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William Green, 59, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1916
Date of death: 7 May 1916
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine. Spondylitis. Purulent bronchitis. Heart failure
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Spondylitis (Spine); Bronchitis (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: In lowering a heavy trunk from a cab, the patient fell to the ground as the result of it slipping. He fell on his back with the trunk on top.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull, spine and joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Thompson, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: 6 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Bullet in head
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, gall bladder, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and stomach
Type of incident: Suicide?

[No name] White, [No age stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1920
Date of death: 26 Apr 1920
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of both legs, ribs, radius and ulna and vertebral column - with rupture of liver, spleen, both kidneys, and right lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Arm); Fracture (Spine); Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Spleen);
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Neighbour, Philip Morgan
Medical notes: 'B.I.D. [Brought in dead]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fractures, pleura, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, pancreas, uterus, bladder, brain, skull

Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], [No age stated], Window cleaner

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1944
Date of death: 15 Aug 1944
Disease (transcribed): Shock and haemorrhage due to a penetrating wound of lower abdomen
Disease (standardised): Shock (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Abdomen); Wound (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skeletal system, brain, heart, lungs, abdomen, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Jane Bounds, 2 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1859
Date of death: 17 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Scald
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Jones, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1871
Date of death: 23 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Suicide by hanging
Disease (standardised): Strangulation

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'Was said to have hanged himself by a rope from a tree’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium, larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Suicide

William Fulcher, 28, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1866
Date of death: 10 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia after injury to head
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Injury (Head)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient fell from a scaffold about thirty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 68, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1942
Date of death: 23 Jul 1942
Disease (transcribed): Fractured cervical spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He fell fifteen feet off a roof. He had pain and a cut head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 67, O.A.P.

Occupation or role: O.A.P.
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1936
Date of death: 26 Jun 1936
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage and multiple injuries
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Injury (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He was admitted unconscious. No history of injury.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, lungs, pleurae, heart, coronary arteries, heart, thyroid, mouth, tongue, pharynx, stomach, duodenum, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate, skull, brain and skeleton
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Hall, 66, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1844
Date of death: 6 Jan 1844
Disease (transcribed): Exhaustion after extensive inflammation of the cellular tissue of the forearm, following an injury of one of the fingers.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Injury (Hand)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient had received a wound from a hatchet on the finger which exposed the joint and splintered both bones.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left arm
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Livermore, 21, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1862
Date of death: 5 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus. Lacerated wound of hand
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic); Laceration (Hand)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of tetanus, following a lacerated wound of the hand.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 45, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1935
Date of death: 16 Jan 1935
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured kidney. Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Kidney); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: He fell off scaffold on to the left side. He did not remember the accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and ribs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary Ann Lovatt, 75, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 75
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1847
Date of death: 12 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of the leg. Large slough over the sacrum. Fracture of the leg followed by necrosis.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Sloughing (Spine); Fracture (Leg); Necrosis (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted into the Hospital with a transverse fracture of the tibia and a wound below the fracture.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left lower extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Elizabeth Guyan, 4, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1860
Date of death: 7 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

William Harwell, 64, Undertaker

Occupation or role: Undertaker
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1865
Date of death: 9 Jan 1865
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Case not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Suicide

Mary J Walsh, 2 years 10 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 10 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1872
Date of death: 12 Jan 1873
Disease (transcribed): Scald of chest. Scarlatina
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin); Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Claridge, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This child pulled the teapot from the fire upon her chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Barker, 42, Electrician

Occupation or role: Electrician
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1910
Date of death: 16 Jan 1911
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine, fractured skull. Crushed cord. Paraplegia. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Purulent consecutive nephritis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Skull); Crushed (Spinal cord); Paraplegia (Nervous system); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Suppuration (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He fell from a ladder and struck his back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Arthur William Higg, 3, Child

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1866
Date of death: 10 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
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

John Thorne, 53, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1875
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fall from a height. Fractured skull and ribs. Laceration of brain with rupture of arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Brain); Rupture (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Brought in dead. No other report.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Neate, 55, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1915
Date of death: 22 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Shock from multiple fractures. Scapula, ribs, sacrum and pelvis
Disease (standardised): Shock (Systemic); Fracture (Scapula); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Sacrum); Fracture (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was thought to have fallen about twenty feet to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fractures, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 65, Gilder

Occupation or role: Gilder
Gender: Male
Age: 65
Date of admission: 5 May 1927
Date of death: 6 May 1927
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries and fractures of L. [Left] parietal and L. [Left] greater wing of sphenoid, Rt. [Right] clavicle 123-5-6-8 ribs Rt. [Right], Left 12 ribs. Diffuse sub-arachnoid haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Wound (Systemic); Fracture (Skull, clavicle, ribs); Haemorrhage (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hoseason, A.S.
Medical notes: 'Fell under a tube train. C.O.A. [Condition on Admission] Cerebral irritation – violent struggling and constant shouting. Pupils normal and react to light. Fracture of Ribs and bruising and abrasions. Later became comatose. Profuse sweating. Pulse gradually rose and patient died about 12 hours later'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, thyroid, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, pleurae, pericardium, heart, kidneys, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal, stomach, duodenum
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], [No occupation stated], [No age stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1929
Date of death: 13 May 1929
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Dislocated sternum. Lacerated lung and heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Dislocation (Sternum); Laceration (Lung); Laceration (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: The patient was admitted having been caught between the shaft of a vehicle and a wall.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleural sacs, lungs, pericardial sac, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, intestines, bladder, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 62, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1942
Date of death: 26 Jul 1942
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She was admitted having fallen 20 feet from a window. She lay outside unattended all night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, skull, brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, uterus and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Bushell, 65, Publican

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1887
Date of death: 14 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of brain; fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: '[No history] could be obtained, excepting that he is said to have got into trouble over money matters & to have placed a pistol in his mouth & to have pulled the trigger'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: Suicide

[Name redacted], [No age stated], Park keeper

Occupation or role: Park keeper
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1924
Date of death: 18 Apr 1924
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: He was knocked down by a motor car and was admitted deeply unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, tongue and fauces, larynx and trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, appendix, colon, liver, kidneys, suprarenals, spleen, pancreas, bladder and prostate
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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