Is there a doctor in the house?

[rolanni]

I'm looking for information on how a Regency-period doctor might describe/diagnose a stroke.

All assistance greatly appreciated.

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[6-penny.livejournal.com]

It may be a hair early in period, but have you looked at Lisa Picard's 'Dr Johnson's London. She covers EVERYTHING, from the rich to the poor, clothes, various jobs (what was involved in the cleaning of clothes is fascinating) medicine, including dentistry (don't read before having a root canal which I did) etc. In her 'Restoration London' she has a marvellous section about the problems involved in having privies emptied - sometimes accessed through a neighbors house.