Letter 0067

Christopher Jeffries to Hans Sloane – November 13, 1721


Item info

Date: November 13, 1721
Author: Christopher Jeffries
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: f. 291



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Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: Mrs. Rider
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description
  • Diagnosis

    Sloane prescribed asses milk.

  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:

    See ff. 287-297 for the complete case. This is the second letter.


    Ongoing Treatment:

    Remedies included balsam syrup and laudanum. Cough nearly gone.


    Response:

    She was still vomiting and had several stools in a day. Her appetite was low and her continued symptoms aggravated her hysteria. She took little of Sloane's last prescription because it made her costive.

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Emotions, Stomach, Hysteria, Coughs, Pain