Inoculate Collection

A journey through time: From a crying child in the East End of London receiving the smallpox vaccine in 1870

Inoculate Collection: Child inoculated with smallpox vaccine, 1870

Child inoculated with smallpox vaccine, 1870
Physician vaccinating a baby against smallpox, circa 1870. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Inoculate Collection: The District Vaccinator, after an 1871 woodcut by E. Buckman

The District Vaccinator, after an 1871 woodcut by E. Buckman. A doctor inoculates a crying child being held by its mother in a dispensary in Londons East End

Inoculate Collection: Smallpox inoculation using live vaccine from a calf

Smallpox inoculation using live vaccine from a calf
Vaccination using live virus in a physicians office during a smallpox panic, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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A journey through time: From a crying child in the East End of London receiving the smallpox vaccine in 1870, to the trephination of a rabbit in the creation of the rabies vaccine, this historical depiction highlights the evolution of inoculation. The Vaccination Act of 1840 ensured free vaccinations for the poor, bringing hope and protection against deadly diseases. In this abstract of medical history, we see the transformation from live vaccine inoculations using a smallpox-infected calf, to the modern-day syringe filled with life-saving vaccines. #VaccinesWork #MedicalHistory #PublicHealth