| Comments | The outbreak of polio in 1916 in the Windsor, ON, area was among one of the first in Canada. During the same year, the northeastern United States had recorded 27,000 cases and 6,000 deaths; soon thereafter, polio was recorded in Windsor. The first case went unreported on May 14, the epidemic peaked in July, and diminished by October. Windsor registered 22 cases with the remaining cases occurring in the Windsor area including Sandwich, Walkerville, and Ford City. In total, there were 38 cases of which 1 did not survive. |