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I am desired by Mr Wood of Thoresby to consult you about
his Son, Brother to the young Gentleman for whom you were consul¬
ted last year -- and to beg that you will be so good as ↑to↑ transmit
your opinion on his Case by the earliest opportunity --

Master Wood, aged about ten years, of sanguine temperment, and
countenance remarkably florid, had the Meazles about Christmas
1785, in a degree rather mild, without any alarming symptoms --
during the continuance of the disorder he took no medicines --
Oiluents only & spare diet were administered. After the disappea¬
rance of the Eruption he was purged several times at proper
intervals, and about a week or two afterwards, four or five
ounces of blood were taken away -- Soon after this it was observed
at times that he had a Cough -- his eyes were inflamed,
his lips swelled, and his pulse had too much frequency --
Venæsection was repeated -- he lived upon vegetable diet

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and took Asses Milk -- Saline Draughts were also given -- By
these means he became better, and his cough nearly left him --
Yet it has continued to return ever since at intervals, sometimes
with violence, and with a degree of fever so as to be for a short
time alarming -- He lost blood once in November last -- twice
in January -- once in February -- once in March -- The Blood
at every evacuation shewed a great deal of buffy crust, and
full as much at the last as on the first bleeding, although he
was then ↑evidently↑ much weakened by the loss of blood & low regime -- The
Cough still continued to be troublesome notwithstanding the
use of saline medicines, balsamics, & milk diet -- the frequency
of pulse however was much diminished, it being nearly now,
at the standard of health -- and upon the application of a
Blister to the Back his cough left him immediately insomuch
that he was scarcely observed to cough at all -- Since then,
that is since the 28th. of March, he has had three or four

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returns of the Cough, once with shivering and pain of his
side -- In June he had an eruptive fever, called here
the Chicken pox, which was very mild -- it required no medicine -
upon its decline he was purged two or three times, and lost
about five ounces of blood, which was also very sizy -- He
seemed very well afterwards till last week, when he had another
return of the Cough with pain of his side -- he is now better again --
Upon this last attack he had an Issue cut in his [arm?] {illeg}
may be proper to observe in general that Master Wood is very {illeg}
runs about, and plays like other boys, and it is not observed that
exercise beings on his cough -- his appetite is good -- he sleeps
well -- but his tongue almost always shows a little [film?] -- He had
the Small Pox about five (↑four↑) years ago by Inoculation, & had very
little eruption, since which time, previous to the attack of
Meazles, his health was thought not quite so well as before --

You will please, Sir, to excuse my sending no Fee, as I have not at
present an opportunity of getting it delivered -- I hope to have one
very soon, & remain in the mean time your much obliged

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Dr. Cullen
Physician
Edinburgh

✍
Mr. Wilson
Concerning Mr. Wood
July 1787
V. XIX. P.178