The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:2525] Case Note / Regarding: Mr Thomson (A. B.) (Patient) / 9 June 1784 / (Incoming)
Unsigned case note describing the case of 'A. B.', the four-year-old son of Mr Thomson on the island of St Croix. The child was healthy until being inoculated for smallpox, after recovering from which 'his speech left him [...] and that he was afflicted with a spasmodic affection in his right hand and arm'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 2525 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/1575b |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Incoming |
| Date | 9 June 1784 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Unsigned case note describing the case of 'A. B.', the four-year-old son of Mr Thomson on the island of St Croix. The child was healthy until being inoculated for smallpox, after recovering from which 'his speech left him [...] and that he was afflicted with a spasmodic affection in his right hand and arm'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:704] |
Case of "A. B.", the four-year-old son of Mr Samuel Thomson on the island of St Croix who has lost his speech and developed a 'spasmodic' condition in his arm since being inoculated against smallpox. |
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People linked to this document
| Person ID | Role in document | Person |
|---|---|---|
| [PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID:3395] | Patient | Mr Thomson (A. B.) |
| [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 | St. Croix (Virgin Islands) | West Indies | certain | |||
| Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Mentioned / Other | India | Asia | certain |
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