Folio 1: Note on inside cover. 'An ably written journal containing an interesting...

ADM 101/115/5/1

1849-1850

Folio 1: Note on inside cover. 'An ably written journal containing an interesting account of the cholera epidemic of 1850 in the Mediterranean squadron'.

Folios 1-23: Daily Sick Book.

Folios 24-25: John Brown 4th, aged 20, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, syphilis. Put on sick list, 1 October 1849, Corfu. Invalided, 7 December 1849. Initially on the sick list for orchitis, 27 August 1849.

Folio 25: William Brothers, aged 23, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, scrofula. Put on sick list, 1 October 1849, Corfu. Invalided, 7 December 1849. Initially on the list 12 September 1849.

Folio 26: John Canovan, aged 30, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, haemoptysis. Put on sick list, 10 October 1849, Corfu. Sent to Malta Hospital, 19 October 1849.

Folios 26-27: John Dunn, aged 30, Ship’s Corporal; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 10 October 1849, Corfu. Discharged, 25 October 1849.

Folios 27-28: William Longden, aged 20, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, scrofula. Put on sick list, 11 October 1849, Ionian Islands. Invalided, 7 December 1849. Initially on the list with gonorrhoea, 27 August 1849.

Folios 28-29: Edward Crawley, aged 22, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 16 October 1849, off Zante. Discharged, 24 November 1849.

Folios 29-31: Joseph Rablain, aged 22, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 6 November 1849, at the Dardanelles. Invalided, 7 December 1849. Initially put under treatment on 10 August 1849, when the ship was at Plymouth.

Folio 31: Henry W Cook, aged 22, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, ulcered leg. Put on sick list, 30 November 1849, Besika Bay. Invalided, 7 December 1849.

Folio 31: John Plummer, aged 45, Ship’s Corporal; disease or hurt, syphilis. Put on sick list, 4 December 1849, Besika Bay. Sent to Malta Hospital, 8 December 1849.

Folios 32-33: George Harvey, aged 26, Private of Royal Marines; disease or hurt, wound of great toe. Put on sick list, 5 December 1849, Besika Bay. Discharged, 14 March 1850. His right great toe injured during gun drill.

Folios 33-34: Joseph Perkins, aged 16, Boy 2nd Class; disease or hurt, fractured humerus. Put on sick list, 6 December 1849, Besika Bay. Discharged, 22 January 1850. Tripped up by gun tackle while doing gun drill on deck.

Folio 34: George Gidley, aged 20, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, bronchitis. Put on sick list, 7 December 1849, Besika Bay. Sent to the Naval Hospital at Malta, 8 December 1849.

Folios 34-35: John Buckingham, aged 33, Gunner’s Mate; disease or hurt, catarrh. Put on sick list, 10 December 1849, Besika Bay. Invalided, 7 January 1850.

Folios 35-36: John Seymour, aged 26, Private of Royal Marines; disease or hurt, erysipelas. Put on sick list, 13 December 1849, Besika Bay. Died, 15 December 1849. With a report of an autopsy on folio 36.

Folios 36-37: James McLinden, aged 30, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, sloughing ulcer. Put on sick list, 15 December 1849, Besika Bay. Invalided, 24 March 1850.

Folio 38: Henry Legg, aged 25, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, hernia. Put on sick list, 15 December 1849, Besika Bay. Invalided, 7 January 1850.

Folios 38-40: Edward Vincent, aged 57, Boatswain’s Mate; disease or hurt, rheumatism, succeeded by pneumonia. Put on sick list, 25 December 1849, Moskonisi [Alibey]. Discharged, 12 February 1850.

Folio 40: Mr William Bridges, aged 18, Midshipman; disease or hurt, cynanche parotidea. Put on sick list, 26 December 1849, Moskonisi [Alibey]. Discharged, 3 January 1850.

Folios 40-41: Thomas Willis, aged 34, Carpenter’s Mate; disease or hurt, cynanche parotidea. Put on sick list, 27 December 1849, Moskonisi [Alibey]. Discharged, 31 December 1849.

Folio 41: John Burridge, aged 35, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, ulcer of leg. Put on sick list, 27 December 1849, Moskonisi [Alibey]. Discharged, 10 March 1850. Likely to be a subject for invaliding.

Folios 41-42: Dennis Cubitt, aged 28, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, fractured fibula. Put on sick list, 1 January 1850, Moskonisi [Alibey]. Discharged, 6 March 1850.

Folio 42: Henry Duck, aged 34, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, ulcered leg. Put on sick list, 6 January 1850, Moskonisi [Alibey]. Invalided, 7 January 1850.

Folios 42-44: James McAlaster, aged 20, Private of Royal Marines; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 13 January 1850, Salamis. Discharged, 12 February 1850.

Folio 45: Henry Elphick, aged 18, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, erysipelas (phyloctenodes). Put on sick list, 14 January 1850, Salamis. Discharged, 31 January 1850.

Folio 45: George Sullivan, aged 34, Able Seaman; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 19 January 1850, Salamis. Discharged, 3 February 1850.

Folios 46-47: Mr Edward D’Auvergne, aged 29, Assistant Surgeon; disease or hurt, colica. Put on sick list, 22 January 1850, Salamis. Discharged, 29 January 1850.

Folio 47: Henry Francis, aged 22, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, fractured skull. Died, 23 January 1850. Fell from the main royal mast to the deck, about 198 feet, fracturing both thighs, his left arm and pelvis in addition to his skull.

Folio 47: Henry Cropin, aged 22, Private of Royal Marines; disease or hurt, lacerated wound of fingers. Put on sick list, 25 January 1850, Salamis. Discharged to sentinel duty, 17 February 1850. His left hand was drawn into a block while hoisting out the launch.

Folio 48: Frederick Major, aged 24, Corporal of Royal Marines; disease or hurt, catarrh. Put on sick list, 31 January 1850, Salamis. Discharged, 14 February 1850.

Folio 49: Richard Leecomb, aged 25, Abel Seaman; disease or hurt, catarrh. Put on sick list, 1 February 1850, Salamis. Discharged, 17 February 1850.

Folios 49-50: Henry Hallett, aged 29, Corporal of Royal Marines; disease or hurt, phthisis pulmonalis. Put on sick list, 2 February 1850, Salamis. Sent to Malta Hospital, 2 March 1850.

Folios 50-51: William Smith, aged 21, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 7 February 1850, Salamis. Discharged, 21 February 1850.

Folios 51-52: John Cox, aged 24, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, haemoptysis. Put on sick list, 17 February 1850, Salamis. Discharged, 24 February 1850.

Folios 52-53: John Gorrin, aged 23, Private of Royal Marines; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 6 March 1850, Salamis Bay. Discharged, 24 March 1850.

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