The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4562] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr / Regarding: Mr Malcolm (Patient) / 5 January 1780 / (Outgoing)
Reply headed 'For Mr Malcolm',. The patient has been suffering from pain in the head, noises in his ears and facial eruptions. Cullen advises on blistering and medicines.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4562 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/129 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 5 January 1780 |
| 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 headed 'For Mr Malcolm',. The patient has been suffering from pain in the head, noises in his ears and facial eruptions. Cullen advises on blistering and medicines. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1246] |
Case of Mr Malcolm who suffers from years of 'Violent Headache' in the back of his head, low spirits, ringing in his ears and eruptions on his face. |
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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:3149] | Addressee | Mr |
| [PERS ID:875] | Patient | Mr Malcolm |
| [PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3149] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr |
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 |
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For Mr Malcolm.
As his pain of hind head & noise in his ears has
I believe been owing to the Nervous fever I am not much
surprised at its having continued long but I hope it is
in a way of going off & may be removed entirely by
a perpetual blister on the nape of the neck, kept open
for some time. The only other remedy I would pro¬
pose to him is prescribed below.
I believe the eruptions on face and other parts con¬
tribute to his health & at least it would [certainly?]
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be dangerous to remove them, & especially by topical
applications. If in spring the Eruptions increase he
may take a teaspoonful, more or less as the stomach bears
it, of Antimonial wine every night & morning.
Any cathartics would do much harm. But in the
spring in case of considerable eruption and his belly
not being free he may for two or three weeks take
every morning a dose of the solution prescribed below.
Moderation in diet. No animal food at supper.
Moderation especially necessary in strong drink.
Keep good hours; exercise, & avoid cold ––
Seldom take fish untill free of the eruptions.
Take 1½ ounce of Volatile Valerian Tincture and a ½ ounce of Spirit of Peppermint Water Mix. Label: Cephalic tincture.
Take 2 ounces of Soluble Tartar, an ounce of Glauber's salts, a ½ ounce each of Spanish Sea-salt and Polychrest Salt, 4 ounces of simple Cinnamon Water, and 8 ounces of spring water. Dissolve and strain. Label: Aperient Solution a table spoonful or two in a pint of fresh cow milk whey ––––
Diplomatic Text
For Mr Malcolm.
As his pain of hind head & noise in his ears has
I believe been owing to the Nervous fever I am not much
surprised at its having continued long but I hope it is
in a way of going off & may be removed entirely by
a perpetual blister on the nape of the neck, kept open
for some time. The only other remedy I would pro¬
pose to him is prescribed below.
I believe the eruptions on face and other parts con¬
tribute to his health & at least it would [certainly?]
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be dangerous to remove them, & especially by topical
applications. If in spring the Eruptions increase he
may take a teaspoonful, more or less as the stomach bears
it, of Antimonial wine every night & morning.
Any cathartics would do much harm. But in the
spring in case of considerable eruption and his belly
not being free he may for two or three weeks take
every morng. a dose of the solution prescribed below.
Moderation in diet. No animal food at supper.
Moderation especially necessary in strong drink.
Keep good hours; exercise, & avoid cold ––
Seldom take fish untill free of the eruptions.
℞ Tinct. valer. volat. ℥jſs Aq. menth. pip. spir. ℥ſs
ℳ. S. Cephalic tincture.
℞ Tart. solub. ℥ij –– Glaub. ℥j –– mar. Hisp.
–– polychrest @ ℥ſs. Aq. cinnam. simpl. ℥jv
Aq. font. ℥viij solve et cola –– Aperient Solution
a table spoonful or two in a pint of fresh cow
milk whey ––––
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