Nettleton T (1722)
Part of a letter from Dr. Nettleton, physician at Halifax, to Dr. Jurin, R. S. Sec concerning the inoculation of the small pox, and the mortality of that distemper in the natural way. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1722-1723) 32:209-212.
Early in the 18th century, Thomas Nettleton, a physician in Halifax, England, compiled figures to compare the death rate from natural smallpox with that following inoculation.
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