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Alfred Keegan, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1882
Date of death: 25 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Cerebral embolism
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Three months before admission, when acting as a waiter at the new university club, he was struck accidentally on the head by a piece of coal.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary L Kerslake, 37, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1882
Date of death: 7 Aug 1882
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in lung. Pyaemia following diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Eight days before admission she felt her throat sore and the next day much swollen. On the day before admission she felt no better and during the night she reported that an abscess burst in her throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pharynx and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Smith, 41, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1882
Date of death: 18 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tumour in brain
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Two months before admission he had sudden syncope without spasm or paralysis and since then had lain in a dull heavy state, able to move, but indifferent to his surroundings.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Thompson, 62, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1882
Date of death: 1 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Double pleuritis. Pneumonia of left apex
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Three days before her admission she had a sudden onset of acute symptoms, with a feeling of chilliness and vomiting. She had soreness over the apex of the left lung.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Rowe, 19, Mason

Occupation or role: Mason
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1882
Date of death: 12 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercle in lungs, pleurae, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For the last month he had been growing much weaker, with increasing and troublesome cough, frequent flushing and profuse perspiration at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

William Neace, 28, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1882
Date of death: 24 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Acute atrophy of liver. Haemorrhagic spots
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver)
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 been reported to be slightly out of health, and on the day before admission he grew rapidly worse, vomited profusely, and fell into a state of collapse with jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, pleura, lungs, trachea, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, stomach, intestines and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Potty, 36, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1882
Date of death: 27 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumothorax. Miliary tubercle. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumothorax (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a phthisical history in a state of such extreme collapse that no examination was considered advisable.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Jones, 38, Sailor

Occupation or role: Sailor
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1882
Date of death: 12 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fusiform dilation of aortic arch. Compression of trachea. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Compression (Trachea); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About Christmas 1881 he began to feel occasional dyspnoea and pain over the cardiac region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Susannah Mills, 41, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1882
Date of death: 31 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and dilation of heart. Pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Embolism (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had for several years had ‘palpitation’, increased on exertion. For the two months before admission she had constipation and occasional temporary loss of voice and hard cough with scanty sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Edwards, 41, Lath render

Occupation or role: Lath render
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1882
Date of death: 5 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary stenosis. Hypertrophy of right ventricle
Disease (standardised): Pulmonary valve stenosis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: As a boy he was always noticed to be much cyanosed and nicknamed ‘Blue’. He had ascites, oedema, short breath, profuse sputa and night sweating.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Hands, 37, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1883
Date of death: 21 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: On January 17th he had slight aching in the limbs and constipation. He later had pain in the chest and brought up much thick sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Cockran, 10, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1883
Date of death: 22 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina. Acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The mother said she had had ‘bad whooping cough’ about two months previously but denied any history of scarlet fever. A brother had been admitted to the hospital and died (see folio 18 Aaron Cockran)
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Coles, 17, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1883
Date of death: 24 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Adherent pericardium. Vegetation on aortic and mitral valves
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Adherent (Heart); Disease (Heart)
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 first felt rheumatic symptoms in 1876. Ever since then he had been short of breath and felt much palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Jackson, 45, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1883
Date of death: 29 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Scurvy. Haemorrhages. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Scurvy (Vessels ); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She gradually lost strength and colour, and a week before admission she took to bed feeling quite exhausted. Her head was painful, thirst great and the lower lip felt ‘numb’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, larynx, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, genital organs and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Brown, 18, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1883
Date of death: 26 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Ten days before admission she had a rigor, followed by severe headache for three or four days with much cough, restlessness and discomfort.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Nicholls, 40, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1883
Date of death: 14 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For about a month previous to admission he had felt malaise with some slight shivering. He then had a violent rigor and pain in the left flank.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Kate Lloyd, 21, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1883
Date of death: 28 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Arteritis of middle cerebral arteries. Cerebral emboli
Disease (standardised): Arteritis (Arteries); Embolism (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: On the evening of November 25th she began to vomit very profusely from no obvious cause and there was a story that she had said she had been ‘given some nasty stuff’. A doctor reported that it might be a case of poisoning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Collings, 32, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1883
Date of death: 3 Dec 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Four weeks before admission she began to feel headache and pains in the shoulders, arms and back. A fortnight later she had severe diarrhoea with abdominal pain and vomited nearly always after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and ovary
Type of incident: n/a

Mary McCabe, 11 months, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 11 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1884
Date of death: 31 Aug 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea
Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Warner, F.O.
Medical notes: The child was admitted suffering from much diarrhoea and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain
Type of incident: n/a

William Greenwood, 2 years 4 months, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 2 years 4 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1884
Date of death: 2 Sep 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Warner, F.O.
Medical notes: There were no bad smells and no one else ill in the house. For a fortnight the patient had been drowsy and then the breathing became quick and difficult.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, lungs, heart and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Martha Kinsela, 46, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1884
Date of death: 29 Oct 1884
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): ()
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: In October 1884 she noticed a small swelling at the right lower jaw which increased in size and became painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal cord, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

George Ainsby, 5, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1884
Date of death: 10 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The child came home with a story of having hurt his head in a fall and suffering a good deal of headache. He vomited freely and had much diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, glands, joints and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Goddard, 7 years six months, [Child of] Farrier

Occupation or role: [Child of] Farrier
Age: 7 years six months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1885
Date of death: 25 Aug 1885
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: In May last he was seized with severe pains in the lower half of the abdomen and in a few days afterwards the abdomen was noticed to be much larger than normal.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Morris, 29, Cabinet maker

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1885
Date of death: 26 Oct 1885
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of pia mater, peritoneum, lungs, kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This patient’s parents and at least ten relations on his father’s side died of Phthisis. He had been complaining of his head for three weeks and had a hacking cough of late.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, testicles and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Auguste Doyer, 26, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1886
Date of death: 27 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of pancreas, left supra-renal body etc
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Adrenal glands)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The patient was a Frenchman, from the north of France. From last Christmas time he had complained of severe pain, frontal chiefly, and his manner became irritable and morose.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, carotid, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal bodies, stomach, small intestines, pancreas, brain, supra renal body, pancreas and lung
Type of incident: n/a

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