386 —§ Report of the National Vaccine Establishment. 
The Report of The Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons 
of Glasgow : with ; 
The Report also from The Island of Ceylon. 
Excerpt from the Minutes of ihe Meeting of the Royal 
College of Physicians of Edinbargh, held 99d Fel, 1811. 
A LETTER from the Board of the National Vaccine Esta- 
blishment, to the Royal College of Physicians of Edin- 
burgh, containing queries respecting the effects which the 
practice of iadililintica has produced in Scotland, and re- 
questing information particularly upon certain points, hav- 
ing been considered, the Royal College of Physicians are of 
opinion, 
First, That the practice of vaccination has rather de- 
creased of Jate among the lower orders, owing to misrepre- 
sentations, prejudices, and ignorance ; but that it continues 
to be very universally adopted by the other classes of the 
community in Scotland. 
_ Secondly, That no bad effects can be ascribed to vaccina- 
tion. af 
Thirdly, That the practice of vaccination is very univer- 
sally approved of by the profession in Scotlands»: 
Fourthly, That the small-pox ‘inoculation ihasi been rarely 
practised of late in Scotland, and only with the \view of as- 
certaining the security:which previous vaccination may have 
afforded. $ Hosnbhor 
Lastly, That few casesiof naturalsmall-pox bavesoccurred 
within their practice, and: these amoang:the:lower orders 
only; and they arepersuadedthat thesmortality-arising from 
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Report ofthe Gallege and Corporation:of Surgeons, Edin- 
egosgive to burgh. 
Sir,—I] Am desired by the Royal College and Corporation 
of Surgeons of Edinburgh to acknowledge the receipt of 
your letter of the 7th instant, and to forward the following 
answers tu the queries of the Board of the National Vaccine 
Establishment. 
Query 1st.—Does the practice of vaccination increase ? 
-Answer.—The practice of vaccination is universal among 
the higher orders of society throughout Scotland,and among 
the lower orders it daily increases. 
Query 
