Medical and surgical journal of HMS Scout for 1 January 1837-2 January 1838 by R....

ADM 101/120/1A

1837-1838

Medical and surgical journal of HMS Scout for 1 January 1837-2 January 1838 by R. Henderson Brown, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed on the Cape of Good Hope and Coast of Africa Station.

[Note: ADM 101/120/1, 1A-1B are produced as a single document: order as ADM 101/120/1].

Folios 1-5: Copy of daily sick book. Folio 6: Abstract and synopsis of H.M Scout's sick book for 1837.

Folios 7-10: James Smith, aged 40, marine; case number 1; disease or hurt, tympanitis. Put on sick list, 22 December 1836 at sea off the river Bonny. Died 27 January 1837.

Folios 10-12: Matthew Callagan, aged 25, seaman; case number 2; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 6 January 1837 at anchor off the river Bonny. Discharged 15 February 1837 to duty.

Folio 12: John Adams, aged 60, supernumerary; case number 3; disease or hurt, atas and debilitas. Put on sick list, 26 January 1837 at Prince's Island, West Coast of Africa. Discharged invalided. Folio 12: Alexander Garving, aged 45, seaman; case number 4; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 6 January 1837 at anchor off the river Bonny. Discharged invalided

Folios 13-14: John Hubbard, aged 35, marine; case number 5; disease or hurt, hepatitis. Put on sick list, 6 February 1837 at sea. Discharged 6 April 1837 invalided.

Folio 14: William Vaux, aged 34, seaman; case number 6; disease or hurt, obstipatio. Put on sick list, 16 February 1837 at in the Bight of Benin. Discharged 6 March1837 to duty.

Folios 15-16: William Watson, aged 48, carpenter's mate; case number 7; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 17 February 1837 at in the Bight of Benin. Died 15 March1837. Includes details of post mortem.

Folio 16: William Bayley, aged 16, boy; case number 8; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, 24 February 1837 at sea off the Gold Coast. Discharged 3 March1837. Includes details of post mortem. Folio 16: Christopher Clapham, aged 50, seaman; case number 9; disease or hurt, colica. Put on sick list, 27 February 1837 at Accra on the Gold Coast. Discharged 6 April 1837 invalided.

Folios 16-17: Henry Baillie, aged 18, boy; case number 10; disease or hurt, phthisis incipiens. Put on sick list, 1 March 1837 at Accra on the Gold Coast. Discharged 6 April 1837 invalided.

Folio 17: James Williams, aged 40, boatswain's mate; case number 11; disease or hurt, colica. Put on sick list, 15 March 1837 at sea, on the West Coast of Africa. Discharged 6 April 1837 invalided.

Folio 18: John Boyd, aged 38, boatswain's mate; case number 12; disease or hurt, colica. Put on sick list, 19 March 1837 at Prince's Island, West Coast of Africa. Discharged 6 April 1837 invalided.

Folios 18-19: William Vaux, aged 34, seaman; case number 13; disease or hurt, colica. Put on sick list, 24 March 1837 at sea in the Bight of Biafra, West Coast of Africa. Discharged 6 April 1837 invalided.

Folios 19-20: John Smith, aged 31, Gunner; case number 14; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, 10 April 1837 at anchor off the town of Bonny. Died 22 April 1837.

Folio 21: William H. Pike, aged 26, supernumerary 2nd Master; case number 15; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 11 April 1837 at anchor in the river Bonny. Discharged 17 April 1837 to duty. Folio 21: James Hopkins, aged 27, seaman; case number 16; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 13 April 1837 at anchor in the river Bonny. Discharged 19 April 1837 to duty.

Folios 21-22: C.B. D. Acland, aged 24, Lieutenant; case number 17; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, 22 April 1837 at sea in the Bight of Biafra. Died 10 May 1837.

Folio 23: James Bray, aged 20, boy; case number 18; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, 22 April 1837 at sea in the Bight of Biafra. Sent convalescent to Ascension Hospital on the 29 May 1837, reshipped the 8 June and discharged 22 June 1837 to duty.

Folios 23-24: John Fursman, aged 21, supernumerary boy; case number 19; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, 22 April 1837 at sea in the Bight of Biafra. Died 8 May 1837.

Folios 24-25: Richard Harper, aged 31, gunner's mate; case number 20; disease or hurt, ephemera. Put on sick list, 23 April 1837 at sea, West Coast of Africa. Discharged 30 April 1837 to duty.

Folios 25-26: Nelson Locker, aged 25, mate; case number 21; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, 10 May 1837 at sea, West Coast of Africa. Died 21 May 1837.

Folio 26: John Serle, aged 25, seaman; case number 22; disease or hurt, hernia inguinalis. Put on sick list, 14 May 1837 at sea. Discharged 5 June 1837 unserviceable. Folio 26: Edward Rose, aged 50, Purser; case number 23; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 12 July 1837 at the Cape of Good Hope. Discharged 17 July 1837 invalided. Folio 26: Samuel Dumphry, aged 40, marine; case number 24; disease or hurt, rheumatism. Put on sick list, 22 July 1837 at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope. Discharged 23 September 1837 to the Garrison Hospital at Ascension.

Folios 26-27: Jack Fryingpan 'a krooman', aged 25; case number 25; disease or hurt, hernia inguinalis. Put on sick list, 7 August 1837 at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope. Discharged 23 August 1837 to duty. Folio 27: John Caught, aged 23, seaman; case number 26; disease or hurt, vulnus capitis contusio. Put on sick list, 25 August 1837 at Simon's Bay, Cape of Good Hope. Discharged 29 September 1837 to duty.

Folio 27: Benjamin Grace, aged 24, seaman; case number 27; disease or hurt, fractura ulni. Put on sick list, 15 September 1837 at sea. Discharged 23 September 1837 to the Garrison Hospital at Ascension.

Folio 28: John Barsley, aged 35, seaman; case number 28; disease or hurt, obstipatio. Put on sick list, 7 November 1837 at sea in the Bight of Biafra. Discharged 12 November 1837 to duty.

Folios 28-29: William Collier 'a liberated African'; case number 29; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, 2 December 1837 at sea in the Bight of Benin. Discharged 4 January 1838 to duty.

Folio 29: A nosological abstract of the journal.

Folio 30: A list of men who have received wounds or hurts. Listed names are John Hubbrad; John Serle; John Caught; Benjamin Grace; John Jackson.

Folios 30-34: Surgeon's general remarks.

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