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Vaccine Inoculation. l8i 



fequence of a general inquirv, which I had inftituted imme- 

 diately after Dr. Jenner's publication, information was given 

 of the cow-pock difcafe breaking out in two of the cow llables 

 near London ; and from thefe foarces Dr. Woodville and 

 niyfclf collcfted matter, by which, in the courfe of about 

 tiiree months, not fewer, I think, than about 300 perfons 

 were inoculated, in addition to the fevcn or eight cafes of 

 Dr. Jcnner, then the whole ftock of faAs of inoculation be- 

 fore the public. Eefides carrying on the inoculation our- 

 felves in this manner, we difleminated the matter through- 

 out the country, in particular to Dr. Jenner* himfelf; and 

 particularly alfo, I within that time illued a printed letter, 

 directed to upwards of 200 praAitioners in diflt;rent parts of 

 the kingdom, containing thread impregnated with cow-pock 

 niattci-r In the courfe (7f this pradlice w- already learnt that 

 voung infants might be inocul.iied with fafeiy; which I con- 

 iidered to be then a new fa<5i. Dr. Jen«er not having had the 

 experience, and being apprehenfive of feriousf conlequences 

 from inoculating them. 



Secondly, That the inoculated arms, fo far from requiring 

 cauliic or efcharotic, or other topical applications, according 

 to Dr. J , were fooner cured than in the inoculated fmall-pox : 

 That Dr. Woodville's pui)lication, in June 1799, appeared, 

 containing the cafes of upwards of 400 inoculated, up to that 

 time: and in Auguft 1799 I publiflied a (latcment of inocula- 

 tion, referring to many practitioners who iiad turniOied me 

 withrtports of inoculation with matter which I niyfelf had 

 furniflurd: amonsr thelc I beg leave to mention Mr. Relfon, of 

 Seven Oaks; DrrMitcbel, of Chatham ; and Dr. Uarrifon's 

 cafes; as communicated to me by the right honourable fir 

 Jofepb Jianks: and by that time I had alfo introduced it into 

 the army, through the bauds of the furg.eon-general, Mr. 

 Keate ; and reports frequently came into my hands, by his di- 

 rection, from the aruiv. 1 iiad alfo by that time introduced 

 the vaccine inoculation into many parts of ihe continent, and 

 received reports of the fuccefsful practice of it; in particular, 

 from Dr. De Carro, of Vienna. In addiiion to thefe teiti- 

 jnonics contained in the paper above alluded to, is llie refult 

 of mv own practice in three parities f)f poor people inocu- 

 lated under uiy fupcriiueudance ; Ijo that in lt;;u paper, 1 be- 



" Svc Or. Jtiinti's Letter in Dr. l^Mrlbu's Inquliy I?')'', in "liicl' lie 

 fnv» no matter cm be hrd. Dr. Jcnner, both in letters to Dr. VVuOiKiiic 

 and Dr. I'earlou, owns thi» matter excited tlu- gcnume eow-pijck. — .Nw^ 

 •f the Kvidence. 



t '1 hill is alfo acknowleiJjjcd in Dr. jcnner « Letter to :ht i'Lvidenct in 

 fiJ^tuary *7</9. 



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