Prize certificate for vaccination, Rouen, France, 1830-1880
- illustrator:
- S Perrucke
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Framed prize certificate for vaccine, awarded by the Comite Charge de l'Administration centrale, Departement de la Seine Inferieure, Rouen, France, 1830-1880
Not much is known about this certificate. Issued in Rouen, France, the title of the certificate translates as “Prize for Vaccinates” and probably refers to the large numbers of people a doctor or ‘special vaccinator’ vaccinated against disease, most likely smallpox. In France, smallpox vaccination was not compulsory until 1902.
Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A654537
- type:
- certificate
