Catalogue description Medical and surgical journal of H.M. convict ship Mariner for 3 November 1826 to 5 June...

Medical and surgical journal of H.M. convict ship Mariner for 3 November 1826 to 5 June 1827 by [B.W. Ternan?], Surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed conveying convicts to New South Wales.

Folios 1-6: State of the weather for December 1826 to May 1827 with daily thermometer and barometer readings; latitude and longitude positions and remarks about directions of the wind and general remarks about the weather.

Folios 6-7: General remarks about the weather in New South Wales.

Folios 8-12: Blank.

Folios 13-14: John Iverson, aged 24, private, 39th Regiment; disease or hurt, pain in the bowels with tormina, purging and slight tenesmus. Put on sick list, 4 December 1826 at Motherbank. Discharged 23 December 1826 at the Cove of Cork.

Folio 15: Patrick Trainor, aged 23, private, 39th Regiment; disease or hurt, a large bubo in the left groin, two chancres and slight gonorrhoea. Put on sick list, 7 December 1826 at Motherbank. Discharged 23 December 1826 to duty.

Folios 15-18: Thomas Cunningham, aged 60, convict; disease or hurt, chronic bowel pains. Formerly under the care of Mr Taylor in the hulk. Put on sick list, 9 January 1827 at the Cove of Cork. Died 19 February 1827.

Folios 19-20: John Joyce, aged 39, convict; disease or hurt, complains of liver griping and pain in the lower belly and tenesmus. Put on sick list, 10 January 1827 at the Cove of Cork. Discharged 1 February 1827 well.

Folios 20-21: Dennis Maloney, aged 33, convict; disease or hurt, severe griping and purging. Put on sick list, 19 January 1827 at sea. Discharged 1 February 1827 well.

Folios 21-22: Patrick Clifford, aged 24, convict; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 26 January 1827 at sea. Discharged 10 February 1827.

Folios 22-23: John Iverson, aged 24, private, 39th Regiment; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 6 February 1827 at sea. Discharged 27 March 1827 to the hospital at the Cape of Good Hope.

Folios 23-27: James McMahon, aged 21, prisoner; disease or hurt, acute rheumatism. Put on sick list, 8 February 1827 at sea. Discharged 29 March 1827 well.

Folio 27: Thomas Turner, aged 21, soldier; disease or hurt, pain in the fore part of the head, extending round the occipat and down to the eyes which appear inflamed and protruding. Put on sick list, 15 February 1827 at sea. Discharged 29 February 1827 well.

Folios 27-28: Sergeant Smith, aged 38, soldier, 39th Regiment; disease or hurt, acute rheumatism. Put on sick list, 27 February 1827 at sea. Discharged 29 February 1827 well.

Folios 28-30: Thomas Owen, aged 30, prisoner, has been for many years a horse jockey; disease or hurt, complains of a pain in the breast. Put on sick list, 28 February 1827 at sea. Discharged 25 March 1827 well.

Folios 30-31: John Dwyer, aged 30, prisoner; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 7 March 1827 at sea. Discharged 12 April 1827 well.

Folios 31-32: James Buckley, aged 30, prisoner; disease or hurt, opthalmia. Put on sick list, 9 March 1827 at sea. Discharged 2 April 1827 well.

Folios 32-33: Thomas Roach, aged 27, prisoner; disease or hurt, opthalmia. Put on sick list, 19 March 1827 at sea. Discharged 12 April 1827 well.

Folios 33-34: Patrick Ryan, aged 32, prisoner; disease or hurt, acute catarrhus. Put on sick list, 13 March 1827 at sea. Discharged 22 March 1827 well.

Folio 34: John Matthews, aged 27, prisoner; disease or hurt, opthalmia. Put on sick list, 15 March 1827 at sea. Discharged 2 April 1827 well.

Folio 35: Thomas Burke, aged 27, prisoner; disease or hurt, opthalmia. Put on sick list, 19 March 1827 at sea. Discharged 9 April 1827 well.

Folio 36: Thomas Feighny, aged 60, prisoner; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 24 March 1827 at sea. Discharged 24 May 1827 to the hospital in Sydney.

Folios 36-37: John Shehan, aged 58, prisoner; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 24 March 1827 at sea. Discharged 20 May 1827 well.

Folios 37-38: Jeremin Murphy, aged 45, prisoner; disease or hurt, poripnuimonia. Put on sick list, 13 April 1827. Died 2 May 1827.

Folios 39-40: Robert Hodnet, aged 23, prisoner; disease or hurt, catarrhal fever. Put on sick list, 22 April 1827 at sea. Discharged 23 May 1827 well.

Folio 40: William [Hamson?], aged 21, private, 35th Regiment; disease or hurt, intermittent fever. Put on sick list, 23 April 1827 at sea. Discharged 23 May 1827 to duty.

Folio 40: Michael Kenny, aged 21, prisoner; disease or hurt, opthalmia. Put on sick list, 28 April 1827 at sea. Discharged 20 May 1827 well.

Folio 40: David Goggin, aged 33, prisoner; disease or hurt, opthalmia. Put on sick list, 3 May 1827 at sea. Discharged 30 May 1827 well.

Folio 40: John Malony, aged 20, prisoner; disease or hurt, dysenteria. Put on sick list, 20 May 1827 off Sydney.

Folio 41: a numerical abstract of the medical cases mentioned in the journal.

Folios 41-43:Surgeon’s general remarks.

Folio 44: Details of hospital diets.