asked the Minister for Health if the activity of swimming in the canals in Dublin city is likely to increase the risk of polio; and, if so, what steps he proposes to take in the matter.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Swimming in Dublin Canals.
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Mr. O'Malley
While, on other grounds, I deprecate the practice of swimming in the canals, I am not aware of evidence of an association between it and infection with poliomyelitis.