Report to the Right Hon. Lord Panmure, G. C. B., &c., Minister at War, of the proceedings of the Sanitary Commission dispatched to the Seat of War in the East, 1855-56.

  • Great Britain. Sanitary Commission Dispatched to the Army in the East (1855-1856)
Date:
[1857?]
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Credit: Report to the Right Hon. Lord Panmure, G. C. B., &c., Minister at War, of the proceedings of the Sanitary Commission dispatched to the Seat of War in the East, 1855-56. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    other case occurred on board of the Cormorant/' horse steam transport, just arrived, and lying near the sawmill. The case termi- nated fatally. There are, likewise, three cases of undeveloped fever in this vessel. 2*]th.—One case of cholera on board the ie Phoenix, and three cases of diarrhoea; two cases of choleraic diarrhoea in the steamer « Hollander/' laden with ammunition, and lying under the Castle. The accommodation for the crew is very crowded, and I have sug- gested that some of them should sleep on deck, under an awning, and likewise a better observance of cleanliness where the men are berthed. Four fresh cases of diarrhoea on board the Edward/' one case of fever in the Spanish steamer Calabria/' horse transport, lying at anchor on the northern shore. 28th,—One case of diarrhoea on board the Zealous/' and one of dysentery in the Earl of Shaftesbury. 2dth.—No fresh cases to-day; remaining ones progressing favourably. 30th.—One case of dysentery and one case of diarrhoea on board the Kangaroo cattle steamer. Harbour much cleaner of offal than I have observed it to be hitherto. When it was more crowded, offensive matters floating about escaped the notice of those whose province it was to tow them out to sea. July. 1st.—Marked improvement in the sanitary condition of my district; no new cases to-day. 2nd. —Two cases of diarrhoea on board the Louisa/' one of them with choleraic symptoms. No other fresh cases. 3rd.—Two cases of diarrhoea in Metropolitan steamer. 4th.—The choleraic type which many of the cases of diarrhoea presented, has disappeared, and they yield to one or other of the usual remedies. 5th.—One case of diarrhoea in the Albatross. The two cases of diarrhoea formerly reported in the Hollander steamer have assumed a dysenteric type, and appropriate treatment has been adopted. 6th.—Five cases of diarrhoea on board the steamer Oscar/' and one of fever. No cases of cholera, that I can hear of, in the harbour. The greater cleanliness observed, and the thinning of the shipping, has, I believe, contributed to [this improvement in the health of the crews of the transports. Jth and 8th.—No fresh cases of any description. Qth.—Two cases of diarrhoea in the Albatross, one in the Dinapore, and one in the Lion. Sanitary state of my district satisfactory. 10th.—One case of dysentery in the Caroline/' cattle-steamer. No new cholera cases to-day. Visited a large number of ships, and enjoined a continuance of those sanitary observances hitherto in use, and which are being attended with such satisfactory results. 11th.—One case of diarrhoea in the Mary Eleanor, two in the Helen, and two in the Prompt. There is no urgent symptom in either case.