360: 
cording to the former practice ; and 
of 4005 out-patients, only 39 were 
inoculated according to the former 
practice; whereby it appears, that 
the relief of the institution has been 
afforded to 4378 patients by inocu- 
lation, of whom 88 haying been 
inoculated according to the former 
practice, the blessing of vaccination 
has been extended to 4290 persons 
im eleven months, by this hospital ; 
159 patients in the natural small- 
pox have been received into that de- 
partment of this institution; and 
medicines and advice have been 
granted to 55 children also in that 
disease, who were brought to the 
hospital as out-patients. This very. 
extensive practice, under the skilful 
management of Dr. Woodville, the 
physician, and of Mr, Wachsell, 
the resident surgeon, have enlarged 
the sphere of this institution, ren- 
dered it more beneficial to the poor, 
and increased its claim on public li- 
berality. 
Mr. Wilberforce observed on the 
popular prejudice, that, out of 
every 100 who had been yaccinated 
at the small-pox hospital, not five 
would have submitted, had they not 
supposed it to have been the old- 
fashioned mode of inoculation. 
Counsellor Gurney informed the 
meeting, that a number of gentle- 
men, who had first conceived the 
design of this important institution, 
were of opinion, that, if those pre- 
sent felt no striking objection, the 
whole meeting should now resolve 
itself into a society for the extermi- 
nation of the small-pox. 
. Dr. Clarke viewed the subject as 
of the utmost. importance, and 
agreed, fully, as to the necessity of 
the benefit being widely extended ; 
and it appeared to him, that nothing 
less, viewing the small-pox as a 
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contagious pest, than an act of par= 
liament for the prohibition of ino- 
culation for the small-pox, unless 
with the special licence of a magis- 
trate, would be a suflicient pro- 
tection from its ravages. 
Mr. Rutt, however, objected to 
this measure, as trenching too much 
on the liberty of the subject. 
_The question for the address hay- 
ing been put, and unanimously car« 
ried, a motion was made by Mr. 
Gurney, ‘‘ That this meeting do 
form itself into a society for the ex- 
termination of the small-pox.” 
Mr. Wilberforce wished, that, 
instead of the actual formation of 
any society at present, a committee 
should be chosen, to which should 
be referred such plans as might ap- 
pear to gentlemen likely to contri- 
bute most effectually to the accom- 
plishment of the proposed object,: 
and which should report to a meet- 
ing, to be appointed at a short pe- 
riod ; and he proposed that, in lieu 
of any society for this purpose, a 
general application should be made, 
to parliament, to carry the whole 
into effect, in order that the bene- 
fits of this wonderful discovery, 
which contained so much for the 
essential good of mankind, might 
be made as extensive as possible,’ 
and reach throughout the state, and 
ramify into every corner of the em- 
pire. 
Dr. Lettsom produced a letter 
from Dr. Jenner, expressing his 
entire approbation of the subject of 
the present meeting ; and his wishes 
to co-operate with the plan in its 
fullest extent, both by a liberal 
subscription and by personal assist- 
ance. 
After severalexplanatory speeches 
from Dr. Clarke, Dr. Bradley, Dr. 
Lettsom, Mr. Wilberforce, and Mr. 
Rutt; 
