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Inoculation, Halifax, Nova Scotia -
April 27, Dorcas Kirbey, healthy, aged 38, now suckling her Child, aged 18, Months - matter just taken from Woman very ill of confluent small Pox - thread used -
Mary Colson, aged 35, healthy, Matter as above
John Colson, aged 4 years - Ditto Matter Has sore hand, lately burnt - pultice
John Kirbey,aged 18 Months, Ditto Matter Sore fore arm, lately burnt. -
each a single incission, & single bit of Thread
May 1, Byfield Fillis, aged 6 Months, matter &c as above. -
the two Kirbeys & two Colsons Inciss appears inflamed & as tho the the Infection had taken - the two women complain of an itching & tingling up the Arm -
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May 7, Mrs Colson, Erupt of Small Pox, has but few Pustules, & Erupt Symptoms have been slight
May 8, Colson's Child & Kirbey's Child Erupt of small Pox, pretty thick in face & on thighs, espec ially Kirbey's child- but comfortable & well
May 10, Mrs Kirbey, Erupt: of small Pox, has as yet but four pustules. - Sympt: slight
Byfield Fillis, Erupt: of small Pox, has but few pustules - Sympt: very slight -
May 17, Mrs Colson's Pocks turned & desquaming = shedding off.
Mrs Kirbey Pustules turned in face
Kirbey's Child, Pustules desquaming from all parts
Colson's Child, Pustules turning in face
Fillis's Child, Pustules incrusting on Face -
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May 28, Inoculated, Betsey Cleaveland, aged 8 Months, one Incission one small Bit Thread, fresh Matter -
Peter Boyer, aged 4 Months, Matter &c as above -
June 20, Betsey Cleaveland, Well thro Small Pox -
Peter Boyer has been inoculated since May 28, thrice & with fresh Pus - but no signs of Infection
June 25, Miss Deblois, aged 4 Days - Small piece of Thread wet with pus, of natural Small Pox, in state of Matur= ation - Magnes. alcalis & R.h. -
June 29, Miss Deblois, Inciss. appears to be healed & the Infection not taken, - This Day inoculated again in the other arm, with fresh Pus taken from Mrs Gracey whose pustules are desquaming
July 5, two little pustules near the first incission of Miss [Deblois.
July 9, two pustules, of Miss Deblois, have maturated . . .
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& beginning to indent & turn this D ay - last Incisc. inflamed & icterus - No other Pustules.
Miss Leonard, aged 3 weeks, Inoculated, this Day, with thread wet with natural Small Pox, third Day of Desquamation from Face, Person had it very full. -
July 11, Miss Leonard, Inciss healed up, this Day inocul: again. -
July 16, Miss Leonard Incission Incisiss. inflamed. -
July 17, Miss Deblois, aged 2 Months, Very puny, small & weak, inoculated, one piece Thread, & one inciss -
M Whitlamb, aged 4 Months, has flux, Inocul ated this day, same manner & same thread as Deblois