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

 

[ID:971] From: Dr William Cullen (Professor Cullen) / To: Mr Richard Lambert / Regarding: Miss Harrison (Patient) / 4 June 1780 / (Outgoing)

Reply 'For Miss Harrison', who has 'no formal disease, but some complaints occasionally from a delicate Constitution'. Had visited Cullen with her mother who is also mentioned. Presumably addressed to the Newcastle surgeon Richard Lambert who has referred her.

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DOC ID 971
RCPE Catalogue Number CUL/1/1/13/26
Main Language English
Document Direction Outgoing
Date4 June 1780
Annotation None
TypeScribal copy ( includes Casebook Entry)
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Autopsy No
Recipe Yes
Regimen No
Letter of Introduction No
Case Note No
Summary Reply 'For Miss Harrison', who has 'no formal disease, but some complaints occasionally from a delicate Constitution'. Had visited Cullen with her mother who is also mentioned. Presumably addressed to the Newcastle surgeon Richard Lambert who has referred her.
Manuscript Incomplete? No
Evidence of Commercial Posting No

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Case ID Description Num Docs
[Case ID:55]
Case of Miss Harrison who is scorbutic.
5


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[PERS ID:1]AuthorDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:81]AddresseeMr Richard Lambert
[PERS ID:696]PatientMiss Harrison
[PERS ID:1]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryDr William Cullen (Professor Cullen)
[PERS ID:81]Patient's Physician / Surgeon / ApothecaryMr Richard Lambert
[PERS ID:697]Patient's Relative / Spouse / FriendMrs Harrison

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Destination of Letter Newcastle upon Tyne North-East England Europe inferred

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For Miss Harrison


No formal disease but some complaints ocassionally from a
delicate Constitution & some fault which seems to have subsisted for a good
while in her blood ----


To be mended by time and promoted by a few medicines & a proper Regimen


The medicine for mending her blood the Aperient Solution No 1.
and this will have more effect if Miss H. can take two or three draughts
of the Cow milk whey along with it or soon after it and I wish she
could take to a Pint English every morning she takes the Solution
but it may be in divided draughts at the interval of half an
hour between each - If the whey proves windy or uneasy upon her
Stomach she may let it alone & in place of it she is to take the
Solution in Spring Water in the same manner and quantity as she
would the Whey. ---

This Solution to be taken every second morning for six weeks
or two months of the Summer season except in certain circumstanc¬
es which I have mentioned to Mrs Harrison. --


On the mornings she does not take the Solution - let her take
half a Pint of Asses or Mares milk & especially the last if
it can be had.


Only one other medicine No 2. to be employed occasionally
agreeable to the directions I have given to Mrs Harrison. ---


When the Course of the Solution is over & especially
towards the approach of Winter Miss H. should take the Bark
and Elixir formerly so judiciously ordered by Mr. Lambert.


During the Summer Miss H. should be entirely in the Country
& very much in the fresh air & gentle exercise --------
I suspect she cannot have so much exercise by walking
as her constitution may require & I would therefore recommend
her being frequently on horseback or in a Carriage. I prefer the former
but unless she can enjoy it with ease & pleasure she must use a Carriage




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Cold bathing is likely to be of great service to Miss H.
& she may take it either on horseb in the Sea or fresh water.
The former is the best, but unless it can be had with great
conveniency the fresh water may answer the purpose very well.


TheWhether she takes one or other, she must take it
always in the morning before she takes either the Solution
or the Milk. At least she must not take the Bath soon
after either of these, but she may sometimes take the Bath
three or four hours after she has taken the Solution or milk


The present fashion of dressing ladies hair is very
inconvenient for bathing, but it is absolutely necessary that
by anie one contrivance or other the head should have
the Cold applied to it as well as the rest of the body. ---


She must carefully gaurd against cold, by wearing flannel
next her skin summer & Winter especially the former later
season; and by wearing worsted under stockings & thick shoes.


Diet - at Dinner a bit of light meat filling up her
meal with pudding & what Vegetables the Season affords.
Sometimes but very sparingly she may take a little of the
White lighter kinds of fish. ----


Tea and Coffee are both bad for her -- and if ever any Tea
but a little & that very weak -- At breakfast she may take
Cocoa Tea or some of our home growth herbs ------


At Supper milk meat or preparation of it with grain
without milk


For ordinary drink Water the most proper - No malt liquor.
A Glass or two of wine with a little water she may take every day
at dinner & when in such small quantity it may be of any wine she likes best.

