The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5207] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr William Lyall / Regarding: Mr William Lyall (Patient) / 10 February 1786 / (Outgoing)
Reply, for William Lyall. Cullen advises cold bathing and the shower bath as treatment for his nocturnal emissions, which he partly attributes to his age. The prescription enclosed is letter 5208, completed the following day.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5207 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/19/19 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 10 February 1786 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) present |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, for William Lyall. Cullen advises cold bathing and the shower bath as treatment for his nocturnal emissions, which he partly attributes to his age. The prescription enclosed is letter 5208, completed the following day. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1925] |
Case of William Lyall, a young man anxious about nocturnal emissions. |
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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:5584] | Addressee | Mr William Lyall |
| [PERS ID:5584] | Patient | Mr William Lyall |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Bell's Wynd | Glasgow | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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