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Produced by the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library. The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919:. Ldquo;They are placed on the cots until every bed is full and yet others crowd in. The faces soon wear a bluish cast; a distressing cough brings up the blood stained sputum. In the morning the dead bodies are stacked about the morgue like cord wood.”. Mdash;Victor Vaughan,. 50 US Cities and Their Stories. Kansas City, MO.
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Cleveland, Ohio and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic | The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia
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Produced by the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library. The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919:. 50 US Cities and Their Stories. Despite the warning, Cleveland was slow to act. It was not until October 4 that City Director of Public Welfare Lamar T. Beman directed Rockwood to undertake a survey of local influenza conditions and to draft a citywide plan of action for precautionary measures against the disease. 2. Children may...
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Atlanta, Georgia and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic | The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia
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Produced by the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library. The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919:. 50 US Cities and Their Stories. If only that were true. Ultimately, nearly 2,000 enlisted men were admitted to the camp’s infirmary for influenza and pneumonia during the epidemic, and 94 of them died as a result of the disease. 4. The Pressure to Reopen. There were now over 2,000 cases of influenza reported in Atlanta. Kenne...
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Produced by the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library. The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919:. 50 US Cities and Their Stories. Albany, New York. Buffalo, New York. Charleston, South Carolina. Des Moines, Iowa. Fall River, Massachusetts. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kansas City, Missouri. Los Angeles, California. New Haven, Conecticut. New Orleans, Louisiana. New York, New York. Newark, New Jersey. Providence, Rhode Island.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic | The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia
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Produced by the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library. The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919:. 50 US Cities and Their Stories. Within a week, 221 trainees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s naval aviation school had fallen ill with the disease as well. 2. Cambridge’s epidemic was off to a robust start. Soon, the entire building was occupied by influenza patients. By mid-October, the facility had become so c...
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Birmingham, Alabama and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic | The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia
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Produced by the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library. The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919:. 50 US Cities and Their Stories. In fact, several dozen cases of influenza had been reported to the department of health since the last days of September. Health Officer Dowling dismissed them as severe colds. 2. Because existing Birmingham hospitals were already at full capacity, Central High School and Colored Industrial High Sc...
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Boston, Massachusetts and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic | The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia
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Produced by the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library. The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919:. 50 US Cities and Their Stories. It was a futile attempt, but there was little else naval officials could do. Meanwhile, Camp Devens, an Army installation of some 50,000 men and located just 45 miles northwest of Boston, was in the midst of its own massive epidemic. 4. Boston was surrounded on all sides. Although there were cases ...
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Dayton, Ohio and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic | The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia
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Produced by the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library. The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919:. 50 US Cities and Their Stories. A week later, after about half a dozen cases developed and after conferring with Acting State Health Commissioner Bauman, Health Commissioner Peters ordered Dayton physicians to quarantine all influenza cases for at least four days after last exposure. 2. For a city of barely 150,000, these numbers...
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Denver, Colorado and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic | The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918: A Digital Encyclopedia
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Produced by the University of Michigan Center for the History of Medicine and Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library. The American Influenza Epidemic of 1918-1919:. 50 US Cities and Their Stories. Denver and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic. On September 27, 1918, a young Denver University student named Blanche Kennedy, died of pneumonia a few days after returning from a trip to Chicago. It was Denver’s first influenza-related death. 1. Denver braced for the worst. Denver residents generally adhe...
