Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

The history of small-pox in Australia 1788-1908.

CUMPSTON, John Howard Lidgett (1890 – 1954) Wikipedia

Publication Details

Melbourne, Australia: Commonwealth of Australia. Quarantine Service, 1914 CE.

A second volume, The history of small-pox in Australia, 1909-1923 by J.H.L. Compston and F. McCallum was published in Melbourne: H. J. Green, govt. printer, 1925.

Browse Tags

Asia & Pacific
Plagues & Epidemics

Thematic Classifications

COUNTRIES, CONTINENTS AND REGIONS › Australia INFECTIOUS DISEASE › Smallpox › History of Smallpox

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#13802
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/16089
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	the-history-of-smallpox-in-australia-17881908

Geographic Context

Publication place: Melbourne, Australia