Hi Bruce 1840 ( Smallpox) Vaccination Act made free vaccination available as a charge on the poor rates. Vaccination was, thereby, the first free health service provided through legislation on a national scale and available to all. 1841 Vaccination Act declared that vaccination should not be considered as “parochial relief” and that no person shall by reason of vaccination be deprived of any right or privilege or be subject to any disqualification whatsoever. 1853 Vaccination Act introduced compulsory vaccination for all infants within four months of birth, but contained no powers of enforcement. Responsibility was with the poor law guardians. 1867 Vaccination Act consolidated and amended previous acts; made vaccination compulsory for all infants; set out procedures for the registration of successful vaccinations, and the appointment and payment of public vaccinators; prohibited the inoculation of any person with "variolous matter"; and made the boards of guardians responsible for the administration of the act. Stan Mapstone On 13 July 2010 05:29, Bruce Dodd <bmdodd@rogers.com> wrote: > Hi, Listers: >        I have previously sent queries involving my grandfather, William > Dodd, Chemist and Druggist, of Roker Ave., Monkwearmouth.  Around 1880, > according to my father's flyleaf addition, he made a scrap-book of > newspaper clippings (one clearly dated 1877) on topics that took his > fancy.  He must have had good eyes, for the type is minute.  He used > (waste not, want not)  an old pre-printed Register of Vaccination, > pasting his clippings so as to cover completely the columns of entries. >        But not quite all.  Near the back, following a block of blank > pages, are three pages of unobscured entries dated 1859, 1861 and 1862. > All those vaccinated were under six months old.  The fee, incidentally, > was 1/6 apiece, which seems to me a bit steep for that time.  The column > headed "Parish in which Resident" is filled with street names, many hard > to read, but Vine and Hopper Streets are easy.  If Mr Dodd made these > entries, he was no penman. >        Some questions come to my mind, assuming that no doctor would > ever let such a register out of his hands.  Was a Chemist and Druggist > (especially one not long qualified) allowed in those days to administer > vaccinations?  Why vaccinations to such young children?  Was there a > sudden outbreak of some disease in Monkwearmouth at that time? >        Any ideas, anyone? > > Bruce Dodd, > Ottawa > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

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 On 13 July 2010 08:50, Stan Mapstone <stanmapstone@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Bruce > 1840 ( Smallpox) Vaccination Act made free vaccination available as a > charge on the poor rates. Vaccination was, thereby, the first free > health service provided through legislation on a national scale and > available to all. > 1841 Vaccination Act declared that vaccination should not be > considered as “parochial relief” and that no person shall by reason of > vaccination be deprived of any right or privilege or be subject to any > disqualification whatsoever. 1853 Vaccination Act introduced > compulsory vaccination for all infants within four months of birth, > but contained no powers of enforcement. Responsibility was with the > poor law guardians. 1867 Vaccination Act consolidated and amended previous acts; made > vaccination compulsory for all infants; set out procedures for the > registration of successful vaccinations, and the appointment and > payment of public vaccinators; prohibited the inoculation of any > person with "variolous matter"; and made the boards of guardians > responsible for the administration of the act. > > Stan Mapstone >