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November 27, 2018November 11, 2022

100 Years Ago: Influenza Rules Still in force

Citizens of Ogden are encouraged by the Utah Board of Health to help enforce the All-Influenza rules. These include walking in the open air rather than attending crowded amusements, reporting all cases, and staying in bed until a doctor says you can safely leave.
Source: “Ogden Citizens,” *The Ogden Standard*, Ogden, Utah, November 27, 1918. Page 8, Column 1.

November 11, 2018November 11, 2022

100 years ago: Great War Ends, Influenza Still Holds Sway

WAR IS OVER. The Great War ends and in Grants Pass, Oregon a great celebration is planned with a bonfire and a band. The news is tempered by the great influenza: everyone is cautioned to wear gauze masks. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn96088180/1918-11-11/ed-1/seq-1/

November 5, 2018November 11, 2022

100 Years Ago: NYC Health Commissioner lifted influenza restrictions

Royal Copeland, NYC Health Commissioner lifted all restrictions on opening hours on election day, November 5, 1918. Copeland calls it a “normal day.” That day 147 NYC residents died in the influenza outbreak. The NYC Department of Education director asks for a house-to-house canvass to find children made “destitute” the the outbreak.

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1918-11-05/ed-1/seq-18/