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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1866
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Gun-shot wound
Disease (standardised): Wound (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
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: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Merchant
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1894
Date of death: 13 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Bullet through brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Patient was brought in dead. Not seen by Reg. [Registrar]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident? Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1894
Date of death: 12 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull and of spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not seen by registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1879
Date of death: 31 Dec 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Tracheitis and bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Tracheitis (Trachea); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, air passages, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Murder/homicide

Occupation or role: Conductor
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1879
Date of death: 6 Jul 1879
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured bladder, the result of violence. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Bladder); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Sixteen hours before admission whilst engaged in a street fight the patient was kicked on the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, viscera and bladder
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1896
Date of death: 16 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain. Effusion of blood
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Effusion (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He was assaulted by another man.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, intestines, testis, toe joint and cranium
Type of incident: Homicide/Murder

Occupation or role: Chef
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1908
Date of death: 27 Jul 1908
Disease (transcribed): Stab wound in left chest penetrating the heart
Disease (standardised): Wound (Thorax); Wound (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He was a waiter at the Bath Club. He had quarrelled with a colleague who waited for him outside and stabbed him in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, skull and brain
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1850
Date of death: 28 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: A week before this patient's admission he was pushed down and fell violently on the right hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left lower extremity
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1863
Date of death: 12 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was of dissolute habits and was struck with a bar of iron on the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1883
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Choked
Disease (standardised): Airway obstruction (Respiratory tract )
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1892
Date of death: 2 Sep 1892
Disease (transcribed): Punctured wound of internal mammary artery
Disease (standardised): Wound (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: The patient was stabbed by a man.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and head
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1862
Date of death: 25 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Abscess in brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Medical notes: A short time before admission, this patient was pulled off his carriage by another man, striking his head against the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and its contents, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1865
Date of death: 7 Jun 1865
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Medical notes: This woman was brought in at the point of death. She was said to have been neglected and beaten by a drunken husband.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/Murder

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Aug 1873
Date of death: 7 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of right leg. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: It appeared that this man was knocked down by a coachman under whom he was employed and that in falling he broke his right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1901
Date of death: 1 May 1901
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of brain. Subdural haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Keyser, Charles Ralph
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by another man and struck the back of the head on the kerb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1892
Date of death: 10 Sep 1892
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of brain. Haemorrhage in right lateral ventricle
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Barry, Cecil Charles Stewart
Medical notes: The patient died a few hours after admission and was not seen by the Surgical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head only examined
Type of incident: Suicide? Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1847
Date of death: 15 May 1847
Disease (transcribed): Acute peritonitis and escape of faecal matter after rupture of intestine.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Rupture (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: On the evening of May 12th this patient while drunk and in a quarrel received a violent kick from a heavy booted foot on the hypogastrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Occupation or role: Police inspector
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1868
Date of death: 2 Jun 1868
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellulitis. Fatty heart.
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissue); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Seventeen days before admission he was stabbed on the back of the upper third of the right forearm by a prisoner with a pair of scissors.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder