
The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3294] From: Mr William Ingham / To: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / Regarding: Mr Hudson (Patient) / 12 January 1788 / (Incoming)
Letter from William Ingham concerning the case of Mr Hudson, aged about 68 and corpulent, who had consulted Cullen in August 1784 for asthma, but has not taken much of his advice and did not consent to having an issue in his neck. He is now suffering from a pain and numbness in the left arm, as well as breathing difficulties.
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 3294 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/2/2190 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Incoming |
Date | 12 January 1788 |
Annotation | None |
Type | Authorial original |
Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
Autopsy | No |
Recipe | No |
Regimen | No |
Letter of Introduction | No |
Case Note | No |
Summary | Letter from William Ingham concerning the case of Mr Hudson, aged about 68 and corpulent, who had consulted Cullen in August 1784 for asthma, but has not taken much of his advice and did not consent to having an issue in his neck. He is now suffering from a pain and numbness in the left arm, as well as breathing difficulties. |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
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Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1492] |
Case of Mr Hudson who has weak lungs. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:82] | Author | Mr William Ingham |
[PERS ID:1] | Addressee | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:4103] | Patient | Mr Hudson |
[PERS ID:82] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr William Ingham |
[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 |
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Place of Writing | Newcastle upon Tyne | North-East | England | Europe | certain | |
Destination of Letter | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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