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Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1895
Date of death: 4 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma – Suprarenal – in liver and glands also, as well as in lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Adrenal glands); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He was first taken ill six months ago when he caught cold. Two months ago he had spasmodic attacks of difficulty of breathing, followed by ascites and swollen legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, intestines, kidneys, bladder and testes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1895
Date of death: 27 Feb 1895
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of arch of aorta. Horse shoe kidney
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Fused (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Since Christmas he had lost his appetite and had been tired and languid after work. Three weeks ago he had pain all over and especially in the arms and shoulder. Then followed a hollow cough and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, testes and joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1894
Date of death: 24 Jan 1895
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Four years before admission she had some sort of lung attack. On the 15th she went to church where she fainted and she had been in bed since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, intestines, uterus, lungs, larynx and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1894
Date of death: 5 Dec 1894
Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of pylorus
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'This patient denied all illness up to six weeks ago when he began to vomit after all food - This generally took place from half an hour to six hours after taking food - There was much pain after taking anything which was relieved by vomiting - He had never had haematemesis. During his illness he had rapidly lost flesh'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1894
Date of death: 22 Nov 1894
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of aorta - Bursting into the pericardium
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The friends stated that two weeks ago the patient had jaundice. At 5pm on the 21st he was seized with violent pain in the belly when driving and was doubled up on the box. He was taken to the hospital where on admission he was found to be collapsed with no pulse'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 1 month
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1894
Date of death: 21 Nov 1894
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'A wretchedly ill nourished infant about the size of a well grown rat. It refused food - Its tongue was coated - There were crepitations all over both lungs. The umbilicus was red and raw and had apparently sloughed away leaving only a stump from which there was much discharge. The temperature was extremely low'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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

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: Porter
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1894
Date of death: 30 Oct 1894
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of aortic arch
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'There was no history of syphilis obtainable - The chief symptom of this patient was that he had cough since May so severe that he had to give up work on account of it - For two months he had had slight difficulty of swallowing and for three weeks indefinite pains in the chest - much frothy expectoration and occasionally a sensation of choking - There had been no marked loss of flesh or change of voice - For two months he had had considerable dyspnoea on exertion and had had to be propped up in bed at night'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1894
Date of death: 2 Jan 1895
Disease (transcribed): Fibrosis of stomach (? malignant)
Disease (standardised): Fibrosis (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient gave a history of pain after food during the four months previous to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and testes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1894
Date of death: 18 Sep 1894
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The patient, a woman of 35, gave a history of cough and loss of flesh with night sweating since her last confinement eighteen months ago - She had had one living child and three miscarriages. For a fortnight before admission she had had pain in the right chest aggravated by breathing with the expectoration of thick rusty sputum for a week - She had been very short of breath for a week - On Sept 13th she was delivered of a seven months child by Mr Bury'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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

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: 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

Occupation or role: Deal porter
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1895
Date of death: 2 Apr 1895
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of thoracic aorta. Narrowing of aorta. Large and dilated left ventricle
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Narrowing (Aorta); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This patient was first admitted in November 1894. He then gave a history of gradually increasing dyspnoea with pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, bladder, testes, adrenals, kidneys, joints and veins
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1895
Date of death: 18 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was non compos when admitted. Hen seen he was found to be jaundiced and suffering from delirium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes and joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1895
Date of death: 7 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: For the last fourteen years he had had a winter cough and generally an attack of bronchitis in the winter. He had had his usual winter cough this year but had never shaken it off.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kidneys and bones
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a