An account of the eruptive diseases which have lately appeared in the military hospitals of Edinburgh, both naturally and after inoculation : as they have affected children and adults, some of whom had previously had small-pox, some who had been previously subjected to the cow-pox, and others who never had either of these diseases / by John Hennen.

  • Hennen, John, 1779-1828.
Date:
1818
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Credit: An account of the eruptive diseases which have lately appeared in the military hospitals of Edinburgh, both naturally and after inoculation : as they have affected children and adults, some of whom had previously had small-pox, some who had been previously subjected to the cow-pox, and others who never had either of these diseases / by John Hennen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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