Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 October 1949 — Page 9

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State's Worst Epidemic Ends

: MIKELS Si Fags rs that swirls in

to cut first a wide, then a narrowpath of death and destruction, the worst polio epidemic in the state’s history has come and gone from Indiana. Infantile paralysis in a span of a few months has left behind it years of work for the rebuilders of human bodies and spirits. The polio epidemic down on Indiana in the first days of July. There had been a scattered few cases in the first six months of the year. But in the first days of July case reports started mounting until in midAugust they reached an all-time k of 18 to 20 new cases in a single day. - Then the daily total gradually slackened until in mid-September it ‘had returned to normal status

day. It's too early for the researchers to kpow the epidemic’s total effect or to complete their count of the dead and permanent victims. - But they do know that up this weak there were 860 confirmed cases, compared to- the previous all-time high of 682 in the entire year of 1940. The death toll so far this year has been 92, again compared to an entire year’s toll of 79 in 1940. > . = #

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POLIO swept through the rest of the nation at the same time it struck Indiana. So far the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has recorded an alltime high of 40,000 confirmed

cases, Now that the epidemic is over, polio is out of the headlines and out of the minds of many that it did not. touch directly. A But in hospitals where victims

still fight for their lives, in con-|gency nurses from other states

vplescence quarters where crippled gain strength to start

the road back, and in homes andithat and the year after that the conquer the disease. séhoolrooms where crutches and|Indianapolis chapter will be buywheelchairs still have the gleam|ing braces and wheelchairs, pay-inoted. "The of newness, polio is a very pres-|ing for doctors, specialists andireached its peak and waned two{uncommonly high, percentage of weeks earlier than normal and|adult victims. One fourth of this the start coincided with unusual-year’s Hoosier victims were adults

ent and real force.

demic will be next year's pa-

tients for rehabilitation workers.|, longtime care needed for polio|

The National Polio Foundation

réports that the year following a victims is the records in the Insévere epidemic is many times|dianapolis office which show that jerburgh and Randolph, the lat-|Rate work and research hopes to nore. costly than the epidemic|infantile paralysis victims Wholter of Which reached #pidemic have compiled these and other year itself. The expense of fight-lcame to the foundation when itistage for the second consecutive| oddities” of the epidemic into ing an epidemic and saving lives|first opened 11 years ago are ig only a fraction of the cost of|still being aided.

years of work to restore victims to health and strength.

which exhausted local funds.

nurses and furnishing therapy to “These victims of the 1949 epi-/polio’s 1849 victims, One of the best illustrations of|ly hot weather.

THAT MEANS eleven years ‘08 far in 1948 National Polio from now some of the victims of Fpundation has advanced a totalithis ‘year's epidemic may still of $152,408 to Indiana .chaptersineed help. Meanwhile, other polio workers

Such was the public response to the need of polio victims in the recent epidemic that the Crosstown Merchants Association was able to raise $1000 in a two-night street fair and carnival. Here E. J. Shea, assistant

It brought in and paid 203 emer- are studying peculiarities of the|Usually, only one Is affected” but Hoosier epidemic, integrating it|in several cases this year several thejand 91 extra pieces of equipment. with national research work in{members of the same y But next year, the year after|an effort to gain knowledge to|were stricken. One husband and|

year.

E. J. Shea, Orville C. Hamilton, Robert E. Curry 8,

Several irregularities have been|polio fatalities. epidemic

Researchers are studying coun-| {thes with a heavy concentration] of polio like Jay, Howard, Van-

So far studies have produced|lish a pattern of polio prevention two striking differences what is considered normal for the unpredictable disease. the higher number of family cases, with polio striking more {than one member of a family.

administrator of Indiana University Medical Center; Orville C. Hamilton and Robert E. Curry, treasurer and chairman of the Merchants Association, inspect the type iron lung which the Association purchased for the hospital with the fund.

family] wife in Jay County were both|

started, The other difference was the

{normally only a small percent{age are over 15 years of age.

| By January the special polio Sa appointed to co-ordi-

facts that may some day estab-

from Or treatment.

for the long, slim

One was

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Mr. Northrup

Northrup Enters

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building.

| and took a grad-

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Second Sister Dies

Of Auto Injuries

: EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 8 (UP)—A 45-year-old woman died today in Deaconess Hospital of injuries. suffered five days ago in an auto-truck collision. The victim was Mrs. Rachael Cundiff, 45, Owensboro, Ky. Her sister, Miss Veronica Fiorella, was killed in the collision. Another sister, Mrs. Lucia Thompson, 37, rémained in critical condition.

Workers Vote 3 to 2

To Join Auto Union

EVANSVILLE, Oct. 8 (UP)— Employees at the Hoosier Cardinal Corp. today joined the CIO United Auto Workers. - Workers at the plant voted 3

to 2 in a collective bargaining

election to join the CIO affiliate, a National Labor Relations Board examiner said. There were 228 ‘votes for the UAW and 143 for the independent Metal and Plastic - Workers Association. Eight voted not te have a union.

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