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Allergies and Pollutants Tied to Rising Deaths
The article reports President Johnson calling for an all out fight against air pollution as emphysema and asthma claim thousands of American lives yearly. It notes 17 008 deaths from emphysema and 9 000 from asthma, with London 1952 smog causing 4 000 excess deaths and a New York area four day air pollution emergency adding about 80 deaths. It also mentions insect stings killing 30 annually and snake bites 14.
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