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The story of Tommy, the "boy next door." After a day of baseball he complains of a lack of hunger and tiredness. He is treated at the Kenny Polio Institute in a youth ward. Also description of the Kenny method - passive movement of all muscles.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 69704
Municipal archives id: LT722
About Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation
A drama about polio focusing on symptoms, illness, and eradication efforts from the Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation.
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