The Consultation Letters of Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
[ID:729] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: [ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN] / Regarding: Mr William Holland (Patient) / 29 March 1783 / (Outgoing)
Reply, 'For William Holland', a disabled child. Cullen is 'surprised that the Child has survived the series of ailments which he suffered in the year 1777 and before it', and observes that while he has good stamina, the constitution is not 'sound' and possibly scrofulous. Advises on using Swadlingbar water.
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Metadata
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| DOC ID | 729 |
| RCPE Catalogue Number | CUL/1/1/15/216 |
| Main Language | English |
| Document Direction | Outgoing |
| Date | 29 March 1783 |
| Annotation | None |
| Type | Machine scribal copy |
| Enclosure(s) | No enclosure(s) |
| Autopsy | No |
| Recipe | No |
| Regimen | No |
| Letter of Introduction | No |
| Case Note | No |
| Summary | Reply, 'For William Holland', a disabled child. Cullen is 'surprised that the Child has survived the series of ailments which he suffered in the year 1777 and before it', and observes that while he has good stamina, the constitution is not 'sound' and possibly scrofulous. Advises on using Swadlingbar water. |
| Manuscript Incomplete? | No |
| Evidence of Commercial Posting | No |
Case
Cases that this document belongs to:
| Case ID | Description | Num Docs |
|---|---|---|
| [Case ID:1633] |
Case of William Holland, a child whose arms are left dysfunctional after surviving chin-cough and smallpox in 1777. |
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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:3160] | Patient | Mr William Holland |
| [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 |
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For William Holland
I have considered the whole of the Case and am rather
surprised that the Child has survived the series of ailments
which he suffered in the year 1777 and after it. The Child
has certainly some good Stamina but I am sorry to observe
that the Constitution is not sound and I strongly suspect
a Scrophulous habit rendered certainly worse by the man¬
ner of life living he is indulged in. The best advice that
I can offer for him is that for three months of the ensuing
Summer he should drink the Swadling Bar water
either at the Spring if that is any ways convenient
or if it is not by having the water brought in a proper
condition to his own home and for the last purpose
it should be brought in Pint Bottles and none larger
very well waxed over the Cork. A Pint is the quantity
he should be Persuaded to take every morning and if
possible before Breakfast. For restoring the motion
of his Arms I know nothing more probable than a
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fomentation of the same water applied to the Arms every
Evening for sometime. For the purpose of fomentations
the water may be carried in bottles holding two quarts
each. When he is Drinking the Swadling Bar water
if it does not keep his belly open let them have twice
a week as much Glauber salt or Soluble Tartar as will
go through him freely.
During this course of water and indeed at all
other times he should also have very moderately of any kind
of fruit and certainly never any unripe.
Edinburgh 29th. March
1783
Diplomatic Text
For William Holland
I have considered the whole of the Case and am rather
surprised that the Child has survived the series of ailments
which he suffered in the year 1777 and after it. The Child
has certainly some good Stamina but I am sorry to observe
that the Constitution is not sound and I strongly suspect
a Scrophulous habit rendered certainly worse by the man¬
ner of life living he is indulged in. The best advice that
I can offer for him is that for three months of the ensuing
Summer he should drink the Swadling Bar water
either at the Spring if that is any ways convenient
or if it is not by having the water brought in a proper
condition to his own home and for the last purpose
it should be brought in Pint Bottles and none larger
very well waxed over the Cork. A Pint is the quantity
he should be Persuaded to take every morning and if
possible before Breakfast. For restoring the motion
of his Arms I know nothing more probable than a
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fomentation of the same water applied to the Arms every
Evening for sometime. For the purpose of fomentations
the water may be carried in bottles holding two quarts
each. When he is Drinking the Swadling Bar water
if it does not keep his belly open let them have twice
a week as much Glauber salt or Soluble Tartar as will
go through him freely.
During this course of water and indeed at all
other times he should also have very moderately of any kind
of fruit and certainly never any unripe.
Edinr. 29th. March
1783
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