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Medical journal of His Majesty's Prison Hospital ship Le Pegaze [ Le Pegase ] from...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/112/5
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This record is about the Medical journal of His Majesty's Prison Hospital ship Le Pegaze [ Le Pegase ] from... dating from 1804-1805 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 101/112/5
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1804-1805
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Medical journal of His Majesty's Prison Hospital ship Le Pegaze [Le Pegase] from the 25 January 1804 to 14 January 1805 by [William Bickley Smith?], Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in Portsmouth Harbour as a hospital ship for sick and wounded prisoners of war. (Described at item level).
The journal is in the form of a table with columns recording; Men's names, ages and qualities; When and where put on the sick list; Statement of the case when put on the sick list; symptoms and treatment when under cure; When discharged to duty, died or sent to the hospital; and, Remarks. The remarks column has a list entitled Ships Pharmacopoeia, listing medicines used in treatment. The cases listed are the crew of the ship, not the prisoners held on board.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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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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