Catalogue description Medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Francis Charlotte from 28 July 1832 to...

Medical and surgical journal of HM convict ship Francis Charlotte from 28 July 1832 to 15 January 1833 by John Osborne, surgeon and superintendent, during which time the said ship was employed conveying prisoners to Van Dieman's Land.

Folios 1-2: Ann Watts, aged 35, convict; case number 1; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 13 August 1832 at Woolwich. Died 17 August 1832.

Folio 3: Thomas Thoroughgood, aged 14, a free government passenger; case number 2; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 15 August 1832 at Woolwich. This boy recovered.

Folio 4: Maria Hayes, aged 42, convict; case number 3; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 16 August 1832 at Woolwich. Died 17 August 1832.

Folio 4: Ann Griffiths, aged 22, convict; case number 4; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 17 August 1832 at Woolwich. Recovered.

Folio 5: Eliza H[?], aged 26, convict; case number 5; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 19 August 1832 at Woolwich. Died 20 August 1832.

Folios 5-6: Ann Carter, aged 19, convict; case number 6; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 19 August 1832 at Woolwich. Died 26 August 1832.

Folio 6: Phoebe Polbrook, aged 13, a government passenger; case number 7; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 19 August 1832 at Woolwich. Cured.

Folio 7: Ann Butler, aged 18, convict; case number 8; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 24 August 1832 at Woolwich. Recovered.

Folio 7: Sarah Polbrook, aged 36, convict; case number 9; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 25 August 1832 at Woolwich. Recovered.

Folio 8: Joseph Polbrook, aged 6, child; case number 10; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 25 August 1832 at Woolwich. Died 3 September 1832.

Folio 8: Mary Rawlins, aged 34, convict; case number 11; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 25 August 1832 at Woolwich. Recovered.

Folio 9: Eliza Black, aged 21, convict; case number 12; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 26 August 1832 at Woolwich. Recovered.

Folio 9: Sarah Wood, aged 16, convict; case number 13; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 28 August 1832 at Woolwich. Recovered.

Folio 10: Louise Massey, aged 5, government passenger; case number 14; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 28 August 1832 at Woolwich. Died 3 September 1832.

Folio 10: Case numbers 15-17. Three of the ships crew [names not stated] were also affected with cholera and two of them who died appear to have led dissipated lives, died after a few hours.

Folio 11: Hannah Cross, aged 26, convict; case number 18; disease or hurt, pyrexia. Put on sick list, 5 September 1832 at Sheerness. Discharged 20 September 1832 cured.

Folio 11: Elizabeth Emerson, aged 22, convict; case number 19; disease or hurt, pyrexia. Put on sick list, 12 August 1832 at sea. Discharged 26 September 1832 cured.

Folio 12: Matilda Finucane, aged 19, convict; case number 20; disease or hurt, pyrexia. Put on sick list, 24 October 1832 at sea. Cured.

Folio 12: Sarah [?], aged 21, convict; case number 21; disease or hurt, pyrexia. Put on sick list, 24 October 1832 at sea. Cured.

Folio 13: Jane Bradley, aged 19, convict; case number 23; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 4 November 1832 at sea. Discharged 18 November 1832 cured.

Folio 13: Mary Smyth, aged 18, convict; case number 24; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 8 November 1832 at sea. Discharged 24 November 1832 cured.

Folio 14: Jane Kewley, aged 35, convict; case number 25; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 3 November 1832 at sea. Died 14 November 1832.

Folio 14: Elspeth Renrice, aged 22, convict; case number 26; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 20 November 1832 at sea. Gradually got better. Cured.

Folio 14: Jane Prosser, aged 19, convict; case number 27; disease or hurt, pyrexia. Put on sick list, 20 November 1832 at sea. Discharged 22 November 1832 cured.

Folio 15: Eliza Bradley, aged 32, convict; case number 28; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 24 November 1832 at sea. Died 16 December 1832.

Folio 15: Ann Crowdy, aged 30, convict; case number 29; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 4 December 1832 at sea. Recovered.

Folio 16: Sarah Rowley, aged 19, convict; case number 30; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 7 December 1832 at sea. Recovered.

Folio 16: Margaret Dixon, aged 46, convict; case number 31; disease or hurt, dysentery. Put on sick list, 10 December 1832 at sea. Discharged 24 December 1832.

Folio 17: Blank.

Folio 18: a numerical abstract of the medical cases mentioned in the journal nosologically arranged.

Folios 19-20: Surgeon's general remarks.