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Kate Whitehead, 23, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1886
Date of death: 9 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Cerebral softening. Embolism of spleen
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Softening (Brain); Embolism (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had acute rheumatism in '82, none since. She had had frontal headache for 4

Florence Jones, 23, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1891
Date of death: 9 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis, vegetative. Cerebral embolism and softening
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This girl was a servant. She considered herself to be righthanded. She had scarlatina in childhood, never chorea; and her only attack of rheumatism (with the exception of slight rheumatic pains a few days before admission) occurred in November 1890 and confined her to bed for 6 weeks. She appeared to have recovered fair health and returned to work. On March 2nd at 1pm while eating her dinner she suddenly became paralysed on the right side. There was no pain in the head, no loss of consciousness and no loss of speech'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head
Illustrations: Yes (see case PM/1891/118)
Type of incident: n/a n/a

Jane Hull, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1871
Date of death: 21 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Illustrations or photographs: Yes (relating to case PM/1871/248)
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Rogers, 52, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1895
Date of death: 19 Apr 1895
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission she suffered much from vomiting after food and was short of breath. On waking one morning she was found to be speechless and to have lost power in the right leg and arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, spine, lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus, ovaries and tubes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Sophia Belcher, 51, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1889
Date of death: 22 May 1889
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Mitral and tricuspid stenosis, aortic stenosis and incompetence with usual sequelae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Two months before she came to St George’s she began to suffer from abdominal discomfort, dyspnoea and dropsy in her legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pericardium, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver and pelvic organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

David Lock, 66, General labourer

Occupation or role: General labourer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1891
Date of death: 6 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Arteritis obliterans of cerebral vessels. Softening of part of right hemisphere
Disease (standardised): Arteritis (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Very little history was obtainable. The man was found in a state of insensibility in the street, and it was conjectured that he had not been in this state for more than half-an-hour. He subsequently stated that he had enjoyed good health and was not a heavy drinker: he could give no account of the present attack. His occupation was that of a general labourer'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head
Illustrations: Yes (see case PM/1891/177)
Type of incident: n/a n/a

George Waller, 22, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1894
Date of death: 14 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of appendix caeci. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The previous history of this patient was to the effect that a fortnight before admission he was suddenly attacked with pain in the right iliac forsa which spread across the abdomen. He vomited, sweated, and shivered. This was on May 20th - His symptoms abated till the 31st - On that day he had a recurrence of pain accompanied by some diarrhoea - This persisted till Sunday June 10th when the pain became worse than it ever had been and its distribution more general over the abdomen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Oakes, 39, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1894
Date of death: 25 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Meningitis. Thrombosis of right popliteal artery. Secondary pyaemic abscesses
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Meningitis (Brain); Thrombosis (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'There was no family history to be obtained from this patient and he persisted in stating that he had never been ill before - On June 6th he had sudden sharp pain in his right side - He sweated and shivered and very soon breathed with difficulty - On June 10th he noticed in addition to these symptoms that he had a sore place on his lip - On the 5th he spat up 'blood' [...] When seen on June 21st the patient was obviously extremely ill'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Philip Hempson, 34, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1892
Date of death: 30 Jun 1892
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Nine months before admission he had an attack of difficulty of breathing in which he became blue, sweated much and spat up some frothy matter. This was the first of a number of attacks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, eyes, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, intestines, pancreas, suprarenals, testes, liver, spleen, kidneys and renal vessels
Type of incident: n/a

James Smale, 60, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1896
Date of death: 25 Jan 1897
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull: old, brown, extravasation of blood under duramater: becoming a membrane
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Meninges) ()
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'Patient extremely deaf and so impossible to obtain any history from him, He was brought into hospital on Christmas morning about 4 o'clock having fallen while drunk down the cellar stairs of his home, he was quite unconscious, no bleeding either from ears or nose'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Emma Mann, 52, Care taker

