A treatise upon the small-pox, in two parts. Containing, I. An account of the nature and several kinds of that disease, with the proper methods of cure. II. A dissertation upon the modern practice of inoculation / [Sir Richard Blackmore].

  • Richard Blackmore
Date:
1723
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Credit: A treatise upon the small-pox, in two parts. Containing, I. An account of the nature and several kinds of that disease, with the proper methods of cure. II. A dissertation upon the modern practice of inoculation / [Sir Richard Blackmore]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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