Birmingham recorded its highest influenza death toll in a day, and the city voted to extend its general closure

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On Oct. 18, 1918, Birmingham recorded its highest influenza death toll in a day, and the city voted to extend its general closure. The total cases at this point in time were 7,100 reported.

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Source: Influenza Encyclopedia, University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine
Credit: Courtesy University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine.