Hi Bruce The Poor Law Guardians had to divide unions and parishes into "vaccination districts" and a duly registered medical practitioner was contracted to be the "Public Vaccinator" for the vaccination of all persons resident within each district. The vaccinators were paid 1 shilling and six pence for each child vaccinated, rising to 2 shillings between one and two miles, and 3 shilling over two miles from his residence The 1/6 was not a fee it was a payment to the 'vaccinator' Stan Mapstone On 13 July 2010 08:55, Stan Mapstone <stanmapstone@gmail.com> wrote: > The 1867 Vaccination Act made vaccination compulsory for all infants, > and set out procedures for the registration of successful > vaccinations. The Act came into force on 1st. January 1868, when it > became a criminal offence for a parent to continually deny a child > vaccination up to the age of 14 years, and to be liable to a penalty, > on summary proceedings, of 20 shillings for so doing. The justices > could make an order for the vaccination of a child under 14. The Act > required that on a child being registered, or within seven days, the > registrar was to give a notice to the parent, or other person, to have > the child vaccinated within three months. A certificate of vaccination > was to be sent to the Registrar and a duplicate given to the parent. > > Stan Mapstone >

Certificates of Vaccination; Compulsory Vaccination Act. 1853 (16 & 17 Victoria, cap 100). Medical Certificate of Successful Vaccination (To be delivered {pursuant to Section IV} to the Father or Mother of every child successfully Vaccinated, or to the Person having the Care, Nurture, or Custody of such Child) I, the undersigned, hereby certify, that _______ aged __ months, the Child of ______ and residing at _________ in the County of _______ has been successfully vaccinated by me Dated __________ Signed __________ (The Reverse reads) This certificate should be carefully preserved by the Parents of the within-named Child; it being, without further proof, admissible as evidence of the successful Vaccination of the Child in any Information or Complaint which shall be brought against the Father or Mother of the Child; or against the Person who shall have had the Care, Nurture, or Custody of such Child, for non-compliance with the provisions of the winthin-mentioned Act ( Section IV) Form D. The Vaccination Act of 1867 (30 and 31 Victoria, cap 84.) Medical Certificate of Successful Vaccination. (To be delivered (pursuant to section XX1.) to the Father or Mother of every child successfully Vaccinated, or to the person having custody of the child.) I, the undersigned, hereby certify, that (1) ______ the Child (2) of ______ aged(3) _____ (stated to have been born at (4) ______in the Parish or Township of ______ in the County or Borough of __________ has been successfully vaccinated by me. Dated this (5) ______ (Signature of the Person certifying) ______ Add "Public Vaccinator of the Union or Parish of ---------(left blank) or Medical Practitioner of --------- (left blank) and add professional titles (i.e. M.D., L.A.C., or F.R.C.S., or otherwise as the case may be) Stan Mapstone >