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Show Health Group GroupPresents GroupPresentsPoints Presents PresentsPoints P.o Po Points . tlts for PolioPOINTS Polio PolioPOINTS POINTS FOR "POLIO POLIO " 1 18Prepared laPrepared 18 la 18Prepared Prepared by the Utah UtahState UtahState UtahState State Department of Health Healththe Healththe Healththe the folowing fdlowing article pre pre- - preents precents presents , - ! > sents ents cents seasonal advice and andinlormatlon andinformation andinformation inlormatlon information regarding regardlOg the thecontrol thecontrol thecontrol control of Infantile paraly paralysis paralysis paralysis sis EdThe Ed EdThe The season of the year has hasrolled hasrolled harolled rolled around again when polio polioproblems polioproblems polhproblems problems becomes becpmes bemes a major concern con concern concern cern of our Heal Health th and Med Medical Medicalauthorities Medicaauthorities MedicaauthoritiesUtah Ical Icalauthorities authorities authoritiesUtah Utah in the last three years yearshas yearshas yearshas has exp experienced rfeneed two very severe severeepidemics severeepidemics sevenepidemics epidemics of infantile paralysis paralysisIn In 1943 400 cases were reported reportedand reportedand reportedand and in 10 to 1945 252 cases were re reportedl reported reported ported portedl portedlto , to our Healthofficials Health officials officialsand officialsand officialsand and akew a rew kew few cases heretofore hert'tofore herttofore ' unre unreported unreported unreported ported are just now coming to tolight tolight t < light fight tfight fightWhile lightWhile While we hope , , and Bnd possibly possiblyfeel possiblefeel possiblyfeel feel sure that this thi thl year year will be bea bea b < a light one for us , from a polio poliostandpoint poliostandpoint standpoint , w e nevertheless neverthelessshould neverthelessshould neverthelessshould should be continually watchful watchfuland watchfuland watchfuand and prepared Observe a fewsimple fewsimple few simple health rules such as asDon a & : . 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