Thomas Fuller to Hans Sloane – September 1, 1727
Item info
Date: September 1, 1727 Author: Thomas Fuller Recipient: Hans SloaneLibrary: British Library, London Manuscript: Sloane MS 4049 Folio: f. 26
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Language
English
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Library
British Library, London
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Categories
Medical, Travel
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Subjects
Bath
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Date (as written)
September 1, 1727
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Standardised date
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Origin (as written)
Sevenoaks
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Others mentioned
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Patients mentioned
Streatfield
Original Page
Transcription
Fuller’s patient, Mrs Streatfield, requested that he solicit Sloane’s medical advice. Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) was a physician. He was admitted Extra-Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians in 1678/9 and practiced medicine at Sevenoaks, in Kent (http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/1677).
Patient Details
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Patient info
Name: Mrs. Streatfield
Gender:
Age: -
Description
Streatfield is experiencing bodily pains, which seem to ameliorate the pain in her eyes.
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Diagnosis
Fuller does not think Streatfield's eyes are the cause of the malady.
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Treatment
Previous Treatment:
She followed Sloane's advice.
Ongoing Treatment:Fuller asks Sloane whether it would be beneficial to send Streatfield to Bath on Monday.
Response:Her condition has remained much the same as before Sloane treated her.
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More information
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Medical problem reference
Eyes, Pain