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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    opportunity of coming at the knowledge of the ftate of two., which were the Dublin and Duke of Buccleugh, Both thefe fhips had been anchored in nearly the fame place at Wampoa, under the influence of that riling ground which we have before defcribed, where their bowel-complaints firft began to affe6l them; and both had a change made from bread to rice at China, which we have already been led to conceive a predifpofing caufe, and it is probable was what tendered them fo liable to fuflfer from the' irregular and unpleafant weather which now prevailed. At this time alfo the feamen of all the fleet were a good deal expofed, .and fatigued by anchoring, getting under weigh, and in wak- ing the fhips in coming' through the wind- ing f traits of Malacca. V 'U Our paflfage to the Cape of Good Hope was rather a tedious one; ‘and upon our arrival in that latitude, to crown our former troubles, the fhip loft her rudder in a violent gale of ‘wind. Our people were therefore in confe- quence much employed upon deck, and greatly harafled in the management of the various machines that were made to fteer the fhip, which brought on feyeral flight feverifh •attacks. One man who had been particularly