Cleveland Health Commissioner recommended suspending all public gatherings and to close all places of public assembly
On Oct. 9, 1918, Cleveland Health Commissioner Rockwood met with Acting Mayor W. S. FitzGerald and Director of…
Cleveland Health Commissioner announced the city had about 500 influenza cases
By Oct. 7, 1918, Cleveland Health Commissioner Rockwood announced the city had about 500 influenza cases. This led…
Cincinnati mayor, health, and education officials met and decided on closure order to prevent influenza spread
On Oct. 5, 1918, with 4,000 estimated influenza cases in the city, the Cincinnati mayor, health, and education…
Cleveland City Director of Public Welfare directed Health Commissioner Rockwood to survey local influenza conditions
On Oct. 4, 1918, Cleveland City Director of Public Welfare Lamar T. Beeman directed Health Commissioner Rockwood to…
Cincinnati Health Officer responded to the influenza threat by enacting hospital measures to protect people
On Oct. 3, 1918, Cincinnati Health Officer Dr. William H. Peters responded to the influenza threat by enacting…
By the end of 1918, 35% of Cleveland’s population had contracted either influenza or developed pneumonia
By the end of 1918, 3.5% of Cleveland’s population had contracted either influenza or developed pneumonia. 3,600 people…
Cincinnati death toll reached 1700 from flu or pneumonia
In 1918, by the end of the influenza epidemic in Cincinnati, the death toll had reached 1700 from…
David Marine and colleagues initiated an iodine prophylaxis program in over 2100 schoolgirls
In 1917, David Marine, a U.S. physician in Ohio, and his colleagues initiated an iodine prophylaxis program in…
Garrett Augustus Morgan invented the first gas mask
In 1914, Garrett Augustus Morgan, a prolific inventor, submitted a patent for the first gas mask. Morgan’s first…
Earle B Phelps conducted series of studies on water pollution and the biochemistry of sewage and industrial wastes
In 1913, Earle B. Phelps in the Division of Chemistry conducted a series of studies on water pollution…
U.S. Congress passed The Margarine Act of 1886
On Aug. 2. 1886, the U.S. Congress passed the Oleomargarine Act which among other things, directed the Secretary…
Lucy Hobbs becomes the first woman in the world to receive a doctorate in dentistry
In 1866, Lucy Hobbs became the first woman in the world to receive a doctorate in dentistry. She…
Mary Edwards Walker served as a surgeon during the Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for her service
In Sept. 1863, Mary Edwards Walker was employed as a “Contract Acting Assistant Surgeon” by the Army of…