Smallpox inoculation orders issued by Boston (Mass.) Overseers of the Poor, 1792-1793 (inclusive)

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Creator: Boston (Mass.) , Overseers of the Poor.

Type: Notes.

Language: English

Origin: Massachusetts

Description: 1

Date: 1792

Repository: Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine)

Identifier: colonialnorthamerica.library.harvard.edu/006124878_HMS.COUNT:27409152

Subjects

Boston (Mass.).

Medical care--Massachusetts--History

Poor--Medical care--Massachusetts--History

Public health--Massachusetts--History

Public health--history

Smallpox--Massachusetts--History

History of Medicine

Smallpox--history

Smallpox--prevention & control

Smallpox--vaccination

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Boston (Mass.)

Social sciences -- Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology

Content Notes

Contains smallpox inoculation orders issued for various wards in Boston from the Overseers of the Poor to local physicians including Harvard Medical School founder John Warren (1753-1815), Samuel Danforth (1740-1827), John Homans (1753-1800), Nathaniel Walker Appleton (1755-1795), and William Spooner (1760-1836). There are also several bills to Boston for inoculation services.

Biographical Notes

Established by a colonial act in 1692 and incorporated in 1772, the Boston Overseers of the Poor provided relief to "deserving" persons in the form of food, fuel, medicine, and money.