M0008996: Plaster model of smallpox inoculation as a prophylactic measure: front view

Date:: 03 April 1944

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/78/98

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        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0008898-M0008998WT/D/1/20/1/78
        M0008996: Plaster model of smallpox inoculation as a prophylactic measure: front viewWT/D/1/20/1/78/98

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Photograph of a plaster model of three men from Djen, Nigeria, one of whom is being inoculated against smallpox. The model was made by Jane Jackson and is based on a description found in Foy, H. Andrew: "Inoculation of Smallpox as a Prophylactic Measure as practised by the Natives at Djen in Nigeria", Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , vol.18 no.22, 1915 pp255-257. The model was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1944 (accession number R6/1944). It is now held by the Science Museum (object number A683141). Related images: M0008997

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03 April 1944

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1 photograph glass plate negative; 16.5 x 21.5 cm

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Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

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