Chicago experienced a total of 38,000 cases of influenza by the end of the epidemic
By Nov. 16, 1918, Chicago had experienced a total of 38,000 cases of influenza and 13,000 cases of pneumonia.
Chicago’s epidemic experience led to important changes in the city’s medical care infrastructure. In January 1919, with the main danger over, Health Commissioner Robertson turned his attention to correcting some of the shortcomings the city experienced during the crisis. Highest on his list was the nursing shortage.
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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.
