Northwest History. Alaska. Epidemics & Contagious Diseases.

Nearly Half Of Nome Ill: Forty Per Cent Of Population Suffering From Influenza. NEARLY HALF OF NOME ILL Forty Per Cent of Population Suffering From Influenza. NOME, Alaska. April 3. OP)—Forty per cent of the population here was believed by health authorities to be suffering today from influenza in a...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1931
Subjects:
Nome
influenza
Alaska
population
health authorities
disease
natives
epidemic
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90708
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Summary:Nearly Half Of Nome Ill: Forty Per Cent Of Population Suffering From Influenza. NEARLY HALF OF NOME ILL Forty Per Cent of Population Suffering From Influenza. NOME, Alaska. April 3. OP)—Forty per cent of the population here was believed by health authorities to be suffering today from influenza in a mild form. AH precaution was being taken to prevent further spread of the disease. Hundreds of natives and many whites died from an influenza epidemic which rased here in 1918.

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