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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:3880] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Dean (Deane) / Regarding: Mr Kirsop (Kirsopp, of Hexham, Northumberland) (Patient) / 24 July 1776 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For Mr Kirsopp.' . Almost certainly addressed to Mr Dean at Hexham.

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FieldData
DOC ID 3880
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/7/101
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date24 July 1776
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen Yes
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'For Mr Kirsopp.' . Almost certainly addressed to Mr Dean at Hexham.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:689]
Case of Mr Kirsop whose obstinate 'rheumatism' in his head requires the application of a drawing plaster.
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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1993]AddresseeMr William Dean (Deane)
[PERS ID:1994]PatientMr Kirsop (Kirsopp, of Hexham, Northumberland)
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:1993]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr William Dean (Deane)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Destination of Letter Hexham North-East England Europe inferred

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For Mr Kirsopp.


His ailment obstinate & commonly is so, but.----


Internal remedies I never found of use ----


I take the disease to be local & purely Rheumatic & I advise
the following.


1: The head to be close shaven. Every night & morning ↑the side affected↑ to be
rubbed with the flesh brush in the proper manner & afterwards to
be covered with flannel always kept on it night & day.


2. If this does not succeed I have found benefit from a drawing
Plaister
- one part Blistering Plaister & two or three parts of Gum Plaister
cautiously melted together & spread on Leather - This is not to raise
a blister but to produce an exudation & it is to be adjusted to
this by more or less of the Blistering Plaister - To lie on constantly, but
it should be raised once or twice a day that a soft cloth may
wipe away the moisture - The hair commonly pushes of the plaister
in a few days.- therefore the Plaister must be taken off the part covered
flannel till it strong enough to bear a razor & another Plaister
is to be applied - This course to be continued a month & if he finds
benefit from it, a month longer


3. I have found benefit from pouring water upon the head
every morning. From a small height at first but afterwards by de¬
grees to raise ait a foot or more -&c. - If this does good, with the height
the coldness of the water may be increased by dissolving half a pound of Common Salts
in four pounds of water -- after the water is poured on the head to be
well rubbed dried & kept always covered with flannel.


4.I have found benefit from pouring into the Erar affected some drops of Fresh
Juice of Onion - At all times the Ear affected should be moderately stopped with
black wool.

Edinburgh 24th July 1776.

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For Mr Kirsopp.


His ailment obstinate & commonly is so, but.----


Internal remedies I never found of use ----


I take the disease to be local & purely Rheumatic & I advise
the following.


1: The head to be close shaven. Every night & morng ↑the side affected↑ to be
rubbed with the flesh brush in the proper manner & afterwards to
be covered with flannel always kept on it night & day.


2. If this does not succeed I have found benefit from a drawing
Plaister
- one part Blistering Pl. & two or three parts of Gum Pl.
cautiously melted together & spread on Leather - This is not to raise
a blister but to produce an exudation & it is to be adjusted to
this by more or less of the Blist. Pl. - To lie on constantly, but
it should be raised once or twice a day that a soft cloth may
wipe away the moisture - The hair commonly pushes of the plaister
in a few days.- therefore the Pl. must be taken off the part covered
flannel till it strong enough to bear a razor & another Pl.
is to be applied - This course to be continued a month & if he finds
benefit from it, a month longer


3. I have found benefit from pouring water upon the head
every morng. From a small height at first but afterwards by de¬
grees to raise ait a foot or more -&c. - If this does good, with the height
the coldness of the water may be increased by dissolving lbſs of Sal. com.
in lbjv of water -- after the water is poured on the head to be
well rubbed dried & kept always covered with flannel.


4.I have found benefit from pouring into the Erar affected some drops of Fresh
Juice of Onion - At all times the Ear affected should be moderately stopped with
black wool.

Edinr 24th July 1776.

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