Project Gutenberg 2015-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 94 Dimsdale, Thomas 1712 1800 Thoughts on General and Partial Inoculations Containing a translation of two treatises written when the author was at Petersburg, and published there, by Command of her Imperial Majesty, in the Russian Language Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Thoughts on General and Partial Inoculations" by Thomas Dimsdale is a scientific publication written during the late 18th century. In this treatise, Dimsdale examines the practice of inoculation against smallpox and advocates for its wider application, particularly among the poorer populations in England and Russia. The book consists of translations of two treatises originally penned in Russian when the author served as the first physician to the Empress of Russia, alongside two proposed plans for implementing general inoculation in both rural areas and cities. The core of the book lays out the rationale and methodologies behind inoculation, illustrating both its benefits and the necessity of properly regulating the practice to prevent the spread of disease among populations. Dimsdale emphasizes that, while disparities in health outcomes exist between the wealthy and poor, a concerted effort to inoculate the latter could significantly reduce mortality rates associated with smallpox. He describes practical plans for conducting inoculations in communities, highlights the need for proper medical oversight, and warns against the dangers of unqualified practitioners performing inoculations without regulatory oversight. Ultimately, Dimsdale's work advocates for both a moral obligation to protect the vulnerable and a public health initiative to eradicate the threat of smallpox. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Smallpox -- Vaccination -- Early works to 1800 RA Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Biology Category: Health & Medicine 120955 2025-07-20T03:50:03.990033 text/html 98821 2024-10-24T17:44:46 text/html 116104 2025-07-20T03:50:07.037974 application/epub+zip 114970 2025-07-20T03:50:04.672042 application/epub+zip 114970 2025-07-20T03:50:04.332036 application/epub+zip 157933 2025-07-20T03:50:09.022049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141674 2025-07-20T03:50:06.689982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141955 2022-09-22T12:03:31.871162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100297 2025-07-20T03:50:03.748044 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 80426 2024-10-24T17:44:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17323 2025-07-20T03:50:09.149976 application/rdf+xml 12680 2025-07-20T03:50:04.394014 image/jpeg 2015 2025-07-20T03:50:04.363007 image/jpeg 98189 2025-07-20T03:50:04.002009 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia