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Show New York Epidemic Continues. NEW YORK, July 3. The epidemic of infantile paralysis which has claimed seventy-six lives in and near New York Citv within the last eight days continued to gain today. From Saturday noon until un-til noon today eighty-seven cases developed devel-oped and twenty-one persons died of the disease. A total of 4&6 cases and ninety-four ninety-four deaths has been reported since January Jan-uary 1. It was announced today that the Rockefeller Institute is planning to inaugurate a field campaign against the disease, sending nurses and experts Into the infected areas. |