Polio '53

In the summer and fall of 1953 an epidemic of poliomyelitis struck Edmonton. Dr. Taylor recounts his experiences as director of the program that dealt with the worst medical emergency ever faced in northern Alberta. In the summer and fall of 1953 an epidemic of poliomyelitis struck Edmonton. Dr. Taylor recounts his experiences as director of the program that dealt with the worst medical emergency ever faced in northern Alberta. 13 B&W photographs, index