Polio outbreak 1950s

When I was a toddler, the welfare clinic found I had one leg slightly shorter than the other, about an eighth of an inch or so, and diagnosed that I had picked up the polio virus. I cannot remember anything about it, but am relying on what my parents told me. I was either treated successfully, and/or my body's natural defences sorted it out, but I made a full recovery, and am perfectly normal now (physically!). I guess I was one of the lucky ones, as I remember that when I was at school, it was not uncommon to see adults in leg irons, callipers, or special built-up shoes because one leg was several inches shorter than the other. I was told that was because of polio.

The shopping centre is Willenhall precinct. Edited by Midland Red, 14th Sep 2016 4:36 pm (Copied to "Shops of yore" thread, together with responses, in order to maintain this thread on-topic)