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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    therewith, Penalty. Fee to Re- gistrar. 16° & 17° VICTORIiE, Cap. 100. after inserted, marked (C), to the Father or Mother of such Child, or in the event of the Death, Illness, Absence, or Inability from Sickness or otherwise of the Father and Mother, then to the Person upon whom the Care, Nurture, or Custody of such Child shall have devolved, that it is the Duty of such Father or Mother, or Person having the Care, Nurture, or Custody of such Child as aforesaid, to take care that the said Child shall be vaccinated in the Manner directed by this Act, and shall together therewith deliver to such Person a Notice of the Days, Hours, and Places within the District of such Registrar at which the Medical Officer or Practitioner as herein-before provided will attend for the Purpose of Vaccination; and if after such Notice the Father or Mother of the said Child, or the Person so having as aforesaid the Care, Nurture, or Custody of the said Child, shall not cause such Child to be vaccinated, or shall not on the Eighth Day after the Vaccination has been performed take or cause to be taken such Child for Inspection according to the Provisions in this Act respectively contained, then such Father or Mother, or Person having the Care, Nurture, or Custody of such Child as aforesaid, so offending, shall forfeit a Sum not exceeding Twenty Shillings. 10. A Fee of Threepence shall be paid to such Registrar for each Child vaccinated in respect of which he shall have performed the