Occupation or role: Care taker
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1890
Date of death: 11 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Epithelimatous stricture of the lower part of the sigmoid flexure of the colon
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Constriction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: For the last fifteen years she had suffered from constipation, and sometimes went for fourteen days without an action of the bowels. Six months ago she had acute diarrhoea with passing of blood, slime and matter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Timothy Hagerty, 59, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1896
Date of death: 6 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of gall bladder and of common duct. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Gall bladder); Cancer (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: On July 2nd he felt sudden pain in the pit of the stomach while loading coke, not an unaccustomed weight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, intestines, liver, pancreas, stomach, intestines, kidneys, spleen, bladder, testes and toe joint
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Mates, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1889
Date of death: 30 Aug 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Recent invasion of grey tubercle. Hemichorea limited to left arm. White swelling of right knee (surgical)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Chorea (Central nervous system); Inflammation (Knee)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: See surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, intestines, kidneys, spleen, liver, urogenital organs, brain, eyes and ears
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Smith, 41, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1882
Date of death: 18 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tumour in brain
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Two months before admission he had sudden syncope without spasm or paralysis and since then had lain in a dull heavy state, able to move, but indifferent to his surroundings.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Lamb, 27, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1883
Date of death: 3 Aug 1883
Disease (transcribed): Growth in the liver
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: After the birth of her last child in 1876 an abscess formed in the median line of the abdomen. It was lanced but other abscesses formed. After they closed an abdominal tumour was noticed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Mary A Fennell, 62, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1876
Date of death: 6 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Sarcomatous growth of dura mater and skull
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Cancer (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: During the floods of the previous winter, she got her feet constantly wet. After that time she felt languid, coughed a little and experienced pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, kidneys, parotid gland and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Baynton, 46, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1894
Date of death: 18 Oct 1894
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis [right sided]. Pulmonary embolism. Empyema
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Lung); Empyema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The patient a labourer aged 47 was admitted with a history of pain in the left side beginning with a rigor seven days before admission. Two days later the pain left him but since then he had suffered greatly from dyspnoea - For three days he had had delirium. There was no history of rheumatism'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Helena Bentley, 27, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1894
Date of death: 6 Nov 1894
Disease (transcribed): Subdiaphragmatic abscess - from perforation of Gastic ulcer
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Diaphragm); Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'For five years this patient had suffered from pain in the epigastrium and between the shoulders after food - She occasionally vomited after food. No history of haematemesis - A fortnight ago she was attacked with severe pain in abdomen and back and this was followed by swelling of the belly. The pain came on suddenly and was so severe as to make her faint - On admission she was found to be an emaciated woman breathing somewhat quickly and complaining of pain and swelling in the stomach'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Goddard, 45, Commercial traveller

Occupation or role: Commercial traveller
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1885
Date of death: 23 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of recto-peritoneal tissue
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Intestines); Sarcoma (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He first noticed an abdominal swelling in January 1883.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Ernest Hattersley, 36, Piano forte tuner

Occupation or role: Piano forte tuner
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1892
Date of death: 10 Dec 1892
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Embolism of pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Embolism (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This man was not aware that his heart was diseased. He said that his health was good until six weeks before admission, when he had a sudden stroke of unconsciousness lasting an hour, after which he was paralysed on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spine, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Davis, 2, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1894
Date of death: 12 Nov 1894
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs, kidneys, meninges
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The grandmother and a sister of this patient died of ?? [phthisis]. For two weeks the child who had always been particularly bright had become dull and lost flesh. On Oct 30th the child refused his food - He would not walk and was always asking to be carried [...] - Nov 3rd he was heard to scream sharply. On Nov 4th he became unconscious'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, spine, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Jesse Cox, 20, House boy

Occupation or role: House boy
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1895
Date of death: 2 Dec 1895
Disease (transcribed): Mediastinal growth
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Mediastinum)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and testes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Whitlock, 5, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1894
Date of death: 20 Dec 1894
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of lungs and kidneys and spleen
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The history of this case was to the effect that for the last three months the patient had been losing flesh rapidly, had sweated much at night, and had suffered from constant diarrhoea - He had never brought up blood - He had had 'pleurisy' on the left side a year and a half ago - An operation had been done at great ormond st. and fluid let out - He had a tube in his side - This completely healed - On admission he was found to be an extremely emaciated boy complaining of pain in the stomach'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, vertebrae
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Holden, 50, Engineer

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1889
Date of death: 18 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The patient was in the iron trade. He gave no history of having suffered from any form of lead poisoning. For eight weeks before he came to St George’s Hospital, he had much vomiting and he steadily lost flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skin, sternum, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Crini, 16 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1898
Date of death: 16 Feb 1898
Disease (transcribed): Leukaemia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Includes an article reprinted from The Lancet called ‘A case of Lymphadenoma involving the stomach in a child aged eighteen months complicated by rickets and closely stimulating leukaemia’ by H D Rolleston and A C Latham.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, liver, kidneys and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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