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small-pox, it would be necessary to take into account the 

 greater number of persons who have been vaccinated withir* 

 a given time; as ii is probable that, within the last seven 

 years, nearly as many persons have been inoculated for the 

 eow-pox as were ever inoculated for the small-pox since the 

 practice was introduced into this kingdom. 



XXI. That from all the facts which they have been able 

 to collect, it appears to the medical council, that the cow- 

 pox IS generally mild and harmless in its effects ; and that 

 the few cases which have been alleged against this opinioi\ 

 may be fairly attributed to peculiarities of constitution. 



XXII. That many well-known cutaneous diseases, and; 

 some scrophulous complaints, have been represented as the 

 effects of vaccine inoculation, when in fact they originated 

 from other causes, and in many instances occurred long 

 ^fter vaccination ; and that such diseases are infinitely less 

 frequent after vaccination, than after either the natural or 

 inoculated small -pox. 



Having stated these facts, and made these observations, 

 the medical council cannot conclude their report upon a 

 subject so highly important and interesting to all classes of 

 the community, without making this solemn declaration : 



That, in their opinion, founded on their own individual 

 experience, and the information which they have been able 

 to collect from that of others, mankind have already derived 

 great and incalculable benefit from the discovery of vacci- 

 nation j and that it is their full belief, that the sanguine ex- 

 pectations of advantage and security which have been formed 

 from the inoculation of the cow-pox, will be ultimately and 

 completely fulfilled. 



(Signed), 



Ed.Jenner,M.D. president. W. Blair. 



J. C. Leltsom, M. D. V. P. Gil. Blane, M. D. 



John Ring, V. P. Isaac Buxton, M. D. 



Joseph Adams, M. D. Wm. Chamberlaine. 



John Addington. John Clarke, M. D, 



C. R. Aikin. Astley Cooper. 



\Vm. Babington, M. D. Wm. Daniell Cordell. 



M. BaiUie, M. D, Richard Croft, M. D. 



Tho. 



