Resources

There are many many websites to go to for information on COVID; Polio epidemic; Spanish Flu 2019 but we have listed a few below.

These are only a few but a good start.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/413363/nana-joy-remembers-the-1925-polio-lockdown

https://www.tekura.school.nz/about-us/who-we-are/our-history/

https://ngataonga.org.nz/blog/sound/1948-polio-epidemic/

School Journal Stories:

Pandemic: The Deadly Flu of 1918 (Parents/Teachers Background

Caring for 100 orphans during the 1918 Influenza Epidemic Kahuipani

When Antibiotics Don't Work Resistance

Polio Epidemics From Spectrum 794. Nga Taonga NZ Sound & Vision

Lessons for Kids Polio Facts

Te Ara (Online Encyclopedia of New Zealand)

Epidemics Summary Definitions

Audio Story - About Polio

During a polio epidemic in 1948, schools closed to prevent the disease spreading.

Refer teara.govt.nz/en/speech/27773/home-schooling-1948 for a James E Sanders cartoon and an account of the ' iron lung' used in hospitals during polio epidemics.

The cartoon shows a busy mother trying to do the housework and mind the baby while supervising her children's studies.

While healthy children appreciated the time off school, those who caught polio could not enjoy the extended holiday. Listen to the recording of a woman remembering her visit to a school friend with polio who spent most of her time in an iron lung – some polio victims could only breathe with the aid of this machine.

Influenza Instructions to Nurses Poster and Audio