Observations on Dr. Pearson's Examination of the Report of the Vaccine Pock Committee of the House of Commons, concerning Dr. Jenner's claim for remuneration / [Thomas Creaser].
- Creaser, Thomas.
- Date:
- 1805
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on Dr. Pearson's Examination of the Report of the Vaccine Pock Committee of the House of Commons, concerning Dr. Jenner's claim for remuneration / [Thomas Creaser]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ ] the town; all of whom, as fhe apprehends, fickened for the Small-Pox in the ufual manner, and had more or fewer Variolous puflules. “ With refpeft to the late Mrs. Scammel and Mrs. Bracher, both of whom have been my patients, and who, it has been inferred from Mr. Naifli’s papers, were inoculated by him for the Cow-Pox, I have clearly afcertained to have been both Inoculated for the Small-Pox, and the flightnefs of the effect evidently arofe from their having taken the Cow-Pox when girls, by milking their father’s cows; which fact I have learned from Parmer Phillips, the brother of both; and from Farmer Scammel. the widower of the late Mrs. Scammel. If any further inveftigation, which it may be in my power to make, fhould be deemed ne- ceffary. you may command the impartial exertions of. Dear Sir, Your faithful and obedient fervant, Shaftejbury, Ocl. 14, 1803. R. PEW. [ P. S. It may not be improper to mention, that at the time Mrs. Scammel was inoculated by Mr. Naifh for the Small-Pox, fix or feven of her children were alfo inoculated, all of whom had more or fewer puflules, although (he herfelf efcaped with the flighc affe&ion of the arm Mr. Naifh has recorded.”](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28741845_0021.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
