Medical officer's journal of Lord Melville convict ship for 16 June -17 November...

ADM 101/44/6

1818

Medical officer's journal of Lord Melville convict ship for 16 June -17 November 1818 by John McMillar.

Folio 1: David Price, aged 27, convict; disease or hurt, constant purging and griping about the bottom of the abdomen; taken ill, Woolwich; dates on sick list, 16-22 June 1818; discharged cured.

Folio 1: John Jones, aged 27; disease or hurt, constant purging and griping about the bottom of the abdomen; dates on sick list, 16-21 June 1818; discharged cured.

Folio 1: William Catsby, aged 38; disease or hurt, constant purging and griping about the bottom of the abdomen; dates on sick list, 17-23 June 1818; discharged cured.

Folio 1: William Vernon, aged 32; disease or hurt, constant purging and griping about the bottom of the abdomen; dates on sick list, 18-22 June 1818; discharged cured.

Folio 2: James Dunkley, aged 31, convict; disease or hurt, purging and griping; dates on sick list, 21-26 June 1818; cured.

Folio 2: William Edgar, aged 19, convict; disease or hurt, langor and cold shivering, severe headache, pain in bones skin hot, pulse very frequent; dates on sick list, 25-29 June 1818; cured.

Folio 2: Samuel Everett, aged 29, convict; disease or hurt, purging, griping and tenemus; dates on sick list, 25 June-1 July 1818; cured.

Folio 2: Richard Walters, aged 22, convict; disease or hurt, purging; dates on sick list, 30 June-6 July 1818; cured.

Folio 3: Thomas Cooper, aged 23, convict; disease or hurt, chronic ulcer over the anterior inferior part of the fibia; dates on sick list, 30 June-25 July 1818; cured.

Folio 3: John Fauks, convict; taken ill at Woolwich; disease or hurt, purging; dates on sick list, 1-20 July 1818; well.

Folios 4-5: William Robinson, age 44, convict; taken ill at Woolwich; disease or hurt, headache, loss of appetite and general debility, gums are sore, many teeth loose, left cheek swelled and painful, skin livid, legs rather swelled; dates on sick list, 3 July-20 September 1818; discharged well.

Folio 5: Hugh Curry, age 26, convict; taken ill at Woolwich; disease or hurt, constant purging and griping; dates on sick list, 11-15 July 1818; cured.

Folios 5-7: Richard Summers, age 27, convict; taken ill at Woolwich; disease or hurt, headache and constant purging; dates on sick list, 13 July-18 November 1818; cured.

Folio 7: Ben Bright, age 34, convict; taken ill at Woolwich; disease or hurt, fever and incessant purging, slightly griped; dates on sick list, 14 -31 July 1818; cured.

Folio 7: David Price, age 37, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, fever and incessant purging, slightly griped; dates on sick list, 20 July-5 August 1818; cured.

Folio 8: Henry Stanly, age 39, private soldier; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, cold shivering, severe headache, pain in limbs and debility; dates on sick list, 24 July-4 August 1818; cured.

Folios 8-9: Thomas Petty, age 30, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, headache, pain and oppression at the precordium, increased temperature, frequency of pulse, incessant purging, pain in the abdomen; dates on sick list, 4 August -19 September 1818; cured.

Folio 9: Charles Flowers, age 49, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, langor, cold and shivering, severe headache, pain in back, oppression in his thorax, difficulty of breathing, skin hot and dry, pulse full hard and frequent; dates on sick list, 5-17 August 1818; cured.

Folio 10: Thomas Woodberay, age 19, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, incessant diarrhoea, giddiness, severe headache, thirst, ardent heat of the skin and great acceleration of pulse; dates on sick list, 11 August -13 September 1818; cured.

Folios 10-12: John Fauks, age 40, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, pain in loins, debility of lower extremities, pain and stiffness in shoulders and arms, loss of appetite, bowels lax sometimes griped, countenance pale and dejected, skin cold, pulse small and feeble and tremulous; dates on sick list, 26 August -30 October 1818; cured.

Folio 12: Thomas Moor, age 26, soldier; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, severe griping pain in the umbilical and gastric regions; dates on sick list, 31 August -16 September 1818; discharged to duty.

Folios 12-13: John Thomas, age 23, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, bowel complaints and violent griping; dates on sick list, 12 September-1 October 1818; cured.

Folio 13: John Oxley, age 32, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, cold shivering pain and stiffness in thighs and knees, severe headache, skin hot and dry, pulse full hard and frequent thirst; dates on sick list, 19 September-16 October 1818; cured.

Folio 14: John Burgess, age 45, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, erysipelas terminating in an extensive abscess, the inflammation appeared on the fore part of the leg attended with a burning pain in the whole limb and some degree of febrile derangement in the whole system; dates on sick list, 20 September-11 November 1818; cured.

Folio 15: John Caplion, age 36, convict; taken ill at Table Bay; disease or hurt, severe griping and purging, vomiting with painful spasm in his stomach; dates on sick list, 20 -31 October 1818; cured.

Folio 15: John Hephy, age 24, private soldier; taken ill at Table Bay; disease or hurt, acute pain in the left side which renders inspiration extremely difficult, attended with acclerated pulse and increased temperature; dates on sick list, 25 -31 October 1818; discharged to duty.

Folios 15-16: William Bott, age 22, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, fleshy part of the end of his middle finger bruised and slightly lacerated by the links of the chain cable; dates on sick list, 1 November-6 December 1818; cured.

Folio 17: William Ploughwright, age 40, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, emaciated and chronic rheumatism; dates on sick list, 11 November-8 December 1818; died.

Folio 18: Thomas Wells, age 24, convict; taken ill at sea; disease or hurt, violent pain in both sides of thorax with great difficulty in breathing; dates on sick list, 17-23 November 1818; cured.

Folios 19-24 (blank).

Folio 25: Numerical abstract of medical cases contained in the medical officer's journal for Lord Melville convict ship.

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