Cow-pox inoculation no security against small-pox infection / by William Rowley. To which are added, the modes of treating the beastly new diseases produced from cow pox, explained by two coloured copper-plate engravings, as cow-pox mange, cow-pox ulcers, cow-pox evil or abscess, cow-pox mortification, &c., with the author's certain, experienced, and successful mode of inoculating for the small pox, which now becomes necessary from cow-pox failure, &c.

  • Rowley, William, 1742 or 1743-1806.
Date:
1805
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Credit: Cow-pox inoculation no security against small-pox infection / by William Rowley. To which are added, the modes of treating the beastly new diseases produced from cow pox, explained by two coloured copper-plate engravings, as cow-pox mange, cow-pox ulcers, cow-pox evil or abscess, cow-pox mortification, &c., with the author's certain, experienced, and successful mode of inoculating for the small pox, which now becomes necessary from cow-pox failure, &c. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VII. ji few tery eminent practitioners, and a number of the in- experienced, gave their sanction to the Cow-pox inocula^ tion, perhaps too precipitately. SOME gentlemen of great learning and eminence in the profession, gave their sanction to Cow-pox inoculation. These honourable practitioners gave their suffrages from the most refined principles of humanity, and w^ith the fullest hopes of the project proving ultimately very beneficial %o society. They saw tlie apparent mildness of the disease, but knew not the lurking sting behind, they credited the in- teresting and captivating reports of the most eminent vac- cinators, and some, I am certain, sincerely repent being instrumental in promoting the project; but they are en- gaged and cannot easily retreat. To the immortal honour of our Royal College of Physicians in LoNnoN, they did not countenance vac- cination; that learned corporate body had too much dis- cernment and good sense to precipitately commit them- selves to future animadversion, through want of sagacity and foresight. Another class of medical practitioners, some well, and others little known, followed the captivating ex- ample of the leaders. Clergymen, ladies of rank, old wo- men, and many others, the warrnest and well-intentioned friends of hunianity and philanthropy, all united with zeal, vehemence, and alacrity to promulgate, recommend, and extend the utility of this novel Cow-pox practice, long be- fore they had time to ascertain the multiplicity of facts likely to appear for or against the Cow-pox inoculation ; long before it was possible to accurately know its perfections, imper- that one poison was added to another.—I was not a little surprised at hearing some gentleman of the Honourable House of Commons' Committee say, that the objection was entiiely done away, as I could not, as an old experienced physician, comprehend how it was possible for any honourable gentleman of the Committee to know the certainty of preventing ulcers, &c in Cow-pox inocur lation. Dicers, very bad ulcers,however appeared afterwards, to which I havo -J>£mLjivitaeas._aiid have cured the cases by bark and vitriolic acid.