St Louis Health Commissioner ordered all non-essential businesses and factories closed to stem influenza epidemic
On Nov. 9, 1918, St. Louis Health Commissioner Dr. Max C. Starkloff ordered all non-essential voters, businesses, and factories closed for four days to try to stem the tide of the influenza epidemic.
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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.
