Preliminary Report and Observations on the 1956 Poliomyelitis Outbreak in Chicago

Bundesen, Herman N.

doi:10.1001/jama.1957.82970520003013

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“…In the 1956 Chicago epidemic attack rates for paralytic poliomyelitis among Negroes were almost eight times those in whites (7,8). During 1957, the only large city with any concentration of poliomyelitis was Washington, D.C., where the paralytic attack rate in nonwhites was four times as high as in whites.…”

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Poliomyelitis in the United States, 1957

Thrupp¹,

Forester²,

Brody³

1959

Public Health Reports (1896-1970)

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Section: Racialmentioning

confidence: 99%

Poliomyelitis in the United States, 1957

Thrupp¹,

Forester²,

Brody³

1959

Public Health Reports (1896-1970)

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“…My hometown, Chicago, was one of the first cities to recommend routine vaccination and initiate a mass vaccination program 8 . But the vaccination process was slow, supplies of the vaccine were limited, and systems were not yet developed for the widespread immunization of vulnerable children 9 . One year after the announcement of a safe and effective polio vaccine, many children in Chicago had not yet received the full series of polio vaccines, and the city experienced one of the worst polio outbreaks in its history 9–10 …”

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“…The polio epidemic in Chicago in 1956 was so severe that it gained national attention; it was reported in major medical journals, 9–10 magazines and newspapers across the country, 11–13 and was even discussed in the personal diary of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt 14 . By the end of the outbreak, there were 1112 cases in the city and 232 cases in the nearby suburbs, a total of 1344 cases 10 .…”

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“…By the end of the outbreak, there were 1112 cases in the city and 232 cases in the nearby suburbs, a total of 1344 cases 10 . Three‐quarters of the cases were paralytic 9 . Although the city was praised for its rapid implementation of disease control measures and its outstanding medical care of the afflicted, there were 36 polio‐related deaths in Chicago that summer 9 …”

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“…Three‐quarters of the cases were paralytic 9 . Although the city was praised for its rapid implementation of disease control measures and its outstanding medical care of the afflicted, there were 36 polio‐related deaths in Chicago that summer 9 …”

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