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Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1871
Date of death: 10 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)

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 was admitted with profuse haemoptysis from which he had suffered for eight days. There had been a similar attack three years previously. No physical examination was made. He continued to spit up much florid blood & died exhausted two days after admission’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1889
Date of death: 4 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Bronchiectasis
Disease (standardised): Bronchiectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: For some years before 1886 he had a winter cough and from Christmastime of 1888 he had much dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1890
Date of death: 13 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: During the end of December 1889 he began to suffer from cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1896
Date of death: 22 Apr 1896
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: When seen by the Medical Registrar the patient was lying unconscious propped by in bed. He was a feeble looking old man with herpes on the lips.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, intestines, bladder, testes, toe joints and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1893
Date of death: 6 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a temperature of 103 degrees and a moderate degree of bronchopneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pot man
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1890
Date of death: 5 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Pyaemic abscesses in lungs
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Sepsis (Lung); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On the 26th he got wet through. On the 27th he shivered, felt ill and took to his bed. His chief symptoms were thirst, dyspnoea and weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, neck, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes, liver, stomach, duodenum, intestines and vermiform appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1876
Date of death: 15 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This man said that for the last two months he had had cough and spitting with gradual increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1893
Date of death: 16 Sep 1893
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John. Frost, William Adams
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: His vision had been gradually failing for two months, without obvious cause.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1876
Date of death: 25 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid inflammation of intestines. Empyema and pneumothorax right side
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Intestine); Empyema (Pleura); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This boy was admitted with a history of headache and abdominal pain with looseness of the bowels for five days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleural cavities, heart, liver and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1871
Date of death: 30 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Empyema. Softening of left temporo-sphenoidal lobe & Island of Reil. Right hemiplegia. Aphasia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Empyema (Lungs); Softening (Brain); Hemiplegia (Brain); Aphasia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man, who had not previously complained of ill health, found on getting up the morning before his admission that his speech was thick & indistinct. He could walk however & went to his work as usual, but nothing he said could be understood, so he was sent home again. Later in the day his walk was very shaky & tottering, & articulation was quite lost. He gradually became weaker & on admission there was complete aphasia with right hemiplegia, but he could just move the leg very slightly. There was slight right facial paralysis’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Agent
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1886
Date of death: 27 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of 1st part of aorta. Aortic incompetence
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Three months prior to admission he had a slight cough, and two months after that he had an attack of dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1897
Date of death: 21 Nov 1897
Disease (transcribed): Ch [Chronic?]: Bright's disease (Uraemia)
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney) ()
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'V. [Vide] Medical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination after death'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hammer man
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1891
Date of death: 15 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Gangrenous abscess in lung. Ulcerative endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy and Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This patient was a hammerman. He had been a heavy drinker but not recently. For a week or more before his illness began he had been ‘poorly' and suffering from a cough. On March 4th 1891 he was at work as usual, but next morning was unable to rise from bed. No rigor'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1887
Date of death: 7 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Turton, Robert Straker
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'This man had been in the hospital on many previous occasions, suffering from morbus cordis & its complications. Ten days before coming here his feet began to swell & severe dyspnoea came on’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1890
Date of death: 11 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
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 child was well until March 9th when he began to suffer from cough. On the 10th he had much dyspnoea and was brought to the Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tonsils, larynx, trachea, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1871
Date of death: 11 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of the inguinal & lumbar glands & prostate. Morbus brightii
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Glands, prostate); Nephritis (Kidneys)
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 from nine months before admission from constant severe pain in the left leg & thigh. The pain was referred to the muscles & the joints were not & had not been swollen or painful’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, glands, bladder

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop assistant
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1889
Date of death: 6 May 1889
Disease (transcribed): Gonorrhoea. Pyaemia. Surgical kidney (right). Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Gonorrhoea (Urogenital tract); Sepsis (Systemic); Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Eighteen months before his admission the patient had gonorrhoea and was treated as an outpatient at the Lock Hospital. For a week before he came to St George’s he had pains in his knees and in the calves of his legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pericardium, heart, spleen, stomach, kidneys, urethra, testes, eyes and blood vessels
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1876
Date of death: 17 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said that for the last nine months he had had pain in the loins and down the left leg to the knee and had been unable to hold his water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1889
Date of death: 7 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis and haematuria (cause not discovered)
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Haematuria (Urine)
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: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1871
Date of death: 25 Apr 1871
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Pleuritic effusion. Meningeal apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Effusion (Lungs); Stroke (Brain)
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 for six weeks his health had been failing & he had been gradually getting extremely weak. He said that on several occasions he had spat up small quantities of blood, & that he had a slight cough, but his main complaint was of loss of flesh, extreme weakness & languor with occasional lumbar pain’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farrier
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1896
Date of death: 19 Jun 1896
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient had delirium tremens fifteen years ago. For the last four months he had difficulty of swallowing and coughed up drops of blood at times.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, spleen, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes, bladder and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1889
Date of death: 13 Jul 1889
Disease (transcribed): Leprosy
Disease (standardised): Leprosy (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Veale, Herbert Prior
Medical notes: The patient had been in a soldier. In March 1880 he was in the Presidency of Madras. At that station leprosy was common amongst the natives. Whilst there he had painful swellings in his cheeks and thighs. These disappeared in about six weeks. He then had continued fever for three months. He had a further attack in 1885 and leprosy was diagnosed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, abdominal vessels, intestines, left ulnar nerve, left hand, ears and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1886
Date of death: 24 Nov 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 notes No. 1322 in Medical Cases
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1884
Date of death: 28 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Dilatation and hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); 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 was much troubled with winter cough since 1874. For two or three years previous to admission he had had polyuria. In the autumn of 1883 his cough laid him up and his legs grew oedematous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1871
Date of death: 30 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Ileo-typhlitis
Disease (standardised): Typhlitis (Intestines)
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 patient was first admitted on Feb 8 with acute rheumatism. From this he made a good recovery without cardiac affection & was sent to Wimbledon [Atkinson Morley Convalescent Home and Hospital] on March 8. While there his manner was noticed to be strange & morose & he occasionally refused his food. On March 19 he was found wandering about stark naked & talking incoherently & two days later was readmitted here when his temperature was 104.8, pulse 124’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a