The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3705] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Miss Stclair / Regarding: Miss Stclair (Patient) / 21 September 1774 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss St Claire'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3705 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/4/30 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 21 September 1774 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | Yes |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Miss St Claire' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:435] |
Case of Miss St Claire [Sinclair] who has a 'nervous affection' of the blood and eyes. No obvious connection with Case 374 beyond proximity of date. |
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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:1720] | Addressee | Miss Stclair |
| [PERS ID:1720] | Patient | Miss Stclair |
| [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 |
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For Miss St claire
Nervous affections of the Blood & eyes are
of very great variety in different Persons & Miss
Stclair seems Peculiar but it appears to me to be of
the same nature with many others I have met
with and may I hope be relieved by the following
means. -------
1. Let the head be close shaven and
kept so & let some Cold water be poured from
the pipe of a tea kettle every morning upon
the hind head while the face is bended
downwards over a bason. - The quantity of
water may at first be small not above a
muchkin but it may every day be gradually
increased to what she can easily bear. ---
At first also the Water may be poured from a
small height, an inch or two, but that may
be afterwards increased to six or eight. -
At first too the great coolness of the Water
may be taken of by adding a fourth or fifth
of Boiling water but that should be
withdrawn by degrees till it is used quite
Cold. ---------------
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2. Let Miss Stclair take every morning two
table Spoonfulls of the aperient solution ordered
below in half a muchkin of Spring Water after
she has Bathed her head & before she has taken
Breakfast. The water may be taken at two
draughts. -- If the dose Proposed keeps the
belly regular it is enugh, if it Purges she should
take less & if it does not Prevent Costiveness she
should take more. ----
3. - I thought of Advising a Particular snuff
but it may be delayed till we see the effect of
the other remedies. ------
4. --- Tho I do not think that Miss Stclairs
Complaints proceed from her Stomach I think
it very necessary for her to avoid anything
that may be heavy on her Stomach or occasion
indigestion. -----
September 21
1774
Diplomatic Text
For Miss St claire
Nervous affections of the Blood & eyes are
of very great variety in different Persons & Miss
Stclair seems Peculiar but it appears to me to be of
the same nature with many others I have met
with and may I hope be relieved by the following
means. -------
1. Let the head be close shaven and
kept so & let some Cold water be poured from
the pipe of a tea kettle every morning upon
the hind head while the face is bended
downwards over a bason. - The quantity of
water may at first be small not above a
muchkin but it may every day be gradually
increased to what she can easily bear. ---
At first also the Water may be poured from a
small height, an inch or two, but that may
be afterwards increased to six or eight. -
At first too the great coolness of the Water
may be taken of by adding a fourth or fifth
of Boiling water but that should be
withdrawn by degrees till it is used quite
Cold. ---------------
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2. Let Miss Stclair take every morning two
table Spoonfulls of the aperient solution ordered
below in half a muchkin of Spring Water after
she has Bathed her head & before she has taken
Breakfast. The water may be taken at two
draughts. -- If the dose Proposed keeps the
belly regular it is enugh, if it Purges she should
take less & if it does not Prevent Costiveness she
should take more. ----
3. - I thought of Advising a Particular snuff
but it may be delayed till we see the effect of
the other remedies. ------
4. --- Tho I do not think that Miss Stclairs
Complaints proceed from her Stomach I think
it very necessary for her to avoid anything
that may be heavy on her Stomach or occasion
indigestion. -----
September 21
1774
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