Catalogue description Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty' female convict ship Caroline , for 1 March...

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Medical and surgical journal of His Majesty' female convict ship Caroline, for 1 March to 28 August 1833 by George Birnie, Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in conveying female convicts from Cove of Cork to Sydney New South Wales.

Folios 1-4: Copy of sick list.

Folio 5: Mary Griffin, aged [?], convict; case number 1; disease or hurt, psora. Put on sick list, 29 March 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 14 April 1833 cured.

Folio 5: Betty Murphy, aged [?], convict; case number 2; disease or hurt, psora. Put on sick list, 29 March 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 14 April 1833 cured.

Folio 6: Alice Kelly, aged 20, convict; case number 3; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 31 March 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 10 April 1833 cured.

Folios 6-7: Mary Topham, aged [?], convict; case number 4; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 3 April 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 30 April 1833 cured.

Folio 7: Mary Mackey, aged 24, convict; case number 5; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 3 April 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 10 April 1833 cured.

Folio 7: Margaret Molloy, aged 18, convict; case number 6; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 3 April 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 10 April 1833 cured.

Folio 7: Ann Connor, aged 23, convict; case number 7; disease or hurt, procidentia. Put on sick list, 4 April 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 10 April 1833 cured.

Folios 7-8: Maria Swan, aged [?], convict; case number 8; disease or hurt, accident, fell down the afterhatch and fractured two of her ribs on the right side. Put on sick list, 12 April 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 4 August 1833 cured.

Folio 9: Catherine Galaghan, aged [?], convict; case number 9; disease or hurt, synocha. Put on sick list, 12 April 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 29 May 1833 cured.

Folio 9: Margaret Mooney, aged [?]; case number 10; disease or hurt, synocha. Put on sick list, 13 April 1833 at Cove of Cork. Discharged 17 July 1833 cured.

Folio 10: Anne Doyle, aged [?], convict; case number 11; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 1 May 1833 at sea. Discharged 4 June 1833 cured.

Folio 10: Mary Rooney or Scully, aged [?], convict; case number 12; disease or hurt, hysteria. Put on sick list, 11 May 1833 at sea. Discharged 3 July 1833 cured.

Folio 11: Mary Corrigan, aged [?], convict; case number 13; disease or hurt, synocha. Put on sick list, 12 May 1833 at sea. Discharged 4 June 1833 cured.

Folios 11-12: Mary Ann Murphy or Brien, aged [?], convict; case number 14; disease or hurt, synocha. Put on sick list, 17 May 1833 at sea. Discharged 6 August 1833 to the General Hospital Sydney.

Folio 12: Bridget Smith, aged [?], convict; case number 15; disease or hurt, synocha. Put on sick list, 30 May 1833 at sea. Discharged 4 June 1833 cured.

Folio 13: Mary Griffin, aged [?], convict; case number 16; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 18 July 1833 at sea. Discharged 6 August 1833 to Sydney hospital.

Folio 14: A nosological synopsis of the sick book.

Folios 15-16: Surgeon's general remarks.

Date: 1833
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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