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Return of present state of the Black Refugees settled at Melville Island
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Names, Age, Diseases & present State of the Patients, Black Hospital Melville Island

Names Age Disease Progress of their Complaints How long in Hospl Days Remarks
1 Charles Godhead 50 Chronic Rhematism better 378 this man was first affected with Acute Rheumatism; & opthalmia
2 Fanny Lee 38 Ulcer Convalescent 378 she has not the entire use of her left foot; having lost the Toes -
3 John Thomas 21 Ulcer healing slowly 105 This man has lost the Toes of both feet and on the right foot the ulcer is extensive
4 Samuel Jenkins 45 Ulcer Stationary 79 The disease cannot affect this man much, as the ulcer is extensive
5 Pierre Luis 30 Ulcer healing 61 The extent of Disease in this Patient's foot is small & shall soon be heal
6 Coffee Jido 30 Ulcer healing rapidly 50 The sore on this Patients foot does not seem to have undergone any great change for some time back. Congelation was the cause of disease preceding five Patients.
7 Rachl Jones 24 Fever Convalescent 108 This Patient has had several Complaints since her ar-(?) sian, but she is so much recovered that she shall soon be dismissed
8 March Cooper 50 Ulcer doing well 10 This man was, not long ago discharged cured of the Ulcer on his leg; but a blow whilst at work brought it on again in the same place
9 Mary Christopher 35 Dysentery no alteration 1 Was brought into Hospital yesterday from Hamond's Plains where she says many more are labouring under the same complaint
10 David Page 40 Pleuritis & ulcer better 247 The Disease under which this patient laboured on his admission was ulcer, which is nearly well; he was afterwards attacked with Jaundice and latterly with Pleuritis.

[signed by]
John Robb Esq
Depy Insp. (?)

Robert Leslie
Hospital Assistant In Charge of the Black Hospital Melville Island



Date: 6 May 1816

Reference: Commissioner of Public Records — Black Refugees series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 421 number 1

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