Kansas City’s influenza closure order and gathering ban were lifted, and schools directed to be opened
On Oct. 14, 1918, Kansas City’s influenza closure order and gathering ban were lifted, and schools directed to be opened the following day.
Had city official taken the time to read news of other cities’ experiences, they would have realized that the epidemic had not ended so quickly in any community in the United States. Kansas City was in for a much longer and much bumpier ride.
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Source: Influenza Encyclopedia, University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine
Credit: Photo: Courtesy of the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine.
