Report on the outbreak of poliomyelitis during 1961 in Kingston-upon-Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Health.
Date:
1963
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Credit: Report on the outbreak of poliomyelitis during 1961 in Kingston-upon-Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Poliomyelitis Outbreak Kingston upon Hull 196! Position at I7th October 1961 Suspected cases by date of notification up to and including 17th October 1961. Cases confirmed by that date shown hatched. fe) @ | « 4 1D See UTOTNTeTOTST ~ eX KS ds <> ROKR (75) — im pope] WVlLoaly RS OR iene mer earmmnienitie eneel ae cee | SSF BERS SSRIS PRR IPI RK ASIN oP 05 2S 2425 me Oe E2Oe 20 Oma enone, one Oo (OCR 2NIS MIA SmiGaly.. C MB R O =O. R During the period of feeding, from 17th to 24th October, suspected cases from Kingston-upon-Hull continued to be admitted to hospital. On 18th October five patients were admitted, four of whom were subsequently con- firmed as suffering from poliomyelitis. Six patients, four subsequently con- firmed were admitted on 19th October. From 20th to 24th inclusive suspected cases were admitted daily as follows: 4, 6, 3, 3, 4 and, of these, a total of eight was subsequently confirmed. After the closing of the vaccination campaign in Kingston-upon-Hull, the pattern of admissions to hospital remained the same for a further six days. The numbers of suspected cases admitted to hospital and of those subsequently confirmed as suffering from poliomyelitis were: 25th, 4 suspected, 3 confirmed ; 26th, 3 suspected, 2 confirmed; 27th, 1 suspected and later confirmed ; 28th, 7 suspected, 4 confirmed ; 29th, 1 suspected and later confirmed ; 30th, 6 suspected, 2 confirmed. After this a few suspected cases were admitted to hospital but only two were subsequently confirmed. One was admitted on 3rd November and the other on 7th November. This was the last confirmed case of the outbreak, the date of onset of illness being 29th October. By 7th November a total of 140 suspected cases had been admitted to hospital of whom 84 were subsequently confirmed as suffering from poliomyelitis. (See Fig. 5.) 13