Minden Medical Journal

Medical and surgical journal of the hired convict ship Minden for 15 June to 22 October 1851 by John Gibson, Surgeon
ADM 101/252/1E - from the National Archives (UK) website

Folios 1-2: Copy of daily sick book.

Folio 3: Peter Jackson, aged 29, convict; case number 1; disease or hurt, febris intermittens. Put on sick list, 14 July 1851 at Plymouth Sound. Discharged 20 July 1851.

Folio 3: Henry Walker, aged 30, convict; case number 2; disease or hurt, febris intermittens. Put on sick list, 16 July 1851 at Plymouth Sound. Discharged 20 July 1851.

Folio 4: Charles Page, aged 20, convict; case number 3; disease or hurt, rheumatism. Put on sick list, 16 July 1851 at Plymouth Sound. Discharged 27 July 1851.

Folio 4: Charles Knight, aged 17, convict; case number 4; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 20 July 1851 at Plymouth. Discharged 22 July 1851.

Folio 4: Charles Carpenter, aged 16, convict; case number 5; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 20 July 1851 at Plymouth. Discharged 22 July 1851.

Folio 4: John Nickleson, aged 17, convict; case number 6; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 20 July 1851 at Plymouth. Discharged 22 July 1851.

Folio 4: Eli Angel, aged 19, convict; case number 7; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 20 July 1851 at Plymouth. Discharged 22 July 1851.

Folios 4-5: Adah Rider, aged 1 year and 7 months, pensioner's child; case number 8; disease or hurt, scrofula (mesenterica). Put on sick list, 21 July 1851 at sea. Died 24 August 1851.

Folio 5: Jonathan Maynard, aged 14, sailor; case number 9; disease or hurt, dysenteria et phrenitis. Put on sick list, 24 July 1851 at sea. Died 4 August 1851.

Folio 6: Joseph Preeneer, aged 28, convict; case number 10; disease or hurt, hydrocele. Put on sick list, 25 July 1851 at sea. Discharged 16 October 1851 to hospital at Fremantle.

Folio 6: Darius Jones, aged 19, convict; case number 11; disease or hurt, haematomesis. Put on sick list, 26 July 1851 at sea. Discharged 1 September 1851.

Folio 6: John Warren, aged 44, pensioner; case number 12; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 26 July 1851 at sea. Discharged 31 July 1851.

Folio 7: Mrs M Gorman, aged 22, pensioner's wife; case number 13; disease or hurt, parturitus (delivered of twins). Put on sick list, 4 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 21 August 1851.

Folio 7: Edward Butt, aged 15, convict boy; case number 14; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 6 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 15 August 1851.

Folio 7: Richard Pritchard, aged 22, convict; case number 15; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 6 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 18 August 1851.

Folio 7: Thomas Searle, aged 35, convict; case number 16; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 6 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 16 August 1851.

Folio 7: Henry Dickson, aged 32, convict; case number 17; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 8 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 24 August 1851.

Folio 7: William McLeod, aged 26, convict; case number 18; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 8 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 24 August 1851.

Folio 7: James Atkinson, aged 33, convict; case number 19; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 8 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 24 August 1851.

Folio 7: John Wilson, aged 35, convict; case number 20; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 8 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 26 August 1851.

Folio 7: Hall Holt, aged 56, convict; case number 21; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 8 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 26 August 1851.

Folio 7: John Williams, aged 26, convict; case number 22; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 8 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 26 August 1851.

Folio 7: Henry Storey, aged 42, convict; case number 23; disease or hurt, colica. Put on sick list, 19 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 25 August 1851.

Folio 8: Charles Whitehurst, aged 25, convict; case number 24; disease or hurt, cattarhus. Put on sick list, 19 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 26 August 1851.

Folio 8: George Adams, aged 24, convict; case number 25; disease or hurt, phthisis. Put on sick list, 25 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 3 September 1851.

Folio 8: William Hulmes, aged 29, convict; case number 26; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 27 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 3 September 1851.

Folio 8: Edward Wyard, aged 21, convict; case number 27; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 27 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 31 August 1851.

