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Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty's Lion for 29 January 1813 to [29th]...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/106/4
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This record is about the Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty's Lion for 29 January 1813 to [29th]... dating from 1812-1814 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 101/106/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1812-1814
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Description (What the record is about)
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Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty's Lion for 29 January 1813 to [29th] January 1814 by John Tweedy Todd, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed at the Cape of Good Hope. (Described at item level).
The journal itself takes the form of case by case entries but the first 11 folios are taken up with observations on the climate of the Cape of Good Hope, with sixteen tables comparing it's climate with that of other places and various other measurements. The observations appear to be for January to December 1812. Folios 12 to 14 are blank and the medical cases start on folio 15.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4107176/
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ADM 101
Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department...
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