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Common Lodging Houses, of which there are several in the
Parish, are under the direct control of officers of the London
County Council and are subject to the provisions of the Common
Lodging Houses Acts, 1851-3.
VACCINATION.
The Vaccination Act, 1898, came into operation on the first
day of the year under report.
The most important amendments of the former law concerning
vaccination is the extension of the period within which
the parents or guardian of a child shall cause the child to be
vaccinated, to six months from birth, instead of three months as
formerly. Arm-to-arm vaccination and Public Vaccination
Stations are practically abolished, it being the duty of the Public
Vaccinator to visit the home of the child for the purpose of
vaccinating it, and to use glycerinated calf-lymph or such other
lymph as may be issued by the Local Government Board. It
becomes necessary for the Public Vaccinator, after twenty-four
hours' notice, to so visit and offer vaccination if within four
months after birth the child has not then been vaccinated.
It is also provided that the Public Vaccinator shall not
vaccinate a child if, in his opinion, the condition of the house is
such or there is or has been such a recent prevalence of infectious
disease in the district that it cannot be safely vaccinated, and in
that case shall give a certificate of postponement and forthwith
communicate with the Medical Officer of Health for the District.
Several such notices of postponement have been received
during the year, and steps taken to remedy the insanitary conditions
so prevailing.
Provision is also made for avoiding liability to penalties
under Section 29 or 31 of the Act of 1867, if within four months
from the birth of the child he satisfies two justices, or a stipendiary