'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.' [‎447] (500/562)

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Inflammations of the bowels 83, died 5.
Confumptions 47, died 3.
Bilious colics 62. Meafles 16. Inflammation of the eyes 24. Cou»hs 2<l
Spittings of blood 7. Pleurifies 28. Died 11. ^ou 0 ns 24.
Afthmas 14, died 1.
Quinfies 8. Convulfive fits 5. Supprefllons of urine ?. Cutaneous
eruptions 6. Palfey 1. H^morrhoides 4. Itch 4. Worms 7. Dropfv 2
Gravel 33. Died 1. ft •
Weaknefles from various preceding difeafes 57, died 1.
Venereal cafes 58, died 2.
The following chirurgical cafes muft be added.
Ruptures 18, died 1.
Ulcers 165, died 2.
Contufions and other common accidents 147, died 5.
Diflocated and fractured bones 28, died 1.
Gun-fliot wounds 131, died 17.
Stumps after limbs amputated 15, died 9.
Blown up by gun-powder 13, died 3. Scalds 4.
By the foregoing account, the number of dead amounts to 241 ; but
befides thefe, there were alfo 87 perfons who died chiefly in fluxes, fevers,
intermitting, or bilious diforders: but as at the time of their deaths they
Itand on the hofpital books under the article -of " fundry perfons remaining
for a confiderable while in the hofpital in various difeafes fo at this time
it is not practicable to exactly aicertain what were their refpedive com
plaints, or to fix a name to thofe diforders that carried them off.
I once intended to have written very particularly of the feveral difeafes
to which Europeans are fubjedt in the Eafi Indies •, but having again and
again read over, and always with frefli delight, that excellent eflay on this
fubjeft publiflied by my ingenious and learned friend Dr. Lind^ I am obliged
to confefs, that I find myfelf altogether at a lofs for new matter. Inftead
therefore of offering any thing of my own on this head, I think it will
anfwer a better purpofe to make a few abftradts from the doctor's very
valuable book, and for more particular information refer to the work
itfelf.
* " Next to Bencoolen, of all the Englijh factories, the climate of Bengal
proves the moft fatal to Europeans. The rainy feafon commences at Bengal
in June, and continues till Otfober j the remainder of the year is healthy
and pleafant.
* p. 78-