other places on the coast and in the Deccan.

Attempts were fre- quently made to transmit dried lymph

from many of these places to Bengal, but all failed, and it was not until Dr. James Anderson, Physician-
General at Madras, undertook the task, that success was attained. On the 10th of October 1802, Dr.
Anderson vaccinated from the arm of a native child at Madras, a boy John Cresswell, thirteen years of
age, born of European parents at Port Jackson. This boy was at once embarked on board the ship
Hunter, Captain Anderson, who from him vaccinated a female child on the 22nd of October, from her a
Malay boy on the 2nd of November and from the Malay boy, on the 12th, Charles Norton, a healthy boy
about 15 years of age, who arrived at Calcutta on the 17th November 1802 with a genuine pustule of the
sixth day on each arm. " From the arm of Norton several children were immediately inoculated, among
whom were two of Sir George H. Barlow, one of the late Colonel Dyer, one of Mr. Birch, one of Mr. Trail,
and one of Mr. Binny ; all of whom passing through the disease in the most satisfactory manner, the
genuine vaccine infection may from this time be considered as established in Bengal." (Shoolbred). •
Early As soon as the difficulties of introducing the vaccine disease "r a en xg tend?i!g into India had been
overcome, arrangements for extending the the practice. benefits f vaccination widely were made. Tn
Bengal at the end of November 1802 the duty of preserving a constant supply of vaccine for the use of
Calcutta and subordinate stations, of vaccinating the children of natives who might desire it and of
instructing all Hindoo and Mahomedan doctors who might wish to practise vaccination was entrusted to
Dr. William Russell, with the title of Superintendent-General of Vaccination. Under his direction all the
European children in Calcutta and its neighbourhood were vaccinated and the benefits of the operation
were extended to Cawnpore, Fatehgarh, Rungpore, and many other civil and military stations. In May
1803, by which time Dr. J. Shoolbred had taken over Dr. Russell's office, there were appointed at eight
stations subordinate superintendents of vaccination under whom a certain number of civil surgeons
were directed