Medical journal of the Gilmore, convict ship from 8 October 1831 to 29 March 1832 by George Roberts, surgeon and superintendent, during which time the ship was employed in transporting convicts to Van Dieman's Land.
Folios 1-2: Copy of the daily sick book covering 11 November 1831 to 2 March 1832.
- Folio 1: George Smith, convict; sick or hurt, catarrh; put on the list 11 November 1831, discharged 2 December 1831 cured.
- Folio 1: James Chaplain, convict; sick or hurt, rheumatism; put on the list 11 November 1831, discharged 26 February 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: Samuel Moody, convict; sick or hurt, pneumonia; put on the list 17 November 1831, discharged 28 November 1831 cured.
- Folio 1: Thomas Scutts, convict; sick or hurt, rheumatism; put on the list 22 November 1831, discharged 20 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: John Cassey, convict; sick or hurt, cynanche tonsillaris; put on the list 13 November 1831, discharged 1 December 1831 cured.
- Folio 1: John Johnston, convict; sick or hurt, obstipation; put on the list 15 December 1831, discharged 25 December 1831 cured.
- Folio 1: Robert West, convict; sick or hurt, epilepsia; put on the list 16 December 1831, discharged 31 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: David Money, convict; sick or hurt, stricture; put on the list 17 December 1831, discharged 20 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: William Hall, convict; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on the list 24 December 1831, discharged 22 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: George Glover, convict; sick or hurt, typhus mitior; put on the list 24 December 1831, discharged 19 February 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: Mathew Beal, soldier; sick or hurt, psora; put on the list 24 December 1831, discharged 5 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: David Beal, soldier; sick or hurt, psora; put on the list 24 December 1831, discharged 5 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: Richard Paitley, soldier; sick or hurt, psora; put on the list 24 December 1831, discharged 5 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: George Spencer, soldier; sick or hurt, psora; put on the list 24 December 1831, discharged 5 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: David Bantick, convict; sick or hurt, psora; put on the list 2 January 1832, discharged 10 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: William Williams, convict; sick or hurt, psora; put on the list 2 January 1832, discharged 10 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: Richard Worswick, convict; sick or hurt, psora; put on the list 2 January 1832, discharged 10 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: Mrs Mullins, soldier's wife; sick or hurt, delivery; put on the list 4 January 1832, discharged 10 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: John Hughes, convict; sick or hurt, catarrh; put on the list 18 January 1832, discharged 31 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: John Bantick, convict; sick or hurt, catarrh; put on the list 21 January 1832, discharged 20 February 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: Samuel Woody, convict; sick or hurt, catarrh; put on the list 21 January 1832, discharged 30 January 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: John Rush, convict; sick or hurt, synocha; put on the list 4 February 1832, discharged 19 February 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: William Applebee, convict; sick or hurt, phthisis; put on the list 7 February 1832, died 16 February 1832.
- Folio 1: Joseph Snelson, convict; sick or hurt, synocha; put on the list 10 February 1832, discharged 21 February 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: George May, convict; sick or hurt, synocha; put on the list 12 February 1832, discharged 22 February 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: William Neilham, convict; sick or hurt, synocha; put on the list 26 February 1832, discharged 10 March 1832 cured.
- Folio 1: John Hughes, convict; sick or hurt, incised wound of the scalp; put on the list 26 February 1832, discharged 11 March 1832 cured.
- Folio 2: Lauchlan McIntosh, convict; sick or hurt, catarrh; put on the list 27 February 1832, discharged 10 March 1832 cured.
- Folio 2: James Drew, convict; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on the list 1 March 1832, discharged 27 April 1832 cured.
- Folio 2: Daniel Simpson, convict; sick or hurt, phthisis incipien; put on the list 1 March 1832, discharged 25 April 1832 cured.
- Folio 2: Samuel Pugh, convict; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on the list 1 March 1832, discharged 27 April 1832 cured.
- Folio 2: Captain Campbell, officer guard; sick or hurt, abcess in ano; put on the list 2 March 1832, discharged 1 April 1832 cured.
- Folio 2: Thomas Anderson, soldier; sick or hurt, abcess; put on the list 2 March 1832, discharged 2 April 1832 cured.
- Folio 2: John Hughes, convict; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on the list 2 March 1832, discharged 27 April 1832 cured.
- Folio 2: Thomas Jones, convict; sick or hurt, dyspepsia; put on the list 2 March 1832, discharged 24 April 1832 cured.
- Folio 2: Francis Tavener, convict; sick or hurt, scorbutus; put on the list 2 March 1832, discharged 27 April 1832 cured.
Folios 3-5: James Chaplain, aged 23, convict, taken ill at Mother Bank; sick or hurt, rheumatism, a stout make and full habit complaining of severe pains in his upper and lower extremities much increased during the night, has irritation of stomach from seasickness; put on sick list 11 November 1831, discharged 26 February 1821.
Folios 5-6: Robert West, aged 23, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, epilepsia, has for several years been subject to epileptic fit, since arriving within the tropics he has had frequent and severe attacks after each attack he is left in a langoured and debilitated state unable to move; put on sick list 10 December 1831, discharged 31 January 1832.
Folios 6-8: George Glover, aged 26, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, typhus metior, headache attended with occasional chills, not succeeded with increased heat of skin has a degree of lassitude and debility with loss of appetite, bowels slow; put on sick list 23 December 1831, discharged 19 February 1832.
Folio 8: William Hall, aged 29, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, diarrhoea, complaining of griping pains in his bowels with frequent purging of a thin sliming matter mixed with scybala, pulse 74, heat of skin natural, tongue white and dry; put on sick list 24 December 1831, discharged 22 January 1832.
Folio 9: John Rush, aged 39, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, synocha, slight headache attended with alternate heats and chills, great lassitude and drawsiness; put on sick list 4 February 1832, discharged 19 February 1832.
Folio 10: William Applebee, aged 16, convict, taken ill at sea; sick or hurt, phthisis, complaining of the symptoms of common catarrh, stated that he had vomited a quantity of blood early in the morning, he was far advanced in consumption, had a short troublesome cough with copious expectoration of pus attended with shooting pains through his chest, [he was put on] hospital diet, 15th [February] worse in every expect, high degree of heptic fever, expectoration of fine pus, he has every appearance of sinking, 16th [February] has passed a very restless night pulse weak and fluttering, skin covered with cold sweat appears insensible, he continued to sink gradually and at 7 pm. expired; put on sick list 7 February 1832, died 16 February 1832.
Folio 11: numerical abstract of cases mentioned in the journal, nosologically arranged.
Folio 12: Surgeon's general remarks. The number of convicts embarked were 224 at Sheerness between 22-24 October 1831.
