Dallas Mayor ordered all public and private schools, churches, and other public gatherings closed due to influenza
On Oct. 12, 1918, Dallas Mayor Lawther ordered all public and private schools, churches, and other public gatherings closed, against the Board of Health advice, to try and quell the rise of influenza cases.
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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.
