The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-30
AFTER CASE OF INFANTTLE
Paralysis

Special clinics for the follow up
care Of recent sufferers from infan-
tile paralysis are being held in Bal
timore City and in the sections OF
the state most seriously affected by
the recent outbreak OF that disease.
The clinics are conducted by special
lists from the different hospitals and
the State and City Departments OF
Health, the Deputy and local health
officers and public health nurses, as
sisted by the Maryland League for
Crippled Children are joining in
comb effort to bring the benefit
of prompt after care and treatment
to every Individual in need Of 1t.
1.-TWO things have been learned in
regard to the care of infantile para
lysis since the great outbreak OF
1915" DR.. r. H. Riley, Director OF
the State Department Of Health said
in announcing the arrangements for
the clinics, 1.-THE possibilities OF help
through the early use OF GONZALES
cent serum and through the prompt
after care and training under skill
ed advice-of the damaged muscles
and nerves. Both have been apph
ed in the5care of the sufferers in this
years outbreak.
The counties that were hit hard
est in this years outbreak, were
Garrett and IAIlegany, in each OF
which there were S3 cases. Balti-
more County came next with ~
cases. Anne Arundel had 9; Prince
George and washington Counties
each had cases: Carroll, Frederick
and Cecil each had 6.cases; Howard
had s: Hartford and Montgomery
each had 4 Dorchester g.; Calvert
and Queen Anne, 2 each, and Wi
comico and Worcester each had one
lease.
Prom the first of January. of the
current year until after the middle
of November, 279 cases of infantile
paralysis were recorded in Mary
land; 1876 in the counties and 12S
lin Baltimore City. In the epidemic
of 1915, 353 cases were recorded in
Maryland. 2O3 in Baltimore City
with 40 deaths, and LAT in the coun-
ties with AZ deaths.
"Infantile paralysis is one of tbs
diseases that flares up in cycles. II
is with us always but in the of
Years we are likely to- have compar-
ink fnxx
or five years there will be four times
as many. We had 22I cases in
! 1921, and 200 in 1924. The tota'
number this year was greater than
at any time since 1915.
Through the ready cooperation
Of the hospitals in Baltimore City
especially the isolation department
Of the Johns Hopkins Hospital
Sydenham, The Children's Hospital
School, and the Herman Hospital
| for Crippled Children, many of the
patients in the countries, were
brought at once into the hospitals
where they had the benefit Of the
best that science and skill could
give, and convalescent serum was
furnished -rushed-from these hos
lpitals, for those who were cared Cor
in their own homes.
/ "The clinics for follow up care
began in Garrett and Allagany
Counties before the outbreak had
reached its peak. For the benefit Of
patients In other sections OF tho
State after care clinics are being
held In Baltimore City. Every
Physician in the State has been no.
tilted Of the dates and has been In
vited. to bring or send to these elm.
les any patients who are in need OF
such care-whether sufferers in the
recent outbreak or from earlier
Jones.
Paralysis does not accompany
every case Of infantile paralysis, but
it does occur in a large number of
eases and the most favorable time to
strengthen and to begin to train and
lre-educate the damaged muscles
and nerves Is as soon DIS possible
after the attack, The clinics are
being held by specialists OF wide OK
lperience. We hope they will reach
every individual In the State ir
need OF such care"