Richard Middleton Massey to Hans Sloane – March 24, 1707/08
Item info
Date: March 24, 1707/08 Author: Richard Middleton Massey Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041 Folio: ff. 121-122
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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)
March 24, 1707/08
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Wisbech
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Unnamed
Original Page
Transcription
Richard Middleton Massey (1678-1743) attended Brasenose College, Oxford but left before obtaining a degree. In 1706 he was admitted Extra-Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and settled in Wisbech where he practiced medicine. Massey was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1712. He compiled the catalogue of the library of the Royal College of Physicians in 1727 (http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/2969).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Unnamed
Gender:
Age:Four years old. -
Description
The child waddles strangely and has weakness in her vertebrae since birth. She had rickets, but is now plump and straight-limbed.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Liniments and plasters.
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:She is mostly cured, but still walks oddly.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Back, Rickets