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London Vaccine Institution: for inoculating and supplying matter, free of expense. Patronized by His Majesty's ministers, members of both Houses of Parliament, the Hon. the East India Company, and the Corporation of the City of London. Established in 1806, and supported by voluntary contributions.
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LONDON VACCINE INSTITUTION
[Report. 1815]
London Vaccine Institution: for inoculating and supplying matter, free of expense. Patronized by His Majesty's ministers, members of both Houses of Parliament, the Hon. the East India Company, and the Corporation of the City of London. Established in 1806, and supported by voluntary contributions.
London (Place), printed by Darton, Harvey & Co.,, 1815.
87, [1] p., [1] hand-col. pl. ; 19.7 cm. (8º)
Includes 'On the Origin of the Small-Pox' by John Walker, who established the London Vaccine Institution after being forced to resign from the Royal Jennerian Society. The hand-coloured plate shows the progress of the vaccine pock.
Copy Notes Plate protected by a tissue guard. Bound (3) with the report of the Royal Jennerian Society for 1820 (q.v.), the reports of the London Vaccine Institution for 1813 (q.v.) and 1818 (q.v.), and a letter of appeal to subscribers of the Institution (q.v.) and a list of appointed inoculators (q.v.) both dated 1816.
Binding C20th dark green pebble-grained book cloth, spine gilt-lettered 'Jennerian Institution'.
Reference Number 202
Additional Names Royal College of Physicians of London; Walker, John (1759--1830)
[Report. 1815]
London Vaccine Institution: for inoculating and supplying matter, free of expense. Patronized by His Majesty's ministers, members of both Houses of Parliament, the Hon. the East India Company, and the Corporation of the City of London. Established in 1806, and supported by voluntary contributions.
London (Place), printed by Darton, Harvey & Co.,, 1815.
87, [1] p., [1] hand-col. pl. ; 19.7 cm. (8º)
Includes 'On the Origin of the Small-Pox' by John Walker, who established the London Vaccine Institution after being forced to resign from the Royal Jennerian Society. The hand-coloured plate shows the progress of the vaccine pock.
Copy Notes Plate protected by a tissue guard. Bound (3) with the report of the Royal Jennerian Society for 1820 (q.v.), the reports of the London Vaccine Institution for 1813 (q.v.) and 1818 (q.v.), and a letter of appeal to subscribers of the Institution (q.v.) and a list of appointed inoculators (q.v.) both dated 1816.
Binding C20th dark green pebble-grained book cloth, spine gilt-lettered 'Jennerian Institution'.
Reference Number 202
Additional Names Royal College of Physicians of London; Walker, John (1759--1830)