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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1849
Date of death: 7 Jan 1849
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1849
Date of death: 1 Oct 1849
Disease (transcribed): Effusion of blood into the spinal canal. Fracture of the pelvis. Fracture of the femur
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Spinal canal); Fracture (Pelvis, thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This woman threw herself out of the attic window of a two-sory house and was picked up insensible but on admission shortly after the receipt of the injury she had completely recovered her sense, but she was cold & collapsed, her pulse scarcely perceptible’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, pelvis, right lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1850
Date of death: 26 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1849
Date of death: 12 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Separation of the epiphyses of the bones. Amputation. Inflamed femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the lungs. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Thigh); Deposit (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a lacerated wound of the integument six inches long just below & nearly parallel to his right groin, the skin in the neighbourhood being extensively bruised; and a compound fracture of the right tibia at the junction of its middle & lower thirds, the upper fragment of which projected through the wound’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1849
Date of death: 13 Feb 1849
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined at the request of the friends’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1850
Date of death: 20 Jan 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of the skull. Lacerated m. meningeal a. Extravasation of blood.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain ); Extravasation (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital in a completely comatose state. About an hour previously he had been picked up in that condition after a fall from a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1849
Date of death: 2 Jun 1849
Disease (transcribed): Wound of the thigh. Sloughing phagedaena. Tetanus. Congested blood vessels of the membranes of the cord. Cord & brain healthy. Increased vascularity of the nerves
Disease (standardised): Wound (Thigh); Phagedena (Tissues); Tetanus (Systemic); Congestion (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This boy, in attempting to jump from a bridge over the Paddington Canal into a boat, lacerated his thigh upon an iron spike. He was admitted an hour afterwards, having lost much blood since the accident’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, left lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1849
Date of death: 6 Oct 1849
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the pelvis. Rupture of the anterior wall of the bladder. Extravasation of urine in both thighs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This boy was admitted in collapse at 11 1/2am having early in the morning of the preceding day received a severe contusion across the hypogastrium & left groin. It appeared that in climbing some iron railings they gave way & caused him to fall with the railings’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1850
Date of death: 14 Feb 1850
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The body not being examined the case is not recorded.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1850
Date of death: 16 Sep 1850
Disease (transcribed): Injury about cervical vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Injury (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient, a short time before his admission, fell from a scaffold thirty feet in height and fell on his face.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and spinal canal
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1850
Date of death: 10 Nov 1850
Disease (transcribed): Incised wound of the leg. Gangrene
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Gangrene (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was admitted with an incised wound about three inches in length on the inner side of the calf of the leg caused by the wheel of a waggon passing over the limb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1849
Date of death: 10 Feb 1849
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'At the particular request of the friends, this body was not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1849
Date of death: 3 Sep 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg, 4 months & a half duration. Sloughs on the back. Kidneys granular. Simple cyst of the ovary containing sebaceous matter and hair
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sloughing (Back); Disease (Kidneys); Cyst (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an oblique fracture of the left tibia & fibula at about 3 inches above the ankle, which had been caused by a fall on the pavement two days before’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 May 1850
Date of death: 9 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn of the neck and face
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
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 child was playing with a lighted stick and her dress caught fire and burnt the upper part of the body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, throat, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1850
Date of death: 11 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of leg into the ankle joint. Two attacks of erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a compound comminuted fracture of the left tibia and fibular extending into the ankle joint. The fracture was caused by a fall from a ladder, alighting on her feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: General appearance
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1849
Date of death: 21 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fracture neck of the femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1849
Date of death: 30 Jun 1849
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1849
Date of death: 5 Jan 1850
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn of face and chest.
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the history is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1849
Date of death: 14 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Lacerated meningeal artery. Extravasation of blood between bone & dura mater. Extravasation beneath the arachnoid & in the substance of he surface of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man fell from the box of a cab while in a state of intoxication & was picked up insensible. He was admitted very soon afterwards completely deprived of sense & volition & it was ascertained from the persons who accompanied him to the hospital that he had not spoken or shown any signs of consciousness since the accident’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1850
Date of death: 3 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Bronchitis. Low fever
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Bronchitis (Lung); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This body was not examined and case therefore is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined.
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1849
Date of death: 12 Oct 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of the skull, through tympanic cavity. Membrana tympani not ruptured. Blood found in tympanic cavity
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man fell from the top of an omnibus on which he was riding whilst in a state of intoxication. He was picked up insensible and in this state brought to the hospital but he died about 5 minutes after his admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1850
Date of death: 16 Mar 1850
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As there was no examination after death the case is not recorded.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1849
Date of death: 29 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured laminae, spinous process & bodies of the 5th, 6th cervical vertebrae. Laceration of the cord. Congested lungs & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Laceration (Spine); Congestion (Lungs, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted at 2 1/4am, with what was presumed to be fracture of the cervical portion of the vertebral column. He had also fracture of the lower fourth of the right femur & a wound of the integument at the upper part of the forehead. He had been drinking largely during the preceding day & went to bed intoxicated, but awoke during the night & fancied he heard thieves breaking into the house, whereupon he got out on the roof & in leaning over the parapet, lost his balance, & fell into the street below, a distance of 40ft’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1849
Date of death: 5 Dec 1849
Disease (transcribed): Wound of the scalp. Separation of pericranium from bone. Suppuration between bone & dura mater. Trephining. Pus in arachnoid. Abscess in brain. Secondary deposits in both lungs
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Suppuration (Skull, brain); Trephining Suppuration (Brain); Abscess (Brain); Deposit (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a scalp wound a little to the right side of the middle of the forehead and another at the vertex of the head, the latter exposing the bone. He was stunned at the time of the accident but on admission he had nearly recovered himself’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1850
Date of death: 6 Sep 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of insensibility. It was stated that half an hour before he had received a blow on the right side of the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident