
The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2374] Case Note / Regarding: Mrs (Patient) / November 1783 / (Incoming)
Case note by Mr Haggart, describing the case of an unnamed female patient.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 2374 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1430 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Incoming |
Date | November 1783 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Authorial original |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Case note by Mr Haggart, describing the case of an unnamed female patient. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1619] |
Case of an unnamed, married female patient with a stomach disorder reported by Mr Haggart. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:5443] | Author | Mr Haggart |
[PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:5444] | Patient | Mrs |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:5443] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Haggart |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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The Person has a total loss of appetite, - has
frequent uneasiness and Noise in her stomach,
and often pain, particularly after dinner, but
without sickness. - She has taken for some time
past a small quantity of Bark an hour before
dinner - but without recovering any benefit -
The small quantity of Food she takes is plain
toast or boiled meet - with a glass of Port wine
after dinner - and after supper - she uses
regular exercise - either walking or Riding -
This disorder in her stomach has lasted near two
months -
About a Fortnight ago she began to drink a
Pint of new milk with ↑3 tea spoonfuls of↑ Rum - early in the
morning -
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Case
from Mr Haggart.
November 1783
V. XV. p. 318.
Diplomatic Text
The Person has a total loss of appetite, - has
frequent uneasiness and Noise in her stomach,
and often pain, particularly after dinner, but
without sickness. - She has taken for some time
past a small quantity of Bark an hour before
dinner - but without recovering any benefit -
The small quantity of Food she takes is plain
toast or boiled meet - with a glass of Port wine
after dinner - and after supper - she uses
regular exercise - either walking or Riding -
This disorder in her stomach has lasted near two
months -
About a Fortnight ago she began to drink a
Pint of new milk with ↑3 tea spoonfuls of↑ Rum - early in the
morning -
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Case
from Mr Haggart.
Novr 1783
V. XV. p. 318.
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