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George Bateson, 74, Bookmaker

Occupation or role: Bookmaker
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1895
Date of death: 25 Apr 1895
Disease (transcribed): Fatness. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Obesity (Systemic); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Little history could be obtained from this man’s friends except that he had been, as they expressed it, ‘on the bust’ for two weeks. He appeared to have been drinking raw spirits chiefly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testis, intestines, toe joint and brain
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

Mary Martin, 64, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1894
Date of death: 25 Feb 1894
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a condition barely conscious: - there was a doubtful history of two previous 'apoplectic' attacks: - On Feb: 18th she was in her usual health, but in evening was found paralysed on the right side and quite insensible. On Feb: 21st, when admitted, she had an aged aspect with marked arcus senilis - staring eyeballs'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Holloway, 56, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1894
Date of death: 6 Feb 1894
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with well marked left hemiplegia - stupid and rather drowsy. He had been an outpatient here for cough and dyspepsia, but had been seized with the hemiplegia the day before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Kate Tomlinson, 19, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1894
Date of death: 9 Dec 1894
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria - Parenchymatous neuritis (Vagus)
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Neuritis (Vagus nerve)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'This girl, a dressmaker, had always been healthy up till Nov 25th when she had a rigor - On the 29th she could not swallow on account of the swelling of the throat and soreness there - She was admitted in the evening when membrane was seen on both tonsils in large amount'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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

Harry King, 34, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1894
Date of death: 29 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscesses - Cavity of empyema, which had been drained
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Empyema (Lung); Operation (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'This man, a butler, aged 34, was admitted on June 16th with a history of a cough and considerable amount of expectoration persisting for three weeks with night sweats and loss of flesh - For a fortnight he had had much dyspnoea - He was a temperate man and had no family history of ?? [phthisis] - On examination he was found to be an emaciated man very short of breath and sweating profusely the tongue was coated and he had diarrhoea'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
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

Daniel Woodhams, 2 ½, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1894
Date of death: 1 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Basal meningitis - probably tubercular
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The mother's account of the child's illness was that three weeks before its admission the child had an attack of 'convulsions' lasting a whole day and accompanied by vomiting - Since the attack the child had been drowsy; had refused its food, and for four days previous to its admission had vomited persistently [...] - On admission the child was found to be fairly well nourished. There was much retraction of the head and neck. The tongue was coated and the bowels constipated. The heart's action was slow and irregular'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

David Kelly, 11, Flower seller

Occupation or role: Flower seller
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1892
Date of death: 9 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Mitral endocarditis. Embolic hemiplegia and aphasia
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Hemiplegia (Brain); Aphasia (Brain)

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 post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Wilkins, 8, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1893
Date of death: 17 Nov 1893
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Skull trephined
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Trephining (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: In August 1892 the boy was struck on the back of the head. It is not clear whether he was stunner, but a scar remained, and intermittent headache, to which he had been subject before the blow, became more severe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Clarissa Dubois, 40, Dress maker

Occupation or role: Dress maker
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1893
Date of death: 24 Sep 1893
Disease (transcribed): Subdural haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: It appeared that she was found unconscious in bed on September 12th and that for a fortnight previously she had suffered much from headache of a neuralgic type.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid body, pericardium, heart, liver, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Rosina Jones, 8, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1893
Date of death: 24 Jul 1893
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Endocarditis. Chorea
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Chorea (Central nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: The child was admitted with general choreic movements. She had been an In Patient at Victoria Hospital six weeks before admission with chorea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenal bodies, kidneys and pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Bertie Bennett, 9, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1893
Date of death: 30 May 1893
Disease (transcribed): Cerebro-spinal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Meningitis (Spine)
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 complained of frontal headache in the evening and was very sick in the night of April 21st 1893. From this time he kept to his bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spine, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

James Young, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1892
Date of death: 11 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Bulbar paralysis
Disease (standardised): Bulbar paralysis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For about three years before his first admission his eyesight had been deteriorating. For two months he had been troubled by much vomiting but no haematemesis. For three weeks he had pains at the epigastrium and the lower part of the thorax.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal cord, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Mercy Coulson, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1892
Date of death: 15 Dec 1892
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Purulent meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
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 girl was struck on the left ear by a snow ball in which there was a stone not less than four years before her death, and ever after this injury she suffered from an intermitted discharge from that ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, spine, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, uterus, ovaries and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Luke Banwell, 44, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1892
Date of death: 11 Dec 1892
Disease (transcribed): Bronchpneumonia. Ascending paralysis, possibly of peripheral nature
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Paralysis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient stated that he had been out of health for five months, suffering from cough and loss of flesh. Five weeks before admission the legs became weak, and three week later they were so far paralysed that he was unable to walk.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, oesophagus, vermiform appendix, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate and testes
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

Matilda Burton, 58, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1892
Date of death: 27 Jun 1892
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. “Contracting white” kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient had been ‘queer in the head’ for some time and had complained much of headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, eyes, pleurae, lungs, larynx, bronchial glands, thyroid, pericardium, heart, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, liver, ovaries, uterus, bladder and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Willows, 2 years 9 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1892
Date of death: 25 Jun 1892
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He was well up to the evening of the 6th day prior to admission when he vomited once. Until admission he vomited two or three times daily and he was said to cry out occasionally and to put his hand to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, cord, lungs, bronchial glands, oesophagus, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, bladder, suprarenals and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Helen Douglas alias Stewart alias Donovan, 24, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1891
Date of death: 15 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This patient was a cook. It was stated that she never had scarlatina, dropsy not other illness, and had been in good health till a few months before admission. She had been suffering from coughs and colds during the whole of the inter of 1890-1. On February 25th she was attacked with shivering and became seriously ill'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Lucy Barton, 4 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1891
Date of death: 5 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)
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 post mortem examination'

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Barnard, 74, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1891
Date of death: 17 Nov 1891
Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia
Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Systemic)
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 post mortem examination'

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Watts, 47, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1891
Date of death: 16 Oct 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pontine haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (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: 'On the morning of October 16th this man was engaged as a casual labourer in Hyde Park to sweep. Shortly afterwards he complained of giddiness and soon became insensible'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Dolman, 35, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1891
Date of death: 15 Oct 1891
Disease (transcribed): Epilepsy
Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (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 man had suffered from epilepsy for upwards of fifteen years. He was well known in the surgery of this hospital where he was in the habit of applying for treatment after the fits, and he had been prescribed for here within a week of his death. He was never more than half-witted and could follow no occupation. The fits increased in frequency and the man became more nearly idiotic. On Oct 15th he was found dead, having fallen across a fire place'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, throat, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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