(5 10 PHILOSOPHICAL TKANSACTJONS. [aNNO 1722 



I am very sensible you will require a great number of observations, before 

 you can draw any certain conclusions. I would only remark, that it appears 

 from these accounts, that this last year, in this part of the kingdom, almost 

 ]g out of every 100, or near 4- of those who have had the natural small- 

 pox, have died ; whereas out of 6 1 which have been inoculated here- 

 abouts, not one has died; for as to the case of Mr. John Symson's daughter, 

 which would have made the 62d, I leave it out of my account, and I will refer 

 it to any impartial judgment whether I may not justly do so. (Phil. Trans. 

 N° 370.) The facts are open to every one's inquiry, and whoever will give 

 himself the trouble, may be satisfied as to the truth of them. 



Halifax, Dec. 1 6, 1722. 



j4 Comparison between the Danger of the Natural Small Pox, and of that given 

 by Inoculation. By James Jurin, M.D.R.S. Secret. N°374, p. 213. 



We have seen for some considerable time past, above 100 persons per week 

 in this city and suburbs, taking one week with another, carried off by this dis- 

 ease ; a consideration certainly that ought to dispose us to enter into any mea- 

 sures, by which we may reasonably hope to put some stop to the progress of so 

 fatal a distemper. To this purpose, the method of inoculation, which has 

 lately been introduced among us, is strongly recommended on the one hand, 

 and has been opposed with a great deal of warmth and zeal on the other. 



I have no inclination to enter into this controversy ; it is in better and abler 

 hands : but, as the point in dispute is of the utmost importance to mankind, I 

 heartily wish that, without passion, prejudice, or private views, it may be fairly 

 and maturely examined. In order to which, if the following extracts and com- 

 putations, concerning the comparative danger of the inoculated and natural 

 small-pox, may be of any use, I shall think my labour well bestowed. 



The number of persons, who have had the small-pox by inoculation here in 

 England, is, by the best information I have been able to collect, as follows : 



Inoculated by Dr. Nettleton 61 



Claudius Amyand, Esq. Serjeant surgeon 17 



Mr. Maitland, surgeon 57 



Dr. Dover . , 4 



Mr. Weymish, surgeon 3 



The Rev. Mr Johnson 3 



Dr. Brady, at Portsmouth 4 



/ Mr.Smith, surgeon, and Mr. Dymer,apothecary,atChichester 13 



Mr. Waller, apothecary at Gosport 3 



A woman at Leicester 8. 



Dr. Williams at Haverford-West 6 



Two other persons near the same place 2 



Dr. French, at Bristol 1 



In all 182 



