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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    [ 4§ ] to the dangers arifing from an early confinement in bed, fweat- ing, &c. And indeed it would be extremely injurious to the character of the good Syden¬ ham, to fuppofe that he would, almoft on his death - bed, fo warmly have recommended to Pofterity a practice, from which he had found reafon to recede. I have purpofely been thus particular in examining the practice of Sydenham, in order to fhew, that it has all the marks of having been built on the folid foundation of the ex¬ perience of many years. I need not fay how likely it is, that a practice, thus founded, fhould deferve imitation. Whe¬ ther the Inoculators (of whom