Observations on the effects of variolous infection on pregnant women / by George Pearson.

  • Pearson, George, 1751-1828.
Date:
1795
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Credit: Observations on the effects of variolous infection on pregnant women / by George Pearson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cases XXI. and XXII. Dr Hoflack, an ingenious young phyfician from Philadelphia, who was recommended to me by Dr Duncan, and is now attending ledlures in London with great afliduity, has favoured me with the two following cafes, in a letter, dated London, March 22d 1794. “ In the Summer of 1791, the fmall-pox was, by accident, introduced into the town of Alexandria, State of Virginia. As foon as obferved, moft of thofe who had not had the difeafe, were inoculated j about 900 in all. “ Notwithllanding the great heat of the weather, in the month of July (the thermome- ter, upon an average, at 12 o’clock in the day, about 90°), the difeafe in general proved fo mild, that it became a prevalent opinion with feveral phyficians, that Summer, al- though it had been hitherto fo much dread- ed, was the mofl: proper feafon for inocula- tion. ,-^mong other fa6ls of importance upon this fubjeft^ which prefented, (and whida FilJ, no doubt, fliortly be publiflied by Dr Dick,