The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:1090] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mrs Veitch (Patient) / 24 February 1781 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mrs Veitch', who is 'in danger of Phthisis'.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 1090 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/13/144 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 24 February 1781 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Scribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry) |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | Yes |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For Mrs Veitch', who is 'in danger of Phthisis'. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1428] |
Case of Mrs Veitch, who is in 'danger of Pthisis'. |
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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:3963] | Patient | Mrs Veitch |
| [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 |
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For Mrs Veitch
In danger of Phthisis. You have managed
it properly especially in applying a blister to her
breast & proposing to turn part of it into a perpetual issue
The Electuary you have ordered is I dare say proper & may
be continued. I can advise at present no Medicine but
the following.
Take two ounces of thick Mucilage gum Arabic and one ounce of Elderberry Rob. Mix [precisely?] and Label: Pectoral Linctus a teaspoonful to be taken frequently & leisurely swallowed upon lying down at night.
I could not learn whether you tried any Opiate or
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with what effect.
I would alter her Diet. I dissuade the animal
food at dinner & the egg at night. I think she might
digest milk if it were fresh from the Cow & mixed
with an equal part of water gruel &cc.
For the rest I recommend Farinacea & Fruit &
a little tho not much of other vegetables.
I advise the continuance of her exercise on
horseback as often as the weather is tolerably mild
& dry. The motion should be gentle & continued as
long as possible without fatigue. She has not been
able hitherto to bear much but by regular &
gradual increase of the length of her rides she
may come to bear what may be necessary.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Veitch
In danger of Phthisis. You have managed
it properly especially in applying a blister to her
breast & proposing to turn part of it into a perpetual issue
The Elect. you have ordered is I dare say proper & may
be continued. I can advise at present no Med. but
the following.
℞ Muc. g. Ar. crass. ℥ij Rob. samb. ℥j ℳ. [exacte?]
et Signa Pectoral Linctus a teaspoonful to be taken
frequently & leisurely swallowed upon lying down at night.
I could not learn whether you tried any Opiate or
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with what effect.
I would alter her Diet. I dissuade the animal
food at dinner & the egg at night. I think she might
digest milk if it were fresh from the Cow & mixed
with an equal part of water gruel &cc.
For the rest I recommend Farinacea & Fruit &
a little tho not much of other vegetables.
I advise the continuance of her exercise on
horseback as often as the weather is tolerably mild
& dry. The motion should be gentle & continued as
long as possible without fatigue. She has not been
able hitherto to bear much but by regular &
gradual increase of the length of her rides she
may come to bear what may be necessary.
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