Report of the Commitee appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to enquire into the causes of the outbreak of scurvy in the recent Arctic Expedition ; the adequacy of the provision made by the Admiralty in the way of food, medicine, and medical comforts ; and the propriety of the orders given by the commander o[f] the Expedition for provisioning the sledge parties.
- Great Britain. Admiralty. Committee on Scurvy.
- Date:
- [1877?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Commitee appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to enquire into the causes of the outbreak of scurvy in the recent Arctic Expedition ; the adequacy of the provision made by the Admiralty in the way of food, medicine, and medical comforts ; and the propriety of the orders given by the commander o[f] the Expedition for provisioning the sledge parties. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Saturday, January 27th— Met at 11 a.m., adjourned at 5 p.m. Examined—Vice-Admiral Ommaney, C.B., F.R.S. ; Captain Feilden, R.A. ; Rear-Admiral Pullen. Monday, January 29th— Met at 11 a.m. ; adjourned at 4.40 p.m. Examined—Mr. Bayley, Boatswain, R.N. ; Mr. Organ ; Mr. Murray, Harbour- Master at Harwich ; Dr. Barnes, M.D. Tuesday, January 30fch— Met at 11 a.m., adjourned at 5 p.m. Examined—Alexander Gray, Ice Quartermaster; Thomas Rawlings, Captain of Forecastle, R.N. ; Colour-Sergeant Wood, R.M. ; Mr. Emmerson, Boatswain, R.N. ; William Jenkins, Chief Carpenter's Mate, R.N. Wednesday, January 31st— Met at 11 a.m., adjourned at 4.55 p.m. Examined—Surgeon-Major Dr. William Munro, M.D., C.B. ; Dr. Rae, M.D., F.R.G.S. ; Mr. Mitchell, Paymaster, R.N. Saturday, February 3rd— Met at 11 a.m., adjourned at 12.10 p.m. Wednesday, February 21st— Met at 11 a.m., adjourned at 3 p.m. Examined—Sir Alexander Armstrong, K.C.B., F.R.S., LL.D., Medical Director- General of the Navy. Thursday, February 22 nd— Met at noon, adjourned at 4.15 p.m. Examined—Sir Alexander Armstrong, K.C.B., F.R.S., LL.D., Medical Director- General of the Navy. Wednesday, February 28th— Met at 11 a.m., adjourned at 5.50 p.m. Examined—Captain Sir George Nares, R.N., K.C.B., F.R.S. Thursday, March 1st-— Met at 11 a.m., adjourned at 3.30 p.m. Friday, March 2nd— Met at 1.30 p.m., adjourned at 2.20 p.m. Saturday, March 3rd—■ Met at ] 1 a.m., adjourned sine die at noon. No. 6. INDEX OF RETURNS TO BE PRINTED FOR THE APPENDIX TO THE EVIDENCE. Correspondence subsequent to the return of the Expedition, (Admiralty.) Sailing orders of Alert. Medical Director-General's Memorandum. Return of Dietary from Alert, showing changes and reasons for the same. Daily winter routine of Alert. Regulations of drying room of Alert. Diagram of total darkness from Alert. Medical reports of officers and men ordered for spring sledge work from Alert. Sailing orders of Discovery. Return of dietary from Discovery, showing changes and reasons for them. Daily winter routine of Discovery. Medical reports of officers and men required for spring sledging from Discovery. Medical instructions issued for the guidance of the officers in command of the sledge parties of the Alert. Chemical analysis of the air inside and outside the ship while in winter quarters, from Alert. Ditto ditto from Discovery.*' Medical instructions for the guidance of the officers in command of the sledging parties from the Discovery.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24397945_0039.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
