1919 Public Health Vaccination Certificate During Mandatory Student Smallpox Vaccine Effort
by DR. CHARLES J. HASTINGS
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Good with no dust jacket. 1919. Ephemera. On offer is a piece of ephemera that marks a moment in Toronto's public health history that is reminiscent of a time those who lived through 2020-2022 will not soon forget. In November of 1919, the Spanish Flu was still seeing ebbs and flows throughout Canada, but the Toronto publics focus was shifted to smallpox as an outbreak in Toronto was declared in early November. Ontarios Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Charles J. Hastings, used the power of his office to mandate the smallpox vaccine for all students as a condition of their attendance in school. Dated November, 1919, this is a Toronto Public Health Vaccine Certificate issued to Bert Hudson of 319 Bartlett in Toronto. Hudsons full name was Bertram Ellis Peter Hudson (b. 1908). He was 11-years-old at the time he received his vaccine and this certificate. While the certificate does not indicate which vaccine Bert received, given the history described above, this was very likely his smallpox vaccination certificate. It was issued by the Toronto Department of Public Health on November 27, 1919, and indicates he was successfully vaccinated on November 14, 1919. It indicates Chas. J. Hastings, M. D. As Medical Officer of Health and is signed LJS, by an unknown hand. This simple piece of ephemera symbolizes an early move toward mandatory vaccination in the schools which has gone on to become a polarizing and political topic. It would make an excellent addition to the collection of an infectious disease researcher or someone on either side of the ongoing mandatory vaccination debate. The certificate measures 8.5x5.5. It has some bends, folds and creases and age toning appropriate to its date. Overall G. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0012043
- Title
- 1919 Public Health Vaccination Certificate During Mandatory Student Smallpox Vaccine Effort
- Author
- DR. CHARLES J. HASTINGS
- Format/Binding
- Ephemera
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 1919
- Pages
- 1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SMALLPOX, Vaccine History, Mandatory Vaccination, Toronto Public Health, Spanish Flu, public health mandates, vaccine mandate, school attendance,
- Bookseller catalogs
- 20th Century Ephemera; The Document Store;
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About the Seller
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Cochrane, Alberta
About Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (formerly M. Benjamin Katz Fine Books/Rare Manuscripts) is based out of both Ontario and Alberta, Canada. We do business by appointment, and have had an online presence selling fine books and rare manuscripts since 1999. Specializing in handwritten, historically significant books, manuscripts, diaries, documents and ephemera. A member of The Manuscript Societyeach treasure on offer is guaranteed authentic and as represented for life. Worldwide clientele includes esteemed collections and public, private and university libraries on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific. Always buying collections and estates.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
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