Folio 4: case no 23, Charles Sherwin, aged 18, Boy 1st Class; taken ill at Ningpo;...

ADM 101/164/1A/2

1857-1858

Folio 4: case no 23, Charles Sherwin, aged 18, Boy 1st Class; taken ill at Ningpo; sick or hurt, remittent fever; put on sick list, 11 November 1857, sent 28 November 1857 to Hospital Ship Hercules at Hong Kong.

Folio 4A: case no 24, James Crow, aged 26, Chinese Stoker; taken ill at Hong Kong; sick or hurt, syphilis; put on sick list, 1 December 1857, sent 3 December 1857 to Hospital Ship Hercules at Hong Kong.

Folio 4A: case no 25, Eneder Hawke, aged 40, Caulker; taken ill off Tiger Island; sick or hurt, intermittent fever; put on sick list, 5 December 1857, sent 7 December 1857 to Temporary Hospital at Wang Tung Island, Canton River.

Folio 4A: case no 26, William Butler, aged 22, Able Seaman; taken ill in the Canton River; sick or hurt, ulcer on the dorsum of right foot; put on sick list, 14 December 1857, discharged 17 January 1858 to duty.

Folio 4A: case no 27, William Whitenham, aged 21, Stoker; taken ill at Canton; sick or hurt, intermittent fever; put on sick list, 29 December 1857, discharged 28 January 1858 to duty.

Folio 5: case no 28, Mr Henry Skelton, aged 24, Assistant Engineer; taken ill at Hong Kong; sick or hurt, intermittent fever; put on sick list, 1 January 1858, discharged 17 January 1858 to duty.

Folio 5: case no 29, Mr James H Ryan, aged 28, Master; taken ill in the Min River (Foochow); sick or hurt, catarrh (bronchitis); put on sick list, 13 January 1858, discharged 1 February 1858 to duty.

Folio 5: case no 30, Roderick Dew, aged 35, Commander; taken ill at Foochow; sick or hurt, intermittent fever; put on sick list, 22 January 1858, discharged 2 February 1858 to duty.

Folio 6: case no 31, Mr George A Tuck, aged 29, Chief Engineer; taken ill at Foochow; sick or hurt, hemorrhoids; put on sick list, 18 January 1858, discharged 1 February 1858 to duty.

Folios 6-7: case no 32, Donald Gunn, aged 48, Armourer; taken ill at Foochow; sick or hurt, dysentery and worms; put on sick list, 28 January 1858, sent 8 March 1858 on board HMS Camilla for passage to the Naval Hospital at Hong Kong.

Folios 6-7: case no 33, George Chandler, aged 29, Ward Room Steward; taken ill at Foochow; sick or hurt, rheumatism; put on sick list, 6 March 1858, sent 8 March 1858 on board HMS Camilla for passage to the Naval Hospital at Hong Kong.

Folio 7: Nosological return of cases mentioned in the journal.

Folios 8-9: Tables of medical statistics.

Folios 10-12: Surgeon's general remarks, on topographical of Shanghai and surrounding regions, he mentioned that the Chinese were ignorant of the treatment of the venereal disease, also the small pox was prevalent but a respectable native physician from Foochow was taught the mode of vaccination at the Chinese Hospital at Shanghai with supplied of lymph, lancet and the pamphlet on vaccination written by Dr Pearson and Sir George Staunton. He soon afterwards vaccinated 800 children at Foochow. The Surgeon went on describing the filthy state of street and canals in the city of Shanghai. Included in the general remarks is the Surgeon's suggestion to supply filters for the lower deck.

Folios 13-16: Copy of sick list.

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