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Folios 1-6: copy of daily sick book, [names and details follow] - continued: Folio...

Catalogue reference: ADM 101/50/5/5

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ADM 101/50/5/5
Date
1839
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Folios 1-6: copy of daily sick book, [names and details follow] - continued:

  • Folio 6: Benjamin Waite, aged 30, convict; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on sick list 12 July 1839, sent 18 July 1839 to hospital.
  • Folio 6: John Rapp, aged 24, convict; sick or hurt, injury to foot; put on sick list 12 July 1839, discharged 16 July 1839 to duty.
  • Folio 6: Francis Newington, aged 38, convict; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on sick list 13 July 1839, sent 18 July 1839 to hospital.
  • Folio 6: John Jackson, aged 24, convict; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on sick list 14 July 1839, sent 18 July 1839 to hospital.
  • Folio 6: Thomas Hudson, aged 21, convict; sick or hurt, catarrh; put on sick list 14 July 1839, discharged 15 July 1839 to duty.
  • Folio 6: Thomas Cox, aged 36, convict; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on sick list 15 July 1839, sent 18 July 1839 to hospital.
  • Folio 6: John Gooding, aged 39, convict; sick or hurt, cynanche; put on sick list 16 July 1839, sent 18 July 1839 to hospital.
  • Folio 6: Peter Jones, aged 21, convict; sick or hurt, phlegmon; put on sick list 16 July 1839, discharged 18 July 1839 to duty.
  • Folio 6: Jos [Joseph?] Banner, aged 25, convict; sick or hurt, catarrh; put on sick list 17 July 1839, discharged 19 July 1839 to duty.
  • Folio 6: Francis Watkins, aged 22, convict; sick or hurt, catarrh; put on sick list 17 July 1839, discharged 19 July 1839 to duty.
  • Folio 6: John Reed, aged 45, convict; sick or hurt, ambustion; put on sick list 18 July 1839, sent 23 July 1839 to hospital.
  • Folio 6: Alex McLeod, aged 31, convict; sick or hurt, pleuritis; put on sick list 21 July 1839, sent 21 July 1839 to hospital.

Folios 7-8: Blank.

Folios 9-11: case no 1, James Horogan, aged 21, 51st regiment; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, phymosis; put on sick list 18 March 1839, discharged 10 May 1839 to duty.

Folios 12-13: case no 2, Samuel Andrews, aged 24, convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, apoplexia; put on sick list 8 April 1839, discharged 12 May 1839.

Folios 13-14: case no 3, John Baker, aged 24, convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, enteritis; put on sick list 29 May 1839, died 31 May 1839 at 2 pm.

Folios 14-17: case no 4, John Gridley, aged 28, convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, erysiprlas; put on sick list 28 May 1839, died 10 June 1839.

Folios 17-18: case no 5, Josiah Sutton, aged 38, convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, erysiprlas; put on sick list [22?] June 1839, died 30 June 1839.

Folio 18: case no 6, William Shaw, aged 35, convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, erysiprlas; put on sick list 2 July 1839, died 12 July 1839.

Folios 18-20: case no 7, John Gillespie, aged 28, convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, erysiprlas; put on sick list 6 June 1839, died 29 June 1839.

Folios 20-21: case no 8, James Erroll, aged 42, convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, phthisis; put on sick list 11 May 1839, died 4 July 1839.

Folios 22-23: case no 9, William Hills, aged 34, convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, laryngitis; put on sick list 8 July 1839, died 13 July 1839 at 8 pm.

Folios 23-24: case no 10, John McNalty, aged 31, convict; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pneumonia; put on sick list 7 July 1839, sent 18 July 1839 to hospital.

Folio 24: case no 11, Alex McLeod, aged 31, convict; taken ill at Hobart Town; sick or hurt, pleuritis; put on sick list 21 July 1839, sent 21 July 1839 to hospital.

Folio 25: case no 12, John Sharple, aged 24, 51st regiment; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pneumonia; put on sick list 12 July 1839, sent 18 July 1839 to hospital.

Folios 26-30: Blank.

Folio 31: nosological return of cases mentioned in the journal.

Folios 32-37: Surgeon's general remarks. The Marquis of Hastings convict ship sailed from Woolwich on 6 March 1839 having embarked on the 4 March 1839, 100 prisoners at that place and proceeded from there to Portsmouth to receive 140 more, making a total of 240 male prisoners, and at the period of their embarkation they appeared generally in tolerable state of health. Folio 34: copy of nosological return of cases mentioned in the journal

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