Catalogue description Medical and surgical journal of HMS Ringdove for 1 January to 31 December 1875 by A....

Medical and surgical journal of HMS Ringdove for 1 January to 31 December 1875 by A. Gorham, M.D, Staff Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed on the China Station. [Note: ADM 101/192, 1A-1B are produced as a single document: order as ADM 101/192].

Folio 1: Instructions for the compilation of the medical journal.

Folio 2: George Roberts, aged 37, sailmaker’s mate; case number 1; disease or hurt, chronic rheumatism. Put on sick list, 9 April 1875 at Hong Kong. Invalided 10 April 1875 at a medical survey and discharged to HMS Victor Emanuel to await the arrival of the mail steamer for passage to England.

Folio 3: Thomas Cotter, aged 28, stoker; case number 2; disease or hurt, syphilis and debility. Put on sick list, 25 March 1875 at Hong Kong. Invalided 29 March 1875 by medical survey at the Royal Naval hospital in Hong Kong and discharged to HMS Victor Emanuel to await the arrival of the mail steamer for passage to England.

Folio 3: Thomas Morris, aged 26, Assistant Engineer; case number 3; disease or hurt, stricture of the bladder. Put on sick list, 3 May 1875 at Hong Kong. Discharged 3 May 1875 to the Royal Naval hospital in Hong Kong.

Folio 4: Fred Yelland, aged 27, Armourer; case number 4; disease or hurt, gonorrhoea. Put on sick list, 3 April 1875 at Hong Kong. Discharged 19 April 1875 to the Royal Naval hospital in Hong Kong.

Folios 4-5: George Taylor, aged 19, ordinary seaman; case numbers 5, 9; disease or hurt, hypertrophy of right mammilla. Put on sick list, 12 May 1875 at Hong Kong. Discharged 14 May 1875 to the Royal Naval hospital in Hong Kong and invalided from there on 20 July 1875.

Folio 4: Robert Robjent, aged 20, stoker; case number 6; disease or hurt, bronchitis. Put on sick list, 18 May 1875 at Hong Kong. Discharged 21 May 1875 to the Royal Naval hospital in Hong Kong.

Folio 4: Edward Elliott, aged 29, leading stoker; case number 7; disease or hurt, gonorrhoea. Put on sick list, 28 May 1875. Discharged 7 June 1875 to hospital.

Folio 4: G. Gawan, aged 20, ordinary seaman; case number 8; disease or hurt, scrofula. Put on sick list, 22 July 1875 at Hong Kong. Discharged 28 July 1875 to hospital.

Folios 5-6: William Shulver, aged 30, stoker; case numbers 10-12; disease or hurt, syphilis. Put on sick list, 14 June 1875. Discharged 16 June 1875 to hospital.

Folio 6: John Cardew, aged 26, captain of the forecastle; case number 13; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 3 June 1875 at Hong Kong. Discharged 7 June 1875 to hospital at Hong Kong, and invalided from there with chronic diarrhoea.

Folio 6: John Cornelius, aged 29, able seaman; case number 14; disease or hurt, gonorrhoea. Put on sick list, 13 July 1875 at Hong Kong. Discharged 28 July 1875 to hospital.

Folio 7: Thomas Warren, aged 17, boy; case number 15; disease or hurt, rheumatism and orchitis. Put on sick list, 20 June 1875. Discharged 5 July 1875 to hospital.

Folio 7: Charles Rich, aged 36, leading stoker; case number 16; disease or hurt, rheumatism. Put on sick list, 7 March 1875. Discharged 16 March 1875 to hospital.

Folio 7: Randolph Milton, aged 22, ordinary seaman; case number 17; disease or hurt, contusion of the right knee. Put on sick list, 7 March 1875. Discharged 16 March 1875 to hospital, and returned to duty on 27 April 1875.

Folio 7: John Davis, aged 21, ordinary seaman; case number 18; disease or hurt, orchitis. Put on sick list, 26 August 1875 at Hong Kong harbour. Discharged 31August 1875 to hospital, and returned to duty on 21 September 1875.

Folio 8: Ambrose Cobb, aged 27, able seaman; case number 19; disease or hurt, condylomata. Put on sick list, 28 October 1875. Discharged 29 October 1875 to hospital.

Folio 8: Thomas Downes, aged 22, able seaman; case number 20; disease or hurt, gonorrhoea. Put on sick list, 16 October 1875 at Hong Kong. Discharged 22 October 1875 to hospital. Returned to duty 9 December 1875.

Folios 8-9: Edward Howell, aged 36, boatswain’s mate; case number 21; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 14 December 1875. Discharged 31 December 1875 to HMS Modeste for further treatment.

Folios 10-12: Blank.

Folio 13: Table 1: showing the movements of the ship during the period of this journal.

Folio 13: 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. [No names recorded].

Folio 14: 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 90.

Folio 15: A blank Table 4 form.

Folio 16: Table 5 showing the number of cases of diseases arranged between the following periods of age (15 to 25, 25 to 35, 35 to 45, 45 to 55, 55 to 65) for 1 January to 31 December 1875. Average number victualled daily during the period; aged 15 to 25 (45), aged 25 to 35 (35), aged 35 to 45 (9), aged 45 to 55 (0).

Folios 17-24A: Surgeon’s general remarks.

Folios 20-24: With regard to the Perak Expedition.

Folio 24A: Plan of Perak, Malay Peninsula showing the operations of the Southern Column Expedition 1875-1876 by W.V. Bayly, Lieutenant, R.N.

Folios 25-27: Copy of the alphabetical sick list.

Folios 28-30: Blank.

Folio 31: Signed by Anthony Gorham, and commanding officer.