James Keill to Hans Sloane – August 30, 1703
Item info
Date: August 30, 1703 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039 Folio: ff. 180-181
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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 30, 1703
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Kirby
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Christopher Hatton
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Transcription
Keill did not formally attend medical school, but through the patronage of Sloane he obtained the degree of MD from Cambridge. Sloane helped Keill enter into medical practice in Northampton (Anita Guerrini, Keill, James (16731719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15255, accessed 2 June 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Sir Christopher Hatton
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Age: -
Description
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Diagnosis
Quantities of phlegm in the stomach and throat; a rattling in the throat; making frequent water.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
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Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Stomach, Thrush, Phlegm, Throat, Urinary