National Vaccine Establishment for the gratuitous distribution of vaccine lymph. Notice.

  • National Vaccine Establishment (Great Britain)
Date:
[1880?]
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Credit: National Vaccine Establishment for the gratuitous distribution of vaccine lymph. Notice. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NATIONAL VACCINE ESTABLISHMENT FOE THE GKATUITOUS DISTKIBUTION OF VACCINE LYMPH. NOTICE. Vaccixation from arm to arm with recent liquid Lymph is, of all methods of vaccinating, by far the most satisfactory in its results. It is therefore desirable that Surgeons, in vaccinating, should as far as possible maintain such a siiccessiori of cases as will enable them uniformly to operate by that method. The preserved Lymph of the National Vaccine Establishment is sent out as follows :—1) liquid, in hermetically sealed capillary tubes ; 2) dry, on ivory points. And the Lymph, preserved in these ways respectively, is to be used according to the following instructions :— 1. In proceeding to use a charged capillary tube, snip off its two ends. Then blow into one end of the tube, so as to drive the,Lymph through the opposite end, either on to the point of a lancet, or on to a small plate of glass from which the lancet may be charged. 2. In proceeding to use a charged ivory point, moisten very slightly its charged end. Let the ivory point then stand for a few seconds, till the Lymph on it is brought to its original fluid consistence. The Lymph may then be taken off with the point of a lancet, and this lancet be used as in ordinary arm-to-arm vaccination. Or simple punctm-es may be made with an uncharged lancet, and the ivory points, with the moistened Lymph on them, be inserted into these punctui'es. Lymph may be obtained, on personal application at the Office of the Local Government Board, (New Government Offices, Whitehall,) between the hours of 12 and 2, Letters of application for Lymph should be addressed as follows: To the Secretary, Local Government Board, Wliitehall, London, S.W. National Vaccine Establishment. Lymph 18 only distributed to legalhj-qualified Medical Practitioners : and It IS particularly remiestcd that, upon written applications for Lymph being maUe, the name and address of the applicant should be legibly written. U3561. 3000.-0/88. Wt.0853. K. & S.