"27,658 Polio Cases Listed Last Year"
Newspaper article
By: The New York Times
Date: 1949
Source: "27,658 Polio Cases Listed Last Year." The New York Times, 1949.
About the Organization: This newspaper article summarizes the findings of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The foundation's creation was announced in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (served 1933–45). By its tenth year, the foundation was the major supporter of polio research and treatment in the United States.
Introduction
In the years after the founding of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the number of polio cases continued to grow. The years after World War II (1939–1945) were particularly bad. The increase in cases reflected the rapid growth in the most susceptible segment of the population, children. The postwar baby boom, unfortunately, fueled a parallel explosion of polio...
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