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Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1886
Date of death: 1 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the pylorus and omentum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard. Page, Harry Marmaduke
Medical notes: In August of the present year she had dyspeptic pains and some abdominal pain came on, with vomiting and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, pancreas, kidneys, liver, uterus and appendages, stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1886
Date of death: 2 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the omentum and stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Page, Harry Marmaduke
Medical notes: The patient was a widow with a history of good health up to last June when she began to fail and had abdominal pain referred to the umbilicus. Fir five weeks she had pain in the left side, with rapid emaciation for six weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Time keeper
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1886
Date of death: 29 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Morbus cordis. Arterial degeneration
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Degeneration (Arteries)
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 been a major in the army and had fever and ague in Gibraltar and Malta. Acute bronchitis attacked him six months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Matron
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1886
Date of death: 27 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Her phthisical history was that she had had night sweats for three months with emaciation and slight cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1886
Date of death: 29 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Four weeks prior to admission he had bathed in the Serpentine and came home shivering. He seemed heavy and dull, and his face and legs were swollen. The urine was scanty and high coloured.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Coachman
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Aug 1886
Date of death: 29 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child had been quite well up to the 3rd August when he was noticed to be puffy about the face and to have diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1886
Date of death: 27 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Right hemiplegia
Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On the night before admission he had complete right hemiplegia with no loss of consciousness or loss of speech.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1886
Date of death: 24 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Leucocythemia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Bone marrow, blood)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She enjoyed good health up to 1884 when she had some sort of low fever. She later had pleurisy in the left side with cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1886
Date of death: 23 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was admitted at the end of the second week of illness. She had had delirium for two nights.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, bladder, uterus, ovaries, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cheesemonger
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1886
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Cause of death unknown. [‘Natural causes’ (Coroner’s inquest verdict)]
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This patient had always been well and had been noticed to have grown lately. On the 13th he complained of some shortness of breath after vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1886
Date of death: 16 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Dilatation of the right side of the heart. Fibrosis of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fibrosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had obscure pains nine months prior to admission, in the shoulders, arms and head, and she began to emaciate.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1886
Date of death: 14 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Pleurisy with effusion in the left side. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was a married woman who had had three miscarriages and a probable history of syphilis, but had only recently suffered from bronchitis with pains in the knees.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, intestines, stomach and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1886
Date of death: 11 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Cancerous stricture of the cardiac orifice of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Constriction (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: In July he began to vomit and emaciation dated from that month, the vomiting was chiefly directly after the ingestion of food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, oesophagus, stomach, vagina and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1886
Date of death: 7 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (tubercle of the lungs. Cavity). Granular kidneys. Tophi
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cavity (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Gout (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He was admitted bringing up a quantity of blood with slight cough. He presented some stiffening of fingers, with many deposits of urate of soda on the joints.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, intestines and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1886
Date of death: 5 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Cirrhosis of the liver. Enlarged spleen
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Enlarged (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had bronchitis in April of this year and oedema of the feet. Ascites was noticed for three weeks. Much dyspnoea came on, and some delirium at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1886
Date of death: 5 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Apical pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had a cough for a few days and had a rigor on October 26th. He had had no diarrhoea, but much abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and small intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1886
Date of death: 4 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fibroid phthisis right lung. Dense pleural adhesions. Displacement of the heart to the right. Emphysema of the left lung. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Displacement (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had some dyspnoea on September 18th, went abroad and was well. He came back and on November 1st he was seized with sudden dyspnoea and collapsed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Sailor
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1886
Date of death: 31 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Idiopathic anaemia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On January 11th 1885 the patient strained herself lifting a weight and felt pain in the side. She at once began to pass blood in the urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bandmaster
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1886
Date of death: 31 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of the lungs, kidneys, intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had had fair health up to two months before admission when she caught cold, had slight haemoptysis and emaciated much. She was reported to have been ‘strange in the head’ for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, intestines and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1886
Date of death: 25 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Aortic and mitral disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had chronic bronchitis for many years, polyuria for four months, oedema of the feet for three months, and some oedema of the eyelids for fourteen days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1886
Date of death: 27 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been ailing three months, and on October 8th she fainted. She took to her bed and was delirious for two days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, uterus, neck, clavicle, right leg and left leg
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1886
Date of death: 29 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Aortic and mitral disease (perforation of valves)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Perforation (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He caught cold last Christmas, since when he was always feeble, with increasing cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coffee housekeeper
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1886
Date of death: 30 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had a rigor on the 19th and since then had had rigors nearly every day, with some nauseas, cough and increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1886
Date of death: 22 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis (tuberculosis?)
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles. Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient had been ailing four or five months with loss of flesh, cough and sputa occasionally streaked with blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1886
Date of death: 23 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Mitral and aortic disease. Sequelae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had acute rheumatism in 1875 and several attacks since. He had dyspnoea with cardiac pain dating from six months prior to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a