Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty’s surveying ship Aetna for 4 October...

ADM 101/81/2

1837-1838

Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty’s surveying ship Aetna for 4 October 1837 to 13 November 1838 by John Coulter, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in the West Coast of Africa.

Folio 1: Number not used.

Folios 2-5: Copy of daily sick book.

Folios 6-9: Richard Harvey, aged 40, seaman; case number 1; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 10 December 1837, Coast of Africa. Died 17 December 1837.

Folios 9-11: W. T. William, aged 25, [?]; case number 2; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 12 December 1837, Coast of Africa. Died 19 December 1837.

Folios 12-14: Captain A.T. E. Vidal, aged 45; case number 3; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 25 December 1837, Coast of Africa. Discharged 18 February 1838 to duty.

Folios 14-15: John Murry, aged 41, seaman; case number 4; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 21 December 1837, Coast of Africa. Discharged 24 January 1838 to duty.

Folios 15-16: Samuel Tylor, aged 23, seaman; case number 5; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 22 December 1837, Coast of Africa. Discharged 2 February 1838 to duty.

Folios 16-17: John Turner, aged 26, cooper; case number 6; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 21 December 1837, Coast of Africa. Died 25 December 1837.

Folios 17-18: R.G. Musterd, aged 27, Assistant Surgeon; case number 7; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 3 January 1838, Coast of Africa to Ascension. Died 6 January 1838.

Folios 19-20: George Baker, aged 19, seaman; case number 8; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 3 January 1838, passage from Coast of Africa to Ascension. Died 8 January 1838.

Folios 20-21: George Staffoard, aged 30, seaman; case number 9; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 25 December 1837, Coast of Africa. Died 29 December 1837.

Folios 21-23: James Jelly, aged 31, marine; case number 10; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 5 January 1838, from Coast of Africa to Ascension. Discharged 18 February 1838 to duty.

Folio 23: Henry Marshall, aged 24, marine; case number 11; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 12 December 1837, Coast of Africa. Died 17 December 1837.

Folio 23: Paul Webb, aged 38, carpenter’s crew; case number 12; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 21 December 1837. Died 25 December 1837.

Folio 23: R. H. Saunders, aged 18, midshipman; case number 13; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 22 December 1837. Died 26 December 1837.

Folio 23: James [?], aged 24, seaman; case number 14; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 23 December 1837. Died 27 December 1837.

Folio 23: William Brown, aged 28, seaman; case number 15; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 23 December 1837. Died 27 December 1837.

Folio 23: William Lacey, aged 36, seaman; case number 16; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 25 December 1837. Died 30 December 1837.

Folio 23: John Coombes, aged 16, boy; case number 17; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 25 December 1837. Died 29 December 1837.

Folio 23: William Williams, aged 34, marine; case number 18; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 27 December 1837. Died 2 January 1838.

Folio 23: James Wyer, aged 22, marine; case number 19; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 30 December 1837. Died 4 January 1838.

Folio 23: Richard West, aged 18, boy; case number 20; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 31 December 1837. Died 6 January 1838.

Folio 23: John Stacey, aged 20, boy; case number 21; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 2 January 1838. Died 7 January 1838.

Folio 23: Charles Moore, aged 30, butcher; case number 22; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 3 January 1838. Died 8 January 1838.

Folio 23: Thomas Wilkinson, aged 17, boy; case number 23; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 4 January 1838. Died 11 January 1838.

Folio 23: John Clarke, aged 51, carpenter’s mate; case number 24; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 4 January 1838. Died 8 January 1838.

Folio 23: Frederick White, aged 21, boy; case number 25; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 6 January 1838. Died 10 January 1838.

Folio 23: John Walker, aged 26, seaman; case number 26; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 10 January 1838. Died 14 January 1838.

Folio 24: William Long, aged 30, marine; case number 27; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 10 January 1838. Died 14 January 1838.

Folio 24: Elias Ram, aged 34, seaman; case number 28; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 20 January 1838. Died 23 January 1838.

Folio 24: William Parker, aged 33, seaman; case number 29; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 11 January 1838. Died 15 January 1838.

Folio 24: George Dydimus, aged 35, seaman; case number 30; disease or hurt, yellow fever. Put on sick list, 26 May 1838. Died 18 June 1838.

Folio 24: W. Hood, aged 46, purser; case number 31; disease or hurt, synochus. Put on sick list, 17 June 1838. Died 25 June 1838.

Folio 24: John Spears, aged 22, seaman; case number 32; disease or hurt, contusio. Put on sick list, 9 November 1838, Portsmouth Dock. Discharged to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 24: Nosological Synoposis of the sick book.

Folio 25: List of men who have received wounds or hurts during the period of the journal (no names listed).

Folios 25-28: Surgeon’s general remarks about the treatment and effects of yellow fever on board.

Folios 28-29: Daily register of thermometer and state of the weather for December 1837 and January 1838 from Sierra Leone to the Island of Ascension.

Public Record(s)

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Topics

Disease

Navy

Armed Forces (General Administration)

Africa