'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.' [‎446] (499/562)

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during that feafon, bilious difeafes were mofl: predominant: afterwards
when the rains had let in, the interrnittents began to make their an'
pearance.
At the fame place between the 7th of Auguft 1757, and the 7th of
November following, (during the greater part of which period, the weather
being lulcry and rainy), we received into the hofpital 717 frefh patients
befides 430 who were there before ; fo that in the whole we had in this in
terval 1147 on fhore. Among the 717 which were taken in laft, there
were 20 only in fcurvies, 147 in putrid fevers, 304 in intermitting fevers
19 in putrid bloody fluxes, 155 in putrid fluxes; 10 in bilious ob^trLla:ions ,
6 in inflammations of the bowels ; 6 in confumptions, and 19 cafes of furgerv!
The 41 unaccounted for, were made up of men labouring under various
diforders, but fuch as in general difcovered a putrefcent difpofition in the
conititution. ^ Out of the whole number that were in the hofpital at this
time, we buried 101, which added to thofe we had before loft in the Pro-
tettor, and in the hofpital, fince our arrival in the river, (which took in no
more than 10 months and 13 days) make our whole lofs to amount to 180.
And tms is exclufive of fuch as had been (lain in battle, or who had died
on board their refpedive fhips before a provifion had been made for their re
ception in the Protefior, or on fliore. So that (as will foon be fliewn) the
number of men buried in Bengal, amounted to more than half of all who
died in the feveral hofpitals in India, during the whole time of Admiral
yy atfon s command, and for fome fhort time after his death, including a
period of three years, one month, and 14 days. 0
Thus far it is evident, that in the winter feafon, and during a Ion? continu
ance at fea, the fcurvy is the difeafe to which failors are moft fubjed: in hot
climates ; that in the fummer months, when the weather is hot and dn,
bilious fevers and fluxes are the prevailing diftempers ; and that putrid
fluxes and tntermittents are particularly incidental to European failors in the
Jultry and rainy feafons at Bengal. ■ :
I fhall now produce as exa^ an account as our hofpital books will
r^Ti - r patle , nt reived at different times into the leveral hof>
1 ro . m ^ I 3 th 1 of September 1754, to the 7th of November
/57> which includes the whole of the time they were under my care; and
to each particular diieafe, I fhall put the number of thofe who died in il
i he whole number received into the hofpitals, amounted to 6062. Among
tnele, there were ill in 0
Fluxes under different names 1819, of whom died 07.
Scurvies J103, died 11. . y '
Fevers of different forts 900, died 42.
Intermittents 547, died 17.
Bilious obftrudions 536, died io»
Rheumatifms 103, died 2.
Inflammations