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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:4288] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Miss Campbell (Patient) / 30 July 1778 / (Outgoing)

Reply headed 'Miss Campbell', who apparently has menstrual problems. Exercise and diet regimen provided; aperient medicine prescribed.

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FieldData
DOC ID 4288
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/11/26
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date30 July 1778
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen Yes
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply headed 'Miss Campbell', who apparently has menstrual problems. Exercise and diet regimen provided; aperient medicine prescribed.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1071]
Case of Miss Campbell who has menstrual problems [an abandoned case-book entry for the same month is tentatively link].
2


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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2706]Addressee
[PERS ID:1749]PatientMiss Campbell
[PERS ID:2706]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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Place of Writing Cullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain

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[Page 1]
Miss Campbell


At present no ailment but if things do not succeed as they
should ailments may arise. To prevent these


The travelling home will be of service; but when at home
be also as much as possible in the fresh air & gentle exercise
Walking but especially ride. Avoid cold - & therefore all
wet & moist weather - moist ground - evening & night air.
& keep her feet & legs warm & dry always.


2. Once a week or 3 times a fortnight take a warm bath
sitting to her waist in warm water from a quarter to half an
hour, or longer if she bears it well. The best time for it will
be seven in the Evening. After it should be well dried & either
her ordinary cloaths or some what equal to them put on & keep
her room for that night.


At dinner broth & some animal food but moderated
& should make up with pudding & vegetables spring Greens¬
ever of these last; avoiding entirely the cold or windy kinds;


Avoid tea & coffee at breakfast. & should take some kind
of milk meat both at breakfast & supper.


Drink rather good small beer than water but if it is not
good, take water with a little white wine in it. She may take
a glass or two of white wine at dinner, but no more.


Once or twice a week she may take from ij to ʒiv of soluble
tartar
in a draught of new drawn cow milk whey.


She should not take the medicines ordered below for above a fortnight
at a time but after some weeks intermission she may take another
course of it especially in case of symptoms of any change.

Take two drachms each of preparation of steel and powdered Cinnamon, half an ounce of rose Conserve a sufficient quantity of simple Syrup so as to make an Electuary. Label: Aperient Electuary the bigness of a horsebean twice a day. NB. If it agrees well with her stomach & especially in the second course of it the dose may be to the bigness of a hazel nut or a little more.

Take one drachm of Asafoetida, one scruple of sal martis, two drachms of Spanish Soap, a sufficient quantity of simple Syrup so as to make a mass, divide into single pills of five grains. Label: Aperient pills 3 at bedtime after bathing.

Edinburgh July 30th 1778

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[Page 1]
Miss Campbell


At present no ailment but if things do not succeed as they
should ailments may arise. To prevent these


The travelling home will be of service; but when at home
be also as much as possible in the fresh air & gentle exercise
Walking but especially ride. Avoid cold - & therefore all
wet & moist weather - moist ground - evening & night air.
& keep her feet & legs warm & dry always.


2. Once a week or 3 times a fortnight take a warm bath
sitting to her waist in warm water from a quarter to half an
hour, or longer if she bears it well. The best time for it will
be seven in the Evening. After it should be well dried & either
her ordinary cloaths or some what equal to them put on & keep
her room for that night.


At dinner broth & some animal food but moderated
& should make up with puddg & vegetables spring G¬
ever of these last; avoiding entirely the cold or windy kinds;


Avoid tea & coffee at breakfast. & should take some kind
of milk meat both at breakfast & supper.


Drink rather good small beer than water but if it is not
good, take water w a little white wine in it. She may take
a glass or two of white wine at dinner, but no more.


Once or twice a week she may take from ij to ʒiv of soluble
tartar
in a draught of new drawn cow milk whey.


She should not take the meds ordered below for above a fortnight
at a time but after some weeks intermission she may take another
course of it especially in case of symptoms of any change.


Limat. mart ppt. Cinnam. pulv @ ʒij, Conserv. ros. ℥ſs
Syr. simpl. q.s. ut f. Elect. S. Aperient Electuary the bigness of a
horsebean twice a day. NB. If it agrees well with her stomach &
especially in the second course of it the dose may be to the bigness
of a hazel nut or a little more.


As. foetid. ʒi sal. mart. ℈j. Sapon. Hispan. ʒij Syr Simpl.
q.s. ut f. mass divid. in pil. sing. gr. v
S. Aperient pills 3 at bedtime after bathing.

Edr July 30th 1778

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