, 1877-10-13

directors and managers OF public institutions, work
houses, and p%oorhouses for families or single persons, are
bound, under the same responsibility as in s 3 imposed
upon the School Boards, to see that persons admitted a.
Inmates, II they have reached the age of l year, have been
vacclnateG. II circumstances do not allcw that the indi-
VIdual be refused alnIttance until proof of vaccination
has been produced, investigation of the case shall take
place immediately atter admission, and vaccination be
performed: If proof of the same is not produced.
IS.
Whenever cases Of sma rox occur, the superior au-
thorIty Of the place is authorised, on repre- sentatlon to
that effect made by Llndphysicus, to order that all per-
sons IN the place, who do not prove their having had
smallpox or their possessing marks caused by vacci.
nation, shall be vacclnatedswithin a fixed term, liable,
10 case OF noncompliance, to a fine of so Cents for every
day exceeding the term specified in the order. The
physician who is to perform the vaccination is bound to
be present at the place before this term expires.
The PoIicrml8ter may, in case the party concerned
allege Ill health, and at the opinion given by an authO-
iised physician, grant delay of vaccination in ease Of
refusal the case must be referred to the superior authori.
ty.
AS proof of vaccination shall be considered the "Vacci-
nation Certificate" drawn up in tbs manner prescribed
by Government and signed by the physician who has
performed the vaccination. When such certificate cam
not be obtained, lhe proof shall consist in a certificate,
signed by IN authorized physician, TO the effect that ihe
party coucerncd bems uuquestionnble pock-matks or vac
clnatI0n marks. Ii such a certificate cannot be produced,
the vaccination must be repeated. The fee for the cerii-
Gates mentioned IN this ) is 81 in all cases where a diff. =
ent rule IS not contalte d below, but the public physician
shall issue the same gratis to persons who prove thir
p cunury inability by certificate from the P0licemaster
or two respectable inhabitants; the physicians shall be
furnished with blanks Ct certificates at the expense Of the
Colonial Treasury.
Every person can demand to be yaccinated al public
vaccination and 70 be furnished with certificate to that
effect free OF payment. The public vaccination is effected
III St. Thomas by Landph, sicus, 10 ST. Eohn by the com
munal physician, and In st. Cox by Lsndphy>icds.
Those who hays been vaccinated at pubic vaccination
shall be Inspected later, at which inspt cfion the phyaj-
can is allowed 10 take lymph from hose who have been
VAccIoated. The detailed rules which are to be iolow we'd
at the public vaccination and the Inspection, shall be
prescribed BY Government in d special regulation, which
shall, besides, contain the rules under winch the physi-
clans aforesaid shall, for a fee OF ST, vaccinote those who
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.
physlc0s 10 S.. Thomas and ST. Cfoix, shall order from
the royal vaccination establishment ia Copenhagen, and
always keep on hand, d supply Of genuine vaccination
iympi OF superior quality and pure from all eXlrAneous
deIeteflouS matters; and obey shall, ON demand to that
eff ct, supply the resident authorised physicians with
such Iymph.
Every physician who by his own means effects the
propagation of the vaccination lymph shall TO the utmost
OF bNs ability eNdeaVOur to keep the lymph genuine and
pure. He shall, especially, take the greatest possible
cafe to use no vaccinationlymph exc pit such as las
been taken from children whose general healthfl4 state
he has ascertoined beforehand. From children under
3 months, and from rs-vaccinated srbjycts, lymph for the
purpose OF propagation must not be taken.
Persons, whether children or adults, suffering, or
suspected Of suffering, from infectious disease must be
vaccna:ed and re-vacsinated 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 lire before 1t Is used on any other person.
Any person who, by emitting te observe due precau
tion in vaccinating, becomes guilty of transmitting to
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