Baltimore city Health Commissioner dismissed the circulating influenza as not being exceptional
On Sept. 26, 1918, Baltimore city Health Commissioner Dr. John Blake dismissed the circulating influenza as not being…
Over 100 soldiers near Louisville were reported to have influenza
On Sept. 24, 1918, over 100 soldiers near Louisville were reported to have influenza, from which the outbreak…
Camp Logan reported 700 cases of influenza, in addition to other camps’ cases
On Sept. 24, 1918, as the national press covered the escalating influenza epidemic on the East Coast, Dallas…
The Spanish Flu reached San Francisco
On Sept. 23, 1918, the Spanish Flu reached San Francisco when city health officer Dr. William C. Hassler…
The total number of influenza victims jumped to 334
By Sept. 23, 1918, the total number of influenza victims jumped to 334. That situation was growing increasingly…
Cleveland received its first warning of the influenza epidemic
On Sept. 22, 1918, Cleveland received its first warning of the influenza epidemic from City Health Commissioner Dr….
The Philadelphia Board of Health made influenza a mandatory reportable disease
On Sept. 21, 1918, the Philadelphia Board of Health made influenza a mandatory reportable disease, as the epidemic…
Atlanta residents learned that nearby soldiers had been placed under quarantine due to the influenza epidemic
On Sept. 18, 1918, Atlanta residents learned that nearby soldiers had been placed under quarantine due to the…
NYC’s Board of Health made influenza a reportable disease, requiring quarantine
On Sept. 17, 1918, NYC’s Board of Health made influenza a reportable disease, requiring quarantine for infected patients….
New York City’s health commissioner placed the entire Port of New York under quarantine
On Sept. 12, 1918, following the arrival of a number of ships with influenza-infected passengers, New York Cityﾒs…
Two hundred sick sailors were admitted to the new emergency hospital
On Sept. 10, 1918, two hundred sick sailors were admitted to the new emergency hospital. Meanwhile, Chelsea Naval…
Influenza arrived in Illinois after sailors at Great Lakes Naval Training Station fell ill
On Sept. 8, 1918, influenza arrived in Illinois after sailors at Great Lakes Naval Training Station fell ill….
Massachusetts State Department of Health warned that influenza would likely spread to the Boston population
On Sept. 5, 1918, Dr. John S. Hitchcock, the head of the communicable disease section of the Massachusetts…
The first influenza epidemic cases arrived in New York City
On Aug. 11, 1918, the first influenza epidemic cases arrived in New York City with a Norwegian vessel…
First mention of influenza appeared in weekly public health report
On Apr. 4, 1918, the first mention of influenza appeared in a weekly public health report. The report…
Swine influenza subtype H1N1 first appeared
In the summer of 1918, the swine influenza virus first appeared in western Illinois, where it caused not…
Kansas City suffered over 11,000 influenza cases and over 2,300 deaths from the influenza epidemic
By spring 1919, Kansas City had suffered over 11,000 influenza cases and over 2,300 deaths from the epidemic,…
Between 25 and 50 million people died from the influenza outbreak that began in 1918
In 1918, It was estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected…
Polio epidemic spread throughout New York killing more than 2,300 mostly children
On Jun. 17, 1916, New York City experienced the first large epidemic of polio (poliomyletis), with over 9,000…
Bubonic plague broke out in Seattle
On Oct. 1, 1907, bubonic plague broke out in Seattle when three (possibly seven) people died. Rats were…
The New York City Department of Health opened a quarantine facility at Riverside Hospital on North Brother Island
In 1903, the New York City Department of Health opened a quarantine facility at Riverside Hospital on North…
The Pan American Sanitary Bureau was established as the first of a series of international health organizations
In 1902, the Pan American Sanitary Bureau was established as the first of a series of international health…
In March, Chick Gin, a Chinese proprietor, died of bubonic plague in the Chinese quarter of San Francisco
In March 1900, Chick Gin, the Chinese proprietor of a lumberyard, died of bubonic plague in a flophouse…
The city of San Francisco’s quarantine of Chinatown was ruled discriminatory
In 1900, the city of San Francisco’s quarantine of Chinatown ruled discriminatory, but city health officials conducted house-to-house…
The US Congress adopted the Rayner-Harris National Quarantine Act for medical inspection of immigrants
In 1893, the U.S. Congress passed the Rayner-Harris National Quarantine Act which established procedures for medical inspection of…
The Surgeon General issued an order that required all ships entering U.S. ports be quarantined twenty days
In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison, trying to prevent av Asiatic cholera epidemic, had Surgeon General Thomas J. Parran,…
Eastern European immigrants were confined to North Brother Island near New York due to Typhus outbreak
In 1892, the port of New York imposed a 20 day quarantine on all immigrant passengers who traveled…
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John B Hamilton began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General)
On Apr. 3, 1879, John B. Hamilton began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General),…
Following yellow fever outbreaks, the US Congress established the National Board of Health
In 1879, following yellow fever outbreaks, the U.S. Congress established the National Board of Health, in part to…
Act to Prevent the Introduction of Contagious or Infectious Diseases into the U.S. went into effect
On Apr. 29, 1878, an Act of the U.S. Congress to Prevent the Introduction of Contagious or Infectious…