Folio 8: Luke Dill, aged 34, convict; case number 28; disease or hurt, colica. Put on sick list, 29 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 1 September 1851.

Folio 8: Henry Offer, aged 30, convict; case number 29; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 29 August 1851 at sea. Discharged 2 September 1851.

Folio 8: Charles Page, aged 29, convict; case number 30; disease or hurt, rheumatismus. Put on sick list, 1 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 9 September 1851.

Folios 8-9: Henry Jones, aged 26, convict; case number 31; disease or hurt, febris synochus. Put on sick list, 3 September 1851 at sea. Died 12 September 1851.

Folio 9: William Barley, aged 32, convict; case number 32; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 5 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 10 September 1851.

Folio 9: George Grant, aged 44, convict; case number 33; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 5 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 9 September 1851.

Folio 9: William Sheppard, aged 39, convict; case number 34; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 5 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 9 September 1851.

Folio 9: Henry Offer, aged 30, convict; case number 35; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 8 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 13 September 1851.

Folio 9: Richard Pritchard, aged 22, convict; case number 36; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 10 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 15 September 1851.

Folio 9: Henry Hughes, aged 22, convict; case number 37; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 10 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 15 September 1851.
Folio 9: William Allan, aged 20, seaman; case number 38; disease or hurt, ascites. Put on sick list, 13 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 21 September 1851.

Folios 9-10: James Campbell, aged 3 months, pensioner's son; case number 39; disease or hurt, colica. Put on sick list, 13 September 1851 at sea. Died 27 September 1851.

Folio 10: William Tummins, aged 39, convict; case number 40; disease or hurt, diarrhoea. Put on sick list, 14 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 21 September 1851.

Folio 10: David Elder, aged 22, convict; case number 41; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 15 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 21 September 1851.

Folio 10: William Allnutt, aged 16, convict; case number 42; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 15 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 20 September 1851.

Folio 10: R Charlton, aged 20, convict; case number 43; disease or hurt, vulnus. Put on sick list, 19 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 22 September 1851.

Folio 10: George Ryder, aged 25, convict; case number 44; disease or hurt, ulcus. Put on sick list, 20 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 24 September 1851.

Folio 10: John Island, aged 28, pensioner; case number 45; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 20 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 24 September 1851.

Folios 10-11: Peter Jackson, aged 25, convict; case number 46; disease or hurt, febris intermittens. Put on sick list, 21 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 28 September 1851.

Folio 11: George Adams, aged 24, convict; case number 47; disease or hurt, phthisis. Put on sick list, 24 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 16 October 1851 to Hospital.

Folio 11: William Sheppard, aged 38, convict; case number 48; disease or hurt, dyspepsia. Put on sick list, 25 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 9 October 1851.

Folio 11: James Newnham, aged 33, convict; case number 49; disease or hurt, ischuria. Put on sick list, 27 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 6 October 1851.

Folio 11: John Kelly, aged 24, convict; case number 50; disease or hurt, phlogosis. Put on sick list, 27 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 16 October 1851 to Hospital.

Folios 11-12: William Sewell, aged 19, seaman; case number 51; disease or hurt, pneumonia. Put on sick list, 29 September 1851 at sea. Discharged 14 October 1851.

Folio 12: Charles Miesner, aged 27, convict; case number 52; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 4 October 1851 at sea. Discharged 12 October 1851.

Folio 12: Mr Augustus Barry, aged 40, convict; case number 53; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 7 October 1851 at sea. Discharged 17 October 1851.

Folio 12: David Blundell, aged 42, pensioner; case number 54; disease or hurt, catarrhus. Put on sick list, 7 October 1851 at sea. Discharged 12 October 1851.

Folio 12: Charles Page, aged 20, convict; case number 55; disease or hurt, rheumatismus. Put on sick list, 15 October 1851 at Fremantle. Discharged 16 October 1851.

Folios 13-15: Blank.

Folio 16: A nosological synopsis of the sick book.

Folios 17-18: Surgeon's general remarks.
Folios 18-19: General orders for the guidance of the convicts.