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Lambeth 1876

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]

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THE VESTRY OF THE
PARISH OF LAMBETH,
KENNINGTON GREEN.
SMALL, POX & SCARLET FEVER.
NOTICE.
Any Parent or Guardian known to send a child to School after
suffering from either of the above infectious diseases, without first
obtaining a Certificate from a duly qualified Medical Man, to the effect
that such Child is in his opinion convalescent and free from infection,
will be prosecuted under the Public Health Act, and be liable to a
Penalty of Five Pounds.
VACCINATION & RE-VACCINATION.
The Medical Officer of Health for I Lambeth begs respectfully to
. direct the attention of Parents and others to the importance and
efficacy of Vaccination, and to urge their prompt observance of the
following Rules with respect to the same during the present Epidemic
of Small Pox.
1.—Infants should be Vaccinated at the age of One Month.
2.— All Children of the age of Five Years and upwards, showing
but slight marks of vaccination, should at once be re-vaccinated.
3.—All persons at the age of Twelve Years and upwards who were
not re-vaccinated during the Epidemic of Small Pox 1871-72, should
be re-vaccinated now.
4.—And all those who were unsuccessfully re-vaccinated during the
last Epidemic should have the operation repeated without delay.
N.B.—All persons above the age of 12 are re-vaccinated free of charge.
VACCINATION STATIONS.
District
Station.
PubUo Vaccinator-
Days and Hours of
Attendance.
WATERLOO
No. 102, Stamford Street
Waterloo Road.
Mr. N. MISKIN -
Tuesday, at 2 in the
afternoon.
LAMUETH CHURCH
Regent Street Chapel,
Regent Street.
Dr. J. E. SMYTH
Tuesdays, at 1 in the
afternoon
KENNINGTON
Clayland's Chapel. Clayland's
Roaa,CIapham
Road.
Mr. W. ARTHUR
Mondays, at 2 in the
afternoon.
BRIXTON
Brixton Independent
Church, corner of
Knowle Road,Brixton
Road.
Mr. J. HARMAN
Tuesdays, at 11 in the
forenoon.
NORWOOD
The Lecture Hall, adjoining
Congregational
Church, Chapel Road,
Lower Norwood.
Mr. J. 8HARMAN -
Tuesdays, at 10.30 in
the forenoon.
ARCHER FARR,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Hall, Kennington Green,
January, 1877.