Edward Jenner and Vaccination
Use your knowledge to give context to the numbers in the table.
| Number | Context |
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| 30 – 60% |
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Between 30 and 60 percent of those who caught smallpox died.
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| 35,000 |
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35,000 died in 1796.
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| 42,000 |
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42,000 died between 1837 and 1840.
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| 1694 |
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Queen Mary died of smallpox in 1694.
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| 1721 |
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Lady Mary Montagu introduced inoculation to England in 1721.
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| 9 years |
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James Phipps was the 9 year old boy who Edward Jenner vaccinated first.
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| 11 months |
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Edward Jenner experimented with vaccination on his 11 month old son.
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| £10,000 |
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In 1802, Jenner was awarded £10,000 by the government for his work.
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| £20,000 |
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Jenner was awarded £20,000 in 1807 once Royal College of Physicians confirmed how effective vaccination was.
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| 1840 |
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Vaccination was made free to all infants in 1840.
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| 1852 and 1871 |
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It was made compulsory in 1852 but not enforced strictly until 1871.
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| 1980 |
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Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980.
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