Peter Barwick to Hans Sloane – April 6, 1690
Item info
Date: April 6, 1690 Author: Peter Barwick Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036 Folio: ff. 74-75
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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)
April 6, 1690
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Sherborne
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Others mentioned
John Woodward Sr. Thomas' Servant Turbervill
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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:70-71 years old; Barwick was born in 1619. -
Description
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Diagnosis
Cataracts; the patient's vision is darkening to the point where he can only make out white and some other bright colours (and then only if light is shone on them).
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Eyes