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Occupation or role: Tram inspector
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1896
Date of death: 6 Sep 1896
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of left femur. Haemorrhage into tissues of thigh and into psoas sheath. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Haemorrhage (Leg); Haemorrhage (Psoas muscle); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: For a considerable time period this man had been drinking heavily and had an attack of delirium tremens, and during the attack jumped out of a window about fifteen feet from the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, stomach, suprarenals, liver, bladder, testicles, cranium and joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cycle instructor
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1896
Date of death: 13 Sep 1896
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated lungs. Fractured ribs. Surgical emphysema
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Fracture (Ribs); Emphysema (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: Whilst riding home on a bicycle the patient was knocked down by a bus and dragged some distance.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, tubes, larynx, heart, aorta, oesophagus, intestines, stomach, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, spleen, kidneys, testicles, bladder, toe joints, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1896
Date of death: 12 May 1896
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral compression. Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Compression (Brain); Fracture (Skull)

Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: Not seen by Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, oesophagus, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, stomach, intestines, appendix, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Aug 1896
Date of death: 26 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Burns
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: While at work a large paraffin lamp exploded, burning him extensively.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, bile ducts, gall bladder, duodenum, stomach, spleen, pancreas, bladder, kidneys and testis
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1896
Date of death: 27 Sep 1896
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Acute mania
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Mania (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: This woman cut her throat with a kitchen knife. No reason was known for the act.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, tubes, larynx, heart, thyroid, liver, bile ducts, stomach, spleen, kidneys, bladder, cranium and toe joints
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Ironmonger
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1896
Date of death: 22 Oct 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of vault of skull and left side of base. Laceration of right side of base of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Examination of head performed at the mortuary, Ebury Bridge, by Dr Little
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1896
Date of death: 7 Jun 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of ribs, from 4-12 on right near angles. Laceration of right lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: The patient fell thirty or forty feet from a scaffold onto an iron girdle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testicles, cranium and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident