An act (16 & 17 Vict. cap. 100.) further to extend and make compulsory the practice of vaccination : passed 20th August 1853.

  • Great Britain.
Date:
1853
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Credit: An act (16 & 17 Vict. cap. 100.) further to extend and make compulsory the practice of vaccination : passed 20th August 1853. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    within each succeeding Period of Two Months have obtained from a Medical Officer or Practitioner a Renewal of such Certificate, within Two Months next after the Delivery of the said Certificate as afore- said, and if the said Child be not vaccinated at or by the Termination of such Period of Two Months then during each succeeding Period of Two Calendar Months until such Child has been successfully vaccinated, take or cause to be taken to the said Medical Officer or Practitioner such Child to be vaccinated by him; and if the said Medical Officer or Practitioner deem the said Child to be then in a fit and proper State for successful Vaccination, he shall forthwith vaccinate it accordingly, and shall deliver to the Father or Mother of such Child, or Person having the Care, Nurture, or Cus- tody of such Child, a Certificate under his Hand according to the Form of Schedule herein-after inserted, marked (A.), that such Child has been successfully vaccinated; but if the said Medical Officer or Practitioner be of opinion that the Child is still in an unfit State for successful Vaccination, then he shall again deliver to the Father or Mother of such Child, or Person having the Care, Nurture, or Custody of the said Child, a Certificate under his Hand, according to the said Form of Schedule (B.), that the Child is still in an unfit State for successful Vac- cination; and the said Medical Officer or Practitioner, so long as such Child remains in an unfit State for Vaccination, and un- vaccinated,