The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4616] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr (Patient) / 21 April 1783 / (Outgoing)
Reply to unnamed correspondent, seemingly a doctor writing for advice about a patient. Cullen advocates the use shower baths and mentions finishing the third volume of his First Lines the previous week, and adds that the chapter on hypochondriasis 'I hope will give you satisfaction'.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 4616 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/16/21 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 21 April 1783 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Machine scribal copy |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Reply to unnamed correspondent, seemingly a doctor writing for advice about a patient. Cullen advocates the use shower baths and mentions finishing the third volume of his First Lines the previous week, and adds that the chapter on hypochondriasis 'I hope will give you satisfaction'. |
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:1666] |
Case of an unnamed patient - probably diagnosed with hypochondriasis - since their practitioner is provided with advice on cold bathing and directed to Cullen's account on that disease in his "First Lines". |
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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:4387] | Patient | Mr |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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