Daniel Malthus to Hans Sloane – December 18, 1696
Item info
Date: December 18, 1696 Author: Daniel Malthus Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4036 Folio: f. 279
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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)
December 18, 1696
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Randall (Mrs. Randall's Daughter)
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Transcription
Sir, I cam to tell you that Mrs Randalls daughter hath used the lotion four nights, and says the pimples are more in number, and larger than they were, If you expect the humor should come out more upon this application, she is contented, but thought fit you should be acquainted with it, I will call here some time tomorrow, if you please to leave order what you will have done or word that you intend to see her I will give Mrs Randall an account of it I am Sir your humble servant.
Daniel Malthus (1651-1717) served as apothecary to Queen Anne and George I and was the great-grandfather of the political economist and demographer Thomas Robert Malthus (J. M. Pullen, ‘Malthus, (Thomas) Robert (1766–1834)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/17902, accessed 7 July 2014]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Miss. Randall (Mrs. Randall's Daughter)
Gender:
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Description
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Diagnosis
Pimples.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:Sloane previously recommended a lotion. The patient hasdapplied it for four nights now, and since then, the pimples have increased in number and size.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Skin ailments