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 SHIPS’ NAMES. Number of Cases. Sent to Hospital. Invalided. Died. NERVOUS DISEASES- -Or der 4. M :ntal Dis] EASES. Asia : Madness - - - - I 1 Alfred : Idiotism - 1 I Donegal: Idiotism ... - 2 “ 2 Meteor (steamer): Hypochondriasis - 1 Pelican : Delirium tremens - - 4 Rainbow : Madness ... - I 1 Rapid : Melancholy - 1 1 Royalist: Mental affection - 1 St. Vincent: Idiotism - - 1 1 Delirium tremens - - 1 Victor : Madness ... - 1 1 Total - - - - 15 6 2 CACHECTIC DISEASES.- —Order 1. Emaciation of the Body. Alfred: Worms ... 1 Barham: General infirmity - - I 1 Donegal: Debility ... - 3 - 2 Procris : Worms ... - 1 Pelican : Age and debility - 1 1 St. Vincent: General debility - I Atrophy ... - 1 Worms ... - 2 Total - - - - 11 1 3 CACHECTIC DISEASES.- -Order 2. Swellings. Alfred : Dropsy of the chest 1 Dropsy of the integuments 1 - - 1 Barham : Dropsy of the integuments I Briton : Dropsy of the integuments - 1 Caledonia: Dropsy of the integuments - 1 1 Dropsy of the belly 1 1 Donegal: Tympany ... - 1 St. Vincent: Dropsy of the integuments - 1 Total ... - 8 2 - l CACHECTIC DISEASES—Order 3. Cutaneous Diseases. Asia : Syphilis - - - - 7 2 Scrofula - 3 2 JEtna : Syphilis - - - - 1 , Actoeon : Syphilis - - - - 18 4 Names and Numbers of Diseases, &c. for the Year 1832—continued. SHIPS’ NAMES. Number of Cases. Sent to Hospital. Invalided. Died. Cachectic Diseases_Ordei 1 3. Cutaneous Disea ses—contir lued. Alban: Scurvy ..... 1 Alfred : Syphilis .... 18 3 Scrofula .... 1 1 Britannia : Syphilis .... 32 Itch ..... 2 Barham : Syphilis .... 1 Scrofula 1 Jaundice .... 1 Belvidera: Jaundice .... 1 Syphilis .... 11 Briton : Syphilis .... 10 1 Scrofula .... 1 1 Jaundice .... 1 Beacon: Syphilis .... 4 1 Childers : Syphilis .... 4 1 Columbia : Itch «, ... 1 1 Caledonia : Syphilis - 18 1 Scrofula .... 1 • 1 Jaundice 2 1 Excoriation .... 1 Champion : Syphilis .... 5 1 Donegal: Syphilis .... 13 Leveret: Syphilis - - . 3 1 Meteor (steamer): Syphilis .... 4 1 Meteor (surveying) : Syphilis - - - 13 Mastiff: Syphilis .... 6 1 Madagascar: Tetters .... 1 Nautilus : Jaundice .... 1 Nimrod: Syphilis .... 1 Orestes : Syphilis .... 5 Prince Regent: Syphilis .... 1 Procris : Syphilis - 4 Jaundice .... 1 Philomel: Syphilis ... - 7 Pelican : Syphilis .... 3 2 Revenge: Syphilis .... 20 1 1 Itch ---. 4 Scrofula .... 2 - 1 Rapid: Syphilis .... 7 1 Raleigh: Syphilis .... 5 3 . Itch ----- 7 4 , .fi Romney : Syphilis ... - 3 Royalist: Syphilis ■ 8 159