Rules and orders of the Hospitals for the smallpox and inoculation: instituted anno Dom. 1746.

  • Smallpox and Inoculation Hospital.
Date:
1786
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Credit: Rules and orders of the Hospitals for the smallpox and inoculation: instituted anno Dom. 1746. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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