An inquiry into the merits of a method of inoculating the small-pox, which is now practised in several counties of England / By George Baker.

  • Sir George Baker, 1st Baronet
Date:
MDCCLXVI. [1766]
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Credit: An inquiry into the merits of a method of inoculating the small-pox, which is now practised in several counties of England / By George Baker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ *6 ]_ This he does by wetting his lan¬ cet with the fluid which is apt to flow plentifully in that difeafe from the corner of the eyes. What follows is extracted from a letter of a very worthy and fenflble, as well as learned Cler¬ gyman, who lives in the neigh¬ bourhood of the Perfon, of whofe practice I have attempted • to give fome account.— “ You <c feem to afcribe his fuccefs to “ his allowing his Patients a u free ufe of air. It is very “ certain, that fufficient air is “ allowed. But the truth is, his “ Patients, in general, are never “ in a fltuation to require any “ nurfing. It is certainly his u preparation, which difpofeth “ the body to receive the infec-