Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty's convict ship Lord William Bentinck...

ADM 101/45/2B

1831

Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty's convict ship Lord William Bentinck for 21 March to [12] May 1831 by John J Lancaster, Acting Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in conveying convicts from England to Bermuda.

[Note: ADM 101/45/2, 2A-2D are produced as a single document: order as ADM 101/45/2].

Folio 1: Copy of daily sick list of the Lord William Bentinck. Folio 1: Samuel Buckley, aged 30, Convict; disease or hurt, synochus. Put on sick list, 22 April 1831. Discharged, 25 April 1831. Folio 1: William Harding, aged 20, Convict; disease or hurt, erysipelas. Put on sick list, 2 May 1831. Discharged, 8 May 1831. Folio 1: James Whitely, aged 28, Convict; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 3 May 1831. Discharged, 5 May 1831. Folio 1: William Lewin, aged 23, Convict; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 2 May 1831. Discharged, 9 May 1831. Folio 1: William Squires, aged 34, Convict; disease or hurt, cynanche tonsillaris. Put on sick list, 3 May 1831. Discharged, 10 May 1831. Folio 1: John Powers, aged 25, Convict; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 5 May 1831. Discharged, 6 May 1831. Folio 1: James Phillips, aged 24, Convict; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 10 May 1831. Discharged, 11 May 1831.

Folio 2: Samuel Buckley, aged 30, Convict; disease or hurt, synochus. Put on sick list, 22 April 1831, at sea. Discharged, 25 April 1831. Of a sallow complexion and slight figure.

Folio 3: William Harding, aged 20, Convict; disease or hurt, erysipelas phlegmonides. Put on sick list, 2 May 1831, at sea. Discharged, 8 May 1831.

Folio 3: William Lewin, aged 23, Convict; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 2 May 1831, at sea. Discharged, 9 May 1831.

Folio 4: William Squires, aged 34, Convict; disease or hurt, cynanche tonsillaris. Put on sick list, 3 May 1831, at sea. Discharged, 10 May 1831. Of a full robust habit.

Folio 4: Abstract of the preceding journal, being a summary of all the cases contained therein, nosologically arranged.

Folio 5: Surgeon's general remarks. The fine weather during the voyage meant there were very few cases of illness. Most suffered sea sickness, there were some slight catarrhal cases and rheumatism afterwards. At around the latitude of Madeira, the southerly winds affected the general health, producing rheumatism with general depression, languor and debility. Mr Mouchett, the Commissioner's Secretary at Bermuda, travelling as a passenger, suffered badly from rheumatism. Many prisoners suffered headaches and giddiness on getting into warm weather, 'the abstraction of from 20 to 30 ounces of blood followed by a brisk cathartic, never failed to relieve the symptoms'. All 50 prisoners were in good health when embarked at Portsmouth. Signed, John J Lancaster, Acting Surgeon and Superintendent.

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