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Show GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS By Associated Press, WASHINGTON7, July 30 Owing to the prevalence of infantile paralysis In this city and elsewhere throughout the country, coun-try, a govern: nt Investigation Is to be made into the cause of tho disease. This was decided on today, after a conference between Surgeon-General Wyman of tho public health and marlno hospital service serv-ice and Dr. John F. Anderson, director of the hygienic laboratorv of that service. serv-ice. The Investigation will be started as soon as Dr. W. H. Front, a member of Dr. Anderson's atafT. returns from Mason Ma-son City, la., whore ho Is studying tho disease. The nature of the perm which causes the disease is. according to Or. Anderson, Ander-son, a practical mystery to medical scl-pneo. scl-pneo. "The appalling list of deaths of Infants," said Dr. Anderson, "In not the most distressing feature of the disease as thousands of children arc permanently permanent-ly crippled or deformed, the disease not being necessarily fatal. It .Foldom attacks a child older than four years, but adults occasionally havo been victims. In my opinion tho disease Jb both Infectious and contagious; certainly Infectious, as has been proved by experiments. The .disease begins, to assert itself early in Juno reaches -its' height "in July and August' and passes away In September." |