Isaiah Farrington to Hans Sloane – November 23, 1723
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Date: November 23, 1723 Author: Isaiah Farrington Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075 Folio: f. 121
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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)
November 23, 1723
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Ottery St. Mary, Devon
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Isaiah Farrington's Daughter
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Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Isaiah Farrington's Daughter
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Had for many years a running nose, which he had forgot to mention to Sloane.
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Diagnosis
Blindness (see ff. 118, 120).
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Sloane prescribed an unknown treatment which was acceptable to Farrington. The daughter had been taking them for two weeks. She was first bleeded, then purged, then blistered. She took the electuary and julep. Wanted to know what Sloane recommended now.
Response:His daughter seemed to find the remedies agreeable. She found her head clearer "and the Load she hath had above the eyes taken off she seems her eyes are something clearer then they were (the mist before them not being soe thick as before but seems brighter)." The greatest change was in the worst eye.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Eyes