Historical Bibliography Updated: August 18, 2021

A discourse on the preparation of the body for the small-pox; and the manner of receiving the infection.

Publication Details

Philadelphia: B. Franklin & D. Hall, 1750 CE.

Thomson, a physician in Philadelphia, was the originator of the American method of inoculation against smallpox. Printed by Benjamin Franklin. Digital facsimile from dla.library.upenn.edu at this link.

Browse Tags

Plagues & Epidemics

Thematic Classifications

INFECTIOUS DISEASE › Smallpox › Variolation or Inoculation

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#5418
Permanent Link	https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/7334
External URL	a-discourse-on-the-preparation-of-the-body-for-the-smallpox-and-the-manner-of-receiving-the-infection

Geographic Context

Publication place: Philadelphia