SURVEILLANCE REPORT – No. 7

Date

May 7th, 1955

Description

“Poliomyelitis Surveillance Report: No. 7,” a CDC report summarizing the latest available polio data as of May 6th, 1955. Produced by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, U.S. Public Health Service, Communicable Disease Center (CDC), Epidemiology Branch, Poliomyelitis Surveillance Unit.

Including: Five cases of polio stemmed from Cutter lab vaccination, one proving to be fatal, and one to be mumps. New cases of polio surface each day.

Source

The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta