Paper booklet containing international vaccination certificates stamped by various agencies; certificate include small pox, yellow fever, typhus fever, cholera.
Paper booklet containing international vaccination certificates stamped by various agencies; certificate include small pox, yellow fever, typhus fever, cholera.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Found in the Hazardous Waste Depot in Kingston, Ontario by the donor in the autumn of 2007.
Maker
International Refugee Organization
Dates
1947
1949
circa 1947 - 1949
Date Remarks
On artifact
Material
paper: tan, cream
ink: black, red, purple, green
Inscriptions
Printed on cover: "United Nations // WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION // Interim Commission // International Certificate // of // Inoculation and Vaccination // I. R. O. // Middle East Mission // Issued by the // PREPARATORY COMMISSION // INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE ORGANIZATION"; hand written on cover: "Wanda Gorska".
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-5 Box 16
Dimension Notes
Length 16.8 cm x Width 10.5 cm x Depth 0.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Faded, some stains, some minor smeared ink stamps; imprint of rusted paper clip on back cover.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Documented proved the vaccination against diseases of holder when on international missions with the World Health Organization. Mrs. Wanda Gorska was listed as female, 36 years of age. Stamps were for Medical Officer 602 I. R. O Staging Centre Delmenhorst. First date appears as "4.9.1947" and last is "3.12.1949".
Exhibit History
On exhibit at City of Ottawa - Public Health L-2016-3 14 Mar 2016 – 31 Dec 2018; extended to 31 Dec 2023