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During the early part of November, 1918, there occurred an epidemic of influenza in the State Training School for Girls at Mitchellville, Iowa. At this time seventy-six of the girls had the disease. The second epidemic occurred in January.The State Training School for Girls has approximately 180 students. They are housed in six cottages, about thirty girls residing in each cottage. By strict isolation, the epidemic was limited entirely to Cottages 2, 3 and 4. This epidemic subsided about November 15. From this time until January 6, the institution was entirely free from influenza. During this time there was in force rigid quarantine against the outside world.It has for years been the practice of the institution to isolate in a detention hospital for two weeks all new arrivals. This practice has given the institution an enviable record so far as acute, infectious diseases are concerned.One of the |
