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John Birch. Line engraving by C. Lewis after T. Phillips.

A monster being fed baskets of infants and excreting them with horns; symbolising vaccination and its effects. Etching by C. Williams, 1802(?).

An examination of the part of the evidence relative to cow-pox : which was delivered to the Committee of the House of Commons, by two of the surgeons of St. Thomas's Hospital ; with some remarks on inoculated small-pox / by W. R. Rogers.

An answer to Mr. Birch, containing a defence of vaccination / [John Ring].

Hints for the consideration of Parliament, in a letter to Dr. Jenner, on the supposed failures of vaccination at Ringwood : including a report of the Royal Jennerian Society on that subject, after a careful public investigation upon the spot; also containing remarks on the prevalent abuse of variolous inoculation, and on the dreadful exposure of out-patients attending at the Small-Pox Hospital / by William Blair.

An essay on electricity. Explaining the principles of that useful science : and describing the instruments, contrived either to illustrate the theory, or render the practice of entertaining / by George Adams.

An essay on electricity : explaining the principles of that useful science, and describing the instruments, contrived either to illustrate the theory, or render the practice entertaining : illustrated with six plates. To which is added, a letter to the author, from Mr. John Birch, surgeon, on the subject of medical electricity / by the late George Adams.

A letter to Mr. George Adams on the subject of medical electricity; from Mr. John Birch, surgeon.

An essay on the medical application of electricity.

Considerations on the efficacy of electricity, in removing female obstructions : to which is now added a description of the manner of applying it / by John Birch, surgeon.

Serious reasons for uniformly objecting to the practice of vaccination : in answere to the report of the Jennerian Society, etc.

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Birch, John, 1745?-1815

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A letter to Mr. George Adams on the subject of medical electricity; from Mr. John Birch, surgeon.

An essay on the medical application of electricity.

Considerations on the efficacy of electricity, in removing female obstructions : to which is now added a description of the manner of applying it / by John Birch, surgeon.

Serious reasons for uniformly objecting to the practice of vaccination : in answere to the report of the Jennerian Society, etc.