328 On Vaccination. 



tion of the several propositions thus referred to them, and 

 requesting this colicge to co operate and communicate with 

 thein, in order that the report thereupon might be made as 

 complete as possible : 



And having, on the 21st d.iy of November last, referred 

 such letter to the consideration of the hoard of curators, with 

 authority to take such steps respecting the contents thereof 

 as they should judge proper, and report their proceedings 

 thereon, from time to time, to the court: the board proceeded 

 with all possible dispatch to the consideration of the subject. 



The board being of opinion that it would be proper to 

 address circular letters to the members of this cuUeoe, with 

 a view of collecting evidence, they submitted to the consi- 

 deration of the court, holden on the 15th day of Deceaiber 

 last, the drafts of such letter as appeared to them best cal- 

 culated to answer that end ; and the same having been ap- 

 proved by the court, they cause 1 copies thereof to be sent 

 to all the members of the college in the united kingdom, 

 uhose residence could be ascertained, in the lollowing form, 

 viz. 



f^ Sir, 



" The Royal Collesre of Suri>eons being desirous to co- 

 operate with the Royal College of Pbysicigins or London, in 

 obtaining information respecting vaccination, submit to you 

 the following questions, to which the favour of your answer 

 is requested. 



-" By order of the Court of Assistants, 

 l-incolnVinn FieUs, « Okk V Belfouk, Secretary, 



Dec. 15, IbOa. ■' 



*' 1ft, TTow manv persons have you vaccinated? 



" 2d, Have any of your patients had the small-pox after 

 vaccination ? In the case of every such occurrence, at what 

 period was the vaccine matter taken from the vesicle ? Mow 

 v.as it preserved ? How long before it was inserted ? What 

 was the appearance of the inflammation ? And what the in- 

 terval between vaccination and the variolous eruption ? 



'' 3d, Have r.ny bad efiects occurred in ytiur experience 

 in consequence of vaccination ? And if so, what were they? 



^' 4th, Is tlic practice of vaccination increasing or de- 



creasinjT 



