79 12 2286 https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/d4e19b16f30ee88e4a22409d0099ce48.pdf d0b1d91a3d312b09f3946566486405c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource LETTER – Wyeth Problem Description An account of the resource Letter TO: Dr. Berwyn F. Mattison, Secretary of Health at the Pennsylvania Department of Health FROM: Dr. Alexander D. Langmuir, Chief of the Epidemiology Branch REGARDING: A confirmation for a conference call about the Wyeth Problem, meeting minutes are attached. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 17th, 1956 https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/200ea76b1cceadee17e7c89c33419364.pdf a9bb93877015902a0f75f2e7b4462b13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource LETTER – Wyeth Report Description An account of the resource Letter Through: Director, National Institute of Health FROM: Dr. Alexander D. Langmuir REGARDING: An attached report in response to a previous memorandum. The report is on a correlation between Wyeth vaccinations and polio cases. Some data and information on the report may be incomplete. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 6th, 1955 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/52144eb028196e7e1954027d92e47bef.pdf a0b40aee05bf845e9a3bd5ac01ce0e53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource REPORT – Polio Delaware Description An account of the resource A report with handwritten notes that displays the incidence of poliomyelitis cases in Delaware, Maryland and Washington DC for weeks 1-39 in year 1940-1954. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ~1955 https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/d926ef083fd9688dd33d7b643af8923e.pdf aca5a296e472c3e7efdfa73869150847 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource REPORT – Wyeth Report Description An account of the resource “The Wyeth Report: An Epidemiologic Investigation of The Occurrence of Poliomyelitis in Association with Certain Lots of Wyeth Vaccine,” an updated version of a report focusing on a possible connection between polio cases and the Wyeth Vaccination. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 1957 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/a836531105d4e41672161bf030bac759.pdf ceb01233688904a213af1eed90e715e9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource REPORT – Wyeth Problem Description An account of the resource “The Wyeth Problem: An Epidemiological Analysis of the Occurrence of Poliomyelitis in Association with Certain Lots of Wyeth Vaccine,” a report prepared by the Poliomyelitis Surveillance Unit focusing on a possible connection between polio cases and the Wyeth Vaccination. Produced by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, U.S. Public Health Service, Communicable Disease Center (CDC), Epidemiology Branch, The Poliomyelitis Surveillance Unit. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1955 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/6bf3a780c73d64512070ca740196770c.pdf 8254dcdcff16aada75b8a682cf9699dd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource REPORT – Surveillance Problems Description An account of the resource “Problems in Poliomyelitis Surveillance,” a report, including handwritten notes, showing how Polio Surveillance Units are monitoring the disease and how vaccinations can be beneficial or detrimental. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 28th, 1955 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/6dfda04b96bdcf6ba0b7ff00501633c3.pdf 98876e1c5e3f62ea9221493b2ea1c1eb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource REPORT – Wyeth Problem (Draft) Description An account of the resource “The Wyeth Problem: An Epidemiological Analysis of the Occurrence of Poliomyelitis in Association with Certain Lots of Wyeth Vaccine,” a draft of a report prepared by the Poliomyelitis Surveillance Unit focusing on a possible connection between polio cases and the Wyeth Vaccination. Contains editing marks. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 13th, 1955 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/fb58bc28c4e2e741261e2e702eb7c7f6.pdf c5686d9842b3619b29fa0397064c6799 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PUNCH CARD Description An account of the resource A McBee punch card, or edge-notched card, used as a key card to the data collection project on polio. The cards, commonly 5”x8” index cards, were invented in 1896 to easily organize and access data before computers. Data stored on other index cards was accessed by inserting a long needle into a hole corresponding with a specific label and lifting to that section. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/d94a84a07a8eb17520c282c8a57aaf5d.pdf 8aa368f74606e193af6f45f3e82f2cc1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource LETTERS – Wyeth Laboratories Description An account of the resource A set of letters from Dr. Edward Davens and Dr. A.W. Hedrich at the Maryland Department of Health regarding Wyeth Lab vaccine lots and polio statistics. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 29th, 1955 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/f43e2d5ebe29e7635232357df961dc6c.pdf 99330f72089d0aaa1347cc6365f5a4f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CHART – Wyeth Distribution Description An account of the resource A Chart of counties where Wyeth Laboratory distributed the polio vaccine, along with the amounts given to each location. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 14th, 1955 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/2048eeb61b4ebc0bf6d75a0da4906d42.pdf 1748b1e2f08fc799c16a22c869c8f692 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource OUTLINE – Surveillance Program Description An account of the resource “The National Poliomyelitis Surveillance Program for 1957: Outline of Procedures,” a CDC document laying out the 1957 procedures for the National Polio Surveillance Program, as well as instructions for better recording of emerging cases. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 12th, 1957 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta https://www.globalhealthchronicles.org/files/original/7b92802da8158e5a9e813fc11f18c927.pdf ee461c4318f91b7a373ce0697638f248 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Polio Documents Government Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource REPORT – 1957 Surveillance Description An account of the resource “The Surveillance of Poliomyelitis in the United States in 1957,” a report by Lauri D. Thrupp M.D., Helen Forester B.A., Jacob A. Brody M.D., and Alexander Langmuir M.D., examining the Polio Surveillance Unit’s (PSU) 1957 research and polio outbreaks associated with vaccinations. Produced by the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, U.S. Public Health Service, Bureau of State Services, Communicable Disease Center (CDC), Epidemiology Branch. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The U. S. National Archives and Records Administration at Atlanta, 5780 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260 www.archives.gov/atlanta Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958