The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4276] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Home (Patient) / 14 July 1778 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Miss Home'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4276 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/14 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 14 July 1778 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Miss Home' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1044] |
Case of Miss Home, sister of William Home at Berwick, who has a bad cough and spits blood; suspected of being a consumptive. |
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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:2263] | Patient | Miss Home |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
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 | Berwick-upon-Tweed (Berwick) | North-East | England | Europe | certain |
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For Miss Home. Berwick.
In danger of phthisis pulmonalis; therefore not easily
to be cured. As her pulse is still frequent & hard & her
spitting often tinged with blood; small bleedings suited
to her strength may be of service.
Tho blistering has been hitherto ineffectual yet I
advise a perpetual blister in her back.
To moderate her thirst & fever, frequently employ
the cooling mixture ordered below, and for her difficult
breathing & cough, use the Pectoral pills ordered below.
Abstain entirely from animal food. Live upon
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milk, farinacea, roots, greens & fruit.
Her asses or mares milk in the morning is proper enough
& taking as much buttermilk as she can is no less so.
You have neglected to give her gentle exercise. Let
her take it only in the mornings or evenings: for the
mid day is now too hot.
When her sleep is much interrupted by coughing an
opiate may be necessary & you may give either the elixir
paregoricum or the Tincture Thebaic but do not employ either of
them constantly or more than is absolutely necessary.
Take three ounces of Rose water, and half an ounce each of syrup of dried rose and Spiritus vitrioli tenuis. Mix. Label: Cooling Mixture. A teaspoonful of in an ordinary wine glassful of water several times a day.
Take three drachms of thickened Balsam of sulphur and powdered root of elecampagne at a sufficient quantity as to make a mass to be divided into single pills of five grains. Label: Pectoral pills. Half every night at bedtime.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Home. Berwick.
In danger of phthis. pulmonalis; therefore not easily
to be cured. As her pulse is still frequent & hard & her
spitting often tinged with blood; small bleedings suited
to her strength may be of service.
Tho blistering has been hitherto ineffectual yet I
advise a perpetual blister in her back.
To moderate her thirst & fever, frequently employ
the cooling mixture ordered below, and for her difficult
breathing & cough, use the Pectoral pills ordered below.
Abstain entirely from animal food. Live upon
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milk, farinacea, roots, greens & fruit.
Her asses or mares milk in the morning is proper enough
& taking as much buttermilk as she can is no less so.
You have neglected to give her gentle exercise. Let
her take it only in the mornings or evenings: for the
mid day is now too hot.
When her sleep is much interrupted by coughing an
opiate may be necessary & you may give either the elixir
paregoricum or the T. Theb. but do not employ either of
them constantly or more than is absolutely necessary.
℞ Aq. ros. ℥ iij Syr. e ros. sicc. Spr. vitr. teni @ ℥ſs.
ℳ. S Cooling ℳ. a tea spoonful in an ordinary wine
glass full of water several times aday.
℞ Bals. sulph. crass. ʒiij Pulv. rad. enul. camp.
q. s. ut f. massa divid in pil sing. gr. V.
S. Pectoral pills. ſs every night at bedtime.
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