The First Fleet had to wait until the arrival of the second Fleet for new supplies. This was just over 2 years and 4 months.

The second fleet arrived in early June 1790 with new settlers, and fresh supplies. The problem was, it also arrived with more convicts than the supplies catered for, and starvation in the colony remained a very real problem until the arrival of the Third Fleet in 1791.

* what medication was available on the first fleet * what medicon was available on the first fleet * when will you get the medicon if you were sick or dying from a problem of some type * how long will it take for the medicon to wrok and can you chose what type of medicon you want

Health for the convicts of the First Fleet was not as bad as it was for subsequent fleets, but they still suffered some health problems. The worst problem was dysentery. Once they landed, and severe rationing was introduced, scurvy became a problem because there was not enough variety of food to give the convicts the nutrition they required.