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The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

 

[ID:4546] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Dr William Hamilton / Regarding: Mrs Paterson (Patient) / 29 November 1779 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For Mrs Paterson'. Cullen has to catch the post so will send another letter advising about medicines (see ID:4550).

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Metadata

FieldData
DOC ID 4546
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/12/113
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date29 November 1779
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
Enclosure(s) No enclosure(s)
Autopsy No
Recipe No
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'For Mrs Paterson'. Cullen has to catch the post so will send another letter advising about medicines (see ID:4550).
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

Case

Cases that this document belongs to:

Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:1127]
Case of Mrs Paterson whose shortness of breath, swollen legs and thirst are all taken as signs of dropsy. She later develops a 'nervous stomach'.
5


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Person IDRole in documentPerson
[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:2763]AddresseeDr William Hamilton
[PERS ID:2762]PatientMrs Paterson
[PERS ID:2763]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Hamilton
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)

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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 Kilmarnock Glasgow and West Scotland Europe inferred

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For Mrs Paterson.


A nervous affection of her Stomach; tedious but re¬
coverable.


She will not bear much vegetable food in Winter but should
not avoid it entirely in Summer; especially when garden things
are young & tender. At other times take chiefly animal
food at dinner; preferring the lighter & more easy of digestion.
Avoid all heavy or fat meats & sauces. She may take
Mustard or Spiceries but no Pickles. She should always
fill up her meal with pudding or pancake; & plain soup
with dry toast.


No tea or coffee at breakfast; but she may take




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Cocoa tea, weak chocolate, weak sage tea or water
gruel with bread & butter but no jelly or sweatmeat.


At supper milkmeat & to render this easily digestible
mix it with water gruel &cc.


Drink plain water not quite cold. No malt liquors
& no wine but a very little of the strongest diluted with
water; & if those should turn sour or give pain of Stomach
she must avoid these entirely & take to Spirits & water.


Exercise in a carriage & on horseback: but short
jaunts are not enough. Towards summer she should
take a steady journey of two or three Stages a day for
2 or 3 weeks at a time. Altho it will be good for her
to travel even in Winter, must guard against cold, &
especially in her feet & legs.


This is all I can overtake today. By next
post I shall advise about medicines.

Edinburgh 29. November 1779.
W. C.

Diplomatic Text

[Page 1]
For Mrs Paterson.


A nervous affection of her Stomach; tedious but re¬
coverable.


She will not bear much vegetable food in Winter but should
not avoid it entirely in Summer; especially when garden things
are young & tender. At other times take chiefly animal
food at dinner; preferring the lighter & more easy of digestion.
Avoid all heavy or fat meats & sauces. She may take
Mustard or Spiceries but no Pickles. She should always
fill up her meal with pudding or pancake; & plain soup
with dry toast.


No tea or coffee at breakfast; but she may take




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Cocoa tea, weak chocolate, weak sage tea or water
gruel with bread & butter but no jelly or sweatmeat.


At supper milkmeat & to render this easily digestible
mix it with water gruel &cc.


Drink plain water not quite cold. No malt liquors
& no wine but a very little of the strongest diluted with
water; & if those should turn sour or give pain of Stomach
she must avoid these entirely & take to Spirits & water.


Exercise in a carriage & on horseback: but short
jaunts are not enough. Towards summer she should
take a steady journey of two or three Stages a day for
2 or 3 weeks at a time. Altho it will be good for her
to travel even in Winter, must guard against cold, &
especially in her feet & legs.


This is all I can overtake today. By next
post I shall advise about medicines.

Edinr. 29. Novr. 1779
W. C.

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