Hello fellow Berlinites. During the fall of 1949, it was noted that two local men had passed away because of the results of polio. Both men were only 30 years of age and this prompted the local news media to put in their headlines that “Berlin's polio cases are no reason for alarm”.

“There was no reason for panic or even alarm in connection with Berlin's recent cases of polio back in 1949”, said Dr. E. M. Danais who had taken a special course in the study and treatment of this disease recently in New York City.

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