Proposal of Thomas White that a Marine Hospital should be erected at Calcutta for sick and wounded sailors of His Majesty's and the Company's service, and that he should be appointed its Superintendent.
Introduction of inoculation in Trichinopoly District, and the extension of the practice throughout the Madras Presidency
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Government of Madras award 500 pagodas to Surgeon James Richardson for his work in furthering the practice of inoculation in Trichinopoly, introduced several years prior by Nicol Mein. Order than an abstract report regarding inoculation be published in the vernacular languages and circulated. L...
Introduction in the Company's territories of the practice of vaccination against smallpox. Establishment of a vaccination hospital at Madras under the superintendence of William Horsman (includes statistics of patients).
Measures taken to introduce smallpox vaccination in Bengal Presidency
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Measures taken to introduce the practice of vaccination against smallpox in the Bengal Presidency. Cowpox to be introduced to Fort Marlborough [Bencoolen], Sumatra, by orphan children sent out from Bengal. Question of introducing vaccination to New South Wales and China.
Pensions are awarded to the widow and children of James Palmer in recognition of his discovery of a process of preparing and preserving limes and lime juice (includes a description of the process).
Report on the state and progress of vaccine inoculation in Bengal during the year 1804
Scope & Content:
The Bengal Government forwards a copy of John Shoolbred's 'Report on the State and Progress of Vaccine Inoculation in Bengal during the year 1804' to the Court of Directors (includes a printed copy of the report).
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1805
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