Poliomyelitis case report cards, 1915-1974 (bulk 1915-1961).

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Poliomyelitis case report cards, 1915-1974 (bulk 1915-1961).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122583453

The series consists of personal and medical data reported over several decades about tens of thousands of polio victims from throughout the state. Data are written on preprinted cards (approximately 3.5" x 6" in size). The exact information reported varies with the format of the cards, which changed over the years. The series also includes a very small amount of textual information on a few select cases.

10 cu. ft. (ca. 48,000 cards) (47 microfilm reels)

New York State Archives

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New York (State). Dept. of Health.

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Chapter 795 of Laws of 1965 grants the commissioner of health "The central, comprehensive responsibility for the development and administration of the state's policy with respect to hospital and related servicesƯ" The law prohibits any health care facility construction projects without prior approval of the commissioner (and the State Hospital Review and Planning Council and the appropriate Regional Hospital Planning Council); gives the commissioner the right to "inquire into the operation of ho...

New York (State). Bureau of Communicable Disease Control (1948)

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New York (State). Dept. of Health. Office of Epidemiology.

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New York (State). Division of Community Health Services.

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New York (State). Public Health Development and Evaluation Group.

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New York (State). Dept. of Health. Bureau of Acute Communicable Disease Control.

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Physicians across the state were required to report each case of communicable diseases legally designated as public health concerns to their local health officer, who forwarded the report to the state Department of Health. Poliomyelitis, also called infantile paralysis, was added to the list of communicable diseases in 1915. From the description of Poliomyelitis case report cards, 1915-1974 (bulk 1915-1961). (New York State Archives). WorldCat record id: 122583453 ...

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