Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Saint Vincent for 13 July...

ADM 101/66/1

1836-1837

Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's convict ship Saint Vincent for 13 July 1836 to 18 January 1837 by Andrew Henderson, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in transporting 191 Male Convicts and 10 Settlers and Guards from Kingstown Harbour and the Cove of Cork to Sydney in New South Wales.

Folios 1-4: A copy of the sick book.

Folios 5-6: Dominic Doherty, aged 20, convict; case number 1; disease, fractura. He was received from the Surprise Hulk. Put on sick list, 11 September 1836 in Cove of Cork. Discharged 23 October 1836.

Folios 6-7: John Murphy, aged 20, convict; case number 2; disease, phymosis and warts. This man was embarked from the Elsen Hulk at Kingstown. Put on sick list, 12 September 1836. Discharged 9 November 1836.

Folios 7-8: John Healy, aged 12, free settler; case number 3; disease, obstipatis. He was embarked at Cove of Cork a half starved weakly boy. Put on sick list, 17 September 1836. Discharged 30 September 1836.

Folios 8-10: John Johnstone, aged 30, convict; case number 4; disease, phthisis pulmonalis. This man was received from the Surprise Hulk at Cove of Cork. Put on sick list, 27 September 1836. Discharged to the Colonial Hospital Sydney 6 January 1837.

Folios 11-12: Lieutenant Donald Stewart, aged 35, 3rd East Kent Regiment of Foot (The Buffs): case number 5; disease, cynanche tonsillaris. Embarked at Deptford 8 August 1836. Put on sick list, 21 October 1836. Discharged to duty 9 November 1836.

Folios 12-13: John Kerwin, aged 30, convict; case number 6; disease, furunculus, ulcus and scorbutus. Embarked at Deptford 8 August 1836. Put on sick list, 21 November 1836. Landed with the other prisoners 18 January 1837 at Sydney.

Folios 13-14: John Murphy, aged 38, convict; case number 7; disease, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 22 November 1836. Died 26 November 1836.

Folio 15: Michael Monaghan, aged 38, convict; case number 8; disease, phymosis. Put on sick list, 5 November 1836. Discharged 6 December 1836.

Folio 16: Lancelot Costello, aged 24, convict; case number 9; disease, obstipatis. Put on sick list, 12 October 1836. Discharged 22 October 1836.

Folios 16-18: Thomas Spence, aged 30, convict; case number 10; disease, obstipatis. Put on sick list, 7 December 1836. Discharged 7 January 1837.

Folios 18-20: Michael Jennings, aged 20, convict; case number 11; disease, catarrhus or scorbutus. Put on sick list, 22 December 1836. Discharged 7 January 1837.

Folios 20-21: John Rhodes, aged 33, military convict; case number 12; disease, purpura or scorbutus. He served in the Army some years in India, was a hard drinker. Put on sick list, 9 December 1836. Discharged 18 January 1837.

Folios 21-22: Pat Costillo, aged 21, convict; case number 13; disease, purpura or scorbutus. Put on sick list, 7 December 1836. Discharged 26 December 1836.

Folio 22: John Corrigan, aged 52, convict; case number 14; disease, vulnus. Put on sick list, 26 October 1836. Discharged 27 November 1836.

Folios 22-23: Patrick McAnulty, aged 22, convict; case number 15; disease, purpura. Put on sick list, 5 December 1836. Discharged 13 December 1836.

Folio 23: Thomas Hughes, aged 20, convict; case number 16; disease, ulcus. Put on sick list, 21 October 1836. Discharged 18 January 1837.

Folio 24: Numerical abstract of cases mentioned in the journal, nosologically arranged.

Folios 25-26: Surgeon’s general remarks. The Saint Vincent embarked 224 male convicts from the hulks at Kingstown and Cove of Cork including some 120 convicts from the Elsen hulk and some 73 convicts from the Surprise hulk. Ten free settlers, sons of convicts already in New South Wales, were ordered a passage by the State Government. The ship sailed for Sydney on 13 September 1836 and anchored at Port Jackson on 5 January 1837. Generally the health and appearance of the convicts on embarkation was good and continued to be so the 115 day voyage. The 7th case – dysentery, which terminated fatally on the fifth day – is rather remarkable. The man had far from an unhealthy appearance and was rather an active old sailor man – no other case of a similar nature occurring at all. I do not think I have ever expended so little medicine in any of my former voyages which has merely arisen from the general good state of health on board.

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