The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Fumigation
Exposure of 'the body or a part of it, such as the skin or the respiratory mucous membrane, to fumes in order to produce a therapeutic effect’ (New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1885), as cited in OED.
Category: Treatments
Sub category: General
[DOC ID:2129]
Tobacco-¬
smoke thrown up the Anus
on page (1)
[ID:2129] From: Dr Alexander Findlay / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Lewis Gordon (of Techmuiry, of Techmury) (Patient) / 12 January 1782 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1999] Fumigating the
Part three or four times a day on page (2)
[ID:1999] From: Mr William Duguid / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr William Duguid (Patient) / 7 April 1781 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1999] Fumigation on page (2)
[ID:1999] From: Mr William Duguid / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr William Duguid (Patient) / 7 April 1781 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:2307] receive the steam of vinegar through an
inhaler on page (2)
[ID:2307] From: Dr James Hamilton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Alexander? Drysdale (Patient) / 26 August 1783 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1246] breathing over the steam of hot water and vinegar on page (2)
[ID:1246] From: Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Dickson (Dixon) (Patient) / 26 February 1776 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:844] Fumigations of Cinnabar
on page (3)
[ID:844] Case Note / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 26 April 1773 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:876] Fumigations on page (2)
[ID:876] From: Anonymous / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 9 February 1774 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:876] Fumigations on page (4)
[ID:876] From: Anonymous / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Anonymous (Patient) / 9 February 1774 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:2555] fume on page (4)
[ID:2555] From: Dr John Gilchrist (of Speddoch) / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Miss Aitken (Patient) / 10 January 1785 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:383] Drawing Plaister on page (1)
[ID:383] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) / Regarding: Mr John Glassford (of Dougalston) (Patient) / 10 February 1776 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:383] Drawing Plaister on page (1)
[ID:383] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr Alexander Stevenson (Professor; of Dalgairn ) / Regarding: Mr John Glassford (of Dougalston) (Patient) / 10 February 1776 / (Outgoing)
[DOC ID:1214] fumigation of mercury
on page (2)
[ID:1214] From: Dr Robert Wood / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Captain Gray (Hon. Mr Gray; Honble Captain Gray) (Patient) / May? 1777? / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:1567] fumigations
with Corrosive sublimate
on page (1)
[ID:1567] Case Note / Regarding: (A.B.) (Patient) / September? 1778? / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:2898] by fumigating the throat
on page (7)
[ID:2898] From: Dr Ralph Irving / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Governor George Johnstone (Johnston) (Patient) / 5 October 1786 / (Incoming)
[DOC ID:2483] suck in the steam of
warm milk & water on page (2)
[ID:2483] From: Dr James Hamilton / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Captain Steele (Steel) (Patient) / 20 July 1784 / (Incoming)
