Volume 1

Statistical reports on the health of the Navy for the years 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835 and 1836.

  • British Admiralty Office
Date:
[1840-1841]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Statistical reports on the health of the Navy for the years 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835 and 1836. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Appendix, No. 3.—Name and Force of each Ship employed, the Names and Numbers of Diseases, &c. for the Year 1832_continued. SHIPS’ NAMES. Number of Cases. Sent to Hospital. Invalided. Died. Febrile Diseases.—Order 5. Fluxes, with Fever—continued. Raleigh : Catarrh Dysentery Raven : Catarrh Romney : Catarrh Royalist : Catarrh St. Vincent: Catarrh Dysentery Scylla : Catarrh Dysentery Talavera : Catarrh Viper : Catarrh Dysentery Victor : Catarrh Total 84 1 2 3 4 41 24 1 29 3 10 5 1 1 4 1,430 16 5 4 NERVOUS DISEASES_Order 1. Soporose Diseases. Asia : Paralysis JEtna : Head-ache Actceon : Head-ache 23 2 Alfred: Head-ache Barham: Apoplexy Vertigo Belvidera : Vertigo Apoplexy Briton : Head -ache - Childers : Apoplexy Caledonia : Paralysis Head-ache - Concussion of brain Champion : Apoplexy Donegal : Paralysis Vertigo Leveret : Head-ache - Meteor (steamer): Incipient apoplexy Messenger : Vertigo Madagascar : Apoplexy Nautilus .* Apoplexy Nimrod : Vertigo Philomel : Head-ache Revenge : Paralysis Raleigh : Head-ache 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 5 1 I 1 1 1 SHIPS’ NAMES. Number of Cases. Sent to Hospital. Invalided . Died. Nervous Diseases.—Order 1. I Soporose Diseases— continued. Raven: I Vertigo - 1 Head-ache - - - - 1 St. Vincent : Head-ache - - - - 5 1 Coup ae soleil ... 3 Apoplexy - 5 1 - 4 Scylla : Head-ache - 1 Total - - - . 97 9 5 7 NERVOUS DISEASES.— Order 2. Defect of Vital Power. Asia : Indigestion - - - - 4 1 Actceon : Indigestion - - - - 3 Alban : Indigestion - 1 Alfred : Indigestion - - - - 2 Britannia : Indigestion - - - - 6 Barham : Indigestion - 11 Beacon ; Indigestion - - 2 Childers : Indigestion - - «. 1 1 Cordelia: Indigestion - - • 2 Caledonia : Indigestion * 10 4 Champion : Indigestion - 4 Donegal: Indigestion - - - 2 Leveret.' Indigestion - - - - 1 Meteor: Indigestion - - - - 1 Madagascar: Indigestion - - - 11 Orestes : Indigestion - 2 Philomel: Indigestion , 1 Revenge : Indigestion - - - 1 Rainbow.- Indigestion - - - - 25 Rapid : Indigestion - - - ] Romney: Indigestion - - - - 1 Royalist: f Indigestion - - - - 1 St. Vincent: Indigestion - 4 Fainting - ] - 1 Talavera: Indigestion - 1 - Total - - - - 99 j 6 1 NERVOUS DISEASES.—Order 3. Sfasmodic Diseases Asia : Diarrhoea - 12 JEtna : Diarrhoea - 31 Palpitation of the heart - 1 “ 1 : K K 4 1 59