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The ship is said to have been clean and well ventilated. There were some Chinese "doctors" on board, of whom one died.

The disease which was so prevalent was scurvy. Terribly fatal, the disease spread rapidly.

The causes of the disease were not hard to seek. Many of the people are said to have been Opium smokers and debilitated, some were old. They were crowded on board with little more clothing than what they wore. They were constantly wet, and they felt extremely the change from the warm climate of Cuba to the damp and cold of the ship, and from constant active employment to the insufferable idleness of the voyage.

Add to this that the only anti-scorbutic on board was citric acid, and it is not surprising that sickness should have prevailed in a very aggravated form, and that in the absence of proper Medical aid (for the native doctors appear to have been of no use) it should have proved so fatal. Neither the ship doctor, who was a Chinese "Master", nor the Officers appear to have recognized the real nature of the disease.

The case shows the importance of not allowing Emigrants - especially those of Asiatic origin - to proceed on such voyages without proper precautions.

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The ship is said to have been clean and well ventilated. There were some Chinese "doctors" on board, of whom one died. The disease which was so prevalent was scurvy. Terribly fatal, the disease spread rapidly. The causes of the disease were not hard to seek. Many of the people are said to have been Opium smokers and debilitated, some were old. They were crowded on board with little more clothing than what they wore. They were constantly wet, and they felt extremely the change from the warm climate of Cuba to the damp and cold of the ship, and from constant active employment to the insufferable idleness of the voyage. Add to this that the only anti-scorbutic on board was citric acid, and it is not surprising that sickness should have prevailed in a very aggravated form, and that in the absence of proper Medical aid (for the native doctors appear to have been of no use) it should have proved so fatal. Neither the ship doctor, who was a Chinese "Master", nor the Officers appear to have recognized the real nature of the disease. The case shows the importance of not allowing Emigrants - especially those of Asiatic origin - to proceed on such voyages without proper precautions.

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the

Shif

been

is said to have clean and well ventilated.

there were mine Chinese "doctori

on board of whom right died -

The disease which was so

was scuroy.

Terribly

the disease

Jacal

The causes

of the

all not

рак

-To seck. Many of

the people are said to have

been Opium smokers and d

them were old. They

number of

same on board with little more

clothes than what thing they

worl.

were constantly wit and they fell exerpinely the change from the warm dlimate of

cuba to the damp and cold

of the ship

and from conclant

active employment to the

insoitable idlen of of the

414

voyage.~

Add to this that the only anti- -scorbutie onboard was

citric

acid, and it is not surprizing that sicknes should have prevailes in a very aggravated form_and that in the absence of proper Medical aid (for the native doctors appear to have been of rouse ) it should have proved so fatal. Neither the ship doctor,

Who was a

Master or

(hinese, nor the

Pficers appear to

have recognized the real nature

of the disease.

The case shows the

importance of not allowing

Emigrante - expecially those of

Asiatic

origin. to proceed

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