Camps In Grip Of Influenza

• Spanish influenza is in at least 25 army camps throughout the country. Today 7 camps reported influenza for the first time. Surgeon General reported total number of cases is 20,211 [?], which includes 2,225 new cases. • Camp Meade, MD—20-30 cases of influenza are in hospital but disease doesn’t appear to be spreading currently. • Newport, RI—influenza epidemic is nearing its end. Only 84 cases were reported and 200 patients were discharged. • Baltimore, MD—200 men at Camp Holabird and the government depot at Curtis bay are at general hospital at Fort McHenry and are believed to have Spanish influenza. • Quebec—300 college students at Catholic college of Victoriaville reported to have Spanish flu. Two students and one faculty member have died. The college is quarantined. Nine sailors on ships in Quebec have died. Several were American. • Quincy, MA—Naval doctors and nurses helped to care for cases of influenza and pneumonia. More than 40 deaths have occurred. Estimated to be 3,000 cases of influenza among Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation. • Camp Grant, IL—400 cases of influenza at Camp Grant. No deaths. • Ayer, MA—Officials believe that epidemic will soon pass, even though there have been sixty-five deaths from influenza and pneumonia in the past 24 hours. • Boston—“The epidemic of influenza and pneumonia continues without abatement in cities and towns surrounding Boston today” Twenty deaths reported yesterday• “An Atlantic Port”—36 cases of Spanish influenza aboard a ship from “an Atlantic port”• Boulder, CO—53 men in army training have influenza.Newspaper article