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amounted to 30, 40^ 50, or even to 60. These accidents have 

 been fever and convulsions^ which did not in any instance termi- 

 nate fatally. The cases collected by the Society of Paris are al| 

 such as have exhibited the characteristic progress of true cow- 

 pox, an observation of more importance than has always been 

 supposed.* 



The facts furnished by the Bibliotheque Britannique give us 

 the following results. We shall notice those only which have 

 been announced with so much precision as to give us an exact 

 idea of the case. 



In 1800 M. Odier announced at Geneva that out of 1500 

 persons vaccinated not one accident had occurred. f 



Dr. Anderson writes, in 1 804, from Madras, to the Jennerian 

 Society of London, that the number of vaccinations performed 

 by the British and Indian physicians on English, Portuguese^ 

 Brahmin, Malabar, Gentoo, Mahometan, Half-cast, Pariah, Ma- 

 ratta, Canadian, and Rajaput subjects, amounted to 145,848 ; 

 and that in none of these cases had a single accident been 

 observed. % This enumeration was made in 1803, and published 

 in 1804 by the Government of Madras. 



In 1806 the Jennerian Society of London, in consequence of 

 rumours propagated respecting vaccination, as if it occasioned 

 various dreadful diseases till that time unknown^ was induced to 

 make an exact examination. The result of this, comprehended 

 in 22 paragraphs, gives in paragraph 21 the following statement: 

 The disease produced by vaccination is in general slight, and 

 without bad consequences. The cases contrary to this conclusion 

 are in small number, compared with the total number of cases, 

 and may very naturally be ascribed to the constitution, or the 

 peculiar disposition of the individuals who have exhibited the 

 exceptions. § 



In 180/ the Society of Surgeons in London published another 

 report, more precise ; and in which they show the greatest 

 reserve with respect to the consequences to be drawn from the 

 results obtained. We have already said, in speaking of the 

 eruptions following vaccination, that there were only 66 exam- 

 ples of them among 164,361 persons vaccinated; 24 erysipe- 

 latous affections only were observed out of the number 66 and 



* Jenner's further observations, Bib!. Bdt. vol. xv. p. 269. 

 + Bibl. Brit. vol. xvi. p. 99. 



\ Bibl. Brit. vol. xvi. p. 99. The details are as follows: — English, 165; 

 PortiigHese (Creoles), 1092; Brahmins, 4141 ; Malabars, 41,806 ; Gentoos, 

 40,022; Mahometans, 10,926; Half-ca'4s, 444; Pariahs, 35,985 ; Maratlahs, 

 440; Canadians, 10,367; Rajaputs, 462. In all, 145,818. This enumeration 

 is not superfluous here, as it presents the effects of vaccination in all possible 

 relations, depending upon the ditFerenceof man, and the variation of habits and 

 circumstances. 



§ Bibl. Brit. vol. xxxii. p, 75, 83. • 



