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Aberdeen, Scotland
Polio contracted: 1922, 1946
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Adana, Turkey
Polio contracted: 1966
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Ahwaz, Iran
Polio contracted: 1948
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Alexandria, Egypt
Polio contracted: 1950
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Alphen aan den Rijn
Polio contracted: 1944
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Amsterdam
Polio contracted: 1930, 1952
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Antananarivo (Tananarive), Madagascar
Polio contracted: 1960
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Archway, London
Polio contracted: 1951
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Arlington, Virginia
Polio contracted: 1950
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Arnhem
Polio contracted: 1946
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Ascot, Berkshire
Polio contracted: 1936
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Stockport
Polio contracted: 1926
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At Sea
Polio contracted while on a sea voyage: 1950, 1952, 1955, 1956
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Auckland
Polio contracted: 1948 (2), 1950, 1954, 1958
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Australia
The Australian Polio Register currently shows that 1850 people contracted polio in Australia during the 20th century epidemics.
Click here for a breakdown of when and where people contracted polio in Australia.
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Bad Gastein, Austria
Polio contracted: 1944
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Baildon, West Yorkshire
Polio contracted: 1939
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Balclutha
Polio contracted: 1947
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Baldock, Hertfordshire
Polio contracted: 1948
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Bandung, Indonesia
Polio contracted: 1957
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Bangalore
Polio contracted: 1944
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Basingstoke, Hampshire
Polio contracted: 1941
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Battersea, London
Polio contracted: 1949, 1957
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Beckenham, Kent
Polio contracted: 1937
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Bern, Switzerland
Polio contracted: 1955
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Birkenhead, Cheshire
Polio contracted: 1953
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Birmingham
Polio contracted: 1942, 1948
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Blackpool, Lancashire
Polio contracted: 1946
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Blenheim
Polio contracted: 1955
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Bloemfontein, South Africa
Polio contracted: 1955
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Bloxworth, Dorset
Polio contracted: 1949
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Boston, Lincolnshire
Polio contracted: 1946
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Brackley, Northhamptonshire
Polio contracted: 1946
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Bracknell, Berkshire
Polio contracted: 1955
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Brighton
Polio contracted: 1956
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Bristol, Gloucestershire
Polio contracted: 1949
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Broome, Worcestershire
Polio contracted: 1945
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Brunsbüttelkoog, Germany
Polio contracted: 1934
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Buckley, Wales
Polio contracted: 1947
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Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Polio contracted: 1954, 1955, 1960
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Burgos
Polio contracted: 1958
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Cairo, Egypt
Polio contracted: 1972
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Cambodia
Polio contracted: 1983
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Canterbury, Kent
Polio contracted: 1938
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Cardiff, Wales
Polio contracted: 1952
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Cardington, Shropshire
Polio contracted: 1950
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Cebu, Philippines
Polio contracted: 1966
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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Polio contracted: 1944
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Polio contracted: 1963, 1973
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Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Polio contracted: 1957
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Chile
Polio contracted: 1948
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China
Polio contracted: 1958, 1973
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Chingford, London
Polio contracted: 1948
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Chiswick, London
Polio contracted: 1955
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Christchurch
Polio contracted: 1943, 1952 (2), 1955
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Polio contracted: 1952
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Colombo 3 (Kollupitiya), Sri Lanka
Polio contracted: Not Known
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
Polio contracted: 1952, 1968
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Polio contracted: 1954
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County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Polio contracted: 1941
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Coventry
Polio contracted: 1933, 1950
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Cranford, London
Polio contracted: 1955
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Crewe, Cheshire
Polio contracted: 1952
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Crosshill, Scotland
Polio contracted: 1939
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Dagenham, Essex
Polio contracted: 1948
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Delft
Polio contracted: 1930
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Denton, Manchester
Polio contracted: 1941
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Derby
Polio contracted: 1930
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Dodworth, Barnsley
Polio contracted: 1947
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Dublin, Ireland
Polio contracted: 1942
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Dumfries, Scotland
Polio contracted: 1939
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Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Polio contracted: 1958
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Dunoon, Argyle, Scotland
Polio contracted: 1942
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Durban, South Africa
Polio contracted: 1948, 1954, 1960
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Earlsfield, London
Polio contracted: 1955
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Edgware, Middlesex
Polio contracted: 1958
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Edmonton, Alberta
Polio contracted: 1954
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Egypt
Polio contracted: 1942
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Einbeck, Germany
Polio contracted: 1948
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England
Polio contracted: Year Not Known, 1926, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1950 (2), 1952
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Enniscorthy, Ireland
Polio contracted: 1950
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Essex
Polio contracted: 1953
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Farncombe, Surrey
Polio contracted: 1933
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Farnham, Surrey
Polio contracted: 1953
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Flixton, Lancashire
Polio contracted: 1941
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Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Polio contracted: 1944
