The vaccine contest, or, Mild humanity, reason, religion, and truth, against fierce, unfeeling ferocity, overbearing insolence, mortified pride, false faith, and desperation : being an exact outline of the arguments and interesting facts, adduced by the principal combatants on both sides, respecting cow-pox inoculation; including a late official report on this subject by the Medical Council of the Royal Jennerian Society / by William Blair.

  • Blair, William, 1766-1822.
Date:
1806
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    PARENT.—Favour me with their names, that I may sec if there be any among them who originally stood forward in the cause of vaccination. You say these gentlemen formed the Medical Council; and therefore were, doubtless, only a small part of the physicians and surgeons supporting this H Koyal Jennerian Society. I imagine the members of this Council have been changed occasionally, as in other well-regulated committees ? DOCTOR.—Yes: I only speak now of the Me- dical Council for that one year 1808. The patrons and philanthropic promoters and protectors may be found in the red book *, amongst whom stands foremost, His most ghacious Ma- jesty, the Royal Family, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops, Nobility, Gentry, &c. &c. * The red-look of lhat date gave an incorrect account of the patrons and directors, &c. of the Royal Jennerian Society: their names, taken from the Society's official register, were thea (1803) as follow: PATRON—THE KING. PATRONESS—THE QUEEN. Vice-Patrons. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. His Royal Highness the Duke of York. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Hii Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester. 4