Some account of the diseases that prevailed in two voyages to the East Indies, in the Carnatic East-Indiaman, during the years 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797 & 1798 ; together with observations and medical remarks in a series of letters to John Hunter / By John Milne, formerly surgeon of the Carnatic, now surgeon on the Bombay Establishment.

  • Milne, John (Surgeon)
Date:
1803
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Credit: Some account of the diseases that prevailed in two voyages to the East Indies, in the Carnatic East-Indiaman, during the years 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797 & 1798 ; together with observations and medical remarks in a series of letters to John Hunter / By John Milne, formerly surgeon of the Carnatic, now surgeon on the Bombay Establishment. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    equally powerful in the produ6tion of thofe diieafes. The Dublin, on the contrary, hacl her guns h on fed, and could confequently always open or bar her ports at pleafure; and what proved betides a very effential be- nefit at fuch a time, that ffiip had her galley upon her gun-deck; both of which concur- ring advantages kept up that degree of warmth, that made men experience a kind of pleafure upon coming below from a cold and wet deck. Thefe, alone, I conceive to be the caules which operated in affecting the twro fhips fo differently. After getting into the regular monfoon, and during the fhort fpace of a fortnight’s paf- fage to China, our fhip s company had re- covered almofl a perfeft; frate of health, and we had only, when the fhip reached the port, about feven men upon the Tick lift. Upon our arrival at China, about the latter end of December, the furgeon died fuddenly, and the whole duty of the fhip was now to be entrufted to me. The weather in general was very temperate and agreeable during our ftay there, which was about three months, and wre enjoyed during that time the molt uninterrupted good health. The Dublin, i