Medical journal of HM transport Mariner for 1 January-25 March 1847 by William McCrea,...

ADM 101/49/7

1847

Medical journal of HM transport Mariner for 1 January-25 March 1847 by William McCrea, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in conveying convicts and invalids from Bermuda to England. [In places the journal is badly faded].

Folio 1: copy of the sick book [names and details follow]:

• Folio 1: John Eaton, aged 20, convict invalid; sick or hurt, scrophula; put on sick list, 8 February 1847; discharged 19 March 1847 to hospital ship.
• Folio 1: John Noakes, aged 23, convict invalid; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list, 8 February 1847; discharged 19 March 1847 to hospital ship.
• Folio 1: James Potter, aged 21, convict invalid; sick or hurt, pthisis; put on sick list, 8 February 1847; died 3 March 1847.
• Folio 1: Anthony Isted, aged 27, convict invalid; sick or hurt, chronic bronchitis; put on sick list, 8 February 1847; died 27 February 1847.
• Folio 1: Edward Evans, aged 28, convict; sick or hurt, acute dysentery; put on sick list, 8 February 1847; discharged 24 February 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: Charles Williams, aged 22, convict invalid; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list, 10 February 1847; discharged 23 February 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: Daniel [Greenhood?], aged 30, private of the guard; sick or hurt, phlegmon; put on sick list, 11 February 1847; discharged 14 February 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: William Griffiths, aged 30, convict invalid; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list, 15 February 1847; discharged 18 February 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: William Sarsfield, aged 23, private of the Guard; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list, 19 February 1847; discharged 24 February 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: John Murray, age [unclear], convict invalid; sick or hurt, opthalmia; put on sick list, 19 February 1847; discharged 25 March 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: William [Cullen?], age [unclear], private of the guard; sick or hurt, ulcus; put on sick list, 22 February 1847; discharged 28 February 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: William Davis, age [unclear], private of the guard; sick or hurt, conjunctivitis; put on sick list, 22 February 1847; discharged 24 March 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: John Hartwick, aged 47, invalid convict; sick or hurt, rheumatism; put on sick list, 27 February 1847; discharged 19 March 1847 to hospital ship.
• Folio 1: John [?], aged 26, private of the guard; sick or hurt, ulcus; put on sick list, 1 March 1847; discharged 25 March 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: Ralph Heald, aged 28, invalid convict; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list, 6 March 1847; discharged 15 March 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: William Plowman, aged 36, invalid convict; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list, 7 March 1847; discharged 25 March 1847 to duty.
• Folio 1: Thomas Barnett, aged 20, invalid convict; sick or hurt, diarrhoea; put on sick list, 14 March 1847; discharged 19 March 1847 to hospital ship.

Folio 3: James Potter, aged 21, convict invalid; case number 2; sick or hurt, pthisis; put on sick list, 8 February 1847; died 3 March 1847 at sea.

Folios 3-4: Anthony Isted, aged 27, convict invalid; case number 3; sick or hurt, chronic bronchitis; put on sick list, 8 February 1847; died 27 February 1847 at sea.

Folio 4: Edward Evans, aged 28, convict; case number 4; sick or hurt, acute dysentery; put on sick list, 8 February 1847; discharged 24 February 1847 to duty.

Folio 4: William Sarsfield, aged 23, private of the Guard; case number 5; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list, 19 February 1847; discharged 24 February 1847 to duty.

Folios 4-5: Ralph Heald, aged 28, invalid convict; case number 5; sick or hurt, dysentery; put on sick list, 6 March 1847; discharged 15 March 1847 to duty.

Folio 5: William Plowman, aged 36, invalid convict; case number 6; sick or hurt, dysentery, had been 166 days in hospital; put on sick list, 7 March 1847; discharged 25 March 1847 to duty.

Folio 6: a nosological synopsis of the Mariner's sick book.

Folio 7: Surgeon's general remarks. 212 convicts were embarked on board the Mariner on 8 February 1847 at Bermuda, of which 47 were invalided for various diseases, but of these a very small number required medical treatment on the passage. The whole of them, with the exception of one convict invalid were embarked from the hulks and this exception was embarked from the naval hospital. The general health of the convicts on the passage was good and continued so even when the ship got to the northward, and the weather became cold, notwithstanding the convicts were but badly clothed, and on two thirds allowance of provisions. Two of the invalids died of affection of the lungs when the ship got into cold weather, but the great majority of the invalids derived much benefit from the change. The cases of dysentery which are mentioned in the journal were the most interesting, and they afforded fair examples of that disease, large doses of calomel were the treatment which was most successful, and from my knowledge of this disease for an extended period at Bermuda. I should consider it the safest practice to depend on.

Folios 8-12: An unrelated meteorological journal for 7 November 1843 to 15 April 1844 by [W B Jones?] for a ship sailing to Hobart Town carrying 295 prisoners.

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