Naval shipbuilding and the health of dockworkers c.1815–1871

Biddle, Richard

doi:10.1179/146311809x12520565987214

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“…Hobson and McClintock listed every item they uncovered at the boat site, and an adze was not recorded in their reports. However, this tool was commonly used by carpenters (Samuel, 1977:37;Biddle, 2009), so it is possible that the Inuit picked one up at another location in Erebus Bay or at some other site associated with either Ross's or Franklin's expeditions.…”

Section: Use Of European-manufactured Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Salvaging on the Coast of Erebus Bay, King William Island: An Analysis of Inuit Interaction with Material from the Franklin Expedition

Thacher¹

2018

ARCTIC

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Over the course of the 19th century, many European explorers sailed in search of a Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic. These journeys brought them into territory occupied by Inuit, who both traded with the explorers for various goods and interacted with the material that they left behind. This study examines the remains of two ship’s boats from three sites on King William Island (NgLj-2, NgLj-3, and NgLj-8) that were abandoned by members of the Franklin expedition and subsequently found and altered by an Inuit sub-group called the Netsilik to reveal the motivational factors behind their actions. It demonstrates that Inuit used these boats in a manner that reflects (1) their environment, (2) what the material afforded, (3) their past experiences with Europeans and European material, and (4) their intended uses of the material. These alterations ascribed new meaning to the material and redefine the remains of the boats in Erebus Bay as simultaneously Netsilik and European material.

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Section: Use Of European-manufactured Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Salvaging on the Coast of Erebus Bay, King William Island: An Analysis of Inuit Interaction with Material from the Franklin Expedition

Thacher¹

2018

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“…At Sheerness Dockyard, he had been used to treating lacerations to the lower limbs caused by accidents involving adzes. 47 Since work began on Achilles , he was now regularly confronted with ‘contusions, lacerated and punctured wounds and burns the latter often very severe particularly of the head, hands, feet, face’. Injuries to the eyes were also prominent, often caused by splinters of iron.…”

Section: Chatham Dockyard and The Building Of Hms Achilles 1859–1865mentioning

confidence: 99%

Doctor William Gunn (1804–1890): From the South Pacific Islands to Chatham Royal Dockyard

Biddle

2016

J Med Biogr

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Doctor William Gunn had a long and varied career in the Royal Navy. After spending time on anti-slavery patrols along the west coast of Africa, he was posted to the south Pacific. At Pitcairn Island, he treated the inhabitants during an influenza epidemic, proving himself to be a determined and dedicated practitioner. Subsequently, he was appointed head of the medical department at Chatham Royal Dockyard (1859-1865), an appointment that coincided with the final stages of the Royal Navy's transition from sail and wood to steam and iron. The impact of these changes on the health of dockworkers was quickly felt at Chatham, and Gunn found himself in charge during the building of the first iron warship in a royal dockyard. His story thus offers a window through which to observe a practitioner confronting the health issues and medical uncertainties thrown up by technological change in the Victorian era.

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“…As such, Macdonald concludes that wartime purchases by the Victualling Board, in all likelihood, had a minimal effect on the national production and marketing of foodstuffs. Biddle examines the health of workers in the Royal Dockyards during the years after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. He shows that the working environment grew steadily more hazardous and argues that accounts of the injuries sustained and care provided to dockyard workers can contribute to debates about industrialization, and the development of welfare and health care provision during the nineteenth century.…”

Section: (Iv) 1700–1850 Anne L Murphy University Of Hertfordshirementioning

confidence: 99%