The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:3770] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Anonymous / Regarding: Mrs Anne Stewart (Patient) / 22 January 1775 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For Mrs Stewart'
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 3770 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/5/33 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 22 January 1775 |
| 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 Stewart' |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:481] |
Case of Mrs Anne Stewart who as a 'soar Breast' from nursing and a spot on her hand which she fears is scurvy. |
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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:2090] | Addressee | |
| [PERS ID:66] | Patient | Mrs Anne Stewart |
| [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 |
| Destination of Letter | Lesmahagow (Abbey Green / Abbay Green) | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mrs Stewart.
The spot on Mrs Ss hand is not enough to make me
think that she is affected with scurvy or to advise with
that view particularly while she is young with child.
A particular fault in the part affected & that to be remedied
first.
The Lime tho seemingly of service yet does not give the
firmness required & therefore if the part is now [fretted?] damp
& raw I would wash 3 or 4 times a day with the Lotion
ordered below & if this brings the part to dry it may be
continued to take off the itching
If the part dries without itching, I would to prevent
the parts [fretting?] again, anoint it two or three times
a day, with the Saturnine Ointment. Let this be
made according to the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia ultimum 1 , or if it happens to be made
already according to the former edition, let some of that
be exactly made (mixed) with an equal part of fine hogs
lard. This Ointment employed for eight or ten days
will I hope prevent that part from breaking out
again, but observe that if at any time after the least
itching is felt, let the part, be touched with the
Lotion, or Ointment, as either of them are perceived to
be most effectual in immediately taking out the
itching
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No occasion for a ↑very↑ low diet, but a very full one
might do harm.
I should have said above that the sore on the
hand may be tryed, with the same applications that
I have proposed for the breast.
Take four ounces of Rose Water and one scruple Sugar of lead. Mix and if the liquid whitens, let some drops of distilled vinegar be added until the liquid is made clearer, then filter through paper. Label: the Lotion
22 January 1775
Notes:
1: See Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Edinburgensis (Edinburgh: 1774), p. 178.
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Stewart.
The spot on Mrs Ss hand is not enough to make me
think that she is affected with scurvy or to advise with
that view particularly while she is young with child.
A particular fault in the part affected & that to be remedied
first.
The Lime tho seemingly of service yet does not give the
firmness required & therefore if the part is now [fretted?] damp
& raw I would wash 3 or 4 times a day with the Lotion
ordered below & if this brings the part to dry it may be
continued to take off the itching
If the part dries without itching, I would to prevent
the parts [fretting?] again, anoint it two or three times
a day, with the Saturnine Ointment. Let this be
made ad Ph. E. Ed. ult. 1 , or if it happens to be made
already according to the former edition, let some of that
be exactly made (mixed) with an equal part of fine hogs
lard. This Ointment employed for eight or ten days
will I hope prevent that part from breaking out
again, but observe that if at any time after the least
itching is felt, let the part, be touched with the
Lotion, or Ointment, as either of them are perceived to
be most effectual in immediately taking out the
itching
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No occasion for a ↑very↑ low diet, but a very full one
might do harm.
I should have said above that the sore on the
hand may be tryed, with the same applications that
I have proposed for the breast.
℞ Aq. Rosar ℥iv
Sacch. Saturn. ℈j
ℳ. et si albescat liquor, dein addentur
Acet destillat, gutta aliquot
donec liquor fiat clarior, dein per chartam cola
S. the Lotion
22 Janry 1775
Notes:
1: See Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regii Medicorum Edinburgensis (Edinburgh: 1774), p. 178.
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