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1955: A little boy suffering from paralysis is still able to throw a ball at the coconut shy from his bed, during the annual fete held by Queen Mary's in Carshalton, Surrey, Britain's largest paediatric hospital. (Photo by Harry Kerr/BIPs/Getty Images)

1955:  A little boy suffering from paralysis is still able to throw a ball at the coconut shy from his bed, during the annual fete held by Queen Mary's in Carshalton, Surrey, Britain's largest paediatric hospital.  (Photo by Harry Kerr/BIPs/Getty Images)