Folios 1-2: case no 1, George Hamilton McKay, aged 24, convict, taken ill in the...

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1830

Folios 1-2: case no 1, George Hamilton McKay, aged 24, convict, taken ill in the Downs; sick or hurt, dysenteria; put on sick list 9 March 1830, discharged 16 March 1830.

Folios 2-5: case no 2, Mrs Heward, taken ill [in the Downs]; sick or hurt, febris puerperalis; put on sick list 16 March 1830, discharged 5 April 1830.

Folios 4-5: case no 3, James Turner, aged 32, convict, taken ill at Mother Bank; sick or hurt, dysenteria; put on sick list 19 March 1830, discharged 27 March 1830.

Folios 5-8: case no 4, Richard Papps, aged 36, convict, taken ill at Plymouth; sick or hurt, hydrothorax, difficulty of breathing which in the recumbent posture become worse and accompanied with wheezing, frequent fits of coughing by which he throws out much mucus, bowels habitually slow, on 17th April symptoms not at all relieved has passed last 24 hrs about 2 ½ litres of urine lighter in colour, but on standing deposits more copiously a lateritious sediment, at 11 pm found his difficulty of breathing increased to such a degree that it could be performed only in sitting posture, frequent cough accompanied with a harsh sibilant sound and expectoration of tenacious mucus, the action of the heart very irregular and apparently the diastole performed with more difficulty, the inferior extremities seems cold and lifeless; put on sick list 5 April 1830, died 17 April 1830 at 4 am.

Folios 6-14: case no 5, James Goldsworthy, aged 21, convict, taken ill at Bay of Biscay; sick or hurt, dysenteria; put on sick list 12 April 1830, discharged 18 May 1830.

Folios 8-12: case no 6, John Whittaker, aged 27, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, tussis, complains of severe cough considerable of thick mucus; put on sick list 24 April 1830, discharged 7 May 1830.

Folios 9-15: case no 7, James Marshall, aged 20, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pneumonia; put on sick list 25 April 1830, discharged 25 May 1830.

Folios 10-19: case no 8, Edward Young, aged 32, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, hepatitis chronica; put on sick list 27 April 1830, discharged 13 June 1830.

Folios 13-18: case no 9, John Smith, aged 28, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, pneumonia; put on sick list 12 May 1830, discharged 8 June 1830.

Folios 16-18: case no 10, Henry Owen, aged 23, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, tertiana, last Wednesday had a regular ague fit lasted about 2 hours and then went entirely off until this forenoon when the paroxysm again returned; put on sick list 29 May 1830, discharged 11 June 1830.

Folios 16-19: case no 11, John Poole, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, catarrhus; put on sick list 31 May 1830, discharged 13 June 1830.

Folios 18-22: case no 12, James Turner, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, typhus mitior, [folio 22] 23 June at 7 am. no improvement bowels have not been moved since yesterday, delirium and stupor increased passes his urine involuntary, at noon blister has risen well and been removed, bowels have not been moved, at 5 pm. injections not operated mucus accumulating in the bronchia causing a gurgling noise and respiration now performed with great labour; put on sick list 12 June 1830, died 23 June 1830 at 6 pm.

Folios 19-22: case no 13, Richard Hughes, aged 21, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, strictura [stricture]; put on sick list 15 June 1830, discharged 24 June 1830.

Folios 22-23: case no 14, James Russell, aged 32, soldier, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, synocha; put on sick list 28 June 1830, discharged 12 July 1830 to duty.

Folios 24-26: case no 15, Joseph James, aged 30, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, enterititis; put on sick list 12 July 1830, discharged 23 July 1830.

Folios 25-27: case no 16, William Fowell, aged 60, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list 19 July 1830, sent 31 July 1830 to Colonial hospital.

Folio 28: a concise statement regarding 160 convicts embarked on board the Sir Charles Forbes to Van Dieman's Land, of which 158 were landed, together with the guard their wives and children all landed in good health.

Folios 28-31: A copy of the Daily Sick Book of the Sir Charles Forbes (names and details follow):

Folio 28: Samuel Williams, aged 34, convict; sick or hurt, ulcus cruris; put on sick list 9 March 1830, discharged 15 April 1830. Folio 28: Joseph Whittaker, aged 17, convict; sick or hurt, ulcus digiti 2nd manas; put on sick list 9 March 1830, discharged 19 March 1830. Folio 28: William Peat, aged 31, convict; sick or hurt, ulcus cruris; put on sick list 9 March 1830, discharged 16 March 1830. Folio 28: George McKay, aged 24, convict; sick or hurt, dysenteria; put on sick list 9 March 1830, discharged 16 March 1830. Folio 28: George Gardiner, aged 31, convict; sick or hurt, dysenteria; put on sick list 9 March 1830, discharged 17 March 1830. Folio 28: William Massey, aged 33, convict; sick or hurt, ulcera cruris; put on sick list 11 March 1830, discharged 18 March 1830. Folio 28: Thomas Clark, aged 21, convict; sick or hurt, ulcera scrofulosa; put on sick list 11 March 1830, discharged 28 March 1830. Folio 28: John Shupert, aged 39, convict; sick or hurt, dysenteria; put on sick list 11 March 1830, discharged 19 March 1830. Folio 28: John Brenan, aged 26, convict; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list 11 March 1830, discharged 13 March 1830. Folio 28: Mrs Heward, aged 24, soldier's wife; sick or hurt, accouchiment; put on sick list 11 March 1830, discharged [not stated]. Folio 28: John Whittaker, aged 37, convict; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 13 March 1830, discharged 17 March 1830. Folio 28: Edward Williams, aged 25, convict; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 13 March 1830, discharged 24 March 1830. Folio 28: Robert Baddeley, aged 33, convict; sick or hurt, scrofula; put on sick list 13 March 1830, discharged 20 June 1830. Folio 28: Isaac Jenkins, aged 27, convict; sick or hurt, hemorrhoids; put on sick list 13 March 1830, discharged 15 March 1830. Folio 28: Mrs Corporal Payne, aged [not stated], convict; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 13 March 1830, discharged 19 March 1830. Folio 28: William Binley, aged 34, convict; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 14 March 1830, discharged 19 March 1830. Folio 28: John Hickford, aged 28, convict; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list 14 March 1830, discharged 17 March 1830. Folio 28: George Blackburne, aged 23, convict; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list 14 March 1830, discharged 16 March 1830. Folio 28: James Littlejohn, aged 20, convict; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 14 March 1830, discharged 20 March 1830. Folio 28: Richard Skinner, aged 30, convict; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 15 March 1830, discharged 18 March 1830. Folio 28: Mrs Heward, aged 30, convict; sick or hurt, puerperal fever; put on sick list 15 March 1830, discharged 20 April 1830. Folio 28: Alfred Jones, aged 27, convict; sick or hurt, obstipatio; put on sick list 18 March 1830, discharged 21 March 1830. Folio 28: Patrick Fitzgerald, aged [not stated], convict; sick or hurt, opthalmia; put on sick list 18 March 1830, discharged 21 March 1830. Folio 28: James Turner, aged 32, convict; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list 19 March 1830, discharged 28 March 1830. Folio 28: George Baker, aged 22, convict; sick or hurt, dysenteria; put on sick list 19 March 1830, discharged 23 March 1830.

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