:

100

10

20

CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO

24

See Taung

Yap Zao

Goh Buing

An Ong

Ng Yoik

נו

No.

No, in List.

Age.

Name.

Disease.

Date of Death.

Tih Hieng

Anasarca

1852. 18 October

19

13

22

"

11

15

Dysentery

27

"

Yap Youg -

30

22

#1

13

116

Congestion of Lungs

17

2 November.

15

Lap Loh

Tioh Huing

Anasarca

5

E

11

6

"

Ng Beh

Fever, typhoid

9

>

17

113

24

Ng Koh

Anasarca

11

11

Law Yu

16

19

Lim Cheong

17

#

カリ

Koy Soo

Ancemia

17

>>

Ang Tiang

Anasarca

18

J'

18

11

"

23

Tau Lui

19

21

11

Lee Whau

19

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"}

25

Tah Piang

19

17

30

Goh Keu

19

27

Tan Tingh

20

""

Tan Lak

21

"

>>

Zam Zoh

22

30

Tàu Gich

Congestion of Lungs

22

15

31

Tau Koon

Dysentery

-

23

"

32

Anasarca

23

*

33

20

Pee Seeung

23

"

34

34

Lok Luam

24

21

35

Soh Twa

24

"

36

Tee Hecik

24

"

}}

37

109.

32

Ông Rat

26

19

13

38

28

"1

39

29

40

29

22

30

1 December.

2

33

"2

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144.

Oo Chuen

43

113

44

45

Lah Tsui

Tan Twan

19

"

Dysentery

32

23

30

Tee Leong -

Koli Tshee

Lim Swa

Ng Chuen

Soh Pat

Tau Kian

Oli Swanne

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EMIGRATION OF CHINESE COOLIES.

101

Itch very apeedily made its appearance, and spread over almost the whole of the immigrants. Opthalmia also prevailed among a few in the early part of the voyage.

The few fatal cases arising from dysentery, in the early part of the voyage, occurred among those who had been addicted to an immoderate use of opium, and whose constitu- tions were much impaired before leaving China.

The most prevalent diseases, however, were dropsy, dysentery, and ulcerated mouth. These arose from poisonous gases, bad ventilation, and want of exercise; but there was comparatively little appearance of these diseases till towards the end of the third month of the voyage.

LIST of MEDICINES and MEDICAL COMFORTS.-Supply for any number of Emigrants, from

50 to 100. The quantities to be increased for any additional number beyond 100.

at the rate of half these quantities per 100.

Acacia gum, 6 oz.

Acetate of lead, 3 oz.

Adhesive plaster, 1 lb. 4 oz.

Alumen, 6 oz.

Antimonial powder, 2 oz.

Aromatic spirit of ammonia, 8 oz.

Blistering ointment, 1 lb. 8 oz

Blue pill, oz.

Carbonate of ammonia, 3 oz

Camplior, 6 oz.

Catechu, 2 oz.

Cerate (simple), 1 lb. 8 oz.

Chloride of lime, 4 lb. 8 oz.

Calomel, 6 oz.

Castor oil, 4 lb. 8 oz.

Compound tincture of camphor, 8 oz.

Dover's powder, 4 oz

Epsom salts, 2 lbs

Extract of colocynth, 3 oz.

Jalup ditto, + oz.

Nitrate of silver, oz.

Ginger powder, 6 oz.

Ipecacuan ditto, 3 oz.

Opium, 3 oz

#

Oil of peppermint,

oz.

Peruvian balsam, 6 oz

Quinine, 7 oz.

Lem Chieng

Ng Tshut-

20

Lein Kiung

36

How Tih

Dysentery

77

50

Gwa Pun

Anasarca

10

51

12

52

10

11

11

53

51

11

"

11

55

111

"

"

56

Anasarca

12

"

»

57

Fever, complicated -

16

23

21

Ong Swan

Anasarca

17

"

13

59

24

Gwe Chuen -

60

Gol Tsen

Fever, complicated - Anasarca

18

21

18

"

"

Koh Mooie -

21

21

13

"}

63

*28

31

"I

65

1853. 1 January.

6

11

31

67

Ung Why

7

Isan Puing

23

Lan Yam

Diarrhea, complicated

Anasarca

14

#

15

17

32

Tswa Ong

Gau Loo

Lim Puk Tan Sing

Goh Him

Fever, typhoid and complicated Ancemia

Congestion of the Lungs

Dysentery

Dropsy

Total

2

2

11

51

69

כו

In the commencement of the voyage the cliseases that prevailed arose from derangement

of the digestive organs, as indicated by constipation, headache, diarrhea, &c. The cause of these diseases obviously was, that the immigrants were put on a regular and full diet. to which most of them had been entirely unaccustomed.

Red precipitate, 1 oz.

Rhubarb powder, 3 oz.

Spirit of nitrous ether, 10 oz.

Sulparic ether, 6 oz.

Sulphate of zinc, 3 oz.

Ditto of copper, 3 oz.

Sulphur, 2 lbs.

Senna leaves, 1 lb.

Tartrate of antimony,

oz.

Tincture of opium, 1 lb. 8 oz.

Country medicines, &c.

Splints, common, long, 1 set of 3 pairs each.

Splints, common, short, 1 set of 3 pairs each. Lint, 6 oz.

2 leather skins, white.

Cloth for bandages and plasters, 10 yards. 3 cumblies for fomentation.

Cocoa nut oil for external application,

2 bottles.

Rum for external application, 20 bottles. Soap for ditto, 5 lbs.

Rice flour for poultices, 30 lbs. Mustard, powdered, 2 bottles. Salt, common, 2 lbs.

100 leeches.

Tow, fine, 1 lbs.

Utensils.

I syringe, clyster, pewter pint.

2 ditto penis dito.

2 tourniquet fields.

1 measure glass, 1 oz.

1 mortar and pestle, wedgwood.

Scales and weights, small, 1 box.

Phials, sorted, 6.

Pill boxes,paper.

1 bolus knife.

2 bed pans.

6 wax candles.

1 lantern, small, or hand lamp.

2 saucepans.

Medical Comforts.

Arrow root, 25 lbs. Brandy, 12 bottles. Sago, 25 lbs.

Spice, + oz. box.

Sugar, 100 lbs.

Lime juice, 100 pints. Vinegar, 3 gallons. Marine soap), i ewt.

The foregoing list of medicines and medical comforts was supplied to me by the Immigration Agent-General of Demerara, before starting on the voyage to Madras with return coolies; but as I judged it exceedingly inadequate and defective, I submitted it to the Colonial Surgeon-General, who agreed with me in opinion, and we accordingly obtained the following additions :—

Acetic acid, 2lbs.

Arsenious acidoz.

Hydrocyanic acid, 6 oz.

Muriatic neid, 8 oz.

Nitric acid, 1 lb.

Nitrous acid, I lb. Sulphuric acid, lh. Tartaric acid, 2 lbs.

Alcohol, 2 quart bottles. Aloes, 6 oz.

Aqua ammonia, 1 lb. Assafoetida, 3 oz.

N 3

Piper cubebe, 2 lbs.

oz.

Balsam copaiba, 2 quart bottles. Bichloride mercury, Bitart. potash, 2 lbs. Carbonate of soda, 3 lbs. Chloride of zinc, 2 oz. Chloroform, 2 oz.

Tr. colch needs, 1 lb.

Collodion, 2 oz. Creta preparation, G oz. Croton oil, 1 phial Hydr. c. creta, 2 oz.

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Reference :-

C.O.

885

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