The Vaccination Controversy
Subtitle: The Rise, Reign and Fall of Compulsory Vaccination for Smallpox
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: March 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781846310874
Subjects: Epidemiology & medical statistics; History of medicine; Infectious & contagious diseases; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Europe - Great Britain - General; History; Medical / History; Immunology
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.