“EPIDEMIC’S CHILDREN“ 1940s INFANTILE PARALYSIS CAMPAIGN AGAINST POLIO IRON LUNG 84614

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This fundraising film from the late 1940s or early 1950s (but most likely 1949), “Epidemic’s Children“ was produced by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Produced prior to the development of a vaccine, the film tells some of the modern history of the fight against the disease, and shows some of the effects of the polio disease and the treatment regimen of this era including water therapy and the use of iron lungs. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is now known as the March of Dimes. The organization was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, specifically to combat polio. The name “March of Dimes“ was coined by popular singer Eddie Cantor. After funding Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine, the org