Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's troop ship Urgent for 1 July 1865 to...

ADM 101/258

1865 July-1866 June

Medical and surgical journal of Her Majesty's troop ship Urgent for 1 July 1865 to 30 June 1866 by F H Blaxhall, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in conveying troops between West Indies and the West Coast of Africa.

Folio 1: Cover page with document reference.

Folio 2: Henry Kerby, aged 28, stoker; case number 1; disease or hurt, varicose veins. Put on sick list, 6 June 1865. Discharged 8 July 1865 to Haslar Hospital invalided.

Folio 2: Patrick Toey, aged 27, marine; case number 2; disease or hurt, varicose veins. Put on sick list, 24 June 1865. Discharged 8 July 1865 to Haslar Hospital invalided.

Folio 3: Walter Warne, aged 24, carpenter's crew; case number 3; disease or hurt, bubo symp. Put on sick list, 14 June 1865. Discharged 12 July 1865 to Hospital.

Folios 3-4: John Martin, aged 23, able seaman; case number 4; disease or hurt, hypertrophy and disease of the aortic valves. Put on sick list, 15 July 1865. Discharged 24 July 1865 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 4: William Shaw, aged 21, ordinary seaman; case number 5; disease or hurt, primary syphilis and bubo. Put on sick list, 18 July 1865. Discharged 20 July 1865 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 4: Joseph Slater, aged 20, ordinary seaman; case number 6; disease or hurt, ulcer and opthalmia. Put on sick list, 21 July 1865. Discharged 19 August 1865 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 5: John Kingswell, aged 35, Carpenter; case number 7; disease or hurt, ulcer. Put on sick list, 1 August 1865. Discharged 5 August 1865 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 5: George Henry Holford, aged 35, ship's corporal; case number 8; disease or hurt, diseased liver. Put on sick list, [?]. Discharged 5 August 1865 to Haslar Hospital invalided.

Folios 5-6: William Welshman, aged 23, able seaman; case number 9; disease or hurt, cephalagia and aneurism of right subclavia. Put on sick list, 8 August 1865. Discharged 19 August 1865 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 6: Frederick Grundy, aged 34, Engineer; case number 10; disease or hurt, fractured left radius and contused ribs. Put on sick list, 9 August 1865. Discharged 9 August 1865 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 6: Andrew Ambrose, aged 27, stoker; case number 11; disease or hurt, gonorrhoea and rheumatism. Put on sick list, 10 August 1865. Discharged [?].

Folios 6-7: William Austen, aged 19, ward room officer’s servant; case number 12; disease or hurt, opthalmia and iritis. Put on sick list, 16 August 1865. Discharged 25 September 1865 to Bermuda Hospital.

Folio 7: Daniel A Campbell, aged 31, first class assistant Engineer; case number 13; disease or hurt, dyspepsia from drink. Put on sick list, [?]. Discharged 28 August 1865 to Hospital in Queenstown.

Folio 7: Silas Young, aged 20, ordinary seaman; case number 14; disease or hurt, primary syphilis and bubo. Put on sick list, 31 August 1865. Discharged 25 September 1865 to Hospital in Bermuda.

Folios 7-8: George Wright, aged 32, musician; case number 15; disease or hurt, primary syphilis and bubo. Put on sick list, 13 September 1865. Discharged 25 September 1865 to Hospital in Bermuda.

Folio 8: Michael Sullivan, aged 22, marine; case number 16; disease or hurt, bubo (symp). Put on sick list, 24 October 1865. Discharged 25 November 1865 to Hospital in Bermuda.

Folios 8-11: Silas Young, aged 20, ordinary seaman; case number 17; disease or hurt, syphilitic osteitis. Put on sick list, 25 January 1866. Discharged 24 March 1866 to Hospital.

Folios 11-12: John Bryan, aged 23, marine; case number 18; disease or hurt, phthisis. Put on sick list, 8 February 1866. Discharged 24 March 1866 to Hospital in Jamaica.

Folio 13: Alfred G A Billowes, aged 29, Engineer; case number 19; disease or hurt, hernia. Put on sick list, 11 February 1866. Discharged [?].

Folios 13-14: Henry Jefferies, aged 23, stoker; case number 20; disease or hurt, rheumatism. Put on sick list, 8 February 1866. Discharged 24 March 1866 to Hospital.

Folio 14: William Grutchfield, aged 28, marine; case number 21; disease or hurt, dyspepsia from drink. Put on sick list, 23 August 1866 at Portsmouth. Discharged 24 August 1866 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 14: John Hawkins, aged 23, leading seaman; case number 22; disease or hurt, catarrh. Put on sick list, 17 August 1866 at Portsmouth. Discharged 19 August 1866 to Haslar Hospital.

Folio 15: Richard Cronk, aged 21, ordinary seaman; case number 23; disease or hurt, compound fracture of first phalanx of right middle finger. Put on sick list, 6 March 1866. Discharged [?].

Folios 16-29: Blank.

Folio 30: Table 1: A list of men who during the period of this journal, have received wounds or hurts which may disqualify them for the public service, or subsequently in any way interfere with their earning a livelihood. (Names and details follow). Alfred G A Billowes, aged 29, Engineer, hurts, hernia. Richard Cronk, aged 21, ordinary seaman, hurts, compound fracture of right middle finger.

Folio 31: Table 2: A nosological synopsis of the medical cases which have occurred during the period, 1 July-31 December 1865. The average numerical strength of the company 146.

Folio 31: Table 3: A nosological synopsis of the medical cases which have occurred during the period covered by the journal, 1 January to 30 June 1866. The average numerical strength of the company 166.

Folios 33-44: Surgeon's general remarks.

Folios 45-53: Alphabetical sick list.

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