Echoes. 'Spirit of Sacrifice and Generosity': St. John's Seminary and the 1918 pandemic. Published 4/23/2021
Help us expand our reach! Please share this article on social media On Aug. 28, 1918, an outbreak of influenza was detected aboard a receiving ship at Boston's Commonwealth Pier. "Unless precautions are taken," wrote Dr. John S. Hitchcock of the Massachusetts Department of Health, "the disease in all probability will spread to the civilian population of the city." Despite the department's swift actions to contain the disease, it spread like wildfire, first through the maritime population and, by mid-September, to civilians. In an effort to minimize the spread of the disease, state and city of...
Source: thebostonpilot.com