Humfrey Wanley to Hans Sloane – February 2, 1702/03
Item info
Date: February 2, 1702/03 Author: Humfrey Wanley Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039 Folio: ff. 79-80
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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)
February 2, 1702/03
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Humfrey Wanley
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Transcription
Humfrey Wanley was an Old English scholar and librarian at Oxford. He was appointed assistant at the Bodleian Library in 1695 (Peter Heyworth, Wanley, Humfrey (16721726), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/28664, accessed 4 July 2013]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Humfrey Wanley
Gender:
Age:30-31. -
Description
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Diagnosis
Wanley has taken on a 'violent cold'; his 'old pain' has returned.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Sloane has apparently recommended staying home for the cold and unspecified pills for the pain.
Response:Wanley writes that the pain is gone and his cold went away temporarily, but he has now caught a fresh one.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Colds, Pain