Letter, 'An additional account concerning James Oddy' from Th [Thomas] Bateson to Dr Vavasor
Reference number: CLP/14i/8a
Date: 22 January 1669
Description
Bateson describes the case of a man living in Helpby [Helperby, North Yorkshire, England] who suffered from an ulcer in his side that voided a matter similar to 'fish skins and egg yolks'. Bateson had previously treated the man but could not remember what remedies he had given him. Another account of Oddy's illness is found at CLP/14i/8.
Subject: Medicine
Communicated by S P [Sir Paul] Neile. Read to the Royal Society on 11 February 1669.
- Reference number
- CLP/14i/8a
- Earliest possible date
- 22 January 1669
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Letter, 'An additional account concerning James Oddy' from Th [Thomas] Bateson to Dr Vavasor, 22 January 1669, CLP/14i/8a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_14i_8a/letter-an-additional-account-concerning-james-oddy-from-th-thomas-bateson-to-dr-vavasor, accessed on 17 March 2026
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