The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach.

  • Leach, Harry.
Date:
1874
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Credit: The ship captain's medical guide / compiled by Harry Leach. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    on board such ship a sufficient quantity of lime or lemon juice from the warehouse duly labelled as aforesaid, such labels to remain intact until twenty- four hours at least after such ship shall have left her port of departure on her foreign voyage, or a suf- ficient quantity of such other anti-scorbutics, if any, of such quality and composed of such materials, and packed and kept in such manner as Her Majesty by order in council may from time to time direct. (5) The master of every such ship as last afore- said shall serve or cause to be served out the lime or lemon juice with sugar {such sugar to be in addi- tion to any sugar required by the articles), or other such anti-scorbutics as aforesaid, to the crew so soon as they have been at sea for ten days, and during the remainder of the voyage, except during such time as they are in harbour and are there supplied, with fresh provisions ; the lime or lemon juice and sugar to be served out daily at the rate of an ounce each per day to each member of the crew, and to be mixed with a due proportion of water before being served out, or the other antiscorbutics, if any, at such times and in such quantities as Her Majesty by order in council may from time to time direct. (6) If at any time, when such lime or lemon juice or anti-scorbutics is or are served out as afore- said, any seaman or apprentice refuses or neglects to take the same^ such neglect or refusal shall be entered
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