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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/P/1498 Subject Scurvy

1. IOR/P/1498 Mar 1880 nos 18-23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/P/1498 Mar 1880 nos 18-23
Title:
Outbreaks of scurvy on certain vessels supposed to have been due to the water taken on board at Bassein
Scope & Content:
pp 31-36. Reports and correspondence regarding outbreaks of scurvy on the ships Nereus and Mallowdale, sailing from Bassein in July and August 1879 respectively.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Dec 1879-Mar 1880
Extent:
6 pages

2. IOR/P/1498 May 1880 nos 03-04

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/P/1498 May 1880 nos 03-04
Title:
Outbreak of scurvy on board the Janet Cowan attributed to the bad quality of the water supplied at Bassein
Scope & Content:
p 105. Marine Department forward report by William Spooner, Medical Inspector, remarking on the appearance of scurvy on vessels departing from Bassein and Rangoon, and the case of the Janet Cowan; plus comments thereon by the Marine Department.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Feb 1880-May 1880
Extent:
1 page

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