Cincinnati mayor, health, and education officials met and decided on closure order to prevent influenza spread

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On Oct. 5, 1918, with 4,000 estimated influenza cases in the city, the Cincinnati mayor, health, and education officials met and deiced on a closure order to prevent worse spread.

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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.