The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4274] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mrs Anne Baillie (Munro) (of Carnbrue) / Regarding: Mrs Anne Baillie (Munro) (of Carnbrue) (Patient) / 9 July 1778 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Mrs Baillie of Carnbrue,. Recipe for Pectoral Pills mentioned, but not copied. Destination inferred as Carnbrue [Carnbroe] but patient could have been visitingEdinburgh.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 4274 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/11/12 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 9 July 1778 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Authorial original |
| Enclosure(s) | Enclosure(s) mentioned, but missing |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply 'For Mrs Baillie of Carnbrue,. Recipe for Pectoral Pills mentioned, but not copied. Destination inferred as Carnbrue [Carnbroe] but patient could have been visitingEdinburgh. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1075] |
Case of Mrs Baillie of Carnbrue who has a pectoral complaint after measles. |
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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:2475] | Addressee | Mrs Anne Baillie (of Carnbrue) |
| [PERS ID:2475] | Patient | Mrs Anne Baillie (of Carnbrue) |
| [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 | Carnbroe | Bothwell | Glasgow and West | Scotland | Europe | inferred |
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For Mrs Baillie of Carnbrue
Mrs Baillies cough seems to me to be merely a relick of the
Measles and not of the Consumptive kind but if neglected & allowed
to return from time to time may turn consumptive
To prevent this more is to be done by regimen than medecine
and that regimen is to be attended to closely & strictly for some time
She should go immediately to the Country & remain there the
whole of the Harvest. She should go on horseback or in a
single horse Chaise, twice every day when there is not a
constant rain. When the weather is very warm she should
go out only by 8 in the morning or sooner. & be abroad for three hours.
In the afternoon she should go out at five & be abroad more
of less as the weather & length of day shall direct, so that she
may be always in an hour before Sunset. At all times take
great care to avoid cold. To avoid being heated by the Sun
Exercise or warm Chambers, & if at any time a little heated
take care not to sit down in a cold place or in any stream of
air & at all times to avoid being [o?] in any stream of air from
open doors or windows. Take care to avoid all damp or
moisture & if gets wet upon her Clothes, to get quit of them as
soon as possible. She should never walk out on damp
ground or Grass. What ever be the heat of the weather she
must lay off no Clothes that she has been accustomed to.
Besides riding she may walk out a little frequently
but always gently upon level ground & never so long as to
heat or fatigue or her. ----- Her Diet must be light. She
may take Vegetables freely. A bit bit of some light meats
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She may take at dinner, but her meal should be made up
Chiefly of Vegetables Pudding & Pancake. - No meat at supper
not even an Egg & She should take some kind of milk meat
but instead of plain milk, a mixture of fresh milk & thin
water gruel equal parts well sweetened with Sugar. & this
mixture she may take take with bread rice barley Sago, oat
meal porridge or Sowings, & she will probably digest this
mixed milk very well, tho she did not use to digest plain milk
Every Morning she may take pretty early half a muchkin
of mares milk, & she may take it so early as to sleep after it
provided that sleep is not attended with sweating. If it is she must
not take the mares milk till she she (↑is↑) out of bed. An hour
after taking the Milk she may take her ride & till delay
her breakfast till after she returns. Her breakfast maybe
weak tea with bread & butter as usual, but if common tea
seems to affect her Nerves, it will be better to take Cocoa tea.
Her ordinary drink must be plain water, & the only fermented
liquor, is a little good Porter; of which she may take from a
Gill to half a muchkin, either at dinner or supper - She
must strictly abstain from all wine & spirits. - She
These are the particulars of the proper regimen for Mrs Bailie
& if she can adhere to them for some time very Closely I have no
doubt as she has now had a Cough for some time I have prescribed
below some Pectoral Pills which she may take for some time
after she goes to the Country. If her Cough should at any time be
very troublesome she may take at bed time fifteen or twenty drops
of Laudanum, but I would wish to have this avoided as much as possible
Diplomatic Text
For Mrs Baillie of Carnbrue
Mrs Baillies cough seems to me to be merely a relick of the
Measles and not of the Consumptive kind but if neglected & allowed
to return from time to time may turn consumptive
To prevent this more is to be done by regimen than medecine
and that regimen is to be attended to closely & strictly for some time
She should go immediately to the Country & remain there the
whole of the Harvest. She should go on horseback or in a
single horse Chaise, twice every day when there is not a
constant rain. When ye weather is very warm she should
go out only by 8 in ye morning or sooner. & be abroad for three hours.
In the afternoon she should go out at five & be abroad more
of less as ye weather & length of day shall direct, so that she
may be always in an hour before Sunset. At all times take
great care to avoid cold. To avoid being heated by ye Sun
Exercise or warm Chambers, & if at any time a little heated
take care not to sit down in a cold place or in any stream of
air & at all times to avoid being [o?] in any stream of air from
open doors or windows. Take care to avoid all damp or
moisture & if gets wet upon her Clothes, to get quit of them as
soon as possible. She should never walk out on damp
ground or Grass. What ever be the heat of the weather she
must lay off no Clothes that she has been accustomed to.
Besides riding she may walk out a little frequently
but always gently upon level ground & never so long as to
heat or fatigue or her. ----- Her Diet must be light. She
may take Vegetables freely. A bit bit of some light meats
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She may take at dinner, but her meal should be made up
Chiefly of Vegetables Pudding & Pancake. - No meat at supper
not even an Egg & She should take some kind of milk meat
but instead of plain milk, a mixture of fresh milk & thin
water gruel equal parts well sweetened wt Sugar. & this
mixture she may take take wt bread rice barley Sago, oat
meal porridge or Sowings, & she will probably digest this
mixed milk very well, tho she did not use to digest plain milk
Every Morng she may take pretty early half a muchkin
of mares milk, & she may take it so early as to sleep after it
provided that sleep is not attended wt sweating. If it is she must
not take the mares milk till she she (↑is↑) out of bed. An hour
after taking the Milk she may take her ride & till delay
her breakfast till after she returns. Her breakfast maybe
weak tea wt bread & butter as usual, but if common tea
seems to affect her Nerves, it will be better to take Cocoa tea.
Her ordinary drink must be plain water, & ye only fermented
liquor, is a little good Porter; of which she may take from a
Gill to half a muchkin, either at dinner or supper - She
must strictly abstain from all wine & spirits. - She
These are the particulars of the proper regimen for Mrs Bailie
& if she can adhere to them for some time very Closely I have no
doubt as she has now had a Cough for some time I have prescribed
below some Pectoral Pills wc she may take for some time
after she goes to the Country. If her Cough should at any time be
very troublesome she may take at bed time fifteen or twenty drops
of Laudanum, but I would wish to have this avoided as mc as possible
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