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Re.vaccination of Workers in Lambeth.
To secure general re.vaccination of workers throughout the work.
places situated within the Borough, irrespective of the workers be.
ing residents of Lambeth, the Local Government Board was com.
municated with by the Medical Officer of Health, as also the Lam.
beth Board of Guardians, asking them to give instructions to their
vaccinating officers to vaccinate and re.vaccinate all persons work.
ing in Lambeth workplaces, whether Lambeth residents or not.
The Board of Guardians and the Local Government Board on Jan.
22nd, 1902, gave their consent to such a course, and it was ar.
ranged to pay fees in connection with all re.vaccinations of work.
people working in Lambeth Borough, irrespective of such work.
people.s places of residence. Article 3 of the Local Government
Board.s Order to vaccinating officers, dated October 18th, 1898,
is not very explicit on the point, and the action of the two Boards
was most fortunate. In any case, it is a "give and take" arrange.
ment as other Boroughs acted on the same lines, and what might
have proved a serious hitch, not only in Lambeth Borough but
throughout the Metropolis, was thereby avoided.
Vaccination states of School Board Children.
A letter was also received in October, 1901, from the Clerk of
the London School Board, enclosing copy of the following resolu.
tion, dealing with the examination of School Board children as
to> their vaccination states—a resolution which was passed by the
Board on September 23rd, 1901 : —
"That facilities be given to the Public Vaccination Officers of
the Metropolis, on the application of the Proper Local Authority
(i.e., Borough Council) to enter the schools in infected areas for
the purpose of examining the arms of the children with a view to
advising the parents to allow their children to be vaccinated; pro.
viding that the School Board issues a circular to the parents of
the children asking if they have any objection to this examination,
and, in case of such objection in any particular case, that such
examination shall not take place, and that the Local Government
Board and the Public Vaccination Officers be informed accord.
ingly."
Fortunately, no use had to be made in Lambeth of the School
Board.s offer, as the Smallpox did not invade any school or class.
All children from infected houses, courts, etc., were rigorously
excluded from school during the quarantine periods. As a point
of interest, and as showing what a Sanitary Authority has to con.
tend with, it may be mentioned that an anti.vaccination circular