Medical and surgical journal of HMS Thalia for 16 February to 26 April 1871 by John...

Medical and surgical journal of HMS Thalia for 16 February to 26 April 1871 by John M Hunter, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed on particular service.

Folios 1-8: Various addenda and letters regarding the Surgeon's paper on the Dietaries of British and Foreign Navies.

Folio 9: Instructions for the compilation of the medical journal.

Folio 10: James Hakesley, aged 20, able seaman; case number 1; disease or hurt, wound right hand. Put on sick list, 20 February 1871. Discharged 19 April 1871 to Plymouth Royal Naval hospital.

Folio 10: Dennis Manning, aged 29, captain of the foretop; case number 2; disease or hurt, ulcer on hip. Put on sick list, 20 February 1871. Discharged 15 April 1871 to duty.

Folio 11: Samuel Richards, aged 27, able seaman; case number 3; disease or hurt, varicocele. Put on sick list, 2 March 1871. Discharged 19 April 1871 to Plymouth Royal Naval hospital.

Folio 11: John King, aged 37, captain of the hold; case number 4; disease or hurt, heart disease. Put on sick list, 23 March 1871 at sea. Discharged 19 April 1871 to Plymouth Royal Naval hospital.

Folio 11: George Lavers, aged 32, stoker; case number 5; disease or hurt, stricture. Put on sick list, 24 March 1871 at sea. Discharged 2 April 1871 to duty.

Folios 11-12: Samuel Ashton, aged 21, ordinary seaman; case number 6; disease or hurt, poisoning by tobacco. Put on sick list, 4 April 1871 at sea. Discharged 6 April 1871 to duty.

Folio 12: Charles Forder, aged 27, private Royal Marine Light Infantry; case number 7; disease or hurt, hernia. Put on sick list, 6 April 1871 at sea. Discharged 19 April 1871 to Plymouth Royal Naval hospital.

Folio 12: Thomas Leahy, aged 20, ordinary seaman; case number 8; disease or hurt, fracture of skull. Put on sick list, 11 April 1871 at sea. Discharged 15 April 1871 to Plymouth Royal Naval hospital.

Folio 13: Samuel Pearce, aged 36, captain of the quarterdeck; case number 9; disease or hurt, contusion of left leg. Put on sick list, 18 April 1871 at Devonport. Discharged 21 April 1871 to Plymouth Royal Naval hospital.

Folio 13: Henry Leah, aged 20, sub lieutenant; case number 10; disease or hurt, epidymitis. Put on sick list, 22 April 1871. Discharged 25 April 1871 to Plymouth Royal Naval hospital.

Folios 14-38: Blank.

Folio 39: Table 1: showing the movements of the ship during the period of this journal.

Folio 39: Table 2: 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. (Name and details follow). Charles Forder, aged 27, private marine, date of pension certificate, 6 April 1871, hurt-right scrotal hernia on 5 April 1871 when lifting a box during general quarters.

Folio 40: Table 3: A nosological synopsis of the medical cases which have occurred during the period covered by the journal. The average numerical strength of the company 323.

Folio 41: A blank Table 4 form.

Folio 41: Table 5 showing the number of cases of diseases arranged between the following ages (15 to 25, 25 to 35, 35 to 45, 45 to 55, 55 to 65).

Folio 42: An instruction from the Admiralty for the Surgeon to complete a Table for the journal.

Folio 43: Blank.

Folios 44-51: Surgeon's general remarks. Includes description of HMS Thalia (folio 44), three temperature charts of patients (folios 45A-45C), a paper on the dietaries of the British and Foreign Navies with tables (folios 45-), including a table on weekly rations in ounces of the British Navy in 1720 (folio 48), weekly rations in ounces of the British Navy in 1871 (folio 48), proposed scale of weekly rations in ounces for the British Navy (folio 48), weekly rations of the United States Navy 1871 (folio 49), weekly rations of the French Navy at sea, 1871 (folio 49), weekly rations of the Dutch Navy in Europe, 1871 (folio 50), weekly rations of the Dutch Navy in the East Indies, 1871 (folio 50), and an examination of water on the Island of Ascension (folios 50-51).

Folios 52-54: Blank.

Folios 55-56: Copy of the alphabetical sick list.

Folios 57-62: Blank.

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