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The Conquest of Smallpox: The Impact of Inoculation on Smallpox Mortality in Eighteenth Century Britain. By Peter Razzell Pp x, 190. Firle, Sussex: Caliban Books. 1977. £8.00.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2017

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Copyright © Irish Historical Studies Publications Ltd 1978

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