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Thomas Clint, Commercial traveller

Occupation or role: Commercial traveller
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1871
Date of death: 10 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Emphysema of lungs. Dilated heart. Cheesy deposits in kidneys. Enlarged prostate. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Deposit (Kidneys); Disease (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had suffered from severe epigastric pain for about a fortnight. At the same time his urine dribbled away from him. He had been very sick’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Tibbles, 48, House porter

Occupation or role: House porter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1885
Date of death: 2 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He had had a cough for five or six months. Three weeks previously, pains came on in the right knee, back, both arms, elbows and shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Angel, 40, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1886
Date of death: 17 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was an intemperate butler, who came into hospital on the 4th day of his illness which commenced with a rigor. Expectoration became copious and blood stained on the morning of admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Adamson, 8 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1895
Date of death: 2 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia and collapse of lungs
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Pulmonary atelectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: For the last three weeks the child had been ailing and refusing its food. Four days before admission it had a convulsion and since then it had been very short of breath and had a cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, intestines, stomach, pancreas and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Moses Martin, 70, Bar Keeper

Occupation or role: Bar Keeper
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Fatty Heart.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 not seen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Booth, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1893
Date of death: 24 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Miscarriage. Parametric suppuration. Thrombus in inferior cava. Rupture of abscess in lung. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Abortion, spontaneous (Uterus); Suppuration (Uterus); Thrombosis (Blood vessels); Abscess (Lung); Rupture (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
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 was admitted sixteen days ago having had a miscarriage when about five months advanced in pregnancy. There was a suspicion that this miscarriage had been caused intentionally by the use of drugs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Turberville, 55, Coal dealer

Occupation or role: Coal dealer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1886
Date of death: 15 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Cases No. 336
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Bax, 49, Upholstress

Occupation or role: Upholstress
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1885
Date of death: 30 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Bronchitis. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: She had winter cough for two or three years, but one month previous to admission her breath became very short, her legs began to swell and her strength failed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

John Trevier, 1, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1890
Date of death: 1 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient was the only child of an unmarried girl. He had been put out to nurse. The woman who had charge of him said that he had always been delicate but was not ill until five or six days before his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Grinaway, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1870
Date of death: 23 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Abscess of lung. Pericarditis.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung); 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: The man was reported to have been ill a month before admission, suffering from pain in the chest and cough. On admission he was very drowsy and heavy and did not pass urine for 24 hours. There was slight anasarca of the whole body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Bartholomew Crawley, 26, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1886
Date of death: 15 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For notes of this case, see Medical Cases No. 339
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Allen, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1896
Date of death: 30 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

George Carpenter, 54, Rail guard

Occupation or role: Rail guard
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1884
Date of death: 19 Mar 1884
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 six months before admission he had done no serious work, having more or less a cough and feeling week. For a fortnight there had been gradual aggravation of the cough and much increased dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

John Colson, 56, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1888
Date of death: 5 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of left lung followed by gangrene. Early chronic interstitial nephritis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Gangrene (Lungs); Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient said that three years before his admission he had an attack of bronchitis & was in hospital (no note at St George’s). He had had cough off and on for years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, lungs, larynx, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

George Gardiner, 2 ½, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1894
Date of death: 28 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'Four months ago the child had a similar attack to the present one. It has had a cough for a week but no history of measles or whooping cough could be obtained - On March 22nd the cough was much worse and the child refused food - In the evening of that day the breathing was very short - On the 23rd the symptoms were aggravated and the child was admitted'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sophia Rogers, 1, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1894
Date of death: 28 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'No previous history of this case could be obtained. The child was illegitimate and the mother in service. When admitted the infant was extremely anaemic and at the same time was suffering from much dyspnoea. The alae nasi were working, the lips were cyanosed, and there was much recession of the chest'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Terry, 19, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1889
Date of death: 19 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Emphysema and bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had a strong family history of phthisis, and both his parents died of it. Five years before his admission he had a lump on the left side of his neck, an abscess formed and burst. He had suffered from cough every winter for as long as he could remember.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, intestines and testes
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

Charles Smith, 1 year 2 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 2 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1898
Date of death: 16 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Bottomley, Francis Carr
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No examination after death
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Perry, 1 ½, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 1 ½
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1894
Date of death: 24 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Broncho pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
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: 'Not examined post mortem'
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Vowell, 58, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1895
Date of death: 27 Feb 1895
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Three weeks ago he was an in patient with emphysema and bronchitis and since then he had been very short of breath and his legs had swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kidneys and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Woods, 16, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1891
Date of death: 10 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Double pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Hale, Geoffrey Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'No family history of disease. This girl was a general-servant whose previous health had been good. On March 2nd 1891 at 2pm she was seized by stitch on the right side of the chest, and a feeling of illness with frontal headache. There was no rigor. She took to bed at once'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

William Halahan, 54, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1895
Date of death: 25 Feb 1895
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: For the last seven years he had suffered with a winter cough and for the last four years he had had bronchitis every winter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, testes and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Richards, 39, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1870
Date of death: 10 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of right side of heart.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Hypertrophy (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: The man was admitted suffering from great Dyspnoea. The thorax was much deformed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Ballard, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1890
Date of death: 21 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Asthma
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Asthma (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No P.M. examination
Type of incident: n/a

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