The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5271] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr John Aird / Regarding: Mrs Aird (Patient) / 28? May 1786 / (Outgoing)
Reply concerning the case of Mrs Aird,. Cullen has more hope than the addressee - identified from related letters as the patient's husband John Aird - of her swellings being 'discussed' (dispersed), by the use of surgical stockings, friction and exercise.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 5271 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/19/83 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 28? May 1786 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Machine copy |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply concerning the case of Mrs Aird,. Cullen has more hope than the addressee - identified from related letters as the patient's husband John Aird - of her swellings being 'discussed' (dispersed), by the use of surgical stockings, friction and exercise. |
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:698] |
Case of Mrs Aird, who saw Cullen, last September but now has new symptoms of fever following a severe haemorrhage which may have been a miscarriage. She also suffers from swollen parts. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:3079] | Addressee | Dr John Aird |
[PERS ID:3076] | Patient | Mrs Aird |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:3079] | Patient's Relative / Spouse / Friend | Dr John Aird |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Destination of Letter | Stirling | Mid Scotland | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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Mrs. Aird
Yours of the 23r Came upon me a little un¬
luckily when I was obliged to be in the Country, and otherways
engaged in various Occupations. We have this day only
dispatched the Examination of twenty two Candidates.
In the mean time I have again and again con¬
sidered Mrs. Airds Case, and have by no means the
same bad view of it that you seem to have. I am
persuaded that a little daily exercise in a Carriage
with the benefit of the season, will put an end to
her disease which is otherwise nearly to its sponta¬
neous discussion. Such swellings as you describe
are a common termination, and when the state
of the Oeconomy is otherwise so good as you
mention, that symptom cannot continue long
or if it should a little {illeg}.
{illeg} Stockings do not seem to be very necessary
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but if they are properly made, which is a difficult
matter, and She bears them easily made tighter and
tighter by degrees they will do no harm. The [want?]
of fluidity in the water which fills the Cellular
texture is no bad Symptom, and if her Skin can
bear the friction of a naked hand I hope the
Swellings will soon be discussed. The friction should
↑be↑ especially applied in the morning, and not at all
in the Evening. In the forenoon She should try as
much walking as She can easily bear, and in
the Afternoon she should be ↑much or↑ often in a recumbent
posture. You tell me nothing about the state of her
belly and urine and therefore I suppose them very
right, and if they are you may depend upon it
that every thing else will soon be also. You
need make no apologies for writing to me, for I
{illeg} every assistance {illeg}
{illeg} very {illeg} I am Sir your faithful
and most Obedient Servant
Diplomatic Text
Mrs. Aird
Yours of the 23r Came upon me a little un¬
luckily when I was obliged to be in the Country, and otherways
engaged in various Occupations. We have this day only
dispatched the Examination of twenty two Candidates.
In the mean time I have again and again con¬
sidered Mrs. Airds Case, and have by no means the
same bad view of it that you seem to have. I am
persuaded that a little daily exercise in a Carriage
with the benefit of the season, will put an end to
her disease which is otherwise nearly to its sponta¬
neous discussion. Such swellings as you describe
are a common termination, and when the state
of the Oeconomy is otherwise so good as you
mention, that symptom cannot continue long
or if it should a little {illeg}.
{illeg} Stockings do not seem to be very necessary
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but if they are properly made, which is a difficult
matter, and She bears them easily made tighter and
tighter by degrees they will do no harm. The [want?]
of fluidity in the water which fills the Cellular
texture is no bad Symptom, and if her Skin can
bear the friction of a naked hand I hope the
Swellings will soon be discussed. The friction should
↑be↑ especially applied in the morning, and not at all
in the Evening. In the forenoon She should try as
much walking as She can easily bear, and in
the Afternoon she should be ↑much or↑ often in a recumbent
posture. You tell me nothing about the state of her
belly and urine and therefore I suppose them very
right, and if they are you may depend upon it
that every thing else will soon be also. You
need make no apologies for writing to me, for I
{illeg} every assistance {illeg}
{illeg} very {illeg} I am Sir your faithful
and most Obedient Servant
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