1918 Influenza in Butler Co. Pa.-- Part 5: It lasted a Month and Abated, But A Quarter of Population Got It and Hundreds Died

Elsewhere in the county in October,the epidemic continued to sicken people.but the number of new cases began to decline sharply.  By the beginning of November, the total number of cases reported in Butler County since the beginning of the epidemic  began exceeded 7,000.  However, the number of cases statewide  had fallen so dramatically  that the department of Health lifted the month-long ban on public gatherings.

The crisis, it seems, had abated  The influenza outbreak in Butler County lasted only a month, but nearly a quarter of the population contracted the disease and several hundred died.

--Cooter