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Occupation or role: Commercial traveller
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1871
Date of death: 10 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Emphysema of lungs. Dilated heart. Cheesy deposits in kidneys. Enlarged prostate. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Deposit (Kidneys); Disease (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had suffered from severe epigastric pain for about a fortnight. At the same time his urine dribbled away from him. He had been very sick’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House porter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1885
Date of death: 2 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He had had a cough for five or six months. Three weeks previously, pains came on in the right knee, back, both arms, elbows and shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1886
Date of death: 17 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
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 was an intemperate butler, who came into hospital on the 4th day of his illness which commenced with a rigor. Expectoration became copious and blood stained on the morning of admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1883
Date of death: 18 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Perforating ulcer of stomach. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach ); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had worked for many years as a convict prison stewards’ porter. About a year before admission he began to notice epigastric pain with occasional vomiting and gradual loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1871
Date of death: 7 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man had suffered for three months from abdominal pain, cough & dyspnoea. Shortly before admission his legs swelled. There was no history of previous rheumatism’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Warehouseman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1898
Date of death: 22 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and cardiac failure
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Bottomley, Francis Carr
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: This patient had had two previous severe attacks of bronchitis. The present illness commenced with cough and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, intestines and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1875
Date of death: n/a
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral apoplexy. Atheroma of arteries
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was seized suddenly with insensibility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Gamekeeper
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1888
Date of death: 10 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Vegetations of the mitral valve. Stenosis of the mitral valve. Embolism of the right middle cerebral artery
Disease (standardised): Vegetation (Heart); Disease (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The child lived at a village near Amersham in Buckinghamshire. She was in good health till July 1887 when she had acute rheumatism. On Christmas day 1887 she suddenly lost the power of moving her left arm and leg. She recovered power in her left leg so that she was able to walk about: the arm improved more slowly’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, spinal cord, abdomen, thorax, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1892
Date of death: 13 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No postmortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1870
Date of death: 27 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Morbus Cordis.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient stated that she had suffered from disease of the heart for a year, and for the last month had had dropsy of the legs and abdomen. She had had acute rheumatism three times, the last attack 20 years before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1894
Date of death: 29 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 of consumption - Five years ago he had an attack of shortness of breath with profuse expectoration containing blood - Directly afterwards he was sent to Melbourne and in the hot weather on the voyage he had an attack of profuse haemoptysis. Since then he has always had a cough'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Plurae, lungs, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1888
Date of death: 9 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1895
Date of death: 2 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia and collapse of lungs
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Pulmonary atelectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: For the last three weeks the child had been ailing and refusing its food. Four days before admission it had a convulsion and since then it had been very short of breath and had a cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, intestines, stomach, pancreas and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1895
Date of death: 31 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pharynx and oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pharynx); Cancer (Oesophagus)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: This patient had been previously admitted. He had a tracheotomy performed which seemed to relieve him for a while, but the tube became broken and slipped into the trachea and into one of the bronchi from which it was removed by a pair of long curved forceps.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, oesophagus, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and toe joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1898
Date of death: 22 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Mitral regurgitation
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Bottomley, Francis Carr
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No examination after death
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bar Keeper
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Fatty Heart.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was not seen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1893
Date of death: 24 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Miscarriage. Parametric suppuration. Thrombus in inferior cava. Rupture of abscess in lung. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Abortion, spontaneous (Uterus); Suppuration (Uterus); Thrombosis (Blood vessels); Abscess (Lung); Rupture (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted sixteen days ago having had a miscarriage when about five months advanced in pregnancy. There was a suspicion that this miscarriage had been caused intentionally by the use of drugs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coal dealer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1886
Date of death: 15 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Cases No. 336
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1896
Date of death: 31 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer. Perforation. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

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: Lungs, larynx, heart, intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testis and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Upholstress
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1885
Date of death: 30 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Bronchitis. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: She had winter cough for two or three years, but one month previous to admission her breath became very short, her legs began to swell and her strength failed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1890
Date of death: 1 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient was the only child of an unmarried girl. He had been put out to nurse. The woman who had charge of him said that he had always been delicate but was not ill until five or six days before his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1898
Date of death: 22 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Bottomley, Francis Carr
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: This patient was first admitted on 8th April 1897. She had then been ill for three weeks with pain across the lower part of the stomach and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1870
Date of death: 23 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Abscess of lung. Pericarditis.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The man was reported to have been ill a month before admission, suffering from pain in the chest and cough. On admission he was very drowsy and heavy and did not pass urine for 24 hours. There was slight anasarca of the whole body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1886
Date of death: 15 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For notes of this case, see Medical Cases No. 339
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1896
Date of death: 30 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura)
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: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a