On Oct. 7, 1918, U. S. Surgeon General notified state health officers they should consider enacting social distancing…
On Oct. 7, 1918, it was clear that Louisville’s nascent influenza epidemic was spreading. USPHS officer Lieutenant R….
On Oct. 7, 1918, influenza was named a mandatory reportable disease by New Orleans health officials, after reaching…
By Oct. 7, 1918, Kansas City Mayor James Cowgill declared a public emergency order, granting the Board of…
On Oct. 7, 1918, Dr. Max C. Starkloff, Health Commissioner for St. Louis, assembled city officials, the U.S….
On Oct. 7, 2018, Albany physicians reported approximately 6,000 cases of influenza.
By Oct. 7, 1918, Cleveland Health Commissioner Rockwood announced the city had about 500 influenza cases. This led…
By Oct. 7, 1918, influenza cases in Philadelphia had risen by over 3,000 new cases, overwhelming medical facilities.
On Oct. 7, 1918, Nashville officials ordered closed heathers, movie houses, and other entertainment areas, while leaving schools…
On Oct. 6, 1918, all of Denver’s schools, colleges, and places of public assembly were closed to try…
On Oct. 6, 1918, the Atlanta Board of Health made influenza a reportable disease. The next day, United…
On Oct. 6, 1918, the number of Baltimore residents sick with influenza overwhelmed the city’s hospitals. A temporary…
On Oct. 5, 1918, with 4,000 estimated influenza cases in the city, the Cincinnati mayor, health, and education…
On Oct. 5, 1918, the city of Philadelphia reported about 1,500 new influenza cases. Many employees of the…
On Oct. 5, 1918, Nashville’s health officer Dr. W.E. Hibbett announced there were between 10,000 and 15,000 influenza…
On Oct. 4, 1918, several dozen cases of influenza were reported to the Birmingham department of health.
On Oct. 4, 1918, City Manager of Health and Charity and former Denver mayor Dr. William H. Sharpley…
On Oct. 4, 1918, Washington, D.C. physicians were ordered to report all influenza cases and isolate patients. Public…
By Oct. 4, 1918, New York had reached 4,000 influenza cases, with 700 being schoolchildren.
On Oct. 4, 1918, New York’s board of health enacted staggered schedules for business operations throughout the city…
On Oct. 4, 1918, Cleveland City Director of Public Welfare Lamar T. Beeman directed Health Commissioner Rockwood to…
On Oct. 4, 1918, Salt Lake City health officials convened to address the small amount of influenza cases…
On Oct. 3, 1918, Health Officer Fowler orders all public gatherings cancelled and all churches, theaters, and movie…
On Oct. 3, 1918, Omaha reported its first influenza outbreak in the region, and the health commissioner ordered…
On Oct. 3, 1918, Cincinnati Health Officer Dr. William H. Peters responded to the influenza threat by enacting…
On Oct. 3, 1918, the Spanish Flu reached Portland when Private James McNeese, a young soldier on his…
On Oct. 3, 1918, state Health Commissioner Dr. Franklin B. Royer, witnessing the growing epidemic across Pennsylvania, issued…
On Oct. 4, 1918, the Spanish Flu reached the state of Washington when Seattle newspapers reported that one…
On Oct. 2, 1918, the Washington, D.C. school board closed all public schools (which had 50,000 students). The…
On Oct. 2, 1918, Kentucky Secretary of the state Board of Health Dr. Joseph N. McCormack made influenza…