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POLIO HISTORY Featuring Resources in the History of Poliomyelitis in Canada Produced by Christopher J. Rutty, Ph.D. |
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| C.J. Rutty, "The Canadian Polio Experience: A Personal Journey Through The Past," Ars Medica Vol 1 #2 (Spring 2005): 60-73 Downloadable pdf file available HERE |
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| C.J. Rutty, "Helpless: The 1951 Ontario Polio Outbreak; The Neil Young Case" Original Undergraduate Essay for University of Western Ontario course, History of Medicine & Science in Canada, April 1988, which sparked my interest in studying the history of polio. Downloadable pdf file made from original 1988 essay printout (complete with Professor J.T.H. Connor's comments & mark), available here This article was also published in The Mirror (University of Western Ontario Student History Journal) 9 (March 1989): 82-109) - view pdf file of article It also appeared in in A. Jenkins (ed.), Neil Young and Broken Arrow: On a Journey Through the Past (Mid Glamorgan, Wales: Neil Young Appreciation Society, 1994), p. 95-112 |
My interest in the history of polio was sparked by Neil Young's case in 1951 when he was 5, as described in a chapter in Scott Young's Neil & Me, titled "Polio Was a Killer & Neil Had It" |
| Christopher J. Rutty: "'A Grim Terror More Menacing, More Sinister Than Death Itself' Physicians, Poliomyelitis and the Popular Press in Early 20th Century Ontario," MA Thesis, University of Western Ontario, Department of History, 1990. |
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| Christopher J. Rutty: "'Do Something!... Do Anything!' Poliomyelitis in Canada, 1927-1962," Ph.D. Thesis, University of Toronto, Department of History, 1995. |
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| Christopher J. Rutty: "40 Years of Polio Prevention!: Canada and the Great Salk Vaccine Trial of 1954-55,"Abilities #19 (Summer 1994) |
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| Christopher J. Rutty, Ph.D.: "The Middle Class Plague: Epidemic Polio and the Canadian State, 1936-1937," Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, 13 (2) (1996): 277-314 - pdf verison of article also availabe here |
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| Christopher J. Rutty: "Herculean Efforts: Connaught and the Canadian Polio Story," Conntact (June 1996) |
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| Christopher J. Rutty: "Robert Davies Defries (1889-1975)" in L.N. Magner (ed.), Doctors, Nurses and Practitioners (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997), p. 62-69
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| C.J. Rutty, "The Twentieth-Century Plague," The Beaver (Canada's History Magazine), April/May 2004 - Downloadable pdf file |  |
| C.J. Rutty, L. Barreto, R. Van Exan, S. Gilchrist, "Conquering the Crippler: Canada and the Eradication of Polio," Canadian Journal of Public Health 96 (Mar-Apr 2005), special insert. Downloadable pdf file (English) (French) |  |
| L. Barreto, R. Van Exan and C.J. Rutty, "Polio Vaccine Develpment in Canada: Contributions to Global Polio Eradication," Biologicals 34 (2006): 91-101, originally presented at "Polio Vaccine: The First 50 Years and Beyond," Toronto, June 2005 - pdf file available HERE |  |
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'Polio Remembered: The 20th Century Plague," CBC Radio, "Quirks & Quarks," April 9, 2005, featuring an interview with Christopher J. Rutty. Available from cbc.ca/quirks |
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Christopher J. Rutty - interview, April 12, 1995, CBC Radio, Morningside - 40th Anniversary of Salk Vaccine
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"Conquering the Crippler: History of Polio in Canada," feature documentary, CBC Prime Time News, December 7, 1993 (Research Assistance by C.J. Rutty) - focused on the 40th anniversary of great 1953 Canadian polio epidemic and the development of the Salk vaccine
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| CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) History of Polio Documentaries & Archives - click here |  |