No 1. Aperient Solution. vid. p.5 N.B. Take 2 Ounces of Soluble Tartar, an ounce of Glauber's Salts, and two ounces each of Sal Maritime and Hispanic Polychrest; four ounces of pure cinnamon water, eight ounces of Rose Water. ℳ. A table spoonfull in adraught of Cow milk whey every second morning and hour or two before breakfast - To be regulated so as to give one stool a day & no more -

No 2. Take two ounces each of Tincture of compounded Castor-- Volatile Tincture of Valerian and an ounce of Thebaic Tincture. Label: Anodyne Drops 25 or 30 for a Dose in a little water ----

June 4th 1780.

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[Page 1]
For Miss Harrison


No formal disease but some complaints ocassionally from a
delicate Constitution & some fault wc seems to have subsisted for a good
while in her blood ----


To be mended by time and promoted by a few meds. & a proper Regimen


The medicine for mending her blood the Aperient Solution No 1.
and this will have more effect if Miss H. can take two or three draughts
of the Cow milk whey along with it or soon after it and I wish she
could take to a Pint English every morng. she takes the Solution
but it may be in divided draughts at the interval of half an
hour between each - If the whey proves windy or uneasy upon her
Stomach she may let it alone & in place of it she is to take the
Solution in Spring Water in the same manner and quantity as she
would the Whey. ---

This Solution to be taken every second morng. for six weeks
or two months of the Summer season except in certain circumstanc¬
es wc I have mentioned to Mrs Harrison. --


On the morngs she does not take the Solution - let her take
half a Pint of Asses or Mares milk & especially the last if
it can be had.


Only one other med. No 2. to be employed occasionally
agreeable to the directions I have given to Mrs Harrison. ---


When the Course of the Solution is over & especially
towards the approach of Winter Miss H. should take the Bark
and Elixir formerly so judiciously ordered by Mr. Lambert.


During the Summer Miss H. should be entirely in the Country
& very much in the fresh air & gentle exercise --------
I suspect she cannot have so much exercise by walking
as her constitution may require & I would therefore recommend
her being frequently on horseback or in a Carriage. I prefer the former
but unless she can enjoy it with ease & pleasure she must use a Carriage




[Page 2]


Cold bathing is likely to be of great service to Miss H.
& she may take it either on horseb in the Sea or fresh water.
The former is the best, but unless it can be had with great
conveniency the fresh water may answer the purpose very well.


TheWhether she takes one or other, she must take it
always in the morning before she takes either the Solution
or the Milk. At least she must not take the Bath soon
after either of these, but she may sometimes take the Bath
three or four hours after she has taken the Solution or milk


The present fashion of dressing ladies hair is very
inconvenient for bathing, but it is absolutely necessary that
by anie one contrivance or other the head should have
the Cold applied to it as well as the rest of the body. ---


She must carefully gaurd against cold, by wearing flannel
next her skin summer & Winter especially the former later
season; and by wearing worsted under stockings & thick shoes.


Diet - at Dinner a bit of light meat filling up her
meal with pudding & what Vegetables the Season affords.
Sometimes but very sparingly she may take a little of the
White lighter kinds of fish. ----


Tea and Coffee are both bad for her -- and if ever any Tea
but a little & that very weak -- At breakfast she may take
Cocoa Tea or some of our home growth herbs ------


At Supper milk meat or preparation of it with grain
without milk


For ordinary drink Water the most proper - No malt liquor.
A Glass or two of wine with a little water she may take every day
at dinner & when in such small qty. it may be of any wine she likes best.


No 1. Aperient Solution vid. p. 5 - N.B.Tart. Sol. ℥ij Sal. Gl. ℥i Sal. m. H - pol. @℥ii
Aq. cm. simpl. ℥iv - Aq. Ros ℥viij- M a table Spfullin a draught of Cow milk whey every ↑second↑ morning
an hour or two before breakfast - To be regulated so as to give one Stool a day & no more -


No 2. ℞ Tinct. cast. compt. -- T. valer. volat. @℥ij - T. Thebaic ℥i S.

June 4th 1780.

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