Letter 0026

J. Eyre to Hans Sloane – December 1, 1708


Item info

Date: December 1, 1708
Author: J. Eyre
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: f. 102



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Patient Details

  • 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.

  • Diagnosis

    Self-diagnosis: "a sour cholerick humour." Unnamed local practitioners told her it was a hysterical colic.

  • 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
  • Medical problem reference
    Urinary, Hysteria, Kidney, Pain, Stomach