Cow-Pock with the Smali-Pox., £49 



se-vcral towns of Hampshire, Sussex, and Surrey, there 

 iiave been inoculated 2000, of whom tivo only died, both 

 pregnant women, who adinittL-d this operation contrary to 

 the opinion of their phvsician." 



The cow-pock, on the contrarij, mat/ he Inoculated under 

 all circumstances. 



1. Early infancy. — Dr. Jcnner relates, '/ that he caused 

 an infant, but twenty hours old, to be inoculated for the 

 cow-pock by his nephew Eicnry Jenner ; and this little 

 stranger, so newly ushered into life, felt i)ut a very slight 

 disease; and, being afterwards inoculated for the suiall-pox, 

 and exposed to its contagion, resisted all attempts to com- 

 municate the small-pox." 



2. Time of teething. — We may adduce here the autho- 

 rity of Dr. Denman, one of the most eminent accoucheurs 

 in London, in conlinnation of the experience of Dr. Jen- 

 ner. " It became now the duty," savs Dr. Denman, wri- 

 ting in the Physical Journal for April ISOO, " of medical 

 men, especially of those who are much cngaaed in the 

 practice of inoculatina; for the smuU-pox, or who are much 

 consulted in irfantile disfoses, to declare their experience 

 about vaccine inoculation, and examine into it with the 

 greatest possible care. For my own part, I can afKrmj that 

 I have seen inoculated with the cow-pock, throuojh my son- 

 in-law Mr. Croft, a ijreat many children at all afcs, and 

 they went through the disease without (he least, si'^^n of 

 danger, and even without much fever or indisposition." 



3. Hnmuurs in the body. — As scrophiila does not ap- 

 pear to be called into action by the cow-pox {vide last 

 comparison, p. 250) ; but, on the contrary, there are 

 cases where this cruvl disorder has been found to be not 

 only mitigated by vaccine inoculation, but also v/hol!y re- 

 moved, the dread of the suhject beinijc humourii is unim- 

 portant. Fat and lean children do equally well. In mv 

 experience at Lowther the reader will iind a case of tinia. 

 capitis, which was not at all increased under inoci:lation. 

 Dr. Pearson has recorded two cases oi psora (itch), which, 

 being unknown to me at the time, were inoculated; and 

 from the pustule, which was broken, vaccine matter was 

 ctuiveved lo different parts of the body, produciiiii a very se- 

 vere disease, wliieh appeared tjuslular so\dy from thi.s cause. 

 The p.'^ora, therefore, must be allowed to be a ground of C3(- 

 chision to this, oranyotiicr inoculation: the only exception 

 lam at preaicnt acquainted with. 



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