Medical and surgical journal of HM male convict ship Parmelia from 18 June to 28...

ADM 101/58/4

1832

Medical and surgical journal of HM male convict ship Parmelia from 18 June to 28 November 1832 by R Allen, surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in a voyage to New South Wales.

Folios 1-2: Edward Cook, aged 23, private, soldier; case number 1; disease or hurt, febris synocha. Put on sick list, 1 July 1832, at Woolwich. Discharged 23 July 1832 to duty.

Folios 3-5: John Wilson, aged 25, private, soldier; case number 2; disease or hurt, cholera morbus. Put on sick list, 5 July 1832, at Sheerness. Died 2 July 1832.

Folios 5-8: Thomas Jackson, aged 25, drummer; case number 3; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 5 July 1832, at Sheerness. Discharged 25 July 1832 cured.

Folios 9-10: Thomas Hopkins, aged 23, convict; case number 4; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 7 July 1832, at Sheerness. Died 7 July 1832.

Folios 11-13: William Chalmers, aged 20, convict; case number 5; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 7 July 1832, at Sheerness. Discharged 26 July 1832 cured.

Folios 14-16: Thomas Dales, aged 28, convict; case number 6; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 9 July 1832, at Sheerness. Discharged 31 July 1832 cured.

Folios 16-19: John Thomas, aged 40, convict; case number 7; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 12 July 1832, at Sheerness. Discharged 1 August 1832 cured.

Folios 20-23: Roger Sims, aged 20, convict; case number 8; disease or hurt, febris typhus. Put on sick list, 15 August 1832, at sea. Died 24 August 1832.

Folios 23-25: John Sullivan, aged 40, convict; case number 9; disease or hurt, diseased heart. Put on sick list, 29 August 1832, at sea. Died 30 August 1832.

Folios 25-27: James Thompson, aged 25, convict; case number 10; disease or hurt, apoplexia. Put on sick list, 7 October 1832, at sea. Discharged to the colonial hospital at Sydney on 22 November 1832.

Folios 28-30: James Milner, aged 21, private, soldier; case number 11; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 19 October 1832, at sea. Discharged 22 November 1832 to duty.

Folio 31: a numerical abstract of the medical cases mentioned in the journal.

Folios 32-35: Surgeon's general remarks including a summary of the attacks and results of cholera cases on board the male convict ship, Parmelia at Sheerness, July 1832 (names of cholera cases follow); John Wilson, private, soldier; disease or hurt, cholera. date of attack, 5 July 1832, died 6 July 1832; Thomas Jackson, private, soldier; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 5 July 1832, discharged cured 6 July 1832; John Dickenson, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 6 July 1832, discharged cured 6 July 1832; Thomas Hopkins, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 7 July 1832, died 7 July 1832; William Chalmers, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 7 July 1832, discharged 26 July 1832 cured; Samuel Millard, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 7 July 1832, discharged 14 July 1832 cured; William Cristopher, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 8 July 1832, discharged 11 July 1832 cured; John Edwards, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 8 July 1832, discharged 11 July 1832 cured; Thomas Dales, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 9 July 1832, discharged 31 July 1832 cured; Barnard Coogan, private soldier; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 10 July 1832, discharged 22 July 1832 cured; John Thomas, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 12 July 1832, discharged 17 August 1832 cured.

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