ures released by the State Health Department. Of the

ures released by the State Health Department. Of the 680 cases of polio reported in the state from January 1-December 17 of this year, 143 or 21 per cent were 20 years of age or over. During the epidemic year of 1950. the per centage of cases who were 20 years dr more was 16.7 per cent. "Trends seem to show that when adults arc attacked by polio, they suffer more complications and need more long-term care than do most of the younger <ases." Dr. McCown said. This trend is reflected in the patients being admitted to the Medical College of Virginias respirator center where complicated polio cases requiring respirator and other long-term care arc treated. More and more adults are being received at this center, according to Dr. McCown. "When adults are hit by polio, costs usually skyrocket. Most of these cases require long-term hos pitalization. Iron lungs and rock ing bods arc needed for many of these patients. Many of the old sters need costl. rehabilitation." continued Dr. McCown. "This is especially true when the bread winner of the family is struck by imlio. All kinds of family problems follow In the wake of this dreaded diesasc," he said. In Virginia the National Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis is mcetintr this financial emergency caused by more patients requiring long-tejrm care in the best invi sible way. Although 50 per cent of the ndt proceeds raised by the local chapters in the March of Dimes Is supopsed to go to the na tional headquarters lor research" education, and emergency loans to other chapters, since 1944 in Vug mill 77 6 per cent oi all lauds