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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    In 1955 the number of cases in Kingston-upon-Hull fell to 18, although there was a large increase in the total for England and Wales compared with the previous year. There were six cases in 1956 and again in 1957, while in 1958 there were only five. No case was confirmed in 1959 and only four in 1960. Fig. 1 shows corrected notifications of poliomyelitis in Kingston-upon- Hull for the years 1947 to 1961 inclusive. Fig. 1 Poliomyelitis each year in Kingston upon Hull_since 1947 Non-paralytic cases shown hatched 9 << 8 NOS NJ x if x Q 4 ees 1947 1948 1949 19SO 1951 1952 1953 1954 19SS 1956 1987 1958 1959 1960 196] Summary of Past Outbreaks in the East Riding The East Riding experienced no serious outbreak of poliomyelitis until 1947 when 61 cases were notified, of which 21 came from Haltemprice Urban District, 15 from Beverley Municipal Borough and Rural District and 7 from the Holderness area, i.e. 43 cases in the county within about fifteen miles of Kingston-upon-Hull. After this and until 1956 there was no year with fewer than 8 notifications. In 1953 notifications reached a total of 62, largely due to an outbreak of 32 cases in the Beverley area. During this outbreak there were 9 cases from Haltemprice Urban District and 13 from the Holderness area. In the following year, 1954, there were 39 notifications in the county, including 11 from Beverley area, 14 from the Haltemprice area and 8 from the Holderness area. During the years 1955 to 1960 inclusive there were only 3 cases notified from Haltemprice (2 in 1956 and 1 in 1960) and 2 from the Beverley area. The last of the Beverley cases was in 1958, and was associated with a short but sharp outbreak in and around Driffield. In this outbreak there were 16 cases, most of whom were young children.