| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Series |
| Ref No | MS 3027/16 |
| Title | Journal of Jonathan Troup: May to September 1794 |
| Date | May - September 1794 |
| Extent | Pages 357 - 366 |
| Creator Name | Jonathan Troup (c1764 - 1799), physician, of Aberdeen, Scotland and Dominica, West Indies |
| Description | Journal of Jonathan Troup: May to September 1794
He sent 4 anatomical drawings to Dr Campbell, Principal of Marischal College to be placed within the museum as a mark of gratitude to his alma mater
A man died of violent colic
He described Miss Fraser's 'disgraceful' behaviour at Reed Fair and remarks that all the county is talking about it. A few days later he saw Miss Fraser at the market and notes that she spoke to him
He saw a woman who has an obstruction to her belly after a blow to her side by a door
He bled an 18 year old girl with violent rheumatism in her extremities
He saw a woman who has had 'no passage for 14 days' and who throws up faeces
He treated Miss Barclay for hysteria nervosa
He saw a woman with a bloody, hard rooted sore above her achilles tendon
He treated Edward Bannerman for a fall from his horse
He transcribed the text of his advert which he placed in the Aberdeen Journal
He saw a woman in labour
He stated that Mr Fordyce has hurt him by saying that Troup had got his servant with child
He treated a 17 year old boy with injuries after his horse and cart bolted
He treated a 24 year old girl with Hysterical fever
He saw a lady with a bit of meat stuck in her throat
He treated a 70 year old man with colic and gravelish pains
He saw a woman who died in childbed because a child was in a bad position
He treated a woman with a dog bite
He treated three young children with vomiting and purging
He treated a boy with a skull fracture
He treated Charles Stewart for a cough
He read Miss Greville (3 volumes, Edinburgh 1787)
He copies out a song poem regarding Aberdeenshire's Regiment |
| Access Status | Open |
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