Fort Douglas, just outside Salt Lake City, was ordered completely quarantined
On Oct. 16, 1918, Fort Douglas, just outside Salt Lake City, was ordered completely quarantined.
On Oct. 16, 1918, Fort Douglas, just outside Salt Lake City, was ordered completely quarantined.
On Oct. 15, 1918, Chicago’s Advisory Commission ordered all theaters, movie houses, and night schools to close, as…
By Oct. 15, 1918, the number of St. Louis influenza cases had reached over 3,000, leading to hospital…
On Oct. 15, 1918, after Health Officer Dr. William H. Peters fell ill with influenza, Dr. Oscar Craven…
On Oct. 15, 1918, children were to report to their classrooms as usual in the morning, where attendance…
On Oct. 14, 1918, the Illinois Influenza Advisory Commission invited representatives from professional organizations, the Red Cross, clubs…
On Oct. 14, 1918, Kansas City’s influenza closure order and gathering ban were lifted, and schools directed to…
On Oct. 12, 1918, Chicago’s Influenza Health Commissioner Dr. John Dill Robertson requested from the Chief of Police…
By Oct. 12, 1918, the Kentucky health department reported 2,300 cases of influenza, prompting volunteers to provide automobiles…
On Oct. 12, 1918, New Orleans transit officials restricted passenger counts on streetcars to address social distancing in…
On Oct. 12, 1918, New York’s health officers created an Emergency Advisory Committee for assistance with the influenza…
On Oct. 12, 1918, Dallas Mayor Lawther ordered all public and private schools, churches, and other public gatherings…
On Oct. 11, 1918, Los Angeles Mayor Frederick T. Woodman declared a state of public emergency due to…
On Oct. 10, 1918, ‘Des Moines goes under quarantine today.’ Thus read the first line of a front-page…
On Oct. 9, 1918, due to the influenza spread, Minneapolis Health Commissioner Dr. H. M. Guilford ordered a…
On Oct. 9, 1918, the Dallas Board of Health agreed to make influenza a reportable disease and to…
On Oct. 9, 1918, all Salt Lake City churches and public schools and universities, theater, and other gathering…
On Oct. 7, 1918, Dr. Max C. Starkloff, Health Commissioner for St. Louis, assembled city officials, the U.S….
By Oct. 7, 1918, influenza cases in Philadelphia had risen by over 3,000 new cases, overwhelming medical facilities….
On Oct. 7, 1918, Nashville officials ordered closed theaters, movie houses, and other entertainment areas, while leaving schools…
On Oct. 6, 1918, all of Denver’s schools, colleges, and places of public assembly were closed to try…
On Oct. 5, 1918, the city of Philadelphia reported about 1,500 new influenza cases. Many employees of the…
On Oct. 5, 1918, Nashville’s health officer Dr. W.E. Hibbett announced there were between 10,000 and 15,000 influenza…
On Oct. 5, 1918, with 4,000 estimated influenza cases in the city, the Cincinnati mayor, health, and education…
On Oct. 4, 1918, several dozen cases of influenza were reported to the Birmingham department of health. A…
On Oct. 4, 1918, City Manager of Health and Charity and former Denver mayor Dr. William H. Sharpley…
On Oct. 4, 1918, Washington, D.C. physicians were ordered to report all influenza cases and isolate patients. Public…
By Oct. 4, 1918, physicians in New York reported 999 new influenza cases for the previous 24-hour period,…
On Oct. 4, 1918, New York’s board of health enacted staggered schedules for business operations throughout the city…
On Oct. 4, 1918, Cleveland City Director of Public Welfare Lamar T. Beeman directed Health Commissioner Rockwood to…