Anne Hamilton to Hans Sloane – November 6, 1708
Item info
Date: November 6, 1708 Author: Anne Hamilton Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4041 Folio: ff. 241-242
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Patronage
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Subjects
Recommendations
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Date (as written)
November 6, 1708
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Bath
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Others mentioned
Dr Stevens Dr Patrick Dunn
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Patients mentioned
Anne Hamilton
Original Page
Transcription
Hamilton asks Sloane to find her son a French valet.
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: N/A Anne Hamilton
Gender:
Age:Young. -
Description
She was a very rickety child, but is recovering. Her nose is swollen and she has trouble breathing.
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Diagnosis
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
Ongoing Treatment:
Response:Hamilton thinks the rickets have congregated in the girl's head and made her forehead shoot out. She wonders if this obstruction could be cured by pumping her head out.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Fevers, Pain, Miscarriage, Headache, Sterility, Pregnancy, Stomach, Stone, Kidney, Back, Rickets, Throat, Nose, Lungs, Head