A practical treatise on vaccina or cowpock / by Samuel Scofield, M.D. ... ; embellished with a coloured engraving, representing a view of the local affection in its different stages.

  • Scofield, Samuel
Date:
1810
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Credit: A practical treatise on vaccina or cowpock / by Samuel Scofield, M.D. ... ; embellished with a coloured engraving, representing a view of the local affection in its different stages. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    turn none as dying with smallpox; and his Danish Majesty, being so well convinced of the antivariolous quality of cowpock, has passed an edict, prohibiting variolous inocu- lation, not only in his kingdom, but in all his colonies. The discovery is considered by the inhabitants of Santa-Croix, where the smallpox frequently rages with great ca- lamity, as the greatest blessing ever bestow- ed on man. Vaccination was introduced into the city of Moscow, in 1801, at the time the Russian court was there. In such high estimation did the empress hold the discovery, that she nam- ed the first child that was inoculated Facet, neff. The University of Wilna, in Russia, in 1804, entertaining a proper estimation of the discoverer, elected Dr. Jenner an hono- rary member. Cowpock has already penetrated the inte- rior of Hindo-tan. The royal family in the city of Delhi, were the first who expe- rienced its salutary influence. It was intro- duced into the palace by a Mr. Reid, in L805» who performed the first inoculation upon [3]
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