Account of a woman who died from hydrops ovarii by John Belchier

Reference number: EL/B3/31

Date: 1730s

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The account gives details about how much water was drained away from the woman by Mr Cheselden, the physician, in 1728
Details of the post-mortem are also given
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 37, no 423, p 279

Reference number: EL/B3/31
Earliest possible date: 1730s
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript

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John Belchier

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John Belchier, Account of a woman who died from hydrops ovarii by John Belchier, 1730s, EL/B3/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_b3_31/account-of-a-woman-who-died-from-hydrops-ovarii-by-john-belchier, accessed on 21 March 2025

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III. A remarkable case of a gentlewoman who died of a hydrops ovarii, in the thirty-third year of her age, after having been tapped fifty-seven times External link, opens in new tab.

Date: 31st December 1731

DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1731.0049

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters B3
1728-1739 Reference number: EL/B3

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Dates: 1613 - 1740

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