An edition of The Vaccination Controversy (2008)
The Vaccination Controversy
The Rise, Reign and Fall of Compulsory Vaccination for Smallpox
By Stanley Williamson
Publish Date
March 15, 2008
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Language
eng
Pages
256
Description:
This volume examines the speed at which Edward Jenner's technique of smallpox 'vaccination' was taken up, culminating in the 'Compulsory Vaccination Act of 1853'. The Act remained in force until 1946 despite pressure from the National Anti-vaccination League, but the issues raised by this book remain current today.
subjects: Vaccination, History, 18th Century, MEDICAL, Smallpox Vaccine, History, 19th Century, Preventive Medicine, Disease Outbreaks, Forensic Medicine, History, Public Health, Smallpox, Mass Immunization, Smallpox, vaccination, Medicine, great britain, Medical care, great britain, Mass Vaccination