Story: Epidemics

Rehabilitation of polio victims

These children who have suffered from poliomyelitis are undergoing therapy at the Wilson Home for Crippled Children in Takapuna, Auckland, in 1948.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: Weekly Review 348. National Film Unit, 1948.

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Geoff Rice, 'Epidemics - The polio era, 1920s to 1960s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/27796/rehabilitation-of-polio-victims (accessed 3 May 2024)

Story by Geoff Rice, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 8 Feb 2024