The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1024] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Wilson / Regarding: Miss Ker (Patient) / 25 September 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'Dr A Wilson C[oncerning] a Child [Miss Ker] bit by a Mad Dog'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1024 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/79 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 25 September 1780 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'Dr A Wilson C[oncerning] a Child [Miss Ker] bit by a Mad Dog' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1181] |
Case of Miss Ker, a child bitten by a mad dog. |
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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:828] | Addressee | Dr Alexander Wilson |
| [PERS ID:829] | Patient | Miss Ker |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:828] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr Alexander Wilson |
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 | Hull | North-East | England | Europe | inferred |
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Dr A. Wilson Concerning a Child bit by a Mad Dog
After studying the Disease &cc. I have formed my opinion that
Mercury is the most certain preventive
of the hydrophobia we
know of. The testimonies in its favour are the most authentic
&c. & by any principles I can apply is the most probable.
It is the only means employed in three or four Cases
in which
I have been consulted & tho experience in this matter
is fallacious I must say, that I have hitherto been success¬
ful. I must therefore advise you immediately to enter
upon a Course of Mercurial Unction,
to bring the effects of
it to the mouth but in a moderate degree so that a
slight spitting may be kept up for
at least four weeks.
For what is further to be done I am in every respect doubt¬
ful except with respect to an Antiphlogistic Regimen
which
in every point I think extremely proper; The use of the
Opiate as a preventive
I cannot speak for or against. Your
cooling Powders I do not know to be of use but I think they
can do no harm. -- It is very probable that sea bathing em¬
ployed so as to give a strong shock to the mind as well as
the body upon the approach of the
Hydrophobia may have
been of service, but as a preventive I have known it often fail.
I don't think you can give either the Bark
or Camphire to any
purpose, nor do I expect anything from an
Issue in the neck.
If Issues can be of any service
it is only when in the wounded
places themselves - In short it is
the Mercurial Course that
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I depend upon, and if even that should fail & Symp¬
toms of Hydrophobia come on it is only Musk & Opium
from which I expect benefit, but take care the Musk be
good, as I believe it has especially failed from being of a bad
quality --
The Ormskirk or
↑every↑ other Specific I have heard of have
all failed, but I dont forbid trying them tho I never advise
them. - If I had time I would perhaps give you a diff¬
erent view from what you have of some things -
If you can admit the effects of Mercury
in Tetanus
you will have a better opinion of it in Rabies -
Diplomatic Text
Dr A. Wilson C. a Child bit by a Mad Dog
After studying the Disease &cc. I have formed my opinion that
Mercury is the most certain preventive
of the hydrophobia we
know of. The testimonies in its favour are the most authentic
&c. & by any principles I can apply is the most probable.
It is the only means employed in three or four Cases
in wc
I have been consulted & tho experience in this matter
is fallacious I must say, that I have hitherto been success¬
ful. I must therefore advise you immediately to enter
upon a Course of Mercurial Unction,
to bring the effects of
it to the mouth but in a moderate degree so that a
slight spitting may be kept up for
at least four weeks.
For what is further to be done I am in every respect doubt¬
ful except with respect to an Antiphlogistic Regimen
wc
in every point I think extremely proper; The use of the
Opiate as a preventive
I cannot speak for or against. Your
cooling Powders I do not know to be of use but I think they
can do no harm. -- It is very probable that sea bathing em¬
ployed so as to give a strong shock to the mind as well as
the body upon the approach of the
Hydrophobia may have
been of service, but as a preventive I have known it often fail.
I don't think you can give either the Bark
or Camphire to any
purpose, nor do I expect anything from an
Issue in the neck.
If Issues can be of any service
it is only when in the wounded
places themselves - In short it is
the Mercurial Course that
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I depend upon, and if even that should fail & Symp¬
toms of Hydrophobia come on it is only Musk & Opium
from which I expect benefit, but take care the Musk be
good, as I believe it has especially failed from being of a bad
quality --
The Ormskirk or
↑every↑ other Specific I have heard of have
all failed, but I dont forbid trying them tho I never advise
them. - If I had time I would perhaps give you a diff¬
erent view from what you have of some things -
If you can admit the effects of Mercury
in Tetanus
you will have a better opinion of it in Rabies -
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