ID2279
CollectionWilliam D Moore Commonplace Book
ReferenceLOAn/8/2
Description

Medical Diary of William D. Moore AB, MB of Trinity College, July 7 1846.
Case Notes include the Digges La Touche family: 'Mrs Isabella Digges La Touche Mother of the preceding of remarkably large figure had for many years great enlargement of the legs (Elephantiasis); Mrs Whitly, who died suddenly having 'spots of Purpura Hemorrhagica over her body'.., was 'young and healthy looking but of most intemperate and irregular habits - had miscarried shortly after her marriage and then continued for a length of time prob 12 or 18 months without becoming pregnant has not menstruated for last 4 months but this was unattended by swelling of breasts, morning sickness, increase of abdomen or other sign of pregnancy'.

'Lord de Vesci's housemaid has never menstruated - Intense pain in thigh'.

Diary kept in German from 1848.

AccessBy prior appointment
Date1846-1852
Century20th
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