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Vaccine Ampoule - Poliomyelitis, Salk, circa 1950s
Reg. No: HT 2236
- Summary:
- Pack x5 ampoules poliomyelitis vaccine (Salk) 6/56 manufactured in the 1950s by Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Parkville
- Description:
- Cardboard box containing 5 glass ampoules with amber coloured solution.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), 2004
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | infectious diseases, medical research, polio poliomyelitis, vaccines |
| Themes this item is part of: | Medicine in Society Collection, CSL (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories) Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Bacteriology |
| Tertiary Classification: | pharmaceuticals |
| Inscriptions: | POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE (Salk) (Trivalent - Types 1, 2 & 3.) Contains 0.025% Formalin. No other pre- servative added. dose: - 0.5 ml. intramus- cularly. Vol.5 ml. Batch No. 1-B Once opened any vaccine unused on that day must be discarded. Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, Melb., Aust. |
| Manufacturer: | CSL Ltd (Commonwealth Serum Laboratories), circa 1950s |
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