Smallpox
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Small pox; Variola; Varioloid
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Smallpox Vaccination, 1849
Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 178
Identifier: MSS034.02.178
Scope and Contents
The notice requests that all parents have their children vaccinated against Cow Pox and Small Pox under the provisions of the Act of the 3rd and 4th years of the reign of Queen Victoria. The notice describes the danger of being unvaccinated. The text reminds readers that spreading Smallpox is an offense punishable by one month's imprisonment.
Dates:
1849
Vaccinations for cowpox and smallpox, 1840
Item — Box 02: Series MSS034.02 [Barcode: 35138007862565], Object: 015
Identifier: MSS034.02.015
Scope and Contents
The broadside announces the extension of vaccinations at the Bassingham Medical District to prevent the spread of cowpox and smallpox.
Dates:
1840