Show Infantile Paralysis Cases Show Increase On tho the eve of or Infantile paralysis summer outbreaks a recapitulation ot of the figures Available show Know that the number of or poliomyelitis cases In the country Is running about fifty tiny per cent ahead of a year ago it was announced today by b Dr Don W. W Gudakunst cal dal al Director of ot The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc As of mid mid- May the number of new cases this year I as compared with cases ses for lor forthe the same samo period in 1944 1044 Sharp Increases have been reported in inthe Inthe Inthe I the New England states Middle Atlan Atlan- Atlantic Atlantic tic states South Atlantic area and the I East South Central states In the Pad 1 Pact tic Coast Const and West South Central areas arens which have ave been hard hit during the past two years there has hns been a notice notice- noticeable noticeable able ablo drop In the number of new notice I cases The remainder of ot the country Is running run rune running ning about tho the same as last year While the fact that there are fifty tiny I Iper per cent more cases in the country this year than In the same period In 1944 but this Is not an alarming situation It should be watched wat bed carefully said Dr Gudakunst The Medical Director also declared that The National Foun- Foun Foundation dation based on its experience of assistIng assist 1 i ing in severe outbreaks of Infantile paralysis during the past years is 18 In ln I splendid condition co to render real service to medical and public health authorities authorities I ties lies in n an epidemic of ot infantile rs wherever it may occur We stand ready and willing to help the state county and local health authorities at i a moments moment's notice a 0 further aid in the fight tight against As a Foundation Foundation infantile paralysis the t e National hundreds of or thou thou- thousands thousands tion Is la distributing d entitled When polio Folio bulletins sands of helpful which Includes many Strikes contains a for parents It also hints to be taken series of simple precautions by parents during the tho summer months montha |