| Description | Under the 1853 Vaccination Act, vaccination was made compulsory and stated that every child, whose health permits, shall be vaccinated within three, or in case of orphanage within four mouths of birth, by the public vaccinator of the district, or by some other medical practitioner.
The Vaccination Act of 1867 updated the previous Acts and made it the duty of the Poor Law Guardians to appoint a vaccination officer to enforce the Act. It also stated that within seven days of the birth of a child being registered, the registrar was to deliver a notice of vaccination; if the child was not presented to be vaccinated within three months, or brought for inspection afterwards, the parents or guardians were liable to a summary conviction and fine of 20s.
The Vaccination Officers registers [return of births] include the following information:
name
date and place of birth
name and surname of father [mother if illegitimate]
occupation of father
when birth was registered
details of vaccination
Registrar's return of deaths to the Vaccination Officer gives the following details:
No.in death register
name, sex and age
when and where died
name of the father [mother if illegitimate] with occupation or calling
Vaccinator's registers contain the following information:
name
age
residence
name and surname of father [mother if illegitimate]
occupation of father
details of vaccination |