Folios 1-6: Copy of sick list. Folios 6-7: case no. 1, William Foster, aged 25, Private...

ADM 101/100/4A/1

1843-1844

Folios 1-6: Copy of sick list.

Folios 6-7: case no. 1, William Foster, aged 25, Private Marine; taken ill at Plymouth; sick or hurt, tertian ague; put on sick list 5 June 1843, sent 7 June 1843 to Royal Naval Hospital at Plymouth.

Folio 7: case no. 2, William Archer, aged 43, Seaman; taken ill at Plymouth; sick or hurt, tertian ague; put on sick list 6 June 1843, sent 7 June 1843 to Royal Naval Hospital at Plymouth. Folio 7: case no. 3, James Wells, aged 44, Seaman; taken ill at Plymouth; sick or hurt, catarrh; put on sick list 7 June 1843, sent 6 July 1843 to Royal Naval Hospital at Plymouth.

Folio 8: case no. 4, William Coleman, aged 39, Boatswain's Mate; taken ill at Plymouth; sick or hurt, fever (synochus); put on sick list 2 July 1843, sent 4 July 1843 to Royal Naval Hospital at Plymouth.

Folios 8-9: case no. 5, Thomas Ball, aged 21, Seaman; taken ill at Plymouth; sick or hurt, gonorrhoea; put on sick list 15 July 1843, discharged 25 July 1843 to duty.

Folios 9-10: case no. 6, John Baxter, aged 36, Carpenter's Crew; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, delerium tremens; put on sick list 17 July 1843, died 22 July 1843 at 3 am.

Folio 10: case no. 7, William Mullins, aged 25, Corporal Marine; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, syphilis; put on sick list 19 July 1843, discharged 30 July 1843 to duty.

Folio 11: case no. 8, James Powell, aged 25, Private Marine; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, tertian ague; put on sick list 27 July 1843, discharged 4 August 1843 to duty.

Folios 11-12: case no. 9, William West, aged 38, Seaman; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, abscess; put on sick list 29 July 1843, discharged 25 August 1843 to duty.

Folios 12-13: case no. 10, Thomas Jessop, aged 45, Carpenter's Crew; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, hernia; put on sick list 9 August 1843, discharged 12 August 1843 to convalescent duty. The Surgeon's noted that this patient, manifested a litigious disposition and disinclination to comply with the orders of the senior officers, upon the plea of incapacity from his complaint. The survey on the patient took place on 11 September 1843, at Rio de Janeiro, in which the Surgeon mentioned to the surveying officers that he did not and never had considered this patient to be fit for the service, but at the same time the patient appeared to be in an equally good state of health and as effective as when he first joined the Fisgard, he could not, under any circumstances approve of the patient being invalided, especially as he had reason to belive that the patient's motive for entering this ship was to effect this very object with a view of obtaining a pension. The medical officers considered the Surgeon's opinion and recommended him not to be sent aloft, or be employed at the great gun, or any work requiring extraordinary exertion. The Surgeon notes that on the 15 January 1844 this patient deserted at Valparaiso.

Folios 13-14: case no. 11, Martin Curnew, aged 21, Seaman; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, erysipelas; put on sick list 31 August 1843, discharged 22 September 1843 to duty.

Folios 14-15: case no. 12, Peter Magee, aged 13, Boy; taken ill at Rio de Janeiro; sick or hurt, enuresis, he was the son of a Warrant Officer (deceased) who obtained permission at Plymouth to proceed to sea in this ship and take his chance of being entered when a vacancy occurred. He was placed on the list on 26 July, afflicted with incontinence of urine; put on sick list 5 September 1843, invalided 11 September 1843 and sent to HM Packet Penguin.

Folios 15-16: case no. 13, Richard Bosworthick, aged 32, Sailmaker; taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, rheumatism; put on sick list 27 September 1843, discharged 15 October 1843 to duty.

Folio 16: case no. 14, Mr. Henry Macarthy, aged 27, Lieutenant Royal Marine; taken ill at Straits of Magellan; sick or hurt, icterus; put on sick list 30 October 1843, discharged 11 November 1843 to duty.

Folio 17: case no. 15, James Pidgen, aged 21, Seaman; taken ill at Valparaiso; sick or hurt, wound of head, went on shore on leave, where he got into a drunken brawl and was struck with a large stone on the fore head by one of the natives; put on sick list 13 December 1843, discharged 14 January 1844 to duty.

Folios 17-18: case no. 16, Joseph Round, aged 34, Private Marine; taken ill at Valparaiso; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list 14 December 1843, discharged 30 December 1843 to duty.

Folio 18: case no. 17, James Williams, aged 20, Private Marine; taken ill at Valparaiso; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list 3 January 1844, discharged 4 January 1844 to duty.

Folios 18-19: case no. 18, Mr. John J. Jenkins, aged 27, Assistant Surgeon; taken ill at Valparaiso; sick or hurt, bubo; put on sick list 4 January 1844, sent 6 January 1844 to Sick Quarters at Valparaiso, returned 18 March 1844 to Fisgard in good health..

Folio 19: case no. 19, Mr. George Y. Paterson, aged 35, Lieutenant, Royal Navy; taken ill at Valparaiso; sick or hurt, fractured ribs, according to the Surgeon this patient was on shore to visit the Assistant Surgeon [case no. 18], and on mounting a horse to return to the port his horse became frightened and very restive. A young English Surgeon lately arrived in this country and totally ignorant of the enormous power of a Chilian bit, who was present in the court yard, imprudently seized one of the reins and checked the animal so suddenly as to throw him on top of his rider. Mr. Paterson was immediately lifted up and carried into the hospital. The Surgeon sent Mr. John Houstone to observe the state of this patient. The Surgeon arrived about 15 minutes after the accident, he stated that he was shocked to find the patient in a state of syncope, however not from the injuries but from the loss of a few ounces of blood by phlebotomy; put on sick list 13 January 1844, discharged 21 February 1844 to duty.

Folios 19-21: case no. 20, William Tree, aged 27, Private Marine; taken ill at Valparaiso; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list 11 January 1844, sent 28 January 1844 to Sick Quarters at Valparaiso, died 31 January 1844.

Folio 21: case no. 21, Richard Griffiths, aged 36, Midshilman's Steward; taken ill at Valparaiso; sick or hurt, delerium tremens, according to the Surgeon this man employed for a number of years as a steward, during which he acquired a good character for honesty, he was invalided two years ago in India from HMS Endymion for disease brought on by intemperance. From the statement of the crew who knew his family in England stated that he was 'mad from drink', before he joined this ship his habits became those of a systematic drunkard; put on sick list 19 January 1844, sent 21 January 1844 to Sick Quarters at Valparaiso, died 21 January 1844.

Folios 21-22: case no. 22, Henry Williamson, aged 36, Sergeant Marine; taken ill at Valparaiso; sick or hurt, delerium tremens; put on sick list 23 January 1844, died 25 January 1844.

Folios 22-23: case no. 23, Jacobs Capes, aged 28, Caulker; taken ill at Valparaiso; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list 24 January 1844, sent 16 February 1844 to Sick Quarters at Valparaiso, returned 3 April 1844 to Fisgard cured.

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