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| Polio Still Active In Hoosierland, Despite Cooler Weather.

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on fore nation. Last week-end seven ns with children were admitted to . Riley Hospital aid per Victims from Miami, Montrom the gomery, Madison, ade will Porte, Wells and Fountain tion and Counties joined ) settie- Riley Hospital, 92 in the Ro- | withis tary Convalescent Home and seven adult patients in Long — Hospital, Rees A month ago the year's total sh of cases reported in the state was 669. The death count (UP)— stood at 70. Last Monday the SOme= number of reported cases was doesn’t 910, the number of deaths, 04. And the reports come in daily. t Megal BTS Ofte in daly y Hmits THESE UGLY figures are insekeeper dicative of the rampage this 8 disease has made in the state whey this year so far. Throughout : the nation polio experts are calling 1949 the most devastating in the history of infantile i paralysis. On top of this, Surgeon Gen-~ N Sa eral Leonard A. Scheele of the X : : i . . . s : » U. 8. Public Health Service "Now | lay me down to sleep . .." ... Helene Sacks, 9-year Virus victim . . . The IU Medical Center virus research labora- Prevention aim . . . The polio epidemic forced the conversion of classroom 233 at the Rotary ; told a conference of health of- gig Juughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Sacks, 5401 Primrose Ave. tory continues investigation of nutritional requirements of repre- Convalescent Home into a hospital ward. Here Mrs. Anna Owen, who teaches upper grades at ihe i Acets a his nts os hie puts her talking doll, Martha, to bed. Well on the way to recovery, sentative vaccine lymph. Here laboratory assistant Richard Engel- Home, instructs a group of older grade girls in arithmetic. All are recovering from attacks of infan33 ! other big polio year, 3 Helene was stricken with polio in mid-August. brecht prepares to inject an infectious agent into a mouse. tile paralysis. Indiana doctors hope to keep this room just a classroom in future years. ———, » ' ont According to Dr. Scheele “the 1ong Hospitals have five iron foundation started and it may “To understand the virulence number of cases reported and ment officers, local representa- fare, and Robert Neff, superin- Besides efforts of the publie end is not in sight to the Jungs and two chest-type res- be more than a year before . of poliomyelitis it is necessary consequently attacked early tives of national aid groups— tendent of Methodist Hospital, 5 learn about and help prevent marked upward trend” He pirators available. During the studies can be expanded here. to examine the relation be- because of the higher index of will meet again early in No- representing the Indiana Hos- pollo, those who contribute to predicted further that more height of the disease this sum- s = =» tween morbidity and mortal- suspicion of polio. And this vember, Dr. Burney stated. pital Association. the March of Dimes are doing s big infantile paralysis years mer the hospitals had access IN ORAMPED quarters in ity, the number of cases and makes for the noted polio in- At this gathering, the com- Others include Dr. Burney, most to curb this evil disease, will follow. 3 and used 30 respirators. Riley Hospital today three ave- the number of deaths.” crease, statistically, he said. mittee will lay plans to attempt Dr. Brother, George F. Fas- For from dimes come the Comes time then to allay Red Cross workers and nurses nues in clinical research are s 8» “This stems from public to avert any polio epidemic in nt, Kenneth Payne, B. A, millions alloted annually by mu fears about polio again. : ” wi ded to under the cons sorutiny of R. BURNEY tended to dis- knowledge of polio,” he added. Indiana in the future. mas n yh, 2 the National Foundation to hired part-time were ad u constant y D Robert IN VIEW oF Dr Scheele’s the regular medical organiza- Dr. D. W. Walcher, assistant count Dr. Scheele’s ominous And he commended the state's * x = Poole, Ann Poorman, Ro counties and parishes throughrediction, What is Indi Shes e . tions. professor of pediatrics, and his forecast for increased spread newspapers for disseminating MEMBERS of this committee Rodgers and Robert Yoho of out the nation to combat polio 2 4 abo t bing this threat . = = Medical Center Staff, of polio. But in so doing he Accurate information on the ynsude Ralph Werner, execu- the State Board of Health; Ray through study of virus research, RB I ig us, res THE MOST the hospitals can pr 1. E. Burney, state took a