Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Garland Grove between...

ADM 101/29/2

1842-1843

Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Garland Grove between 17 August 1842 and 21 February 1843 by William Bland, Surgeon Superintendent, during which time the said ship has been employed in a voyage to Hobart Town Van Diemen's Land.

Folio 1: A copy of the sick book (names and details follow):

Folio 1: Mary Craven, aged 24; disease, febris. Put on sick list, 26 September 1842. Discharged 26 November 1842. Folio 1: Jane Bates, aged 39; disease, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 1 October 1842. Discharged 6 November 1842. Folio 1: Rebecca Nichols, aged 18; disease, syphilis. Put on sick list, 3 October 1842. Died 21 December 1842. Folio 1: Mary Murphy, aged 16; disease, gonorrhoea. Put on sick list, 3 October1842. Discharged 13 October 1842. Folio 1: Mary Timms, aged 44; disease, vulnus. Put on sick list, 8 October 1842. Discharged 23 October 1842. Folio 1: Mary Ann Cross, aged 29; disease, tabes. Put on sick list, 17 October 1842. Died 26 November 1842. Folio 1: Ann Stanley, aged 28; disease, apoplexia. Put on sick list, 19 October 1842. Died 1 November 1842. Folio 1: Sarah Ann Jones, aged 20; disease, cephalalgia. Put on sick list, 25 October 1842. Discharged 28 December 1842. Folio 1: Louisa Cogan, aged 26; disease, hepatitis. Put on sick list, 2 November 1842. Died 20 December 1842. Folio 1: Elizabeth Jones, aged 35; disease, schirrus pylori. Put on sick list, 11 November 1842. Died 20 December 1842. Folio 1: Sarah Davies, aged 27; disease, anomalous. Put on sick list, 15 November 1842. Discharged 28 December 1842. Folio 1: Ann Broadhurst, aged 22; disease, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 6 December 1842. Died 9 December 1842. Folio 1: Jane Bates, aged 40; disease, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 11 December 1842. Died 26 December 1842. Folio 1: Ann Spaul, aged 27; disease, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 11 December 1842. Died 28 December 1842. Folio 1: Sarah Davies, aged 27; disease, anomalous. Put on sick list, 29 December 1842. Discharged 24 January 1843. Folio 1: Eliza Wheeler, aged 20; disease, inflam oculi. Put on sick list, 29 December 1842. Discharged 18 January 1843. Folio 1: Eliza Wilson, aged 19; disease, inflam oculi. Put on sick list, 29 December 1842. Discharged 19 January 1843. Folio 1: Lydia Kent, aged 24; disease, inflam oculi. Put on sick list, 29 December 1842. Discharged 19 January 1843. Folio 1: Jane Cumberland, aged 45; disease, inflam oculi. Put on sick list, 5 January 1843. Discharged 25 January 1843. Folio 1: Jane Malone, aged 14; disease, inflam oculi. Put on sick list, 8 January 1843. Discharged 19 January 1843. Folio 1: M A Alexander, aged 22; disease, phlogosis. Put on sick list, 16 January 1843. Discharged 24 January 1843.

Folios 2-4: Jane Bates, aged 39, convict; case number 1; disease, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 1 October 1842. Died 26 December 1842.

Folios 4-8: Rebecca Nichols, aged 18, convict; case number 2; disease, syphilis. Put on sick list, 3 October 1842. Died 21 December 1842.

Folios 8-10: Mary Ann Cross, aged 29, convict; case number 3; disease, Tabes. Put on sick list, 17 October 1842. Died 26 November 1842.

Folios 10-11: Ann Stanley, aged 28, convict; case number 4; disease: apoplexy. Put on sick list, 19 October 1842. Died 1 November 1842.

Folios 12-16: Louisa Cogan, aged 24, convict: case number 5; disease, hepatitis. Is married, has a delicate child five months old, with no milk. From her appearance 38 years old. Put on sick list, 2 November 1842. Died 20 December 1842.

Folios 16-19: Elizabeth Jones, aged 35, convict; case number 6; disease, cancer pylorus. Is married and nursing a weakly child four months old. Put on sick list, 11 November 1842. Child died (25 November 1842). It was always a puny child, but it is almost impossible to keep one of this age alive without milk and a good nurse, when at sea in a ship. Died 20 December 1842.

Folios 19-21: Ann Broadbent, aged 22, convict; case number 7; disease, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 6 December 1842. A thin unhealthy looking person has been remarked as very indolent since she came on board, unclean in her dress and a drinker of vinegar for want of other stimulus. Confesses to have lived a most irregular life, a gin drinker. Brought an emaciated child of twelve months old with her, for which she had no milk, and a very careless and unwilling nurse. Child died 14 November 1842. Died 9 December 1842.

Folios 21-23: Ann Spaul, aged 27, convict; case number 8; disease, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 11 December 1842. Died 28 December 1842.

Folios 23-24: Jane Cumberland, aged 45, convict; case number 9; disease, inflammation of oculi. Irritable Irishwoman who is married with no children. Put on sick list, 5 January 1843. Discharged 25 January 1843.

Folio 24: Nosological synopsis of the Garland Grove's sick book kept during the period of the journal.

Folios 25-29: Surgeon's general remarks: Three fatal cases of dysentery took place about the same time – the first on the 6th December 1842 and the other two on the 11th December 1842. All three patients had complained of diarrhoea during the voyage, all were broken down in constitution from having led very irregular lives, and all of them were pure vinegar drinkers when they could procure it; in addition to this, their general habits were indolent and filthy.

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