Show danger of infantile paralysis infection ailva always y s greater in august and september Se P september Js is the month when infantile paralysis poliomyelitis reaches its highest incidence there are usually about cases cas es reported throughout the country during this month this year the total number of cases seems to be lower than last year but in certain areas there has been a startling increase new jersey has reported more than cases this year compared with 95 last year tennessee has 92 a fourfold four fold increase over last year A decided upturn has also occurred in alabama connecticut the district of columbia georgia massachusetts chu missouri oklahoma and south carolina the national foundation for infantile paralysis is giving its assistance to every community where an outbreak of the disease is of such proportions as to be considered serious funds are ready where local support is inadequate to cope with the infection local chapters of the foundation may call for aid whenever they need it in birimingham Birg mingham ala for instance which had an unusually large number of cases this year physicians and the city health department part ment decided to establish a special ward in one of the unused sections of the hillman general hospital the birmingham chapter was called in and assisted with a good deal of the cleanup work which made it possible to get the ward ready within three days the na dional foundation at the request of the birmingham health department recruited some physical therapists and rounded up some hot pack equipment birmingham was one of the first cities in the country to organize a class of polio emergency volunteers the I 1 program was designed WHO IS AFFECTED HOW AND WHEN 0 23 1 0 10 4 2 04 11 19 1014 1519 20 24 as BY T AGI AGE more them an four in ihal il if the vici dilim lint ui are ends inlet 1511 9 42 lots F small BY SEX more of 1 I rise ali totes otic are an among rr n rams Vol 29 14 1 i A complete mild am jink hoth recovery wools aist handicap RESULTS OF INFECTION proper nn cars of gichau helps niton faster of wok 1114 said old induct the lh doted la 14 for ar cralles cukr end braats bracts 2967 20 ira m may J july apt oct ocl fi HOT P pw SEASONAL PATTERN seen year aver averige fige unlike othir other virus home diseases di nolif poll pell strikes is II lum inna met calls batara il comparatively few charca by look magazine from figures figure compiled national foundation for infantile by the national foundation to train people to act as nurses aids in other areas around the country where large numbers of cases have been reported chapters are coop co op aerating with local officials in making I 1 ng preparations to provide proper treatment and care for patients cabinet type iron lung respirators are being inspected to make sure they are in good condition and location lists of emergency equipment are available the national foundation through its own chapters and through organized medical and nursing groups is distributing educational material it has awarded more than 70 scholarships in its program to train urgently needed physical therapists newspapers and magazines art are operating cooperating co by printing articles explaining pla ining the disease and outlining precautions cautions aut ions |