Reports on a series of innoculations for the variolæ vaccinæ, or cow-pox : with remarks and observations on this disease, considered as a substitute for the small-pox / By William Woodville.

  • Woodville, William, 1752-1805.
Date:
1799
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Credit: Reports on a series of innoculations for the variolæ vaccinæ, or cow-pox : with remarks and observations on this disease, considered as a substitute for the small-pox / By William Woodville. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    However extraordinary this circumftance may appear, it is fupported by numerous experiments made under Dr. Jenner’s in- fpe£tion, and alfo by concurrent teftimonies fince collated by Dr. Pearfon, f who with much laudable zeal and induftry inftituted a farther inquiry into the fubjed. Dr. Jenner, who from his fituation. In Gloucefterfhire, had many opportunities of feeing the Cow-pox, fuppofes it to originate from the matter of the greafe in horfes, and to take place in the following manner: “ In this dairy-country a great number of cow.s are kept, and the oiffice of milking is performed indifcriminately by men and maid fervants. ^One of the former having, been appointed to apply dreilings to the heels of a horfe aifedted with the greafe^ and* not paying f See an Inqmry concerning tke hiflory of the Cow-pox# t due \