Dr. James Latham (c.1734-1799): Pioneer Inoculator in Canada

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Author/collaborator
Title
Dr. James Latham (c.1734-1799): Pioneer Inoculator in Canada
Abstract
Dr. James Latham, 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 1768-1770 and again in 1786.
Publication
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la médecine
Volume
Vol. 1
Issue
no. 1
Pages
1-11
Date
Summer 1984
Language
en
URL
Citation
Tunis, Barbara. “Dr. James Latham (c.1734-1799): Pioneer Inoculator in Canada.” Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin canadien d’histoire de la médecine Vol. 1, no. 1 (Summer 1984): 1–11. https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/cbmh.1.1.1.
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