Medical convicts to New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1788-1818.
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Abstract
Before 1823, medical staffing of the antipodean penal colonies was determined by Whitehall rather than by demand for treatment. The parsimonious authorities were only too ready to make use of convicts' services.
Medical subject headings
- Allied Health Personnel
- Physicians
- Prisoners