Letter 1709

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James Keill to Hans Sloane – November 23, 1710


Item info

Date: November 23, 1710
Author: James Keill
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4042
Folio: ff. 208-209


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Transcription

Keill assures Sloane that his patient, Mr Fermor (1698-1753), is doing well. Fermor’s father, Lord Leominster (1648-1711), is getting worse. Keill did not formally attend medical school, but through the patronage of Sloane he obtained the degree of MD from Cambridge. Sloane helped Keill enter into medical practice in Northampton (Anita Guerrini, Keill, James (16731719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15255, accessed 2 June 2011]).



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: N/A William Fermor, 1st Baron Leominster
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description

    'Oppressed with vapours'; becoming weaker.

  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:

    Keill was purging Lord Leominster as Sloane advised, resulting in a quickening of the pulse. Blood was present in the vomit.


    Ongoing Treatment:

    He continues to purge the patient, which results in sleeplessness and weakness. Keill ordered a 'Cordial' made up of 'Gas sulhpur: and the Sal Viporar:', but fears that it will do little to benefit the patient.


    Response:
  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Blood, Lungs, Age, Vapours