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Unpublished letter, 'A case of a blue child, with the dissection' from John Freeman Wood to W G [William George] Maton

Reference number: AP/9/29

Date: 01 January 1819

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Wood describes the case of a boy who had blue skin due to a heart condition and who died at 21 months old due to convulsions. He then describes the autopsy of the boy, who seemed healthy apart from the heart which was found to have unusual anatomy, including an additional vena cava. Includes two illustrations.

Subject: Anatomy

Written by Wood at 7 Beaumont Street, Portland Place [London].

Reference number
AP/9/29
Earliest possible date
01 January 1819
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
7 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letter, 'A case of a blue child, with the dissection' from John Freeman Wood to W G [William George] Maton, 01 January 1819, AP/9/29, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_9_29/unpublished-letter-a-case-of-a-blue-child-with-the-dissection-from-john-freeman-wood-to-w-g-william-george-maton, accessed on 18 May 2026

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