On Vaccination. 505 



■Security against Small-Pox Infection," to examine some of 

 Lis alleged cases, in order that I might judge for myself, 

 whether I ought to continue favourable, or become adverse 

 to the new inoculation. 



It was at first my intention to examine the whole of his 

 cases ; but, hearing that the indefatigable Dr. Thornton had 

 undertaken the task, and knowing he was better qualified 

 than myself, I relinquished it, after visiting ten of the 218 

 cases detailed in Dr. Rov.ley's publication. Of these ten, 

 there were three grossly misrepresented ; four could not be 

 proved to have gone regularly through the cow-pock ; of 

 one no information could be had, the father of the child 

 having died a twelvemonth before Dr. Rowley published the 

 case^ and two were most pointedly in favour of vaccination. 



Dr. Rowley's scandalous pamphlet would have been to- 

 tally unworthv of the least notice had he not addressed him- 

 self to the passions, and thereby wrought upon the credulitv 

 of the ignorant and unthinking ; which renders it necessary 

 that the cause of truth and humanity should be vindicated. 



I understand there are several replies to Dr. Rowley, two 

 only of which have come into my hands ; one, a most ex- 

 cellent satirical piece, by " ^culeus;" the other by Dr. 

 Thornton, two reports only of whose labours are as yet pub- 

 ■ lished : so far as he has already gone, he has entirely dis- 

 proved and yi'erturned Dr. Rowley's statements, and ex- 

 posed the baseness of antivaccinarian proceedings. 



From my own observations and practice, I can truly sav, 

 I have met with nothing but the most satisfactory evidence 

 in favour of vaccine inoculation, and therefore I conceive it 

 my duty to promote it by all the means in mv power. Al- 

 though the subject is so well handled by liic two authors 

 ju-st mentioned, I think it will he of use to contribute my 

 mite to the general stock of evidence, and shall be glad vou 

 will insert in your valuable Magazine the following state- 

 ment of my examination of the ten cases : 



Case 1. The case of Marianne Lewis, which is tlie 6Sth 

 in Dr. Rowley's list, and the subject of one of his en- 

 gravings, I examined with very particular attention. 



The doctor states, that she was vaccinated-" at the Smajl- 



Pox 



