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CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO
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No.
No, in List.
Age.
Name.
Disease.
Date of Death.
22
Tih Hieng
Anasarca
1852. 18 October
24
See Taung
19
13
82
Yap Zao
22
"
11
15
28
Goh Buing
Dysentery
27
"
30
Yap Youg →
30
22
#1
13
116
28
An Ong
Congestion of Lungs
17
2 November.
22
15
29
Lap Loh
Tioh Huing
Anasarca
5
E
11
6
"
22
Ng Beh
Fever, typhoid
9
>
17
113
24
Ng Koh
Anasarca
11
11
19
Law Yu
16
19
22
Lim Cheong
17
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31
Koy Soo
Ancemia
17
>>
18
Ang Tiang
Anasarca
18
J'
29
Ng Yoik
18
11
"
23
30
Tau Lui
19
21
11
33
Lee Whau
19
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"
25
21
Tah Piang
19
17
30
Goh Keu
19
27
104
24
Tan Tingh
20
""
27
Tan Lak
21
"
>>
18
Zam Zoh
22
30
2+
Tàu Gich
Congestion of Lungs
22
"
31
30
Tau Koon
Dysentery
-
23
"
32
22
Yam Kim -
Anasarca
23
*
33
20
Pee Seeung
23
"
34
34
Lok Luam
24
29
35
24
Soh Twa
24
"
36
21
Tee Hecik
24
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37
109.
32
Ông Rat
26
19
13
38
28
Ong Tsien
28
"1
39
22
Sceung Lee
29
40
19
Trun Towy
29
22
30
Yap Pung -
30
144.
30
Loh Kan
1 December.
43
113
29
Oo Chuen
2
33
44
17
Lah Tsui
"2
45
28
Tan Twan
28
Lem Chieng
28
Ng Tshut-
20
Lein Kiung
36
How Tih
Dysentery
77
50
28
Gwa Pun
Anasarca
51
21
Tee Leong -
10
*
12
52
24
Koli Tshee
10
11
32
Lim Swa
11
"
34
Ng Chuen
Dysentery
11
55
23
Soh Pat
11
"
"
56
25
Tau Kian
Anasarca
12
>>
»
27
Oli Swanne
Fever, complicated -
16
23
21
30
Ong Swan
Anasarca
17
"
13
59
24
Gwe Chuen -
Fever, complicated -
18
21
25
Gol Tsen
Anasarca
18
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24
Koh Mooie -
21
26
Tswa Ong
21
13
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21
Gau Loo
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27
Lim Puk
31
"I
65
22
Tan Sing
1853. 1 January.
32
Goh Him
6
11
31
67
19
Ung Why
7
21
Isan Puing
Diarrhea,complicated
14
#
23
Lan Yam
Anasarca
15
17
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Ancemia
Fever, typhoid and complicated
Congestion of the Lungs
Dysentery
Dropsy
Total
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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.
EMIGRATION OF CHINESE COOLIES.
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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.
Ginger powder, 6 oz.
Jalup ditto, + oz.
Ipecacuan ditto, 3 oz.
Nitrate of silver, Opium, 3 oz
oz.
Oil of peppermint, oz.
Peruvian balsam, 6 oz
Quinine, 7 oz.
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.
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Piper cubebe, 2 lbs.
Balsam copaiba, 2 quart bottles. Bichloride mercury, oz.
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.