Letters
Myths in medicine
BMJ 1995; 310 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.310.6980.666a (Published 11 March 1995) Cite this as: BMJ 1995;310:666
- C Bruce Perry,
- Ian Bailey
- Past chairman, Jenner Trusts Chairman, Jenner Education Trust Coombe Dingle, Bristol BS9 2RR
EDITOR,—Richard Horton wishes to lay the Jenner myth to rest for the final time.1 It was a common belief among farmers in the west country that previous infection with cowpox prevented small-pox. Acting on this, Benjamin Jesty, a farmer in Dorset, …
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