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dom as could have been expected from the distance of some 

 pares of the country from proper medical assistance, and 

 otlier circumstances of that nature. 



I have the honour to be, sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



Wm. Fauquiiarson, p. R. C. S.E. 



LI. Report of the Royal College of Surgco7is in Ireland, 

 on Vaccination*. 



SIR, Dublin, Feb. 4th, 1E07. 



Jam directed to transmit to you the inclosed report of a 

 committee of the Co^lege of Surgeons in Ireland, to whom 

 was referred a letter from the Royal College of Physicians in 

 London, relative to the present state of vaccination in this 

 part of the United Kingdom ; and to state, that the College 

 of Surgeons will be highly gratified by more frequent, oppor- 

 tunities of corresponding with the English College of Phy- 

 sicians on any subject which may conduce to the advance^ 

 ment of science, and the welfare of the public. 

 1 have the honour to be, sir. 



Your most obedient humble -servant, 



James Henthorn, sec. 



At a n:eeting of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 

 holden at their Theatre, on Tuesday the 13th day of Ja- 

 nuary 1S07 ; Francis JNI'Evoy, esq. president. 

 Mr. Jobrison reported from the conmiittcc, to whom was 

 referred a letter from the College of Ph\sicif.ns, Luudon, 

 relative to the present state of vaccination in ttie United 

 Kingdom, &c. &c. that they met, and came to the follow- 

 ing resolutions: 



That it appears to this committee, that inoculation with 

 vaccine infection is now very generally adopted by the sur- 

 gical practitioners in this part of the United Kingdom, as a, 

 preventive of small pox. 



That it appears to this committee, that from the 25th day 



• Iroin the H )U8C of Commons printtxl Report of Sth July 1807. 



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