Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-08-11

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Polio
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each year, and that many of the
added proportion are so mild they
would have been diagnosed as a
cold in the head a few years ago.
Also, many local health officers
reported a slackening off in new
case reports. And it was noted that
this years polio season developed
several weeks earlier than is usual.
Actually, the 1000 cases re-
ported to date represent ratio OF
about one victim to every $4,000
persons in the United States.
There was no accurate check on
the number of deaths from the
disease to date this year, but they
were expected to run between 6
and 9 per cent of reported cases.
This would mean about one fatal
ity to more than 10000 persons.
Most health officers reported
the proportion of paralytic cases
was no greater this year than for
merly. The percentage of bulbar
cases was reported under the usual
ratio in most areas. Bulbar polio
is the type which affects the
medulla oblongata, the rear por-
ton of the brain. 1t causes pa
tents to lose control of their
breathing, swallowing and other
involuntary muscular processes.
Bulbar cases are those treated
with iron lungs.
The August 8 survey showed an
increase of more than 1,700 cases
in three days since an earlier
Nation wide check.
8 States Have 500 Cases.
1t showed eight States had re-
ported more than 500 cases since
the first of the year. They were
Arkansas, SIT; California. 626:
Illinois, 100; Michigan. $50; Mis-
souri,, SGT; New York, lilo; Okla
homa, 592. and Texas. 1889.
Other unusually high figures in
cluded Indiana. 1862; Minnesota,
466 and Ohio, 343.
Despite the large total figures,
a youngsters chance of contract
ing fatal case of polio are
mighty slim. a safety statistican
estimates. He said that a child
under IA years of age is % times
more likely to be killed IN an
accident than he is to die OF in
fantile paralysis.
Present polio figures indicate
that the total number of young
sters under IA who will die this
year of polio may rise to 600.
Accident experience tables indicate
that $4,000 will be killed in acct
dents of all tyres.ss.f &
New York Follows Pattern.
The New York State Health De-
partment said the pattern OF polio
there is close to that of former
years, with two thirds of the cases
involving paralysis and fatalities
running 7 to 9 per cent.
The upsurge Of cases continued
in Illinois. with the State capital,
Springfield, still enforcing a quar-
antine against children under 16
although plans were made to go
ahead with the State Fair sched-
uled to open Friday just outside
the Springfield city limits.
California, despite its high
figure. reported only about half
as many cases as last year, and
noted 101 new cases reported last
week compared with $50 for the
same week last year. The State
Health Department said It h e
disease is on the decline there.
In Arkansas. DR.. A. M. Wash
burn, chief of communicable
diseases. said "the polio outbreak
has reached it's peak in Arkansas
and is slackening off," Arkansas
and Oklahoma were termed the
two states most in need Of help
from the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis by DR.. Hart
Van Ripper, medical director OF the
organization.
49,. Foundation Gives Aid.
The National Foundation an
nounced today it had sent $278.-
800 in emergency aid during the
week ended August 6 to its chap
tiers in polio-stricken areas whose
March of Dimes funds were ex-
-hausted.
The allotments were the largest
in any week since the 1949 out
break began.
Chapters in 80 counties in IA
States shared in the grants. The
total grant was a So per cent
increase over the previous weeks
$182,290. /
Missouri received the largest
amount, $85, 425. North Carolina
received $85 200. The State. which
has almost escaped this years
outbreak, needs the money mostly
to care for victims of last years
epidemic. worst in the States
history.
Other States receiving large
grants included Texas. SIS 900;
California, $13,750: New Jersey.
s11, 800; Iowa, 1892. and South
Carolina, $8,275.
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