The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:174] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Wilson (Willson) (Patient) / 3 August 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mrs Wilson'. Cullen's reply is in response to the detailed notes she sent of her case. He assures most ailments require no remedy as 'a little time and some advance of life will of course remove them', but Cullen is concerned about a possible affection of the kidneys.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 174 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/14/60 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 3 August 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Mrs Wilson'. Cullen's reply is in response to the detailed notes she sent of her case. He assures most ailments require no remedy as 'a little time and some advance of life will of course remove them', but Cullen is concerned about a possible affection of the kidneys. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1338] |
Case of Mrs Wilson [Willson] who has rheumatism and then a possible kidney condition. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:88] | Patient | Mrs Wilson (Willson) |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
Places linked to this document
| Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
| Destination of Letter | Coupar Angus | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mrs Wilson
From the account Mrs Wilson has been pleased to
give me of her state of health for some time past I find she
has been liable to some ailments which I don't think re¬
quire any remedy at present as little time and some ad¬
vance of life will of course remove them.
What I find to require the most attention in Mrs Wilson
is some disposition to an affection of her kidneys attended
with pains of her back and high coloured urine. To avoid
this and its consequences the only medicine I think neces¬
sary is Lime Water. Let Mrs Wilson begin with taking
an ordinary wine glassfull in the morning about an hour
or half an hour before breakfast and two such glasses in
the forenoon the last at least an hour before dinner. Let
her continue ↑to take↑ this water every day but by degrees increasing
the size of her glasses till at length she takes a quarter
of a pint at each time and takes four such doses in the
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course of the day.
With this course of Lime Water Mrs Wilson must
take no fermented liquors whether Wines or Maltliquor.
Her ordinary drink should be plain water but at meals she
may take ↑a↑ little spirits & water and the fittest spirit will
be Dutch Gin.
In diet she may take any kind of plain meat that her
stomach agrees with, preferring however the lighter kinds
and avoiding fish. Some garden things of the tenderer kinds
she may take but always sparingly and particularly she
should be sparing of any kind of fruit
She should take great care to avoid being costive and
when she happens to be so should have it removed by a
gentle laxative. One that I think well suited to her ail¬
ments I have prescribed in the inclosed.
It appears that Mrs Wilson has been liable to be af¬
fected by cold and should therefore guard against it very
carefully. In this way nothing will be more usefull than
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her ↑wearing↑ a flannel shirt next her skin, and should put it
on as soon as the weather changes to any degree of cold.
Fresh Air and Exercise will always be of service to
Mrs Wilsons health but she must employ exercise with
great caution as any violent rough or long continued exer¬
cise will readily hurt her kidneys
Edinburgh 3d August
1781
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For Mrs Wilson
Take three ounces of very good castor Oil, an ounce of Daffy's Elixir as per the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia. Mix. Label: Laxative Oil, a tablespoonful to be taken for a dose in the morning, shaking the phial always very well before pouring out.
3d August
1781
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Wilson
From the account Mrs Wilson has been pleased to
give me of her state of health for some time past I find she
has been liable to some ailments which I don't think re¬
quire any remedy at present as little time and some ad¬
vance of life will of course remove them.
What I find to require the most attention in Mrs Wilson
is some disposition to an affection of her kidneys attended
with pains of her back and high coloured urine. To avoid
this and its consequences the only medicine I think neces¬
sary is Lime Water. Let Mrs Wilson begin with taking
an ordinary wine glassfull in the morning about an hour
or half an hour before breakfast and two such glasses in
the forenoon the last at least an hour before dinner. Let
her continue ↑to take↑ this water every day but by degrees increasing
the size of her glasses till at length she takes a quarter
of a pint at each time and takes four such doses in the
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course of the day.
With this course of Lime Water Mrs Wilson must
take no fermented liquors whether Wines or Maltliquor.
Her ordinary drink should be plain water but at meals she
may take ↑a↑ little spirits & water and the fittest spirit will
be Dutch Gin.
In diet she may take any kind of plain meat that her
stomach agrees with, preferring however the lighter kinds
and avoiding fish. Some garden things of the tenderer kinds
she may take but always sparingly and particularly she
should be sparing of any kind of fruit
She should take great care to avoid being costive and
when she happens to be so should have it removed by a
gentle laxative. One that I think well suited to her ail¬
ments I have prescribed in the inclosed.
It appears that Mrs Wilson has been liable to be af¬
fected by cold and should therefore guard against it very
carefully. In this way nothing will be more usefull than
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her ↑wearing↑ a flannel shirt next her skin, and should put it
on as soon as the weather changes to any degree of cold.
Fresh Air and Exercise will always be of service to
Mrs Wilsons health but she must employ exercise with
great caution as any violent rough or long continued exer¬
cise will readily hurt her kidneys
Edinr. 3d Augst.
1781
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For Mrs Wilson
℞ Ol. ricin. opt. ℥iij
Tinct. Senn. comp. Ph. Ed. ℥j
ℳ. Signa Laxative Oil a table
spoonfull to be taken for a dose in
the morning, shaking the phial
always very well before pouring out
3d Augst.
1781
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