The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[Case ID:2136]: Case of an unnamed twenty-two year old woman who dies after being startled at a firework display.
Documents in this case
1 document(s) found in this case.
| DOC ID | Summary | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[DOC ID:2233]  |
Letter from Alexander Taylor, briefly noting that Mr Gillies is taking his medicines, and giving an account of the death and autopsy (post mortem) examination of a 22-year-old woman, a 'strong-made girl and of a chearful temper', whose disease 'had all the marks of the Angina Pectoris'. She had suffered from chest pains and faintness. He attributes her collapse to having been startled by a firework display, probably staged to celebrate Admiral Rodney's victory in the Battle of the Saintes, but her post mortem (by Taylor, Fulton and White) revealed carditis. | 12 June 1782 | |||
People involved in this case
7 found.
| PERS ID | Full Name |
|---|---|
| [PERS ID: 1902] | Miss |
| [PERS ID: 1] | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
| [PERS ID: 2999] | Mr Fulton |
| [PERS ID: 1465] | Reverend Colin Gillies (of Paisley) |
| [PERS ID: 2656] | Admiral George Brydges Rodney (Admiral Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney) |
| [PERS ID: 207] | Dr Alexander Taylor (Sanders) |
| [PERS ID: 3000] | Mr John White (Whytt) |
Unique Places linked to this Case
2 found.
| Type | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
Places and role of place
3 found.
| Type | Role | Specific Place | Village/Town/City (aka) | Region | Country | Continent | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Place of Writing | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain | |
| Place | Place of Handstamp | Paisley | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | certain |
