Letter 0698

Posted on August 2, 2016 by -

George Howe to Hans Sloane – August 7, 1701


Item info

Date: August 7, 1701
Author: George Howe
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4038
Folio: ff. 209-210


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Transcription

[fol. 209] Sr I thank you for yor acct of Mr Baron, & rejoyce in yor success. The ulcer in the neck of his bladder I reckon was not the cause of his suppression (no matter having been discharged in any of the Urine that was drawn from him when we were together) but the effect of his frequent passing the Catheter. The method he is now in pleases me well. pray give him (& Mr Bernard) my humble services Mr Peter Dockwell, his old acquaintance & friend gives him his service. I am Yor humble servt George Howe Aug. 7. 701.

Howe was a physician and involved himself in the affairs of the Royal College of Physicians becoming censor in 1707 (Charles Creighton, Howe, George (1654/51710), rev. Patrick Wallis, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/13952, accessed 26 June 2013]).



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: Mr. Baron
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description
  • Diagnosis

    Ulcer in the neck of the bladder; suppression.

  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:
    Ongoing Treatment:

    Catheter.


    Response:

    Howe believes that the ulcer in the neck of Mr. Baron's bladder is not the root cause of his suppression, as no matter was in the urine that was drawn. Howe is pleased with how Mr. Baron is doing now that he has been catheterized.

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Urinary