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Galle, Sri Lanka
Polio contracted: 1950
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Germany
Polio contracted: Year Not Known, 1957
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Gillingham, Kent
Polio contracted: 1949
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Glarus, Switzerland
Polio contracted: 1963
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Glascow, Scotland
Polio contracted: 1947 (2), 1950
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Glen Eden
Polio contracted: 1953
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Glendale, California
Polio contracted: 1948
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Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Polio contracted: 1970
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Greece
Polio contracted: 1952
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Greytown
Polio contracted: 1955
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Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
Polio contracted: 1975
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Hahn, Germany
Polio contracted: 1947
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Haifa, Israel
Polio contracted: 1953
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Hardinxveld
Polio contracted: 1951
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Haymana, Ankara
Polio contracted: 1972
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Haywards Heath, Sussex
Polio contracted: 1947
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Heckmonwike, West Yorkshire
Polio contracted: 1955
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Hei Long Jiang Lu
Polio contracted: 1961
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Hồ Chí Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
Polio contracted: 1955, 1957, 1964, 1970, 1973
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Hong Kong
Polio contracted: 1936, 1952, 1955, 1961
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Hornchurch, Essex
Polio contracted: 1950
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Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Polio contracted: 1958
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Hull (Kingston upon Hull), Yorkshire
Polio contracted: 1953, 1971
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Ilford, Essex
Polio contracted: 1942
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Ilkeston, Derbyshire
Polio contracted: 1950
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India
Polio contracted: 1948, 1977, 1978, 1980
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Invercargill
Polio contracted: 1946
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Ipoh, Perak
Polio contracted: 1964
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Ipswich, Suffolk
Polio contracted: 1949
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Iran (was Persia)
Polio contracted: 1942, 1974
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Italy
Polio contracted: 1926, 1954, 1956
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Jaffna
Polio contracted: 1974
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Johannesburg, South Africa
Polio contracted: 1947 (2), 1953, 1955, 1956
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Kaitaia
Polio contracted: 1948
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Karachi, Pakistan
Polio contracted: 1951
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Katikati
Polio contracted: 1950
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Keighley, West Yorkshire
Polio contracted: 1953
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Kent
Polio contracted: 1928
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Kenton, Devon
Polio contracted: 1953
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Kenya
Polio contracted: 1950
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Kildare
Polio contracted: 1953
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Kilkenny, Ireland
Polio contracted: 1947
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Kingsbury, Warwickshire
Polio contracted: 1954
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Klerpsdorp, South Africa
Polio contracted: 1956
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Knebworth, Hertfordshire
Polio contracted: 1950
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Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal
Polio contracted: 1948
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Krugersdorp, South Africa
Polio contracted: 1949
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Kuala Belait, Brunei
Polio contracted: 1950
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Lae, Papua New Guinea
Polio contracted: 1958
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Lahore, Pakistan
Polio contracted: 1971, 1978
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Leckhampdon, Gloucestershire
Polio contracted: 1954
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Legazpi City, Philippines
Polio contracted: 1948
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Lettopalena, Chieti, Italy
Polio contracted: 1958
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Lima, Peru
Polio contracted: 1962
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Lisbon, Portugal
Polio contracted: 1962
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Locri, Italy
Polio contracted: 1954
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London
Polio contracted: 1939, 1942, 1947 (2), 1948 (2), 1949 (3), 1951 (2), 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959
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London, Ontario
Polio contracted: 1952
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Los Banos, California
Polio contracted: 1949
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Lowestoft, Suffolk
Polio contracted: 1945
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Luanshya, Zambia
Polio contracted: 1948
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Lusaka, Zambia
Polio contracted: 1952
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Luton, Bedfordshire
Polio contracted: 1947
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Maidenhead, Windsor
Polio contracted: 1941
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Maidstone, Kent
Polio contracted: 1954
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Malaysia
Polio contracted: 1955, 1957, 1968
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Manchester
Polio contracted: 1949
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Mangere
Polio contracted: 1940
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Manila, Philippines
Polio contracted: 1938 (2), 1975, 1982
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Marham, Norfolk
Polio contracted: 1944
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Mauritius
Polio contracted: 1945, 1948, 1960
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Mazzo di Valtellina, Italy
Polio contracted: 1951
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Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Polio contracted: 1944
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Menmuir, Scotland
Polio contracted: 1956
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Moi’s Bridge (Hoeys Bridge), Kenya
Polio contracted: 1955
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Muar, Johor
Polio contracted: 1954
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Mumbai
Polio contracted: 1984
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Munich
Polio contracted: 1953
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Murraysburg, South Africa
Polio contracted: 1955
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Nairobi, Kenya
Polio contracted: 1955, 1958
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Nanyuki, Kenya
Polio contracted: 1950
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Naples, Italy
Polio contracted: 1941
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Netherlands
Polio contracted: 1934
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New Delhi, India
Polio contracted: 1948
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New Zealand
Polio contracted: 1952, 1956 (2)
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Nigel, South Africa
Polio contracted: 1956
