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<p n="2136"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n2136-1">John Gilson</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45017_occ443">Younger</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo781">Parish of Christ Church</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo782">Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45017_occ444">Surgeon</rs>
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Saith he Examined the Deceased<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo783">Bethnall Green Workhouse</rs>
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the Evening of his Death<lb></lb>
And again Thursday last the 16th. Instant and again<lb></lb>
in Friday the next dayThat the first time Informant<lb></lb>
only Examined whether his Skull was fractured or not<lb></lb>
And Saith he did not Perceive that it was And he afterwards found<del>Nor was</del>
there was not any Fissure<lb></lb>
That he Examined very Minutely externally on Thursday And on<lb></lb>
Friday Informant Opened his Head and Body<lb></lb>
That there were Eleven Contused Wounds on his Head<lb></lb>
The largest was on the left side his Head a Triangular<lb></lb>
Wound almost to the Skull in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45017_geo784">Depth</rs>
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and about three Inches<lb></lb>
in Length each wayIn his Face were a few<lb></lb>
And One in the Left Eye The Coats of it securd' Piered' through<lb></lb>
There were several Bruises on both his Arms<lb></lb>
Did not Perceive any thing Particular about his Back<lb></lb>
That they Wounds and Bruises Appeared to have been<lb></lb>
made by Stones or Brick bats or by HallandThat on Opening the<lb></lb>
Head he Perceived the Dura maker (the Membrane which<lb></lb>
Lies close to the Scull) was much Inflamed and Secured<lb></lb>
to have a Flind under neath itThat Alone would<lb></lb>
have Caused his DeathThat when Informant opened<lb></lb>
said Membrane a Quantity of Bloody Fluid Issued from between the Dura and Pia maker it<lb></lb>
Saith he thought he Perceived most to Issue from the left<lb></lb>
side (the Part where the largest Wound was)<lb></lb>
Saith the Internal Parts of his Body were all in their<lb></lb>
natural StateThinks the different Blows he Received on<lb></lb>
the Head were the Cause of his DeathNo One in Particular</p>
<p n="2137"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n2137-1">John Gilson</rs>
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<p n="2138">All the Above Informations were<lb></lb>
severally Taken and Acknowledged before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45017_n2138-1">Thos. Phillips</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45017_occ445">Coroner</rs>
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