James Keill to Hans Sloane – April 7, 1704
Item info
Date: April 7, 1704 Author: James Keill Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4039 Folio: ff. 287-288
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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)
April 7, 1704
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Northton
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Others mentioned
Mrs Petiver
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Patients mentioned
Elborone
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Transcription
Keill apologizes for not writing sooner, but Mrs Petiver required his attention. Keill did not formally attend medical school, but through the patronage of Sloane he obtained the degree of MD from Cambridge. Sloane helped Keill enter into medical practice in Northampton (Anita Guerrini, Keill, James (16731719), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15255, accessed 2 June 2011]).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Mr. Elborone
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Elborone is doing quite well from what Keill has heard.
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Diagnosis
Unspecified fits; swelling in legs; scurvy.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:Keill has ordered a diet drink against scurvy.
Response:Keill had been afraid of the full moon, as he had observed it as fatal in the past, and Elborone's last fit was at that time. But Elborone was, and is now, fine.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Scurvy, Fits, Hydropsy