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North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Polio contracted: 1946
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Northern Ireland
Polio contracted: 1947
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Norwich, Norfolk
Polio contracted: 1955
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Odiham, Hampshire
Polio contracted: 1959
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Oldham
Polio contracted: 1947
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Ottawa, Ontario
Polio contracted: 1954
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Owatonna, Minnesota
Polio contracted: 1949
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Paisley, Scotland
Polio contracted: 1938
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Palmerston
Polio contracted: 1955
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Pazzano, Italy
Polio contracted: 1950
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Peru
Polio contracted: 1953
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Philippines
Polio contracted: 1965, 1973
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Plumstead, London
Polio contracted: 1960
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Poland
Polio contracted: 1955
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Poole, Dorset
Polio contracted: 1953
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Poona
Polio contracted: 1945
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Port Said, Egypt
Polio contracted: 1937
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Portsmouth
Polio contracted: 1953
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Preston, Lancashire
Polio contracted: 1948, 1957
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Pretoria, South Africa
Polio contracted: 1956
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Pyinmana, Burma
Polio contracted: 1932
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Qoubaiyat, Lebanon
Polio contracted: 1965
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Rainhill, Merseyside
Polio contracted: 1948
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Reutlingen, Germany
Polio contracted: 1958
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Rose Hill, Mauritius
Polio contracted: 1952
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Rotterdam
Polio contracted: 1942
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Ruislip, Middlesex
Polio contracted: 1957
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Samsun, Turkey
Polio contracted: 1966
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Santiago, Chile
Polio contracted: 1952
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São Paulo, Brazil
Polio contracted: 1942, 1947
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Schweinfurt, Germany
Polio contracted: 1961
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Scotland
Polio contracted: 1944, 1949, 1955
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Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Polio contracted: 1947
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Seoul, South Korea
Polio contracted: 1963
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Sfaranda, Sicily
Polio contracted: 1962
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Shanghai, China
Polio contracted: 1937, 1939, 1948
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Polio contracted: 1954
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Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Polio contracted: 1922
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Siālkot, Pakistan
Polio contracted: 1972
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Sidcup, Kent
Polio contracted: 1947
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Singapore
Polio contracted: 1948, 1956, 1958, 1959 (2)
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Sliema, Malta
Polio contracted: 1950
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Smallfield, Surrey
Polio contracted: 1955
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South Africa
Polio contracted: 1950, 1956
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South Korea
Polio contracted: 1958
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Southall, Middlesex
Polio contracted: 1953 (2)
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Southampton, Hampshire
Polio contracted: 1950
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Stockport
Polio contracted: 1944
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Suez, Egypt
Polio contracted: 1954
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Sussex
Polio contracted: 1958
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Suva, Fiji
Polio contracted: 1955
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Swindon, Wiltshire
Polio contracted: 1947
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Tamil Nadu
Polio contracted: 1986
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
Polio contracted: 1954
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Te Aroha
Polio contracted: 1936
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Thornton Heath, London
Polio contracted: 1939
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Tilsit
Polio contracted: 1939
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Tiptree, Essex
Polio contracted: 1948
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Tolaga Bay
Polio contracted: 1962
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Toronto, Ontario
Polio contracted: 1949, 1953
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Trentham, Staffordshire
Polio contracted: 1946
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Tripoli
Polio contracted: 1955
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Tundel, Gujarat
Polio contracted: 1971
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Turin (Torino), Italy
Polio contracted: 1934
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Uganda
Polio contracted: 1944
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United Kingdom
Click here to open a separate map which displays the United Kingdom polio cases in greater detail.
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United States of America
Polio contracted: 1938, 1955
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Upper Norwood, London
Polio contracted: 1959
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Uzbekistan
Polio contracted: 1947
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Vartholomio, Greece
Polio contracted: 1960
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Vietnam
Polio contracted: 1980
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Waiuku
Polio contracted: 1952
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Wakefield, Yorkshire
Polio contracted: 1947
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Wales
Polio contracted: 1941, 1948
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Walvis Bay, Namibia
Polio contracted: 1936
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Warrington, Cheshire
Polio contracted: 1947
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Wellingborough
Polio contracted: 1952
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Wellington
Polio contracted: 1954, 1955, 1956
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Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
Polio contracted: 1952
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Wexford, Ireland
Polio contracted: 1949
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Widnes, Cheshire
Polio contracted: 1948
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Wiltshire
Polio contracted: 1956
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Woking, Surrey
Polio contracted: 1955
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Worcester
Polio contracted: 1954, 1957
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Wythenshawe, Manchester
Polio contracted: 1959
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Yangon (Rangoon), Burma
Polio contracted: 1953
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York
Polio contracted: 1950
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Yorkshire
Polio contracted: 1948
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Zambia
Polio contracted: 1948
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Zimbabwe
Polio contracted: 1946, 1957
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Ħamrun, Malta
Polio contracted: 1943
