John Ray to Hans Sloane – December 1, 1700
Item info
Date: December 1, 1700 Author: John Ray Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038 Folio: ff. 99-100
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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)
December 1, 1700
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Black Notley
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
John Ray
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Transcription
Ray was a theologian and naturalist who collected and catalogued his botanical findings in the much lauded Historia plantarum (1686, 1688) (Scott Mandelbrote, Ray , John (16271705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/23203, accessed 18 June 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A John Ray
Gender:
Age:73 years old. -
Description
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Diagnosis
Pain and dropsy. Ray's legs and feet are swollen and pit at the slightest pressure.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Pain, Hydropsy