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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1870
Date of death: 9 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Fatty Heart.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); 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: The patient was admitted in a moribund condition with extensive bronchitis of both lungs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestine and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Washerwoman
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1869
Date of death: 17 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bronchitis. Hypertrophied Heart.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The woman had been ill for two months with dropsy of the feet and subsequently of the belly. On admission her legs were oedematous and her belly very much distended with fluid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, intestines, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1869
Date of death: 17 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Fluid in the pleurae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fluid (Pleurae)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, 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 three months with a cough, and spat blood six weeks before his admission. He was cachectic and emaciated, sweating profusely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg. No other parts of the body were examined. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1870
Date of death: 18 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular Kidneys. Hypertrophy of Heart.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The man was readmitted into the hospital of which he had already been a patient with albuminuria. On readmission he was very delirious and noisy, extremely pale, and suffered much from dyspnoea and orthopnea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Auction Porter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1870
Date of death: 6 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Apoplexy.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); 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: The man was brought in comatose with a history of a fit immediately before admission. He was stated to be a hard drinker and had complained of pain in his head, on which he was accustomed to carry considerable weights.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Costermonger
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1870
Date of death: 23 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Cordis. Contracted mitral valve.
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: The patient had become dropsical after exposure to cold and wet. He also had a cough and some thoracic pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart
Type of incident: n/a

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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1870
Date of death: 4 Oct 1870
Disease (transcribed): Sanguinary apoplexy. Abscess of prostate gland. Pyelitis.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Abscess (Prostate); Pyelitis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: This man was admitted into the surgical wards unable to give any account of himself, suffering from recent apoplexy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and cranium. The post mortem was taken from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1870
Date of death: 15 Oct 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia. Pericarditis.
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: Four days before admission, this man was seized with pain in the left side on inspiration, cough, and much dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General Servant
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1870
Date of death: 9 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Cordis. Pleuritic effusion.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This girl was admitted with slight rheumatism. She had been ill for nine days, the joints being affected, but there was also great dyspnoea and pain in the chest.
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: Married
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1870
Date of death: 18 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Hypertrophied Heart. Pleuritic effusion.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura)
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 on admission that she had been ill four months with much nausea, faintness, and dyspnoea with cough. Her legs had been swelled for a month. There was orthopnea with oedema of the legs and feet.
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: 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: Housekeeper
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1870
Date of death: 15 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Atheroma. Cardiac hypertrophy & dilatation. Apoplexy of pons Varolii. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain); Pneumonia (Lungs)
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, who had complained for a long time of severe occipital pain, had a fit the day before her admission followed by loss of power on the right side. There was right hemiplegia on admission. No distinct facial paralysis, but the movements of the tongue were performed with much difficulty & her speech, though quite sensible, was thick or hesitating’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, cerebrum

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1870
Date of death: 18 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
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 man was a patient in the hospital in June 1869 with cardiac hypertrophy & there was at that time evidence of both mitral & aortic disease. He then stated that having had previous good health he fell off a wall four years previously, & subsequently he suffered from palpitation & dyspnoea’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1871
Date of death: 1 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Granular, contracting kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys)
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 was first a patient in December 1870 with dyspnoea, thoracic pain & dropsy. She had been frequently sick & spat a little blood. She then stated that she had had two attacks of acute rheumatism, 8 & 4 years before respectively. 6 years before admission she had dropsy, & had long suffered from cough & dyspnoea’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1871
Date of death: 16 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Atheroma. Dissecting aneurysm of the aortic arch
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Aneurysm (Aorta)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had been ill since Christmas with constipation & epigastric & abdominal pain. On his admission I noted that there was no tenderness on pressure at any point, & no physical signs. The symptoms did not vary during his stay in the hospital; he complained of constant abdominal & epigastric pain, which was worse on lying down & prevented sleep’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Smith
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1871
Date of death: 29 Apr 1871
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
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 man, who had often been the subject of acute rheumatism (the 1st attack having occurred in 1856) had suffered much from palpitation & dyspnoea for the last two years. These symptoms had latterly increased in severity & a fortnight before his admission dropsy came on’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1871
Date of death: 5 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Pleuritic effusion. Miliary tubercles
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Effusion (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs)

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 had suffered from nocturnal polyuria for many years & for the last two or three had noticed his ankles to be slightly oedematous in the evening. He had not however suffered severely till five weeks before admission, when he got a bad cough with gradually increasing dyspnoea’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1871
Date of death: 7 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the 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 man had suffered for three months from abdominal pain, cough & dyspnoea. Shortly before admission his legs swelled. There was no history of previous rheumatism’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Fitter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1871
Date of death: 12 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Recent nephritis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Nephritis (Kidneys)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'Six weeks before his admission this man fell & struck his right loin severely. He kept at his work for a few days when he was attacked with haematemesis’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Organist
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1871
Date of death: 25 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of a large aneurysm of the abdominal aorta into the peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John and Noad, Henry Carden
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man was sent up from the country complaining of great pain in the right side, extending down the thigh, which had been ascribed to rheumatism. He was in a state of great excitement & suffering & no further history could be obtained’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1871
Date of death: 29 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

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 eleven months before admission was exposed to cold & wet, followed by dropsy with scanty dark urine & much lumbar pain. He then came to the hospital as out-patient but there was only slight improvement & he became very weak’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Undertaker
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1871
Date of death: 2 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: n/a
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barkeeper
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1871
Date of death: 3 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Atheroma. Sanguineous apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); 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 he had been the subject both of gout & rheumatism, & since the preceding autumn had been more or less dropsical’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Joints, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a