, 1877-10-06

UOuSPSj anu VOOIHUuSpS y loUuIIlcS or single D6ESOuS3 60
bound, under the same responsibility as in s 8 imposed
upon the School Boards, to see that persons admitted as
inmates, if they have reached the age Of l year, have been
vaccinated. II cifcumstal ces do not allow that the lndl-
viduaI be refused o'mttance until proof of vaccination
has been produced, Investigation Of the case shall take
place Immediately ef'e" admission, and vaccination be
performed: It proof Of the same is not produced.
: 5.
Whenever cases of small pox occur, the superior au-
thority Of the place is authorised, on representation TO
that If ct made by Llndpbysicus, to order that all per-
sons in the place, who DO not prove their having bad
smallpox or their possessing marks caused by vacoI'
nation, shall be vaccinatedswithin a fixed term, liable,
in case of noncompliance, to a fine Of so Cents Tor every
day exceeding the term specified in the order. The
physician who is to perform the vaccination is bound to
be present at he place before this term expires.
Tho P~oIicem2ster may, in case the party concerned
ailrge III health, and at the opinion given by an autho-
Used physician, graft deliy of vaccination; in case Of
refusal the case must be referred to the superior authors
ty.
As proof Of vaccination shall be considered the "V4cci~
nation Certificate" drawn uD in the manner prescribed
by Government and signed by the physician who has
performed the vaccination. When such certificate can
not be obtained, the proof shall consist IN a certificate,
signed by an authorized physician, to the effect that the
rarity c0acerned heats unquestiouabIe ~poCk-mafk8 or vac
cinauon nalks. Ii such d certificate cannot be produced,
the vaccination must b. repeated. The fee for the certjh-
cat mentioned in tMs s is ST in oil cases where 4 ditF-r-
ent rute S no cop'ajtod below, but tho public physician
shall issue the s2'aa gratis to persons WHO prove their
p cuniary inability hy certificate from The POlicemas,or
or two respectable inhabitants; the physicians shalt b.
furnished with blanks Of certificates at the expense Of the
Colonial Treasury.
Every person can demand to DO yaccinated at public
vaccination and to be furnished with certificate to thas
effect free Of payment. The public vaccination is effected
in st. ThoIuns by Laudph. sicus, ia S., Eohn by the conn
munAl phYsc clan, and IN IT CfOX by Landphysic0S,
Those who haya been yacc1nated at pubic vaccination
shall be Inspected later, at which inspection the phySi-
clan is allowed 10 teke lymph from those who have been
yacciG3ted. The detailed rules which are to be followed
ut the public vaccination and the ln*pectl"r, shall be
prescribed by Government in a special regulation, which
shall, besides, contain the rules under which the physi~
clans atolesaid Shall, for a fee OF 81, vaccnate those WAC
do not wish to avail themselves Of the public gratis
vaccination, for which fee also certificate shall be given
without separate Charge.
The physicians filing the Offices respectively Of Land
physicus in St. Thomas and St. Croix, shall order from
the royal vaccination establishment IN Copenhagen, and
always keep on hand, a supply Of genuine vaccination
lymph of superior Quality and pun" tton all eXtraneous
deleterious matters and they sh Ill, % demand to that
tf CT, supply the resident authorised physicians vita
such lymph.
Every physician who by his own means eff cts tho
propagation Of the vaccinations lymph shall to the utmOss
of his ability enieavOur to keep the lymph genuine and
pure. He shall, especially, take the greate4t possible
care to use no vaccinaton-l lymph exc pit such as fas
been taken from children whose general heathfIl state
he has ascertained beforehand. From children under
3 mouths, and from re-vaccinated sFbj cts, lymph for tho
purpose OF propagation must not be taken.
Persons, whether children or adults, suffering, or
suspected Of ~sufsiing. from infectious disease must be
vaccina!ed and e-vaccinated only with lymph taken
from tubes, and the remainder Of the lymph must not
be used. The instrument used On such occasions shall
be purified in fre before it is used on any other person.
Any person who, by emitting te observe due precau
lion In vaccinating, becomes guilty OF transmitting to
healthy peteons a disease recognized as infectl Gus, is La
Bile TO IA fine OF not less than $50 and not more thOn 5000,
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