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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
Physicians across the state were required to report each case of designated communicable diseases to the State Department
of Health. This series consists of personal and medical data of polio victims. Personal data includes patient's name; address;
occupation; age; sex; color/race; and national origin. Medical data includes where and how the disease was contracted; physical
relationship to milk production or dairy farming; onset, duration, extent, and location of paralysis; contagion preventative
measures; and (after 1960) immunization history. Records are restricted pursuant to state and federal laws.
Creator:
Title:
Poliomyelitis case report cards
Quantity:
10 cubic feet
approximately 48000 cards
Quantity:
47 35mm microfilm roll(s)
Inclusive Dates:
1915-1974
Bulk Dates:
1915-1961
Series Number:
B0163
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