Observations medical and political, on the small-pox, and the advantages and disadvantages of general inoculation, especially in cities : and on the mortality of mankind at every age in city and country; with a comparative view and regular tables of all the fatal diseases and casualties in London, during the last one hundred and five years, ... To which is added a postscript, containing the sketch of an easy plan for new modelling and essentially improving the London bills of births and mortality ... / by W. Black.
- William Black
- Date:
- 1781
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations medical and political, on the small-pox, and the advantages and disadvantages of general inoculation, especially in cities : and on the mortality of mankind at every age in city and country; with a comparative view and regular tables of all the fatal diseases and casualties in London, during the last one hundred and five years, ... To which is added a postscript, containing the sketch of an easy plan for new modelling and essentially improving the London bills of births and mortality ... / by W. Black. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ ^3 ] Supposing for a moment, that Small-pox and Inoculation were as ancient in India, as the Bramins and Mr. Holwel afiert; we are extremely puzzled to conceive how^ the dif- cafe could have raged from the time of Brama, above two thoufand years, without ever be- ing heard of in Europe, or ever croffing over into Perfia: there was no fea, nor obftacle to prevent the communication between the two contiguous nations and the kings of Perfia poffeffed a fmall portion of India. Much of Afia, fays Herodotus, vv^as difcovered in tlie reign of Darius: he fent Ihips, which failed down the river Indus into the Indian Ocean 5 and we are affured collefted a larger annual tribute from the different parts of India fub- jeft to the crown of Perfia, than from any other of the twenty great Satrapies, or go- vernments into which he divided his immenlb Empire. Alexander afterwards (a. C. 356) conquered fome of its northern provinces^ and failed down the whole courfe of the In- dus with a large army. All the reflexions which I am capable of making upon this fubjeft, are now laid be- fore the reader. I can only anfwxr for my- felf, and confefs, that many of my doubts are](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21354236_0021.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
