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Theban. Includes surgeon's view (off Batavia) that boiling drinking water is harmful,...
Catalogue reference: ADM 101/123/1
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This record is about the Theban. Includes surgeon's view (off Batavia) that boiling drinking water is harmful,... dating from 1813-1815 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 101/123/1
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1813-1815
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Description (What the record is about)
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Theban. Includes surgeon's view (off Batavia) that boiling drinking water is harmful, despite visible impurities; many cases of dysentery. For description purposes, ADM 101/123/1 has been split into two parts (1A and 1B), as follows:
Theban, 16 November 1813-16 November 1814: ADM 101/123/1A.
Theban, 16 November 1814-16 November 1815: ADM 101/123/1B.
NOTE: The two parts are produced as a single document using this catalogue reference (ADM 101/123/1).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4107252/
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ADM 101
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