▁officials ▁sought ▁help ▁from ▁the ▁Sur geon ▁General , ▁Rosen au ▁was ▁sent ▁in ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁camp ▁as ▁a ▁hospital . ▁ ▁Upon ▁arriv ing , ▁Rosen au ▁named ▁the ▁enc amp ment ▁as ▁Camp ▁Jen ner , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Edward ▁Jen ner , ▁the ▁British ▁phys ician ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁small po x ▁v acc ine . ▁▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁tre ating ▁small po x ▁and ▁prevent ing ▁its ▁spread , ▁Rosen au ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁testing ▁a ▁new ▁small po x ▁v acc ine ▁upon ▁the ▁migr ants . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁the ▁quar antine ▁generating ▁political ▁controvers y , ▁Rosen au ▁helped ▁to ▁justify ▁the ▁ende avor , ▁taking ▁photograph s ▁that ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁happiness ▁of ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁residents ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁capable ▁control ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁do ctors ▁and ▁camp ▁gu ards . ▁Sch ol ars ▁are ▁divided ▁on ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Rosen au ' s ▁leadership ▁at ▁Camp ▁Jen ner . ▁While ▁some ▁claim ▁Rosen au ▁helped ▁avoid ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁dis aster , ▁ ▁more ▁recently , ▁historian ▁John ▁M ck ier nan - G on z ale z ▁has ▁suggested ▁that ▁Rosen au ' s ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁un test ed ▁v acc ine ▁possibly ▁could ▁have ▁caused ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁several ▁patients . ▁ ▁Angel ▁Island ▁▁ ▁After ▁Camp ▁Jen ner , ▁Rosen au ▁re located ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁sur geon ▁at ▁the ▁Angel ▁Island . ▁He ▁stayed ▁in ▁this