The Cullen Project | [Case ID:2323]: Case of John Millar, a former student of Cullen's who, while seeking advice on treating the convulsive disorders of children reports his own severe stomach disorder.

[Case ID:2323]: Case of John Millar, a former student of Cullen's who, while seeking advice on treating the convulsive disorders of children reports his own severe stomach disorder.

Documents in this case

2 document(s) found in this case.

DOC ID	Summary	Date
[DOC ID:3453]	Letter from John Millar, Stornoway, a former student of Cullen's. He writes about Cullen's observation on tetanus being more common in the Highlands than the Lowlands. He has seen many children killed by it and offers his observations on the progress of the disease 'for the benefit of society'. Millar was a student of Cullen's.	20 January 1789

[DOC ID:3480]	Letter from John Millar, concerning the cases of children with a 'convulsive disease'. He also asks about his own case including 'a more frequent desire to piss'.	17 March 1789

People involved in this case

3 found.

PERS ID	Full Name
[PERS ID: 1]	Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 5565]	Mr Mauver
[PERS ID: 5562]	Mr John Millar

Unique Places linked to this Case

4 found.

Type	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Place		Stornoway	Western Isles	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Highlands	East Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place		Isle of Lewis	Western Isles	Scotland	Europe	certain

Places and role of place

4 found.

Type	Role	Specific Place	Village/Town/City (aka)	Region	Country	Continent	Confidence
Place	Place of Writing		Stornoway	Western Isles	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Destination of Letter		Edinburgh	Edinburgh and East	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Highlands	East Highlands	Scotland	Europe	certain
Place	Mentioned / Other		Isle of Lewis	Western Isles	Scotland	Europe	certain