Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Blenheim for 12 July to...

ADM 101/12/6B

1851

Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Blenheim for 12 July to 19 November 1851 by John Smith, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in a passage from England to Van Dieman's Land. [Note: ADM 101/12/6, 6A-6B are produced as a single document: order as ADM 101/12/6].

Folios 1-3: Copy of daily sick book.

Folio 3: Margaret Finn, aged 4 ½, daughter of pensioner; case number 1; disease or hurt, rubiola. Put on sick list, 11 July 1851. Discharged 12 July 1851 to shore.

Folios 3-4: Patrick Ryan, aged 26; case number 2; disease or hurt, opthalmia. Put on sick list, 10 August 1851. Discharged 2 Nov 1851 to hospital.

Folios 5, 7, 11-12: James Darcy, aged 20; case number 3; disease or hurt, dropsy ascitis [ounexia?]. Put on sick list, 19 September 1851. Discharged 1 November 1851 to hospital.

Folios 5-6: William Murry, aged 20; case number 4; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 28 August 1851. Discharged 29 September 1851 cured.

Folio 6: William Hoolahan, aged 44; case number 5; disease or hurt, synochus. Put on sick list, 17 September 1851. Discharged 29 September 1851 cured.

Folios 6-7: Mrs [Hurry?], aged 35; case number 6; disease or hurt, dysenteria acuta. Put on sick list, 22 September 1851. Discharged 15 October 1851 cured.

Folios 8-9, 11: John Rafter, aged 20; case number 7; disease or hurt, atrophia. Put on sick list, 10 September 1851. Died 22 October 1851.

Folio 8: James Loary, aged 45; case number 8; disease or hurt, synocha. Put on sick list, 5 October 1851. Discharged 19 October 1851.

Folios 9-10: John Fitzgerald, aged 20, convict; case number 9; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 24 September 1851. Died 12 October 1851.

Folio 10: Robert Hicks, aged 60, convict; case number 10; disease or hurt, diarrhoea and infirmity. Put on sick list, 1 October 1851. Discharged 18 October 1851.

Folios 12-13: Thomas Manion, aged 19, convict; case number 11; disease or hurt, ascitis. Put on sick list, 14 October 1851. Discharged 1 November 1851 to hospital.

Folio 13: James Cummuton, aged 35, convict; case number 15; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 2 November 1851. Discharged 2 November 1851 to hospital.

Folio 13: Michael Kebary, aged 30, convict; case number 12; disease or hurt, dysenteria chronica. Put on sick list, 28 October 1851. Discharged 1 November 1851 to hospital.

Folio 13: Charles Murphy, aged 20, convict; case number 16; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 2 November 1851. Discharged 2 November 1851 to hospital.

Folio 13: John Clarke, aged 22, convict; case number 17; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 2 November 1851. Discharged 2 November 1851 to hospital.

Folio 14: Mrs Glisson, aged 28, wife of pensioner; case number 13; disease or hurt, diarrhoea acuta. Put on sick list, 25 October 1851. Discharged 6 November 1851 cured.

Folio 14: John Daud, aged [?], convict; case number 14; disease or hurt, atrophia. Put on sick list, 28 October 1851. Discharged 2 November 1851 to hospital.

Folio 14: Fred Cassidy, aged 21, convict; case number 15; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 2 November 1851. Discharged 2 November 1851 to hospital.

Folio 14: Mary Daly, aged [?], wife of pensioner; case number 19; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list, July 1851. Discharged November 1851.

Folio 15: A nosological synopsis of the sick book kept during the period of the journal.

Folio 16: A list of men who have received wounds or hurts, during the period of the journal. [No names recorded].

Folios 16-17: Surgeon's general remarks. Passage from Cork to Van Dieman's Land took 93 days. Six births took place of which four were vaccinated without effect.

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Topics

Shipping

Australia and Pacific

Disease

Navy

Armed Forces (General Administration)