| International Conference: "Polio Vaccine: The First 50 Years & Beyond," June 5-7, 2005, Toronto, Canada. Sponsored by the International Association of Biologicals, Health Canada, WHO, sanofi pasteur limited, BIOTECanada and Polio Canada. (Click here for more info) | 
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| Opening April 12, 2005: "Whatever Happened to Polio?" National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. More info here. |  |
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WALKING FINGERS: The Story of Polio & Those Who Lived With It Edited by Sally Aitken, Helen D'Orazio and Stewart Valin. Published by Véhicule Press, March 2004 |
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SARS and Medical History Christopher J. Rutty - interview, April 18, 2003, CBC Newsworld Television, Toronto - RealPlayer stream |
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| Gillian A.W. Liebenberg: "Disease and Disability: Poliomyelitis, Rehabilitation and Social Reform for Disabled Persons in New Brunswick,1941-1955," MA Thesis, University of New Brunswick, Department of History, 1994 |
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| Book: The Middle Class Plague: Canada and the Polio Years, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press) forthcoming |
| Research Report: co-author, "Back To The Future: Poliomyelitis. A Public Health Scenario Development Project," Public Health Agency of Canada, December 2007. This project investigates the question: What would it be like in Canada today if polio vaccines had not been developed? |
| Article: co-author with L. Barreto and R. Van Exan, "Polio Vaccine Develpment in Canada: Contributions to Global Polio Eradication," Biologicals 34 (2006): 91-101, originally presented at Polio Vaccine: The First 50 Years and Beyond, Toronto, June 2005 - pdf file |
| Book Review: of Marc Shell's Polio and its Aftermath: The Paralysis of Culture (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2005), Journal of the History of Medicine 61 (2006): 232-34 - pdf file |
| Invited Lecture: “The Woman & the Method: Dr. Leone Farrell, Connaught Laboratories and the Control of Polio,” Celebrating Public Health: The Linch-pin of the Nation's Health, 10th Gold Lecture, Toronto Academy of Medicine, Toronto, November 28, 2005 |
| Public Lecture: “Conquering the Crippler: Canada's Role in the Fight Against Polio,” Public Forum on Polio, Telus World of Science, Edmonton, August 20, 2005 |
| Article: “The Canadian Polio Experience: A Personal Journey Through the Past,” Ars Medica Vol. 1, No. 2 (Spring 2005): 60-73 - pdf file |
| Conference Presentation: co-author with L. Barreto, R. Van Exan, “Polio Vaccine Development in Canada: Contributions to Global Polio Eradication,” Polio Vaccines: The First 50 Years & Beyond, International Association of Biologicals Conference, Toronto, June 5, 2005 |
| Invited Lecture: “The Story of Polio Vaccines: A Canadian Perspective,” 9th International Conference on Post-Polio Health, St. Louis, June 2005 |
| Interview: 50th Anniversary of Salk Polio Vaccine, CHML Radio, Hamilton, ON, April 12, 2005 - listen to mp3 audio file |
| Interview: "Polio Remembered: The 20th Century Plague," Quirks & Quarks, CBC Radio, April 9, 2005. Listen via cbc.ca/quirks |
| Article: C.J. Rutty, L. Barreto, R. Van Exan, S. Gilchrist, "Conquering the Crippler: Canada and the Eradication of Polio," Canadian Journal of Public Health 93 (Mar-Apr 2005), special insert. Article available as a pdf file |
| Conference Presentation: "Ground Zero: Manitoba, Public Health and the Politics of Polio, 1953-1955," Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, June 6, 2004. |
| Invited Lecture: "Perplexing Polio: Canada and the 20th Century Plague," Presentation for Friday Hannah Chair Noon Lecture Series, “’New’ Diseases in History," University of Ottawa, February 28, 2003 |
| Website Content: History of Poliomyelitis section of www.polio-vaccine.com (Aventis Pasteur (France)), 2002 - No longer on that website, but content adapted to HHRS site here |
| Conference Paper: "'The Middle Class Plague:' Canada & The Polio Years," 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Pittsburgh, October 26-29, 2000 |
