Folios 48-57: Surgeon's general remarks. Folios 48 to 50, Describe the commissioning...

ADM 101/271/4

1875-1876

Folios 48-57: Surgeon's general remarks. Folios 48 to 50, Describe the commissioning of the ship and lists the officers appointed and the alterations made for the accommodation of the Prince of Wales and his attendants. The ventilation, to Dr Edmund's plan, is briefly described. The ship's company numbered 499, of which 232 were continuous service men, a few Chinese were embarked at Portsmouth as 'punkah wallahs' and at Suez 14 Arab stokers were taken on. The medical arrangements are described. Five horses belonging to the Prince of Wales and some cows, sheep and pigs were embarked at Portsmouth. His Royal Highness and his suite embarked at Brindisi on 16 October 1876. Folios 50 to 57 describe the voyage and the diseases encountered, with descriptions of some of the paces visited. Bombay Hospital and a leper colony are described on folio 51, and contrasted with the Native Hospitals, and there is also a table showing numbers of cases of syphilis, gonorrhoea and bubo treated at the Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy Hospital between 1868 and 1875. Folio 52 has some statistics on the cholera epidemic in Madras Presidency and discusses the spread of cholera in Southern India. Folio 54 has a chart showing daily admissions from cholera in institutions around Calcutta from 28 November to 28 December [1875]. A chart on folio 55 shows maximum and minimum weekly temperatures while the ship was at Calcutta from the end of December 1875 to the first week in February 1876. The General Hospital at Calcutta is described briefly. On 7 February a collection of animals was taken on board, including a pair of elephants, tigers, dogs and a bear. Small pox was prevalent and vaccination from a number of heifers is briefly described. The temperature of the stoke hold on the voyage from Bombay to Suez averaged 133 degrees and they had been steaming continuously for 11 days, with a short break for coaling at Aden. The effect on the stokers very apparent, though only three were put on the list. The question of diet and the system of giving saved provisions as money to the men is discussed briefly on folio 57. The Princess of Wales and the royal children boarded from the Enchantress off Yarmouth, and the Duke of Edinburgh at Spithead. On 24 May the ship was paid off.

Folios 58-62: Blank.

Folios 63-64: Alphabetical Sick List (names and details follow):

Folio 63: William Algro, aged 28, Surgeon sick or hurt, fever; put on sick list, 13 February 1846; discharged 4 March 1846 to duty. Folio 63: Jason Anderson, aged 18, ordinary seaman; sick or hurt, wound toe; put on sick list, 24 February 1846; discharged 3 March 1846 to duty. Folio 63: Thomas Askwith, aged 39, private sick or hurt, hepatitis; put on sick list, 5 December 1845; discharged 16 January 1846 to duty. Folio 63: James Atkin, aged 29, stoker; sick or hurt, burn foot; put on sick list, 2 April 1846; discharged 22 April 1846 to duty. Folio 63: F J D Bedford, aged 36, commander; sick or hurt, Cynanche; put on sick list, 20 February 1846; discharged 29 February 1846 to duty. Folio 63: William Bendall, aged 29, Captain's mate; sick or hurt, phthisis; put on sick list, 4 March 1846; discharged 6 April 1846 to duty. Folio 63: David Bennett, aged 25, Able seaman; sick or hurt, Syphilis II; put on sick list, 10 October 1845; discharged 19 October 1845 to duty. Folio 63: John. Bird, aged 23, Private; sick or hurt, ulcer; put on sick list, 2 December 1845; discharged 30 December 1845 to duty. Folio 63: William Black, aged 26, stoker; sick or hurt, burn foot; put on sick list, 9 October 1845; discharged 4 November 1845 to duty. Folio 63: William Black, aged 26, stoker; sick or hurt, burn ankle; put on sick list, 2 January 1846; discharged 29 January 1846 to duty. Folio 63: C H Bowden, aged 20, Able Seaman; sick or hurt, Rheumatism; put on sick list, 15 September 1845; discharged 23 September 1845 to duty. Folio 63: Alfred Bowyer, aged 26, Band; sick or hurt, Diarrhoea; put on sick list, 28 December 1845; discharged 2 January 1846 to duty. Folio 63: Jason Burtenshaw, aged 25, coxswain of the pinnace; sick or hurt, Diarrhoea; put on sick list, 28 December 1845; discharged 29 December 1845 to duty. Folio 63: William Butter, aged 23, Able Seaman; sick or hurt, bubo; put on sick list, 15 February 1846; discharged 12 April 1846 to duty. Folio 63: Edward J Case, aged 26, captain of the maintop; sick or hurt, Diarrhoea; put on sick list, 28 December 1845; discharged 29 December 1845 to hospital. Folio 63: Edward J Case, aged 26, captain of the maintop; sick or hurt, burn; put on sick list, 19 April 1846; discharged 2 May 1846 to duty. Folio 63: William Cockran, aged 25, private; sick or hurt, Epilepsy; put on sick list, 16 January 1846; discharged 18 January 1846 to duty. Folio 63: Richard. Collins, aged 22, captain of the foretop; sick or hurt, contusion; put on sick list, 22 October 1845; discharged 24 October 1845 to duty. Folio 63: William Cooper, aged 14, Boy; sick or hurt, simple fever; put on sick list, 10 January 1846; discharged 12 January 1846 to duty. Folio 63: Richard Crabb, aged 22, stoker; sick or hurt, wounds; put on sick list, 22 September 1845; discharged 25 September 1845 to duty. Folio 63: Richard Crabb, aged 22, stoker; sick or hurt, contusion; put on sick list, 26 September 1845; discharged 4 October 1845 to duty. Folio 63: Richard Crabb, aged 22, stoker; sick or hurt, burn foot; put on sick list, 28 March 1846; discharged 15 April 1846 to duty. Folio 63: George Crockford, aged 28, stoker; sick or hurt, scald face, neck; put on sick list, 11 February 1846; discharged 20 February 1845 to duty. Folio 63: William Draw, aged 24, Able Seaman; sick or hurt, fever; put on sick list, 29 October 1845; discharged 30 November 1845 to duty. Folio 63: David Dicker, aged 39, Artificer; sick or hurt, Sprain back; put on sick list, 12 February 1846; discharged 18 February 1846 to duty. Folio 63: Doyle Matthew, aged 36, Stoker; sick or hurt, fracture; put on sick list, 11 October 1845; discharged 12 October 1845 to duty.

Public Record(s)

Open Document, Open Description