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'A man unknown', [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1887
Date of death: 26 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): 'Not known. Bullet wound of brain(?)'
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not seen by registrar'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Adolph Krusa, 4, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1870
Date of death: 9 Nov 1870
Disease (transcribed): Burn.
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
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 if not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Benn, 8 months, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 8 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1884
Date of death: 12 Jan 1885
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis (tubercular?) Fracture of clavicle
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Brain); Fracture (Clavicle)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The child was admitted with a fracture of its clavicle. It had been allowed to fall, and its parents and other friends were all too drunk to be allowed to take it away.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alfred Gleniston, 62, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1883
Date of death: 7 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was the subject of chronic bronchitis. He was brought to the hospital having been thrown into the street from the box of his cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alfred Hearn, 44, Painter

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

Alfred Sydney Moore, 9, School boy

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1873
Date of death: 28 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Injury to head
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alice Allen alias Watson, 23, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1879
Date of death: 12 Aug 1879
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of thigh. Fracture of ulna and other injuries. Pyaemic deposits in brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Arm); Sepsis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was stated to have fallen from a third floor window. In her fall she first alighted on the iron railing and then fell into the area.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thigh, lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, brain and uterus
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alice Gibson, 2, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1860
Date of death: 6 Aug 1860
Disease (transcribed): Scald
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was brought into the hospital with ulcerations of a severe scald of the right arm & scalp, which had occurred 14 days before admission. The child was in a very exhausted condition & bleeding from the nose. The mother stated that the child had had a rash out on it at the time of the accident, & that it had suddenly disappeared. Several of her children were laid up with scarlet fever’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Alice Nightingale, 21 months, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 21 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1859
Date of death: 23 Jan 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Mesenteric disease. Incipient rickets. Diseased liver. Old burn
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Abdomen); Rickets (Bones); Disease (Liver); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with an extensive burn of the left arm, extending from the shoulder to the back of the hand. It was cut very deep, except in one part about the middle of forearm. She was also evidently suffering from tabies mesentericus which was supposed to have existed for 6 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., left arm, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Allan Farquhar, 43, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1885
Date of death: 14 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Shot himself through the mouth. Not seen by the Registrar and died a few hours after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium and brain
Type of incident: Suicide

Allen Street, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1852
Date of death: 3 Sep 1852
Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Comminuted fracture of the pubic bones. Separation of both sacro-iliac articulations. Laceration of the urethra. Large soft heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pubic bone); Laceration (Urethra); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was working near a wall, at the base of which he was excavating and he brought it down upon himself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ann Hull, 49, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1866
Date of death: 29 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture. Amputation
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Indeterminate); Amputation (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ann Jones, 78, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1855
Date of death: 5 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fractured neck of femur. Sloughs. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sloughing (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman was admitted in consequence of an accident. She was thrown down in crossing the street, by a carriage and struck her right hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ann Swan, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 76
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1854
Date of death: 15 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Wound of the leg. Sloughing phagadaena of the leg
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Ulcer (Leg)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This old woman, who was said to be much addicted to drinking, was admitted in consequence of an accident in which she had suffered a [?] wound of the left leg from the wheel of a cab passing over it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: Trauma / accident

Ann Toby, 3, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1858
Date of death: 7 Nov 1858
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Pus in arachnoid sac
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Suppuration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: 'She was admitted for an enormous laceration of the scalp caused by the wheel of a light travellers’ cart catching the head between the wheel & kerb stone’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Anna Leach, 3, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1852
Date of death: 17 Dec 1852
Disease (transcribed): Burn. Extravasated blood in the lung texture. Vascularity of the duodenum
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Extravasation (Lung); Vascularity (Duodenum)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This child was admitted on account of a severe burn of the chest and left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Anne Chapman, 3, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1855
Date of death: 1 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scald. Lobular Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This child was admitted in consequence of a a scald from some hot water having fallen over her chest two days previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Anne Watts, 11, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 May 1860
Date of death: 2 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation (from disease) of the odontoid process
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Vertebrae)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'On the 4th of May whilst walking the street she twisted her left foot inwards, it caused her considerable pain, but she managed to walk home. The following day acute pain came on in the ankle joint’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax, abdomen, left leg

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Sutton, 40, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1887
Date of death: 24 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Wound of neck going through base of tongue to vertebral column. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Neck); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Surgical register notes'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Wise, 16 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1879
Date of death: 12 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Deep burn. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This child was admitted on account of a deep scald extending over the neck, throat, shoulder and arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Arthur Keene, 14, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1883
Date of death: 10 Aug 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: He fell from scaffolding and died with symptoms of compression soon after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, bones and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Allen, 54, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1874
Date of death: 9 Dec 1874
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was thrown violently from a cab and his head struck a lamp post.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Benjamin Ellis, 81, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 81
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1873
Date of death: 21 Jun 1873
Disease (transcribed): Impacted fracture of the neck of the left femur. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man felt giddy and fell on to the pavement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Bethia Markelyne, 35, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1878
Date of death: 5 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Emphysema. Weak heart (after a cutaneous burn)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of extensive ulceration and deformity of the upper limbs and neck, consequent on a burn some six months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, brain and uterus
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Caroline Lally, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 4
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1853
Date of death: 13 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This little child had fallen into the fire & was burnt principally about the face, neck, chest & arms, but though the burnt surface was so extensive, the injury did not extent very deeply and she did not seem so much prostrated as might have been expected from so extensive a burn’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

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