Show infantile paralysis spreads over wide area epidemic less virulent than that of 1916 washington infantile paralysis Is epidemic this year throughout the north and east and at its height in and around new york city although the number of cases thus far reported shows that the disease Is far less virulent viru I 1 lent than in 1916 the year of the worst outbreak of the disease in this country the death rate in new york city from the start of the epidemic about july 1 up to the present time Is about one third of what it was during the same p period arlod in 1010 according to dr hugh S cumming Cam ming surgeon general of the united states public health service and dr ralph 0 williams assistant surgeon general who are observing the course of the disease the principal epidemic area in 1016 comprised northern new jersey southeastern new york and most of connecticut massachusetts and rhode island with unusual prevalence in new york city this year all of new england Is affected especially massachusetts and the states of now york new jersey michigan wisconsin and minnesota the extent of unusual prevalence this year la Is throughout the northern martof part of the country westward to include minnesota with very few cases reported west of minnesota or south of the ohio river during the first six months of this year a total of cases was reported and for the month of july 1015 cases by the 48 states and the district of columbia making a total for the seven months of 1770 1779 |