinist
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1894
Date of death: 6 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of abdominal aneurysm
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Last August patient suffered from 'nervous disease'. Was in the London hospital five weeks. Three months ago he thinks he strained himself over a slift machine. A month ago he noticed a painful swelling in the abdomen. No history of syphilis. On admission. There was a pulsating expansile swelling about the size of a cricket ball in the umbilical and hypogastric regions'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, spine, heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1879
Date of death: 26 Dec 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a state of coma.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Plate layer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1872
Date of death: 5 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Railway accident. Fractured skull. Brought in dead
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
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: Not examined
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs and pelvis. Rupture of liver and spleen. Pleural effusion. Bronchitis and oedema of lungs.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Spleen); Effusion (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung);Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient fell a distance of about ten feet, injuring his chest and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Shop assistant
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1913
Date of death: 5 Sep 1913
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral tumours with haemorrhagic cyst. Fractured base
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient had a right frontal headache becoming more and more severe for six weeks with occasional vomiting, failing vision, diplopia and weakness in the left arm and leg for a week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head only examined
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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: Potman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1880
Date of death: 5 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy, after fracture of the tibia and fibula
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: As he was going up stairs he slipped and fell, striking the right leg against a large hammer and twisting it under him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1900
Date of death: 4 Apr 1900
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Depression of fragments, rupture of Dura Mater
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx and trachea, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary and alimentary tracts, and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Diamond merchant
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1905
Date of death: 15 Dec 1905
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Pulmonary oedema
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Edema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'Accident occurred Dec 13th, a fall from a horse in Rotten Row. Patient brought in here unconscious’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1904
Date of death: 23 Feb 1904
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Bruising and laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Contusions (Brain); Lacerations (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'History. Knocked down by a cab, whilst drunk'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1903
Date of death: 22 Oct 1903
Disease (transcribed): Acute intestinal obstruction from impaction of indigestible material and fruit stones at ileo-caecal junction. Appendicitis from foreign bodies. Chronic obstruction from malignant stricture of descending colon. Oedema of lungs with early aspiration pneumonia.
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Foreign bodies (Intestines); Appendicitis (Appendix); Cancer (Intestines); Oedema (Lung); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The symptoms fated from about six months before admission. There was gradual onset of abdominal swelling, pains and rumblings with marked tendency to constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, infratreacheal glands, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary tract
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dustman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1903
Date of death: 23 Oct 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractures of the skull, atlas, axis, ribs and femur. Extensive laceration of the brain, pons varolii and medulla oblongata
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Leg); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: He was run over by a dust cart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull brain, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and genito-urinary tract
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident