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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1893
Date of death: 9 Feb 1893
Disease (transcribed): Mitral reflux
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)

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 patient attributed her cardiac troubles to an attack of influenza which confined her to bed for two months about the end of 1890.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas, kidneys, pleurae, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Smith
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1888
Date of death: 24 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): No evidence as to cause of death found post mortem (probably fatty degeneration of the heart)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The woman had been married for 22 years and had borne four children, all of whom were alive when she came into the hospital. Her husband said that 12 years before she came in she had attended the Hospital for Women. She was treated as an out-patient, and it was supposed that she had a ‘floating tumour’. A month before she came in she had rheumatic fever, and was in bed for a month’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, heart, pleurae, lungs, liver, kidneys, intestines, bladder, uterus

Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1887
Date of death: 11 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Aortic & mitral disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'He was a delicate-looking man with slight cyanosis, orthopnaea and profuse general sweating'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1886
Date of death: 23 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Heart disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Reported elsewhere. See Notes of Medical Register No. 213
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1885
Date of death: 7 Jul 1885
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart. Mitral thickening
Disease (standardised): 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: He had Rheumatic Fever four years previous to admission and his health breath was always short after that. The abdomen and legs were swollen and his urine scanty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1892
Date of death: 14 Nov 1892
Disease (transcribed): Mitral reflux
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: So far as could be proved, the first attack of rheumatism occurred in July 1884, but it is at least probable that there was some previous cardiac inflammation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid body, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, aortic valves, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, testes and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1894
Date of death: 26 Jul 1894
Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease of valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Colvin-Smith, Robert Curzon Mollison
Medical notes: 'No family history. Denies ? [syphilis]. Five weeks ago attacked with dyspnoea coming on gradually. Some slight cough with frothy phlegm. He has had much palpitation with pain running down the left arm. Alcohol four ale viii per diem. No spirits'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1896
Date of death: 7 Feb 1897
Disease (transcribed): Aortic and mitral stenosis and incompetence
Disease (standardised): Aortic valve stenosis (Heart); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Aortic Valve insufficiency (Heart); Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart) ()
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'Mother died of consumption, Rheumatic fever in 1875 laid up 2 months, Enteric fever 1878, Quite well till last Christmas when he caught a bad cold and cough, since then somewhat short of breath, never any swelling of legs, kept at work till a fortnight before admission when he 'got a little more beer than usual', breath then got much worse, palpitations of heart at night, Bowels regular as a rule'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, joints

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Gamekeeper
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1888
Date of death: 10 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Vegetations of the mitral valve. Stenosis of the mitral valve. Embolism of the right middle cerebral artery
Disease (standardised): Vegetation (Heart); Disease (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The child lived at a village near Amersham in Buckinghamshire. She was in good health till July 1887 when she had acute rheumatism. On Christmas day 1887 she suddenly lost the power of moving her left arm and leg. She recovered power in her left leg so that she was able to walk about: the arm improved more slowly’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, spinal cord, abdomen, thorax, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1892
Date of death: 10 Apr 1892
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Medical notes: In September 1877 she was an inmate of this hospital with acute rheumatism. During the attack a systolic and a distolic cardiac murmur developed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1892
Date of death: 4 Jul 1892
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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 postmortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1892
Date of death: 25 Oct 1892
Disease (transcribed): Mitral
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1897
Date of death: 5 Jun 1897
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of internal iliac vein, embolism of pulmonary artery. Pyopneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Abdomen); Embolism (Heart); Hydropneumothorax (Pleural cavity) ()
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'This patient when seen the day after admission was so extremely ill, suffering acutely from dyspnoea, that any history was of necessity, in the absence of friends, very brief. Physical examination being impossible. She had had a miscarriage (at 5 months) 3 weeks before admission, followed in two days by severe pain in the Right chest. She had severe rigors at first, and lost blood, for a fortnight, after the illness began'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1892
Date of death: 23 Jan 1892
Disease (transcribed): Aortic reflux
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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 woman had borne thirteen children. Her health began to fail at the end of 1890 when she had an attack of bronchitis. Many similar attacks occurred afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid gland, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, ovaries and vagina
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1870
Date of death: 29 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fatty Heart.
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: This woman stated that for the last four months she had suffered much from cough and dyspnoea. The ankles were slightly oedematous towards the evening.
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: House keeper
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1895
Date of death: 10 Feb 1895
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: This patient was in the hospital with Enteric Fever in September 1894. During the disease it was noted that the heart had a triple action.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, suprarenals and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1888
Date of death: 16 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Incompetence of the aortic valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: She said that for many years she had suffered from palpitation. Of this, however, she took little notice and she considered herself to be in good health until three months before admission when she began to be troubled with cough, shortness of breath and swelling of her legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1870
Date of death: 12 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of leg. Fatty heart.
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Leg); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with Erysipelas of the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1871
Date of death: 29 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); 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: 'This woman who in her youth had been accustomed to drink large quantities of spirits, was seized six weeks before her admission with severe pain in the right hypochondrium. She became jaundiced & at the same time the abdomen began to swell. The jaundice subsided but the abdominal swelling increased & in a fortnight her legs also became dropsical’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1871
Date of death: 26 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied & dilated heart. Emphysema of lungs. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs)
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 woman, who was extremely ill on admission, said she got severe cough & dyspnoea three weeks previously & at the same time her legs swelled. The legs were much swollen, face congested, there was orthopnoea. In front there was very noisy breathing with rhonchi quite obscuring the heart sounds. She was too weak & ill to permit of further examination’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1892
Date of death: 31 Dec 1892
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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 eight or nine years, since about the time she had scarlatina, she had suffered from undue shortness of breath and palpitations.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, bronchial glands, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, ovaries and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1893
Date of death: 29 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. ? Valvular
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)

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

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1885
Date of death: 31 Oct 1885
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and congestion of the lungs. Dilatation of the heart
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); 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: In April 1884 she had congestion of the lungs with much haemoptysis and had never been well since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and thyroid
Type of incident: n/a