The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:5737] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr / Regarding: Mrs Mary Geils (Pascal) (Geil; of Geilstoun) (Patient) / 16 October 1788 / (Outgoing)
Reply [to unnamed practitioner concerning the case of Mrs Geils, of Greenock, who suffers from nervous, stomach and rheumatic complaints. Cullen ascribes them to her being a native of the East Indies, and therefore not adjusted to the cold and damp of the West of Scotland. He provides strengthening prescriptions and offers general dietary advice, adding: 'I forgot to say above that the most part of East Indians use high seasonings too largely. I would not bid Mrs. Geils to quit her habits entirely, but must say that very much of these high seasonings hurt the tone of the stomach very much'.
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| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 5737 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/21/9 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 16 October 1788 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply [to unnamed practitioner concerning the case of Mrs Geils, of Greenock, who suffers from nervous, stomach and rheumatic complaints. Cullen ascribes them to her being a native of the East Indies, and therefore not adjusted to the cold and damp of the West of Scotland. He provides strengthening prescriptions and offers general dietary advice, adding: 'I forgot to say above that the most part of East Indians use high seasonings too largely. I would not bid Mrs. Geils to quit her habits entirely, but must say that very much of these high seasonings hurt the tone of the stomach very much'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:2260] |
Case of Mrs Geils. |
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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:4871] | Addressee | Dr |
| [PERS ID:4870] | Patient | Mrs Mary Geils (Geil; of Geilstoun) |
| [PERS ID:4871] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr |
| [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 | Greenock | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred | |
| Mentioned / Other | East Indies | certain | ||||
| Mentioned / Other | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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