Letter 0113

Posted on August 2, 2016 by -

Charles Leigh to Hans Sloane – September 15, 1724


Item info

Date: September 15, 1724
Author: Charles Leigh
Recipient: Hans Sloane

Library: British Library, London
Manuscript: Sloane MS 4075
Folio: ff. 384-385


Original Page


Transcription

Leigh was a physician and naturalist. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1685 (C. W. Sutton, Leigh, Charles (16621701?), rev. Michael Bevan, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2010 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/16377, accessed 25 June 2013]).



Patient Details

  • Patient info
    Name: Aunt Leigh
    Gender:
    Age:
  • Description
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    Previous Treatment:

    His Aunt was previously treated for illness by Sloane.


    Ongoing Treatment:

    Prescription notes (likely Sloane's) "Infus amar. cum. euid. camp. coblits Card. lac. ammoniac."


    Response:

    His Aunt is very weak and subject to fainting fits. He notes that her illness has changed from the previous time Sloane saw her.

  • More information
  • Medical problem reference
    Fainting, Appetite