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Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty's transport ship Moffatt for 14 November...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/55/1
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This record is about the Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty's transport ship Moffatt for 14 November... dating from 1833-1834 in the series Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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ADM 101/55/1
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Date (When the record was created)
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1833-1834
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Description (What the record is about)
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Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty's transport ship Moffatt for 14 November 1833 to 16 May 1834 by T B Wilson, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in conveying 400 prisoners from England to Van Dieman's Land. (This journal for the most part is written in Latin).
Folios 1-3: John Jenkins, aged 44; case number 1; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, 26 November 1833. Discharged 25 December 1833.
Folios 3-6: George Marsden, aged 25, convict; case number 2; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, December 1833. Discharged May 1834.
Folios 7-9: William Kew, aged 18, seaman; case number 3; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, 5 January 1834. Discharged February 1834.
Folios 9-10: Richard Dew, aged 26, seaman; case number 4; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, January 1834. Discharged February 1834.
Folio 11: William Wilson, aged 25; case number 5; disease or hurt, spasmus. Put on sick list, 18 February 1834. Discharged 10 February 1834.
Folios 12-13: William Smith, aged 72, convict; case number 6; disease or hurt, gangrene. Put on sick list, 8 February 1834. Discharged 9 March 1834.
Folio 13: Patrick Bryne, aged 23, marine; case number 7; disease or hurt, wound. Put on sick list, 8 March 1834. Discharged 1 April 1834.
Folios 14-15: Joseph Moss, aged 15, convict; case number 8; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 6 February 1834. Discharged 16 March 1834.
Folios 15-16: Henry Penny, aged 45, convict; case number 9; disease or hurt, hallucinations. Put on sick list, 7 April 1834. Discharged 17 June 1834.
Folios 16-17: Thomas Hart, aged 30, convict; case number 10; disease or hurt, atrophia. Put on sick list, May 1834. Discharged May 1834.
Folios 17-18: Samuel Norman, aged 26, convict; case number 11; disease or hurt, rheumatism. Put on sick list, 1 March 1834. Discharged 3 April 1834.
Folio 18: Thomas Cave, aged 34; case number 12; disease or hurt, scorbutus. Put on sick list, 12 May 1834. Discharged [?].
Folio 19: Manoah Kirby, aged 42, convict; case number 13; disease or hurt, apoplexy. Put on sick list, May 1834. Discharged May 1834.
Folios 20-21: Thomas Duncan, aged 33, convict; case number 14; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, [?]. Discharged [?].
Folio 22: Samuel Elsemore, aged 38, convict; case number 15; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, May 1834. Discharged May 1834.
Folio 22: John Palmer, aged 24, convict; case number 16; disease or hurt, febris. Put on sick list, May 1834. Discharged May 1834.
Folio 23: A nosological synopsis of the journal.
Folios 24-26: Surgeon's general remarks.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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English and Latin
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Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 101
Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department...
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