Peter Barwick to Hans Sloane – July 10, 1690
Item info
Date: July 10, 1690 Author: Peter Barwick Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036 Folio: f. 88
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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)
July 10, 1690
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Westminster
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Peter Barwick
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Transcription
Peter Barwick (1619-1705) was a physician. He served Charles II in 1651 and was censor of the College of Physicians in 1674, 1684, and 1687. Sir Hans Sloane was one of the executors of Barwick’s will (Peter Elmer, ‘Barwick, Peter (1619–1705)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1614, accessed 9 July 2014]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Peter Barwick
Gender:
Age:71 years old. -
Description
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Diagnosis
Barwick comments that his eyes (cataracts) remain unready for couching.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Unspecified, Eyes, Smallpox