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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: 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: Painter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1884
Date of death: 6 Jun 1884
Disease (transcribed): Suppression of urine. Convulsions
Disease (standardised): Suppression of urine (Bladder); Seizures (Brain )
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 gave a history of long standing stricture and false passages in the urethra.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, urethra and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1887
Date of death: 27 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral tumour (glioma)
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient's mother died of paralysis & his father in a fit. The patient was a painter & had had good health (no syphilis

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1889
Date of death: 12 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Ingravescent apoplexy. Chronic Brights disease
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Glomerulonephritis (Kidney)
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 been a soldier and had fought in the Crimea. On the morning of his admission he was carrying a piano when he fell down. Soon afterwards he found he had lost power in his left arm and left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, eyes, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, thorax and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1896
Date of death: 24 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Haematoma of dura mater
Disease (standardised): Haematoma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Between four and five years ago the patient had a knee from a horse behind the ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testis, cranium, brain and toe joint
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Sep 1870
Date of death: 25 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Meningitis (tubercular).
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: Two days before this patient was admitted, he was knocked down by a cab and injured his head. This was followed by acute pain in the hear and he became incoherent.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Exterior of body. No other parts of the body was examined. The post mortem was taken from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Jockey
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1870
Date of death: 22 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Enteric Fever. Paraplegia.
Disease (standardised): Typhoid Fever (Systemic); Paraplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: About three months before his admission, this patient went to bed in his usual health, and on waking next morning found that he had entirely lost the use of both legs. The case was taken partly from Dr Laking's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys , intestines and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1889
Date of death: 4 Sep 1889
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: On the morning of admission he complained of feeling cold. He was found by his mates lying on the roof of the house they were working at. He was unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen, intestines, brain, eyes and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1883
Date of death: 21 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Uraemic convulsions. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
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 had been a soldier and had served in India where he had symptoms of malarial fever in 1881, which had never quite left him. He had been subject to ‘fits’ ever since he was three years old.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1887
Date of death: 20 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Venous eruption of brain, haemorrhage into lungs (produced by strangulation)
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Was found hanging by a strap from the joints of a stable by a policeman who was summoned by a youth with whom deceased had been playing. He had probably been suspended about 2 minutes & was black in the face & apparently dead. He was cut down, brought to the hospital & ether injected'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cerebral membrane, brain, bones
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1893
Date of death: 17 Nov 1893
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Skull trephined
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Trephining (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: In August 1892 the boy was struck on the back of the head. It is not clear whether he was stunner, but a scar remained, and intermittent headache, to which he had been subject before the blow, became more severe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1871
Date of death: 5 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercles in the lungs. Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
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 much cough for two years, & three weeks before he came in considerable haemoptysis. For the last fortnight he had complained much of headache & there had been frequent vomiting for a week’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year six months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1884
Date of death: 13 Jul 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The child had been in good health until he had measles. For six days before admission it had much vomiting and almost complete constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, pleurae, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Postman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1897
Date of death: 27 Oct 1897
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of cerebral arteries
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'Nothing noteworthy in previous, or family history. Pres. [Present] Illness. A fortnight ago he was feeling generally ill, was under the care of an outside practitioner, at this time he was laid up for 2-3 days only. On the morning of admission he had gone to work as usual, but afterwards was brought here by a Dr [Doctor] who said he had suddenly become unconscious'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1895
Date of death: 17 Jul 1895
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis of brain and spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Meningitis (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Last February he was seized with a pain in his head. Lately he had become very excitable and was in an asylum for nine weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, pancreas, stomach, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, intestines, bladder, testes, cranium, cord, eyes, ears, nose and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Omnibus driver
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1888
Date of death: 27 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into pons varolii. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Medical notes: 'The man was an omnibus driver, & was reported temperate but said to be generally purple in the face. In pursuance of his avocation he was accustomed to bend forwards over the strap by means of which he was attached to his seat’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Children's nurse
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1891
Date of death: 8 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidney. Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidneys, heart)
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 unmarried. She had formerly been a children's nurse, but for some years had lived in retirement on account of ill-health. In 1869 she had rheumatic fever, severely, and afterwards two milder attacks. Four years before her death she was pronounced by a medical man to have dropsy and heart-disease, and was cautioned against any sudden excitement or exertion. About a week before admission she received a shock from the intelligence of the death of a friend. This was thought to have upset her considerably'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen, big toes

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1885
Date of death: 12 Feb 1885
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Haemorrhage into brain
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This woman had been losing flesh steadily for two months and the last week or two had obscure pain across the abdomen and flank. She later lost power in the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, alimentary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1882
Date of death: 6 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral tumour
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain)
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: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 May 1870
Date of death: 9 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Chronic Myelitis.
Disease (standardised): Myelitis (Spinal Cord)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case was not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1893
Date of death: 24 Jul 1893
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Endocarditis. Chorea
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Chorea (Central nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: The child was admitted with general choreic movements. She had been an In Patient at Victoria Hospital six weeks before admission with chorea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenal bodies, kidneys and pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General Servant
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1870
Date of death: 31 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Suppression of urine. Convulsions. Great dilatation of the stomach.
Disease (standardised): Suppression of urine (Bladder); Seizures (Brain); Dilatation (Stomach)
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 stated that her catamenia had been absent for fourteen months, and that since that time she had been very sick periodically and had vomited small quantities of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, stomach and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1870
Date of death: 7 Apr 1870
Disease (transcribed): Plugging of both vertebral arteries. Aneurysm like dilatation and plugging of left internal carotid artery with channelling of clot. Plugging of right internal carotid artery. Tumour of Dura Mater.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Tumour (Meninges)
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 had a fit a fortnight before admission which was stated to have lasted some hours. He lost sensation completely and on recovering found that he was paralysed on the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, cerebrum, bones and vessels of brain
Type of incident: n/a