statistician’s viewpoint. Polio situation in Indiana th1S ive gecretary of the local FE. Smith, executive secretary, after effects of polio, prevenRe as ars. Hoosier health of- plan for next year, Dr. Caseley hegith commissioner, corrobor- He pointed out the high in- Year on American Red Cross; Robert and Dr. Russell Hippensteel and tion, education, scholarships, suggested, is continued striving gated his cohort’s stand on basic cidence of cases reported this a Branson, south director, and Dr. Wayne Glock, co-chairmen grants and so on. ficials planning to stem this e po BUT GREATER measures d crippled ehil- » “marked upward trend”? for sound health education pro- polio research here. year in Ft. Wayne, Muncle, "Fo 0 eguarq Miss Betty Malinka, northern of the polia 2h y Dp Indiana UP THROUGH Oct. 10, Indi“We're just crawling out from STomS and polio nursing train- wgy pave no special funds: Evansville and other “big” po- tenn gl EAT chief, of the National Founda- dren oom et, of the Indiana PR ib i under the blizzard of this 08 held at Riley this summer. 4 45140 for this type of study lo regions in Indiana. threat of infantile paralysis, Dr. Lon for Infantile Pajalyaia} Mego A president of the Foundation have received $162, year's plague,” answered Dr. What about research? as do Michigan and New York,” “Many in these areas will be pByrney admitted. Mary Rergupon, Ki es ri a State Nurses Association, and 808 for patient care alone this Donald Caseley, clinical di- “There is no basic research Dr. Burney said. , Immune to polio now that “Active research” in Indiana Tiras, a ur ng, PM dl- Dr. Caseley of the L U. Medi- Year. : rector Of the Indiana Univer- here; we have neither the space But he was quick and proud they've been exposed to this . jiniieq to removing the pos oon Department of Public Wel- cal Center. : More than $2 million has been ! sity Medical Center. “It's diffi- nor the personnel for it,” the to point out the type of work disease” Dr. Burney said. “I oo 00" 0 0 oo ™ of this on Deparime granted to 20 different institu- ; cult to think of next year.” doctor admitted. being conducted here under the believe that polio, like other o.... "nor ving community . Anni tions studying virus diseases ! He pointed out that Riley At present the doctor and his direction of Dr. George Broth- contagious and communicable .. ..¢ion planning full-time Masonic Lodge Sets nniversary in this country this year. Hospital, the Rotary Home and competent staff await comple- er, director of preventive medi- diseases, follows a very definite , pp" ol nome immunizing rtord Masonic Lodge 13(Corneliis R. Richardson, Rich.| Efforts to combat polio in w : other divisions of the Medical tion of a research center in cine in the State Board of Wave of occurrence Like =" 0 Tp oh, 0 bolle | Waterfor A301 c | a d master, Indiana have even reached inf “ ”" : eas! idemics, for instance p ug! will celebrate its 67th anniversary mond attorney and gran y Center handled “adequately” all which they can study ap- health. 1neasies epiiemies, * and dietary measures and train- |co oo le ight in the Masonic of Indiana Masons, will speak, | ternational levels. More than cases brought to its doors this proaches in clinical problems in © . “Case histories are heing Occur every three years. ing personnel for treatment of os By LS re Members who will be honored| 40 nations plan to meet in New 8611 year. polio, . studied wherever and whenever Besides, he asserted, today polio, Dr. Burney said. Hal), 351 i i have include the Rev. James R. Averett,| York in 1951 for the second 5207 __ Ordinarily both Riley and This building has but the possible,” Dr. Burney stated. there is some increase in the The fight to curb the polio Tver Tae lodge for at least 25 Lawrence Young, John A. Burch,| annual world conference on

threat in Indiana is an educa- years will be honored on the pro- Charles Carter, Thomas Davis, Polio, its causes, effects and tional one. And to map this (gram, beginning at 8 p. m. Bruce Mason, Joseph Mimms, Wil-| prevention. > ati} program am Indiana Polio Com- (Plumber D. Jacobs will be master|liam Ridley, Burford Shannon,| Yes, the polio season is mittee was formed last summer [of ceremonies. ol George Smith, Schuyler Stevens,| on. But from crossroads in Inunder Dr, Burney's instigation. Carl D., Hughes, manager of/Charles V. Turner, James L. diana to continents in the Members of this committee— |Columbia Investment Co. will|Moore, Thomas Wilks and Thom-| world people are banding to

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