1992.480

A Poster from the Northleach Union: Compulsory Vaccination, c.1842

T. Shenton (printer)

A poster issued on behalf of the Nothleach Union promoting compulsory vaccinaton against smallpox, containing a description of the benefits of vaccination and the penalties for failure to comply with the law. The order lists the medical practitioners appointed to carry out the vaccinations, with the details of their surgeries in the north Cotswold villages of the Northleach district. Undated but 1842 or later.

1842

Victorian

paper, ink