An alternate source for genealogical info .....

[caraid]

Hi Davie
Yes your right, both the entries on this page were crossed out, but the 3rd entry wasn't shown as vaccinated, and Robert Wilsons brother William, born 9 nov 1874 wasn't shown as being vaccinated neither although he was born in the same place. Does anyone have any idea what dates these vaccinations took place as I'm presuming it was a very sporradic, and maybe just depended on certain doctors/districts as I havn't come across this before
Caraid

[DavidWW]

Hi Davie
Yes your right, both the entries on this page were crossed out, but the 3rd entry wasn't shown as vaccinated, and Robert Wilsons brother William, born 9 nov 1874 wasn't shown as being vaccinated neither although he was born in the same place. Does anyone have any idea what dates these vaccinations took place as I'm presuming it was a very sporradic, and maybe just depended on certain doctors/districts as I havn't come across this before
Caraid

The entry of the vaccination information in the birth register was incorrect procedure. Presumably some registrars thought that when they were instructed to maintain a register of vaccinations, it was acceptable to follow this process. Those who did this were presumably corrected either by the superintending registrars who spent their time visiting and inspecting registrars' offices, or maybe a memo from Edinburgh that clarified the matter.

The fact that there is no vaccination annotation on a birth register entry should not not be taken as meaning that the child in question was not vaccinated.

The Act that introduced smallpox vaccination in Scotland was the Vaccination (Scotland) Act of 1863. It required vaccination within 6 months after birth, and, within a few years there was provision for free vaccination for those who couldn't afford the cost. I believe that it remained in force until the 1920s. The annual returns of the Registrar General Scotland in that period include statisitics on the normally high percentage of children vaccinated in that 6 months period.

For most of the period during which it was required registrars maintained a separate register of vaccinations, in the form, it can assumed, similar to the Irish example, but the fate of these Scottish vaccination registers is unknown........

Davie