It would be very hard for polio to gain a foothold here in Middlesex-London.

The technical term we use is heightened surveillance.

There is a rapid test for polio and all those results are negative.

Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

If you really understand something, you can say it in the fewest words, instead of thrashing about.

As one ages, eventually, no matter what regime you've followed, no matter how fiercely you've fought the fight, good health becomes harder to maintain. It may disappear overnight or simply dwindle, but with every year that passes, the odds shorten.