Medical and surgical journal of HMS Antelope for 1 January - 31 December 1867 by...

ADM 101/136/1B

1867

Medical and surgical journal of HMS Antelope for 1 January - 31 December 1867 by John S Levis, MD, Assistant Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in the West Coast of Africa.

[Note: ADM 101/136, 1A-1B are produced as a single document: order as ADM 101/136].

Folio 1: Blank.

Folios 2-3: Arthur Cary Elwes, aged [?], Sub-Lieutenant; case number 1; disease or hurt, gun shot wound in the left thigh from the natives at [Mangere?] Grande. Put on sick list, 23 February 1867. Discharged 7 March 1867 invalided.

Folio 3: Jack Everyday, aged 28, Krooman; case number 2; disease or hurt, accidental gun shot wound of the left thigh at [Mangere?] Grande. Put on sick list, 26 February 1867. Discharged 1 May 1867 to duty.

Folios 3-4: John Bennett, aged 24, Krooman; case number 3; disease or hurt, chronic peritonitis. Put on sick list, 2 May 1867. Discharged 6 April 1867 to Ascension Hospital by Dromedary.

Folio 4: Richard Webber, aged 24, able seaman; case number 4; disease or hurt, frichiasis. Put on sick list, 30 January 1867. Discharged 29 March 1867 to duty.

Folios 4-5: Edward Cutting, aged 27, stoker; case number 5; disease or hurt, cocitas left eye. Put on sick list, 5 May 1867. Remaining on list, 25 May 1867.

Folio 5: George Talbot, aged 30, quartermaster; case number 6; disease or hurt, varix and eczema. Put on sick list, 3 April 1867. Remaining on list, 25 May 1867.

Folio 5: James Morris, aged 37, Chief Engineer; case number 7; disease or hurt, gout. Put on sick list, 12 March 1867. Remaining on list, 25 May 1867.

Folios 5-7: Henry R Johnstone, aged 18, master's assistant; case number 8; disease or hurt, remittent fever. Put on sick list, 16 May 1867. Remaining on list, 25 May 1867.

Folios 8-11: Blank.

Folio 12: Table 1: A list of men who during the period of this journal have received wounds or hurts which may either partly or wholly disqualify them for public service or subsequently in any way interfere with their earning a livelihood. Number on ship’s book, 154; Jack Everyday, aged 28, Krooman, pistol-shot wound in left calf.

Folio 13: Table 2: A nosological synopsis of the medical cases which have occurred during the period covered by the journal.

Folio 14: Table 3: All medical cases occurred between 1 January to 31 December or should the medical officer give up charge. Mean numerical strength of the ship's company, 95.

Folio 15: Details of the movements of the ship for 1 January to 25 May 1867, and 26 September to 31 December 1867.

Folios 15-20: Surgeon's general remarks.

Folios 21-24: Blank.

Folios 25-28: Copy of sick list.

Folios 29-30: Blank.

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Topics

Weapons

Race relations

Navy

Medicine

Armed Forces (General Administration)

Africa