health and human development - public health

  • 1900

    bubonic plague outbreak - introduction of strict quarantine
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    public health overtime hhd

  • 1930

    Australian government - mass vaccination for diphtheria
  • 1932

    school based diphtheria vaccination commenced
  • 1939

    tetanus vaccine introduced
  • 1942

    pertussis vaccine introduced
  • 1950

    Australian government mass vaccination for pertussis
  • 1955

    polio vaccine introduced
  • 1960

    Australian government mass vaccination for measles
  • 1970

    measles vaccine becomes available worldwide