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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1893
Date of death: 20 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)

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 had good health till September 1892, in which month he was attacked by diarrhoea of a dysenteric character, as he expressed it, and much blood was passed by the bowel.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1885
Date of death: 6 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophic cirrhosis of the liver
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had syphilis in 1875. He was a temperate man who had caught severe cold in the early part of 1881 when he had congestion of the liver. A sallow tint of skin gradually came on and his abdomen swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, pancreas and glands
Type of incident: n/a