| Invited Lecture: "The Middle Class Plague: The Great Toronto Polio Epidemic of 1937," Toronto's Medical History lecture series, Heritage Toronto , May 14, 1998 |
| Guest: Re. "The Middle Class Plague: The Great Toronto Polio Epidemic of 1937," "Metro Morning," CBC Radio One, Toronto, May 12, 1998 |
| Conference Paper: "The Grim Terror! The History of Polio in Canada," '97 International Post Polio Conference, Calgary, AB, September 28 - October 2, 1997 |
| Article: "Robert Davies Defries (1889-1975)" in L.N. Magner (ed.), Doctors, Nurses and Practitioners (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997), p. 62-69 |
| Invited Lecture: "Politics, Public Pressure and Public Health: The Ethics of Polio Vaccines," Medical Ethics in History Seminar Series, Hannah Chair for the History of Medicine, University of Ottawa, March 14, 1997 |
| Article: "The Middle Class Plague: Epidemic Polio and the Canadian State, 1936-1937," Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, 13 (2) (1996): 277-314. - pdf version of article also availble here |
| Article: "Herculean Efforts: Connaught and the Canadian Polio Story," Conntact (June 1996) |
| Conference Paper: "From Salk to Sabin: Field 'Demonstrations' and the Canadian Introduction of the Sabin Polio Vaccine, 1958-1952," Annual Meeting, Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, St. Catherines, May 31, 1996 |
| Conference Paper: "Salk vs Sabin: The Great Polio Vaccine Debate: Legal Liability, Informed Consent and Amercan Public Health Policy, 1955-1995," Annual Meeting, American Association for the History of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, May 11, 1996 |
| Article: "Dr. Robert D. Defries (1889-1975): Canada's 'Mr. Public Health,'" Conntact (Oct 1995) - pdf file here |
| Keynote Addresses: "'The Grim Terror!' Canada, The March of Dimes, and the Control of Polio," Easter Seals/ March of Dimes National Council Annual Meeting, Toronto, January 13, 1996; Ontario March of Dimes Annual General Meeting, Toronto, September 23, 1995 |
| Invited Lecture: "Polio and its Echoes: Historical Perspectives on a Continuing Challenge," St. Peter's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, May 26, 1995 |
| Dissertation: "'Do Something!... Do Anything!' Poliomyelitis in Canada, 1927-1962," Ph.D. Thesis, University of Toronto, Department of History, 1995. |
| Conference Paper: "'The March Across the Border:' The Canadian Foundation for Poliomyelitis and the Politics of the March of Dimes, 1945-1951," paper presented, Annual Meeting American Association for the History of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1995 |
| Guest: "Morningside," April 12, 1995, CBC Radio, polio history |
| Article: "40 Years of Polio Prevention!: Canada and the Great Salk Vaccine Trial of 1954-55,"Abilities #19 (Summer 1994): 26, 28 |
| Article: "'Helpless:' The 1951 Ontario Polio Outbreak - The Neil Young Case" in A. Jenkins (ed.), Neil Young and Broken Arrow: On a Journey Through the Past (Mid Glamorgan, Wales: Neil Young Appreciation Society, 1994), p. 95-112 |
| Invited Lecture: "The Canadian Connection: Polio Epidemics, Connaught Laboratories and the Salk Vaccine, 1927-1955," McMaster University, Hamilton, Nov. 1993 |
| Conference Papers: "The Canadian Connection: Poliomyelitis Research, Connaught Laboratories and the Salk Vaccine, 1947-1955," Annual Meetings: Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, Ottawa, June 1993; American Association for the History of Medicine, Louisville, KY, May 1993 |
| Conference Paper: "Poliomyelitis, Physicians and the Popular Press in the Pre-Salk Era: The 1937 Toronto Epidemic," "7th Kingston Conference," Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association, Ottawa, Oct. 1991 |
| Conference Paper: "Poliomyelitis, Physicians and the Popular Press in Early 20th-Century Ontario," Annual Meeting, Canadian Society for the History of Medicine, Kingston, May 1991 |
| Thesis: "'A Grim Terror More Menacing, More Sinister Than Death Itself' Physicians, Poliomyelitis and the Popular Press in Early 20th Century Ontario," MA Thesis, University of Western Ontario, Department of History, 1990. |
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