CO129-042 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [1-6] — Page 215

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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before remarked, find that

journal of

cases was Kext, r

the names even

any

that

of those who died

were recorded. The Surgeon,

on

of

being reminded that several the Crolies were extensively affected with itch, replied, that he had_

in the first instance inspected narrowly every passenger sent on board at Whampon, and that there he believed to have been

substituted for

a

other Corlice in

healthy state, who

signed

the

agreement to emigrate.

On the state of the Ship becoming known after per arrival here, 30 of the Coolies

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tune or live affected by disease, were, at different times, removed to the shore to It Barton's Inspital,

and if to the Merchant kaman's

Hospital...

to personal

cramination of cach Coolie had

Feach

up to this time been made since up

the departure of the vessel from Whampoa - One man was

ruptured; (there

bound

m

found

were no trusses

F

for relief in cases hernia); and one man, apparently

a substitute for a healthy Crolie,

had

deformed hard

a

to him.

quite

useless

Mess's Turner Hofs, the

Agents of the Ship, have given

21.

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