Charles Hatton to Hans Sloane – August 28, 1703
Item info
Date: August 28, 1703 Author: Charles Hatton Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039 Folio: ff. 176-177
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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)
August 28, 1703
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
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Others mentioned
James Keill
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Patients mentioned
Christopher Hatton
Original Page
Transcription
Charles Hatton was the son of Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton and brother of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton [Sir Bernard Burke, C.B. LL.D., A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, new edition (1883; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1978), page 269].
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Sir Christopher Hatton
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Hatton's brother is so ill that he may not survive. For further letters involving this case, see: Sloane MS 4039 ff. 178-179, 182, 184, 257-258.
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Diagnosis
Patient is having difficulty swallowing and throat pain, but nothing appeared amiss in the throat upon examination. Keill described the affliction as a 'most dangerous thorough thrush'.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Keill prescribed gurgles, borax dissolved in plantain water, and syrup of violets.
Response:The borax is the only treatment that offers any tangible relief.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Wasting, Thrush, Throat, Pain