Charles Turville to Hans Sloane – September 2, 1721
Item info
Date: September 2, 1721 Author: Charles Turville Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4046 Folio: ff. 128-129
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Legal, Medical, Royal College of Physicians
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Subjects
Charlatans, Medical Practice
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Date (as written)
September 2, 1721
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Others mentioned
Charles Preston James Lutfawtt
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed
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Transcription
Turville feels he is not being treated as a full member of the Royal College of Physicians. He asks Sloane to ensure ‘that these illegall practitioners [who treated the child] would soon be destroyed’.
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed
Gender:
Age:Seven years old. -
Description
The child has 'a great tumor On the knee Occasioned at first by a fall' and was treated for six months, but to no avail.
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Diagnosis
Turville believes the knee should have been 'pushed downwards since the Load of the humors was so Considerable'. He solicits Sloane's opinion.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:The 'Child waisted and died'. Just before the child died some of the swelling had abated and 'the Rotula was thrown up an inch or more directly Above the knee'.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Injuries (includes wounds, sores, bruises), Wasting