Folios 5-6: Henry Philips, aged 18; convict; case number 1; sick or hurt, phthisis;...

ADM 101/54/6A/2

1838

Folios 5-6: Henry Philips, aged 18; convict; case number 1; sick or hurt, phthisis; put on sick list, 11 June 1838 at sea, discharged 15 June 1838.

Folios 6-10: James Wilson, aged 49; Surgeon and Superintendent; case number 2; sick or hurt, neuralgia (contracted while serving on board HMS Gloucester at Sheerness); put on sick list, 23 June 1838 at sea, pain ‘abated’ by 27 June 1838. Discharged 4 July 1838.

Folios 7-15: Jo Macdonald, aged 66; convict; case number 3; sick or hurt, asphyxia suffocationis (caused by the man throwing himself over board and being rescued); put on sick list, 23 June 1838 at sea. Discharged 23 July 1838 cured.

Folios 10-17: Henry Philips, aged 18; convict; case number 4; sick or hurt, phithisis; put on sick list, 29 June 1838 at sea. Died 31 July 1838.

Folios 11-23: Michael Smith, aged 17; convict; case number 5; sick or hurt, synochus; put on sick list, 8 July 1838 at sea. Discharged 30 September 1838 to hospital.

Folios 11-12: James Wilson, aged 49; Surgeon and Superintendent; case number 6; sick or hurt, neuralgia; put on sick list, 9 July 1838 at sea. Discharged 17 July 1838 to duty.

Folios 13-17: William Pucie, aged 23; private 51st Regiment; case number 7; sick or hurt, hernia humoralis; put on sick list, 22 July 1838 at sea. Discharged 31 July 1838 to duty.

Folios 14-19: Charles Poulden, aged 15; convict; case number 8; sick or hurt, scarlatina; put on sick list, 25 July 1838 at sea. Discharged 8 August 1838 cured.

Folios 14-19 : William Anderson, aged 18; seaman; case number 9; sick or hurt, haomaturia; put on sick list, 26 July 1838 at sea. Discharged 8 August 1838 to duty.

Folios 15-20: William Thomas, aged 37; seaman; case number 10; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on sick list, 28 July 1838 at sea. Discharged 16 August 1838 to duty.

Folios 16-19: Thomas Dowey, aged 11; seaman; case number 11; sick or hurt, synochus; put on sick list, 29 July 1838 at sea. Discharged 8 August 1838 cured.

Folios 22-23: Thomas Burraway, aged 22; seaman; case number 12; sick or hurt, vulnus; put on sick list, 26 September 1838 at sea. Discharged 1 October 1838 to duty.

Folios 24-26: Blank.

Folio 27: a nosological synopsis of the sick book.

Folios 28-31: Surgeon's general remarks. Further details included about some of the cases mentioned in the journal. Mention is also made to experiments by Dr Edwards of Paris in 1817 to determine ‘how long the living principle may continue in a state of asphyxy’ under water (this has bearing on case 3, Jo Macdonald above). Also contains a return of the daily sick book (names and details follow): Folio 31: James Pratt, aged 16; convict; sick or hurt, psora; put on sick list, 31 May 1838. Discharged 3 June 1838 cured. Folio 31: Alexander Robertson, aged 24; seaman; sick or hurt, chancres and bubo; put on sick list, 2 June 1838. Discharged 7 July 1838 cured. Folio 31: Cornelius Foley, aged 15; seaman; sick or hurt, dyspepsia; put on sick list, 11 June 1838. Discharged 16 June 1838 cured. Folio 31: Walter Lewis, aged 19; convict; sick or hurt, haomoptysis; put on sick list, 11 June 1838. Discharged 15 June 1838 cured. Folio 31: Henry Philips, aged 13; convict; sick or hurt, pthisis incipiens; put on sick list, 11 June 1838. Discharged 15 June 1838 relieved. Folio 31: David Grainger, aged 22; private 51st Regiment; sick or hurt, haomoptysis; put on sick list, 13 June 1838. Discharged 20 June 1838 cured. Folio 31: Luke Steel, aged 18; private 21st Regiment; sick or hurt, psora; put on sick list, 20 June 1838. Discharged 23 June 1838 cured.

Folio 32: William Gutron, aged 19; private 51st Regiment; sick or hurt, psora; put on sick list, 20 June 1838. Discharged 23 June 1838 cured. Folio 32: James Wilson, aged 49; Surgeon and Superintendent; sick or hurt, neuralgia; put on sick list, 23 June 1838. Discharged 4 July 1838 cured. Folio 32: Jo Macdonald, aged 66; convict; sick or hurt, asphyxia suffocatismis; put on sick list, 28 June 1838. Discharged 28 July 1838 cured. Folio 32: Henry Philips, aged 18; convict; sick or hurt, phithisis; put on sick list, 29 June 1838. Died 31 July 1838. Folio 32: Michael Smith, aged 17; convict; sick or hurt, synochus to phithisis; put on sick list, 8 July 1838. Discharged 30 September 1838 to hospital. Folio 32: James Wilson, aged 49; Surgeon and Superintendent; sick or hurt, neuralgia; put on sick list, 9 July 1838. Discharged 17 July 1838 cured. Folio 32: William Pucie, aged 23; private 51st Regiment; sick or hurt, hernia humoralis; put on sick list, 22 July 1838. Discharged 31 July 1838 cured. Folio 32: Charles Poulden, aged 15; convict; sick or hurt, scarlatina; put on sick list, 25 July 1838. Discharged 8 August 1838 cured. Folio 32: William Anderson, aged 18; seaman; sick or hurt, haomaturia; put on sick list, 26 July 1838. Discharged 8 August 1838 cured. Folio 32: William Thomas, aged 37; seaman; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on sick list, 28 July 1838. Discharged 16 August 1838 cured. Folio 32: Thomas Dowey, aged 16; convict; sick or hurt, synochus; put on sick list, 29 July 1838. Discharged 8 August 1838 cured. Folio 32: Thomas Burraway, aged 22; private 51st Regiment; sick or hurt, scalded leg; put on sick list, 26 September 1838. Discharged 1 October 1838 cured.

Folios 32-33: Meteorological observations taken on board the Minerva convict ship during a passage from England to Van Dieman's Land for 23 May to 31 August 1838

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