J. Eyre to Hans Sloane – December 1, 1708
Item info
Date: December 1, 1708 Author: J. Eyre Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075 Folio: f. 102
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical
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Subjects
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Date (as written)
December 1, 1708
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Windsor
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
J. Eyre
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Transcription
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Mrs. J. Eyre
Gender:
Age: -
Description
"cholerick". She was "ashamed to give you this trouble for my self." Her urine was thick and high and she had wind in her stomach, as well as a pain around her hip and back. She has been vomiting. Had not menstruated in fourteen weeks.
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Diagnosis
Self-diagnosis: "a sour cholerick humour." Unnamed local practitioners told her it was a hysterical colic.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:She has drunk some wine and eaten chicken. Did not want to take anything prescribed to her by local practitioners because they did not know her constitution. Sloane noted a prescription for electuary and pills.
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Urinary, Hysteria, Kidney, Pain, Stomach