Inoculation for Smallpox in the Province of Quebec, A Reappraisal

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Title
Inoculation for Smallpox in the Province of Quebec, A Reappraisal
Abstract
Dr. James Latham (c.1734-1799), a British medical surgeon, was the first person known to have practised inoculation against smallpox in Canada. He undertook inoculation in Quebec and Montreal in the years 1769-1770 and again in 1786. In 1769, Latham variolated 303 people, including prominent members of English- and French-speaking families in Quebec City and, later, 200 people in Montreal, without fatality. By 1770, Latham had variolated 1250 people.
Book Title
Health, Disease and Medicine : Essays in Canadian History
Place
Toronto, ON
Publisher
Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine by Clarke Irwin
Date
1984
Pages
171-193
Language
en
ISBN
0-7720-1449-3
Citation
Tunis, Barbara. “Inoculation for Smallpox in the Province of Quebec, A Reappraisal.” In Health, Disease and Medicine : Essays in Canadian History, edited by Charles G. Roland, 171–193. Toronto, ON: Hannah Institute for the History of Medicine by Clarke Irwin, 1984.
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