Account of the introduction of the cow pox into India / [by George Keir].

  • Keir, George.
Date:
1803
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Credit: Account of the introduction of the cow pox into India / [by George Keir]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 3* ] on the I ft Inftant^ with the vaccine matter you favored me with, and which from the appearance of the child’s arm, 1 have .reafon to hope has taken the infection. The firft fymptom obfcrvable was on the fixtU day after inoculation, when the child complained of pain in the axilla, and forenefs where the in- cifion was made, fhe had alfo fome fever—on the feventh in the morning, the edges were confiderably raifed, and had a glofly appearance, with a depreC» fion in the center, and it has now every other ap- pearance of the puftule deferibed by authors y»dio have w’tittcn on the interefting fubjefl of cow-pox inoculation, however Ihould I in the prefenc cafe be deceived, and fliould it not prove what I fin- cerely hope it is, the genuine cow-pox, I truft yoy will favorably accept my intention. The bearer of this is the child’s father, who will give you any information refpedling the fymptoms which may appear from the date of this—I have jud inoculated two children with the matter frpin the puftule, and will inform you of the fuceef?.” Ext rati of a Letter from Mr, Gourlayy AJJifiant Surgeori) dated LelUcherryy September 2'jth i8o2y to Dr. Keiry Bovibay. “ I arrived here in good time,—the two boys you fo carefully inoculated, I was happy to find during