Reginald Prinsep to Hans Sloane – June 23, 1731
Item info
Date: June 23, 1731 Author: Reginald Prinsep Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4051 Folio: ff. 259-260
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Curiosity Reports, Medical
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Subjects
Specimens
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Date (as written)
June 23, 1731
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
in Tamworth Warwickshire
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed
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Transcription
Reginald Prinsep was an apothecary.
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Prinsep's patient 'vomitd up a Worm eight yards long, very white, flat, and jointed, which I have preserved in Spirit of Wine'. He would like to show the specimen to Sloane.
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Diagnosis
Worms.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response: -
More information
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Medical problem reference
Worms