[posted] Posted(#52645, Pearce)

[David Price]

Compulsory Vaccination, by Charles T. Pearce                             52645
   [Author: William MacOubrey]
   [Subtitle: Report of a Public Meeting, held in the Marylebone Vestry
              Hall, London, on Wednesday evening, October 19, 1870.]
   [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/5/2/6/4/52645 ]
   [Files: 52645-0.txt; 52645-h.htm]



For those wishing to know: The Marylebone anti-Vaccination League, setup a 
year before, was mainly a group of homoeopathists who thought vaccination 
was "a lie" and particularly objected to people being forced to be 
vaccinated.  They organised this meeting to popularise their cause, and 
two local M.D.'s attended, rather puzzled why anyone should think as the 
League did.  Their points are briefly made and the bulk of the pamphlet is 
given over to Charles T. Pearce, who was on the committee and a long-time 
opponent of vaccination - although the pamphlet doesn't say it he was 
almost certainly the author.  Dr. William MacOubrey, a friend of Charles, 
also ridiculed vaccination - and I'm glad they produced the pamphlet as I 
now know exactly where Dr. MacOubrey was on evening the 19 October 1870!

All the best,
David,
England, clouding over but still warm