| Collection | GB 0817 Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society |
| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AMCS/3/4/3 |
| Alt Ref No | MS 61 Cul n.p. |
| Title | Lecture notes on the Practice of Physic |
| Date | c. 1777 |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Source | Donated by James McGrigor in 1791. |
| Description | Title page: 'Notes of Dr. Cullen's Lectures on the Practice of Physic'. Notes taken by James McGrigor [copied by McGrigor from another source]. The lectures were originally given c. 1777 (see page 111). Numbered from pages 1-136, the volume begins with notes taken at the fifth lecture at which Cullen referred to the printing of a text book, the content of which he describes at some length, noting that in the first paragraph he attempts to give a general overview and definition of the subject: 'I think Dr. Boerhaave has not succeeded in giving a definition…He totally omits in his definition the prevention of diseases, which should by no means be omitted'. Pages 1-10 contain further notes on Cullen's discussion of the opening paragraphs of his text book. The remainder of the volume appears to contain notes of Cullen's expanded discussion of the subjects covered in the text book, which include:
Page 10: Class 1st. Pyrexiae of Febrile Diseases.
Page 13: Chapter 1. Of the Phenomena of Fevers.
Page 22: Proximate Cause of Fever.
Page 43: Chapter 3. Of the Differences of Fevers and its Causes.
Page 47: Chapter 4. Of the Remote Causes of Fevers.
Page 48: Lecture 22: No.89. The operation of cold on a living body.
Page 54: Lecture 24: Prognosis of Fever.
Page 59: Discussion of blood-letting.
Page 73: Emetics.
Page 78: Blisters.
Page 84: Cold as a tonic.
Page 87: bark.
Page 92: the hot regimen in the treatment of fevers.
Page 95: Lecture 41: The cure of intermittent fevers.
Page 106: Inflammation.
Page 110: The proximate cause of inflammation.
Page 113: circulation of the blood.
Page 130: Tumours.
Page 133: Cure of inflammation. |
| Access Status | Restricted |
| Access Conditions | Please note that although the catalogue is available via the Special Collections website, the papers are held by the Aberdeen Medico-Chirurgical Society at its offices in the Medical School building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen. Please contact the Society directly to arrange access to the records: Tel. 01224 437104; Email: medchilibrarian@abdn.ac.uk. |
| Physical Description | The front cover has become detached. 1 volume (0.02 linear metres). |