The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:4545] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Miss Murdoch (Patient) / 28 November 1779 / (Outgoing)
Reply 'For Miss Murdoch'
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Metadata
Field | Data |
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DOC ID | 4545 |
RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/12/112 |
Main Language | English |
Document Direction | Outgoing |
Date | 28 November 1779 |
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 Miss Murdoch' |
Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
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[Case ID:1153] |
Case of Miss Murdoch who has had a cough, not thought dangerous but is given detailed directions on managing her health over the next twelve months. |
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People linked to this document
Person ID | Role in document | Person |
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[PERS ID:1] | Author | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:3016] | Patient | Miss Murdoch |
[PERS ID:588] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Mr Alexander Wood |
[PERS ID:1] | Patient's Physician / Surgeon / Apothecary | Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) |
[PERS ID:588] | Supplemental Author | Mr Alexander Wood |
Places linked to this document
Role in document | Specific Place | Settlements / Areas | Region | Country | Global Region | Confidence |
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Place of Writing | Cullen's House / Mint Close | Edinburgh | Edinburgh and East | Scotland | Europe | certain |
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For Miss Murdoch
Her ailments at present inconsiderable; but if neglected
might become dangerous.
Avoid cold with the utmost attention by cloathing
avoiding being overheated; streams of air &cc.
Hardly any exercise will be safe for her but riding
on horseback; & in weather unfit for this, in a carriage.
For a twelve month to come her Diet of milk
& grain, with raisins, corinths, apple, currant jelly or
preserves. We would hardly recommend any other vege¬
tables unless perhaps mealy potatoes.
Supper much as at dinner: only no egg nor any
thing with egg in it.
For breakfast weak tea or coffee as usual with
bread & butter or rather jelly, jam, or honey.
Drink plain water or watery liquors. Abstain
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entirely from all fermented or spiritous liquors.
If any fresh cold should come on, keep at home for a
day or two--
If it be attended with hard cough, feverishness & especially
stitch blood letting may be necessary. If the stitch be
considerable it may be proper to repeat the bleeding & if
after it even the stitch remain, apply a blister to the part.
If her Cough which she has of late had continue
& if it go & come with the pain of her side she must
have a perpetual issue behind her shoulder or a
pea issue in the arm of the pained side.
In case of blood spitting, avoid heat, motion and
use the Cooling Mixture ordered below.
Obviate Costiveness by gentle laxatives.
Take three ounces of Rose water and half an ounce each of Syrup of dried rose and Spiritus vitrioli tenuis. Mix and Label. A teaspoonful in a glass of water two or three times a day.
Diplomatic Text
For Miss Murdoch
Her ailments at present inconsiderable; but if neglected
might become dangerous.
Avoid cold with the utmost attention by cloathing
avoiding being overheated; streams of air &cc.
Hardly any exercise will be safe for her but riding
on horseback; & in weather unfit for this, in a carriage.
For a twelve month to come her Diet of milk
& grain, with raisins, corinths, apple, currant jelly or
preserves. We would hardly recommend any other vege¬
tables unless perhaps mealy potatoes.
Supper much as at dinner: only no egg nor any
thing with egg in it.
For breakfast weak tea or coffee as usual with
bread & butter or rather jelly, jam, or honey.
Drink plain water or watery liquors. Abstain
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entirely from all fermented or spiritous liquors.
If any fresh cold should come on, keep at home for a
day or two--
If it be attended with hard cough, feverishness & especially
stitch blood letting may be necessary. If the stitch be
considerable it may be proper to repeat the bleeding & if
after it even the stitch remain, apply a blister to the part.
If her Cough which she has of late had continue
& if it go & come with the pain of her side she must
have a perpetual issue behind her shoulder or a
pea issue in the arm of the pained side.
In case of blood spitting, avoid heat, motion and
use the Coolg ℳ. ordered below.
Obviate Costiveness by gentle laxatives.
℞ Aq. rosar. ℥iij Syr. e ros. sicc. Spt. vitr. ten. @ ℥ſs
ℳ. S. a teaspoonful in a glass of water two or three
times a day.
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