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Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1889
Date of death: 18 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Acute hydrocephalus. General tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain); Tuberculosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The girl began to feel ill on December 3rd. She had attacks of vomiting and felt chilly at intervals. On the 5th she had headache and on the 9th abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1890
Date of death: 18 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: While in Scotland with her mistress she was taken ill. For three weeks she was out of sorts with no definite symptoms but vomiting, which was sometimes violent. The bowels were irregular and inclined to constipation. The mistress noticed that the tongue was peculiar, and becoming alarmed about her condition sent her to London.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, ovaries, kidneys, intestines, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1894
Date of death: 2 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Acute necrosis of os calcis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering transferred from Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'On Feb: 20th this boy twisted his left ankle by falling off a ladder: this was followed by pain for only 3 minutes - no limping resulted. On Feb: 25th he awoke shivering, and with pain in left ankle […] On Feb: 27th his face was very flushed - no rash elsewhere - Much sweating. [...] All joints apeared normal except the left ankle, where there were redness and swelling involving dorsum'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Foot, leg, kidneys, spleen, lungs, pericardium, heart
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Horse keeper
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1898
Date of death: 5 Apr 1898
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
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

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1883
Date of death: 2 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: A month before admission he had a violent rigor followed by headache and loss of appetite, followed by some constipation and slight abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Paperhanger
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1883
Date of death: 13 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (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: Five or six years ago he began to vomit blood and at the same he passed some which was very dark with his water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1870
Date of death: 5 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Enteric Fever. Ulceration and perforation of the large intestine. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Typhoid Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestine ); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 girl had been a patient of the Fever Hospital for measles and on her discharge was sent to the servants home. While there she was seized with pain and aching in the limbs and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1898
Date of death: 27 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Night nurse
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1871
Date of death: 20 Mar 1871
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: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Probationer Nurse
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1870
Date of death: 14 Oct 1870
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia.
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (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: This woman had been weak and out of health for some months, taking very little food. There was no distinct illness until ten days before her admission when she complained of a sore throat and some pain in the muscles of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, larynx and fauces. The post mortem was taken from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1896
Date of death: 25 Dec 1896
Disease (transcribed): Infantile eclampsia
Disease (standardised): Eclampsia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Died before being seen by Medical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1891
Date of death: 5 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing endometritis. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Endometritis (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This woman was a native of Munich, who had been in England for two years. She was confined with her first child in August 1890. The child throve well: it was suckled for two months, and then the mother ceased to suckle it because of increasing weakness though the milk did not fail till some time later. Before her confinement she had enjoyed good health, but soon afterwards she began to suffer from spasmodic abdominal pain. She did not regain her health, and finally took to bed one week before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1892
Date of death: 22 Aug 1892
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic)
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: Stockbroker
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1897
Date of death: 24 Oct 1897
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'There was nothing noteworthy in the patient's previous history or family hist [history]. His father was said to have died of 'Consumption'. Pres. [Present] Illness. He took to his bed on the 17th Oct [October] having complained of severe headache, and occasional rigors during the previous week. He vomited for the next three days, i.e. 17th – 20th, and diarrhoea began at this time, which is said to have been very severe, this lasted until the end of 2 days after the vomiting had ceased. He had wandered in his mind since taking to his bed and become violent on the 20th'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, bones

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1898
Date of death: 3 Sep 1898
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: On August 12th he had a headache and felt sick, followed by sore throat and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Examination of intestines only permitted
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1887
Date of death: 14 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Little was known of the patient except that she had been vaguely unwell when she travelled from Scotland to her situation in London on Ap 1st'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1869
Date of death: 13 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritic effusion. Dilated heart. Dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Pleural Effusion (Pleura); Dilation (Heart); Oedema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for six weeks before admission with a cough and dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and veins. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1876
Date of death: 14 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Pus in uterine walls
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Suppuration (Uterus)
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 woman had been confined with her first child on 17th February previous to admission. The child had been born alive after a difficult labour followed by much haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, peritoneum, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1870
Date of death: 19 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. ? After Enteric Fever.
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Typhoid Fever (Systemic)
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 had been discharged from the fever hospital a fortnight before his admission, having recovered from Enteric Fever. He was then in good health and continued well until five days before admission when he complained of severe occipital headache and became delirious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, intestine and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1884
Date of death: 10 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by opium
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (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: He was brought in by police from Hyde Park in a conscious condition with pin-point pupils.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and brain
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1897
Date of death: 21 Dec 1897
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Peritonitis from perforation of vermiform appendix
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Appendix) ()
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1893
Date of death: 16 May 1893
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Perforation
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: It seemed probable that this boy passed through a primary attack of typhoid fever which escaped recognition, and that he was admitted in the early days of a relapse in which the symptoms were more severe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, kidneys, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7 weeks
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1890
Date of death: 9 Aug 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea. Collapse
Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines); Collapse (Systemic)
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
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1896
Date of death: 1 Feb 1896
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He first complained of being ill about three months ago with pain between the shoulders and since then he had suffered with vomiting after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, intestines, rectum, liver, stomach, kidneys, spleen, pancreas, bladder, bones and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1891
Date of death: 28 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This was a carman. He said that his health had been good. On May 11th 1891 he was attacked by dizziness and pains in the legs. Next day he shivered a little. On May 13th he was so much worse that he took to bed, and there he remained. There was no diarrhoea, and he treated himself with some purgative medicine'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a