Catalogue description Medical and surgical journal of HM male convict ship Parmelia from 18 June to 28...

Medical and surgical journal of HM male convict ship Parmelia from 18 June to 28 November 1832 by R Allen, surgeon, during which time the said ship was employed in a voyage to New South Wales.

Folios 1-2: Edward Cook, aged 23, private, soldier; case number 1; disease or hurt, febris synocha. Put on sick list, 1 July 1832, at Woolwich. Discharged 23 July 1832 to duty.

Folios 3-5: John Wilson, aged 25, private, soldier; case number 2; disease or hurt, cholera morbus. Put on sick list, 5 July 1832, at Sheerness. Died 2 July 1832.

Folios 5-8: Thomas Jackson, aged 25, drummer; case number 3; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 5 July 1832, at Sheerness. Discharged 25 July 1832 cured.

Folios 9-10: Thomas Hopkins, aged 23, convict; case number 4; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 7 July 1832, at Sheerness. Died 7 July 1832.

Folios 11-13: William Chalmers, aged 20, convict; case number 5; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 7 July 1832, at Sheerness. Discharged 26 July 1832 cured.

Folios 14-16: Thomas Dales, aged 28, convict; case number 6; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 9 July 1832, at Sheerness. Discharged 31 July 1832 cured.

Folios 16-19: John Thomas, aged 40, convict; case number 7; disease or hurt, cholera. Put on sick list, 12 July 1832, at Sheerness. Discharged 1 August 1832 cured.

Folios 20-23: Roger Sims, aged 20, convict; case number 8; disease or hurt, febris typhus. Put on sick list, 15 August 1832, at sea. Died 24 August 1832.

Folios 23-25: John Sullivan, aged 40, convict; case number 9; disease or hurt, diseased heart. Put on sick list, 29 August 1832, at sea. Died 30 August 1832.

Folios 25-27: James Thompson, aged 25, convict; case number 10; disease or hurt, apoplexia. Put on sick list, 7 October 1832, at sea. Discharged to the colonial hospital at Sydney on 22 November 1832.

Folios 28-30: James Milner, aged 21, private, soldier; case number 11; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 19 October 1832, at sea. Discharged 22 November 1832 to duty.

Folio 31: a numerical abstract of the medical cases mentioned in the journal.

Folios 32-35: Surgeon's general remarks including a summary of the attacks and results of cholera cases on board the male convict ship, Parmelia at Sheerness, July 1832 (names of cholera cases follow); John Wilson, private, soldier; disease or hurt, cholera. date of attack, 5 July 1832, died 6 July 1832; Thomas Jackson, private, soldier; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 5 July 1832, discharged cured 6 July 1832; John Dickenson, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 6 July 1832, discharged cured 6 July 1832; Thomas Hopkins, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 7 July 1832, died 7 July 1832; William Chalmers, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 7 July 1832, discharged 26 July 1832 cured; Samuel Millard, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 7 July 1832, discharged 14 July 1832 cured; William Cristopher, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 8 July 1832, discharged 11 July 1832 cured; John Edwards, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 8 July 1832, discharged 11 July 1832 cured; Thomas Dales, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 9 July 1832, discharged 31 July 1832 cured; Barnard Coogan, private soldier; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 10 July 1832, discharged 22 July 1832 cured; John Thomas, convict; disease or hurt, cholera; date of attack, 12 July 1832, discharged 17 August 1832 cured.