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... outbreak of smallpox in London resulted in the visit of 50 French schoolchildren from Boston’s twin town of Laval being cancelled. . The reason for this cancellation was because the French Government had officially declared the United Kingdom a smallpox area ...

Let it burn: Firemen look on as the former isolation hospital at Osgodby is razed to the ground

... evetmiic:es there. has been flattened at a time has stood the same chance The Mail wonders if it is not 2 when of catching smallpox over the bit late in the day to discover the past half century -if there were risk -if there ever was a risk. accommodation ...

Published: Wednesday 06 November 2002
Newspaper: Market Rasen Weekly Mail
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 78 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

How Squanto saw the world!

... to New England in 1619. He arrived home to find that most of his tribe had been killed by a plague — thought to have been smallpox brought by visiting seafarers. ...

Rotary pedal power for polio

... helr local Rotarians to raise money locally towards world wide eradication of polio. Help eradicate wo in the same way that smallpox has n eradicated. Local residents will recall the terrible effects of polio in the Market Rasen area some 45 years ago. Please ...

Published: Wednesday 08 August 2001
Newspaper: Market Rasen Weekly Mail
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 271 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

25 years ago

... fever in a Wellingore child was reported to Sleaford Urban District Council. Committee members expressed concern about a smallpox outbreak in the town, because it had no hospital in which to treat sufferers. Rurskingron e Red Tnangie Qub commuttee decided ...

Published: Wednesday 11 December 2002
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 293 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

Pedalling for polio

... material for health workers and parents. Their ultimate aim is to wipe out polio by 200 S. Once eradicated, polio will join smallpox as one of only two diseases ever to be eliminated. @ Pictured top right: Pedal Power for Polio Plus hits the road! Coun James ...

Published: Friday 10 August 2001
Newspaper: Spilsby Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 313 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Pedalling for polio

... material for health workers and parents. Their ultimate aim is to wipe out polio by 2005. Once eradicated, polio will join smallpox as one of only two diseases ever to be eliminated. @ Pictured top right: Pedal Power for Polio Plus hits the road! Coun James ...

Published: Friday 10 August 2001
Newspaper: Skegness Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 312 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Group puts their stamp on history

... saw the Kings George Ist, 2nd and 3rd. A lot of discoveries were made. Robbie Bums was born 1759-1796. The inoculation for smallpox was found. 19th Century: The first postage stamp, the Penny Black was printed. The Red Cross was started. The painter Constable ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 2001
Newspaper: Market Rasen Weekly Mail
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 462 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Organic route will be fruitless, claim

... many possibilities.” He also highlighted the public’s unease with science, as the case of using the puss of cowpox in the smallpox vaccination during the 1700 s proved, even though it did successfully eliminate the disease once accepted. ’ “The public ...