Influenza was named a mandatory reportable disease by New Orleans health officials
On Oct. 7, 1918, influenza was named a mandatory reportable disease by New Orleans health officials, after reaching at least 7,000 active cases.
As physicians – and households, as now required by city ordinance – began reporting cases more regularly, it became clear just how dire New Orleans’ epidemic situation really was.
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Source: Influenza Encyclopedia, University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine
Credit: Photo: Courtesy University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine.
