- An influenza pandemic swept the world resulting in 400,000 deaths.
- Chiropractic doctors demonstrated remarkable results with their influenza patients. One Texas chiropractor serving in Southwestern France was permitted by the medical officer in charge to treat, and indeed sent all influenza patients in for chiropractic adjustments for the several months the epidemic raged in that area. One chiropractic doctor in Wichita Fall was pressed into service by the County Health Officer and authorized to write prescriptions for the duration of the epidemic there, but he never wrote any, getting better results without medication.
- Nevertheless, in 1918 there were at least 54 indictments for unlicensed medical practice across Texas.
In 1918 an influenza epidemic swept silently across the world. It was estimated that 400,000 deaths resulted from influenza during 1918.
Chiropractors got fantastic results from influenza patients where many under traditional medical care died. One Texas chiropractor serving in the Medical Reserve Corps in France set up a makeshift influenza ward in the Base Hospital No. 84 in Southwestern France. The medical officer in charge sent all influenza patients in for chiropractic adjustments for the several months the epidemic raged in that area.
In Wichita Falls, another chiropractor was pressed into service by the County Health Officer and authorized to write prescriptions for the duration of the epidemic there, but he never wrote any, getting better results without medication.
Nevertheless, in 1918 there were at least 54 indictments for unlicensed medical practice across the state.
Lon H. Herrington is named the fourth President of the Texas Chiropractic Association.
