Cullen

The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[Case ID:796]: Case of Mr Edward Gallon who reports soreness and other symptoms in his genital area.

Documents in this case

6 document(s) found in this case.

DOC IDSummaryDate
[DOC ID:4407] 
Reply 'For Mr Gallon'10 April 1779
 
[DOC ID:1670]  Linked to other Cases  
Letter from Dr Henry Richardson concerning the case of Mr Brougham, who bears the letter himself. He suffered a fall about 3 years previously, injuring his sides. Other physicians have been treating him as if for indigestion, but Richardson has used a seton. There is a brief mention of Mr Gallon, who has a 'scorbutic eruption' in his Groin' and is considering taking the waters in Harrogate.8 May 1779
 
[DOC ID:4426]  Linked to other Cases  
Reply, 'Dr Richardson C[oncerning] Mr Brougham & Mr Gallon'. There is dietary advice and prescriptions for Mr Brougham, but nothing for Mr Gallon beyond the heading.13 May 1779
 
[DOC ID:6250] 
Reply [to Dr Henry Richardson at Alnwick] headed 'For Mr Gallon', with Cullen's brief comments on his progress and the use of 'Harrowgate Water'.13 May 1779
 
[DOC ID:1688] 
Letter from Edward Gallon concerning his own case, in which he reports soreness in his genitals.13 June 1779
 
[DOC ID:4457] 
Reply headed 'For Mr Gallon'.15 June 1779
 

These documents contain one or more that share the same date. We have manually applied an order based on what we know.

People involved in this case

4 found.

PERS IDFull Name
[PERS ID: 3114] Mr Brougham
[PERS ID: 1] Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID: 2471] Mr Edward Gallon
[PERS ID: 4] Dr Henry Richardson

Unique Places linked to this Case

4 found.

TypeSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
Place Alnwick North-East England Europe certain
SpecificCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
Place Harrogate North-East England Europe certain

Places and role of place

8 found.

TypeRoleSpecific Place Village/Town/City (aka) Region Country Continent Confidence
SpecificPlace of WritingCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlacePlace of Writing Alnwick North-East England Europe certain
SpecificDestination of LetterCullen's House / Mint Close Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Edinburgh Edinburgh and East Scotland Europe certain
PlaceDestination of Letter Alnwick North-East England Europe inferred
PlaceTherapeutic Recommendation Harrogate North-East England Europe certain
PlaceMentioned / Other Harrogate North-East England Europe certain
PlacePlace of Handstamp Alnwick North-East England Europe certain