6TH OCTOBER. 1888.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No 463.
The following is published for general information,
B、 Command.
Colonial Secretary's Office. Hongkong, oth October, Esss
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
A NOTICE ON THE SUBJECT OF VACCINATION.
Notice is hereby given that, since the passing of the Vaccineation Ordinance in February last, the parent or lian of every child must according to law cause such child to be vaccinated, if such child be six months or more than six months old, by a Medical Practitioner or Public Vaccinator. After the vaccination has been successfully carried out, a cortifiede has to be granted by the Vaccinator, and that certificate must be lodged at the Registrar General' nation. If a child is unfit for vaccination, a certificate to that effect must be obtained from a Medical olice within three days after the vacci Practitioner, and produced for record at the Registrar General's Office, and such certificate must be. renewed every two months until the vaccination has been successfully completed.
In the event of a Medical Practitioner or Public Vaccinator being of opinion after three successive vaccinations that a child is insusceptible of the vaccine disease. the parent or guardian of such child must be furnished with a certifiente to that effect which must be helged at the Registrar General's Office within three days after it has been issned.
All persons who do not comply with this w shall be duly notified, and if within ten days after the receipt of the noriee they do not act in accordance with it, and do not produce any of the certificates required by law, they shall forfeit a sua not exceeding five dollars (55) or be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten days; and if they then refuse to cause their child to be vaccinated, they shall forfeit a sum not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) or be liable to imprisonment for a term not exccol ing three months.
The persons who are allowed by law to vaccinate are Medical Practitioners, --that is, all doctor. who have been registered under the Medical Registration Ordinance,-and Public Vaccinators, that is, persons authorized and appointed by the Governor under the provisions of the Vaccination Ordinance for the special purpose of vaccination. certificates of unfitness for vaccination and of the Public Vaccinators, together with the places at The names of the persons who have been appointed to grant which and the dates on which free vaccination will be carried on are given below:--
as to rufitures for a tal racchetton.
Certifying Officce as to mujhi
Dr. J. M. ATKINSON..
„Govenamaa Civil Hospital.
Public Vaccinators.
Mr. CHAN H0-1SAK, Mr Wow T-AL-CHO.
Wa Hospital.
Mr. LAM CILAN-WING,
Mr. Ú Í-KAL.
„Alice Memorial Hospital. „Government Civil Hospital.
Pares for free vaccination. The Government Civil Hospital.
The Tung-Wa Hospital. The Alice Memorial Hospital.
In the Villages of Hongkong and Kowloon. The Government Schools.
Times for free vaccination.
The Government Civil Hospital,.
The Tung-Wa Hospital,
Daily
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Saturdays and Sundays pted) from 2 to 4 PM.
.................................................. On th 5th. 11th, 17th, 23ml, and
The Alice Memorial Hospital....
Hinge of Ya
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e of Yamati,
amati........ Shikiwán,.. Aberdeen,
25th of each Chinese moon,
Daily, (Saturdays and Sundays Excepted) from 2 to P.M.
On the 6th of each Chinese unazon.
12th
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18th
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