David Hamilton to Hans Sloane – October 22, 1715
Item info
Date: October 22, 1715 Author: David Hamilton Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4044 Folio: ff. 102-103
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Travel
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Subjects
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Date (as written)
October 22, 1715
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Bath
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Others mentioned
George Cheyne
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Patients mentioned
David Hamilton
Original Page
Transcription
Hamilton is going to visit London, as there is little for him to do in the country. Sir David Hamilton was a man-midwife and physician who served as on of Queen Anne’s physicians-in-ordinary (Elizabeth Baigent, Hamilton, Sir David (16631721), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12058, accessed 27 June 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Sir David Hamilton
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Hamilton 'had a violent fit of a fever [and] a dire colour upon [his] whole skine'. There are issues with the condition of his head.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
He took waters for three days and was bled.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:Hamilton thinks his recovery would speed up if the weather were more cooperative.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Head, Skin ailments, Fevers