It isn't hard to find an epidemic before the widespread use of antibiotics.
"A savage cerebrospinal meningitis epidemic swept the Southwestern United States, beginning in the latter part of October 1911, reaching its height during the months of January through March 1912, and finally dying out in May 1912. (1) Centered in Texas, the Texas health authorities, including Dr. Nash, the Dallas health officer, and Dr. Steiner, the state health officer, requested assistance from experienced medical researchers and clinicians then residing in New York City, which had itself been part of a devastating cerebrospinal meningitis world pandemic between 1904 and 1909. (1a-c) There were 800 new cases of cerebrospinal meningitis between October and February (1911-1912) in Dallas alone (population about 380,000 in 1910), and a total of over 2,000 cases for the entire state of Texas (population about 4,000,000 in 1910) (1d) by the termination of the epidemic in May 1912. (2-3)"
A lengthy article continues at:
http://www.semp.us/biots/biot_389.html
Barbara J Hickman, Staff Archeologist
Archeological Studies Program
Environmental Affairs Division
Texas Department of Transportation
125 East 11th Street
Austin TX 78701
Telephone: 512.416.2637
Fax: 512.416.2643
>>> Smoke <[log in to unmask]> 06 April, 2007 3:59 PM >>>
According to this article:
http://www.ardemgaz.com/prev/WhiteRiver/abwhites02side.asp
there was a French Flu epidemic in Arkansas in 1912.
Smoke
On 4/6/07, Jeremy Pye <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I have notices a loarge amount of child deaths in
> Arkansas and Oklahoma specifically all in 1912...I was
> wondering if there was some sort of epidemic that hit
> the country or the central states in general during
> that year. I do not recall ever hearing about one,
> but I was surveying a cemetery recently in Oklahoma
> where there were a significant amount of deaths in
> 1912 due to something. I would appreciate any tips.
>
> Jeremy Pye
>
>
>
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