Clarence Visits Australia

Health Aboard the Clarence

The Clarence's trips to Australia of 1870-1872 were very healthy as reported in the logs. Seasickness was common among the passengers. In an diary by Robert Gow, he records that his son, John, was quarantined by the ship's doctor on account of measles. There are also two accounts of passengers and crew members suffering from delirium tremens. Suicide appeared to be a risk on any ship. On February 12th, 1872 the body of Mrs. Sunderland was found in a pool of blood in a water closet. The surgeon reported she had been dead for approximately half an hour and that self-inflicted slash of the throat was the cause of death.

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