The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1111] From: Dr Robert Wood / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Ross (Patient), Mrs Beath (Patient) / 17 January 1775 / (Incoming)
Letter from Robert Wood relating the case of Mrs Beath, who was 'seized anew with the stitch in the right side' at the coming of winter, and has a cough. He reports the death of another patient, Mr Ross. The area around the address has been used for pen-testing, presumably by Archibald Cullen.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1111 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/213 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 17 January 1775 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Letter from Robert Wood relating the case of Mrs Beath, who was 'seized anew with the stitch in the right side' at the coming of winter, and has a cough. He reports the death of another patient, Mr Ross. The area around the address has been used for pen-testing, presumably by Archibald Cullen. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:24] |
Case of Mrs Beath, with a cough and other symptoms Cullen considers 'Rheumatic'. |
2 |
| [Case ID:2102] |
Case of a Mr Ross whose death is reported by Dr Robert Wood of Perth. |
2 |
People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:101] | Author | Dr Robert Wood |
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:659] | Patient | Mr Ross |
| [PERS ID:797] | Patient | Mrs Beath |
| [PERS ID:101] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Robert Wood |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Perth | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Normalized Text
Upon the return of
the winter Mrs. Beath was seized
anew with the stitch in the right
side, which yielded to a blister.
She adheres religiously to the milk
& vegetable diet, & altho the win¬
ter has been remarkably favo¬
rable, she has however got ad¬
ditional complaints, which she
wishes you to be informed of.
The cough & defluxion are much
the same, but she has got at times
a difficulty of breathing which she
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had not last spring. She often com¬
plains of a pain in her stomach,
weakness in her limbs & pains
in the knees, & a pain in the
back, almost opposite to the right
kidney, she has no symp¬
toms which give any ground
to suspect its being affected: This
does not affect the breathing
as the stitch did. She has some
times feverish fits & sweats in
the mornings, but Her pulse
is for the most part at 80.
She continued to take airings
in good weather, till she found
they overfatigued; So that now
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she never attempts going abroad.
She takes women's milk twice a
day, & the body is keept regular
by injections. I am sometimes
obliged to have recourse to opi¬
ates. Upon the whole tho she
coughs more than she did in the
summer & has got the above
additional complaints, I
think her better than we had
reason to expect. It will be agre¬
able to her that you pay some
attention to these new ailments.
Our Patient Mr. Ross died last
week, was worn to a shadow,
was abroad the day of his death,
& the swelling of his leggs was entirely
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gone.
Sir
your most obedient
& most Humble Servant
1775.
To
Doctor William Cullen
Physician
in
Edinburgh
Dr Wood
At Mrs Beath
January __75.
Vol. III. p. 91.
Notes:
1: The marks at this point on the address page suggest pen-testing by Archibald Cullen.
Diplomatic Text
Upon the return of
the winter Mrs. Beath was seized
anew with the stitch in the right
side, which yielded to a blister.
She adheres religiously to the milk
& vegetable diet, & altho the win¬
ter has been remarkably favo¬
rable, she has however got ad¬
ditional complaints, which she
wishes you to be informed of.
The cough & defluxion are much
the same, but she has got at times
a difficulty of breathing which she
[Page 2]
had not last spring. She often com¬
plains of a pain in her stomach,
weakness in her limbs & pains
in the knees, & a pain in the
back, almost opposite to the right
kidney, she has no symp¬
toms which give any ground
to suspect its being affected: This
does not affect the breathing
as the stitch did. She has some
times feverish fits & sweats in
the mornings, but Her pulse
is for the most part at 80.
She continued to take airings
in good weather, till she found
they overfatigued; So that now
[Page 3]
she never attempts going abroad.
She takes women's milk twice a
day, & the body is keept regular
by injections. I am sometimes
obliged to have recourse to opi¬
ates. Upon the whole tho she
coughs more than she did in the
summer & has got the above
additional complaints, I
think her better than we had
reason to expect. It will be agre¬
able to her that you pay some
attention to these new ailments.
Our Patient Mr. Ross died last
week, was worn to a shadow,
was abroad the day of his death,
& the swelling of his leggs was entirely
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gone.
Sir
your most obedt.
& most Humble Servt.
1775.
To
Doctor William Cullen
Physician
in
Edinburgh
Dr Wood
At Mrs Beath
Jany. __75.
Vol. III. p. 91.
Notes:
1: The marks at this point on the address page suggest pen-testing by Archibald Cullen.
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