Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Emily for 4 June to 30...

ADM 101/25/2

1842

Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Emily for 4 June to 30 November 1842 by Andrew Henderson, Surgeon Superintendent, during which time the said ship was employed in transporting 240 male convicts, guard, women and children and a company of the 99th Regiment of Foot to Hobart Town Tasmania.

Folios 1-7: A copy of the sick book.

Folios 8-10: William Lodge, aged 32, convict; case number 1; disease, scorbutus. Received from the Fortitude hulk at Chatham on 20 June 1842 where he had only been two months and ten days. Had typhus fever three years ago. Put on sick list, 8 September 1842. Discharged 17 October 1842.

Folios 10-11: James Munro, aged 25, convict; case number 2; disease, dyspepsia. Received from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had only been 19 days. Put on sick list, 19 September 1842. Discharged 17 October 1842.

Folios 11-15: William English, aged 22, convict; case number 3; disease, debilitas diarrhoea and ascites. Was received from the Warrior hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had been one year. Put on sick list, 31 August 1842. Discharged dead 12 October 1842.

Folios 15-16: Newbold Shemeld, aged 18, convict; case number 4; disease; echymoma, gingivarum and scorbutus. Received from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had been five months. Put on sick list, 2 September 1842. Discharged 5 October 1842.

Folios 17-22: John Shapcott, aged 24, convict: case number 5; disease, phthisis pulmonalis. Was received from the Fortitude hulk at Chatham on 20 June 1842 where he ahd been eight months. Reports his right lung to have been diseased for two years past. Was four months in the hospital at the hulk. Put on sick list, 29 July 1842. Discharged 30 November 1842.

Folios 23-24: Daniel Wilson, aged 32, convict; case number 6; disease, scorbutus. Received from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had been four months. Put on sick list, 28 August 1842. Discharged 17 October 1842.

Folios 24-27: Richard Ingram, aged 60, convict; case number 7; disease, scorbutus. Received from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich on 16 June. Put on sick list, 19 August 1842. Died at sea 4 September 1842.

Folios 27-28: Robert Lee, aged 23, convict; case number 8; disease, scorbutus. Received from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had been eight months. Put on sick list, 3 September 1842. Discharged 17 October 1842.

Folios 28-29: John Stubbs, aged 23, convict; case number 9; disease, scorbutus. Received from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had been nine months. Put on sick list, 3 September 1842. Discharged 17 October 1842.

Folio 30: James Lodge, aged 18, convict; case number 10; disease, purpura. Received from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had been seven months. Put on sick list, 6 September 1842. Discharged 5 October 1842.

Folio 30: William Barrow, aged 26, convict; case number 11; disease, scorbutus petechiae. Received from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had been thirteen months. Put on sick list, 7 September 1842. Discharged 5 October 1842.

Folios 30-32: Benjamin Borron, aged 70, convict; case number 12; disease, scorbutus. Received from the Warrior hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had been nine months. Reports that he has not had one day’s illness for forty years past and has never had a complaint here until now. Put on sick list, 10 September 1842. Discharged 24 October 1842.

Folios 32-33: Francis Moat, aged 48, convict; case number 13; disease, scorbutus. Received from the Justitia hulk at Woolwich on 16 June 1842 where he had been eight months. Put on sick list, 15 September 1842. Discharged 24 October 1842.

Folios 33-34: Thomas Greenwood, aged 43, convict; case number 14; disease, scorbutus. Received from the Fortitude hulk at Chatham on 16 June 1842 where he had been two months and nine days. Is a fresh coloured country labourer. Put on sick list, 20 September 1842. Discharged 17 October 1842.

Folio 34: nosological synopsis of the Emily’s sick book kept during the period of the journal.

Folios 35-39: Surgeon’s general remarks: The male convict ship Emily fitted out at Deptford and having embarked the Guard over convicts there. She dropped down to Woolwich on the afternoon of 15 June 1842 and next day 160 convicts were embarked – i.e. 80 from the Justitia and 80 from the Warrior hulks; 17th June 1842 left Woolwich; 19th June 1842 anchored at Sheerness; 20th embarked 80 convicts from the Fortitude hulk at Chatham, making a total of 240. The convicts were clean, and to all appearance enjoying a fair state of health who are on the brink of stumbling into maladies of the most fatal character. It is a fact, that, the provision (pork in particular) issued to the convicts, guard and crew on board previous to reaching the Cape of Good Hope – although possible, was of very inferior quality. It is but fair to state, with the single exception of the Master being an habitual drunkard, the Emily passed through the Downs on her voyage to Tasmania on 30 June – under as favourable circumstances as could be wished.

Folios 37-38: Copy of the sick book.

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