Baltimore’s health department admitted to increasing cases of influenza but it was not yet a reportable disease
On Sept. 29, 1918, Baltimore’s health department admitted to increasing cases of influenza but it was not yet a reportable disease.
On October 1, Health Commissioner Dr. John D. Blake did ask the United Railways Company and the city’s theaters to keep their streetcars and spaces well ventilated and to post signs reminding patrons to use their handkerchiefs when coughing and sneezing.
On October 8, the school board decided to take unilateral action and to close all public schools until further notice, over Blake’s strenuous objection.
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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.
