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Medical journal of His Majesty's Ship Swiftsure for 8 July 1798 to 9 July 1799 by...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/121/3B
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This record is about the Medical journal of His Majesty's Ship Swiftsure for 8 July 1798 to 9 July 1799 by... dating from 1798-1799 in the series Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 101/121/3B
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1798-1799
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Description (What the record is about)
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Medical journal of His Majesty's Ship Swiftsure for 8 July 1798 to 9 July 1799 by James Dalziel, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in different parts of the Mediterranean. (Described at item level).
The journal has individual entries recording treatment and symptoms but arranged as daily entries. The first entry for each case gives the man's name, age and capacity, the first day's treatment and also records his eventual date of discharge, subsequent folios may, however, record further daily details of treatment in his case. Only treatment and observations on cases are recorded.
[Note: ADM 101/121/3, 3A, 3B, and 3C are produced as a single document: order as ADM 101/121/3].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11527835/
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ADM 101
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