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Occupation or role: Shopboy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1870
Date of death: 19 Aug 1870
Disease (transcribed): Double Empyema. Pericarditis.
Disease (standardised): Empyema ( Pleura); 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: A month before admission, this patient had been kicked on the right side by a boy, and from that time had had much pain in the side with increasing dyspnoea, cough and much slightly blood tinged expectoration. The case history was taken partly from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1870
Date of death: 21 Aug 1870
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia.
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case was not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1870
Date of death: 21 Aug 1870
Disease (transcribed): Constriction of the small intestine by a fibrous band circumscribed. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Laking, Francis
Medical notes: A week before admission, the child was seized with sudden violent abdominal pain, since which the bowels had not been open. The case history was taken partly from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and intestines. The post mortem was from Mr Laking's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bookbinder
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1870
Date of death: 21 Aug 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Congestion of the lungs.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Laking, Francis
Medical notes: This man's face and legs had become swelled fifteen days before his admission. There had been thirst, polyuria and night and slight lumbar pain for many years. The case was partly from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cerebrum, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Mr Laking's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1870
Date of death: 29 Aug 1870
Disease (transcribed): Caries of upper cervical vertebrae. Rupture of the transverse ligament. Extravasation of blood under the arachnoid of the base of brain and spinal cord.
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Haemorrhage (Brain); Haemorrhage (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: For the three months preceding her admission, this woman had severe pain in the neck and head, with much aching in the arms and shoulders. The case is from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones and joints, cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Mason
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1870
Date of death: 31 Aug 1870
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Cordis.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case was not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1870
Date of death: 31 Aug 1870
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatinal Nephritis.
Disease (standardised): Scarlet Fever (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission, the child had fallen ill with scarlatina, followed by dropsy. The case is from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1870
Date of death: 31 Aug 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case was not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1870
Date of death: 2 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Congestion of the kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for a month before admission with a cough and swelled legs. The case was taken from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General Servant
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1870
Date of death: 5 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the uterus, lumbar glands and right lung.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Lumbar glands); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Since Christmas 1869 this woman had suffered from severe pain in the left hip, thigh and groin. The case was taken partly from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1870
Date of death: 6 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Melancholia. Inanition.
Disease (standardised): Depressive Disorder (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: It was stated that this man, who could give no account of himself on admission, had enjoyed good health, with the exception of constipation, and had always been temperate. The case was taken from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1870
Date of death: 7 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy. Hard inflammatory oedema of the lungs.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Oedema (Lung)
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 brought in insensible, having been found so in the street. The case was from Dr Larking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1870
Date of death: 10 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Morbus Cordis. Granular kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was first admitted with palpitation of the heart, dyspnoea and dropsy. For many years he had polyuria and slight lumbar pain. His legs were very oedematous, there was a cough with orthopnoea and blood stained sputa. The case was taken partly from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1870
Date of death: 11 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina maligna.
Disease (standardised): Scarlet Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The child was admitted with a scarlatina rash, a sore throat and swelling of the lips. The case was taken from Dr Laking's notes.
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: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1870
Date of death: 18 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina. Suppurating cervical glands.
Disease (standardised): Scarlet Fever (Systemic); Suppuration (Lymph Node)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The child was admitted with a sore throat and well marked scarlatina rash. The case was taken from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, larynx and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cork Cutter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of and extensive serous effusion into the cerebral ventricles. Atheroma of the aorta and coronary arteries.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, 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, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, hernia and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Mason
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1870
Date of death: 21 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Cheesy Pneumonia. Large vomica in the right lung. Nephritis.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man for fourteen days had complained of much pain and aching in the limbs, loss of appetite, frequent rigors with fever at night, a cough and diarrhoea. The case was taken from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Jockey
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1870
Date of death: 22 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Enteric Fever. Paraplegia.
Disease (standardised): Typhoid Fever (Systemic); Paraplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: About three months before his admission, this patient went to bed in his usual health, and on waking next morning found that he had entirely lost the use of both legs. The case was taken partly from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys , intestines and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1870
Date of death: 22 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous disease. Tubal nephritis. Fatty kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney)
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 patient’s legs swelled about three weeks before her admission, the urine being at the same time scanty. She stated that five months previously she had a similar attack. The case was taken from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1870
Date of death: 23 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Cordis. Secondary disease of the kidneys. Endocarditis.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had suffered for eight weeks from a cough and dyspnoea, followed a fortnight later by dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1870
Date of death: 23 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the transverse portion of the aortic arch.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: According to the statement of the medical man who accompanied the patient from the country, he had since the previous January, being subject to sudden severe attacks of dyspnoea which for the last few days had been extremely violent.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Sep 1870
Date of death: 25 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Meningitis (tubercular).
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: Two days before this patient was admitted, he was knocked down by a cab and injured his head. This was followed by acute pain in the hear and he became incoherent.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Exterior of body. No other parts of the body was examined. The post mortem was taken from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1870
Date of death: 25 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Cordis. Effusion into the Pericardium.
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: Five weeks before admission this woman suffered from a cough and dyspnoea, the sputa being tinged with blood. The urine was scanty and the legs became oedemtous. The case was taken from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and blood vessels
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1870
Date of death: 20 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Morbus Cordis.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for two months with slight swelling of the legs, and for a month there had been pain in the left side on inspiration and some dyspnoea, but no cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1870
Date of death: 30 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Enteric Fever.
Disease (standardised): Typhoid Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: For about a fortnight the patient had suffered from pain and aching in the back and loins, and for the last week there has been much thirst, headache and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines. The post mortem was taken from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a