In the wake of SARS and H1N1, this story of medical health officer Dr. Fred Underhill and his battle against the 1918 Spanish influenza that killed 25 to 50 million people worldwide is particularly relevant.
Underhill is symbolic of the senior public health officers in cities across Canada and the U.S. who mounted the best defence they could against the killer flu. His vision, his tireless efforts, and his dialogue with colleagues in Seattle and elsewhere saved many lives. And his patient advice and findings are still relevant today as we await the new viral epidemics that undoubtedly lie ahead.
In their enlightening account of the events of that era, authors O'Keefe and Macdonald have crafted a compelling story of people coming together in a time of crisis.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- 614.5/18/092
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- 22
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- 1 electronic text (221 p.)
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Table of Contents
- Contents 10
- Foreword 14
- Introduction 16
- Timeline for Spanish Flu 21
- A Centuries-Old Killer 24
- Characteristics of the flu 27
- Spanish flu's killing power 29
- A War-Weary Country 34
- The national scene 34
- The Pacific coast in 1918 36
- The public health officers 37
- Dr. Frederick Underhill 40
- City's first health officer 50
- Vancouver waterworks 52
- Crime detection 53
- The Spanish Lady Arrives 58
- Quebec hit hard 60
- Travelling east and west 62
- Ontario succumbs 63
- Flu reaches Manitoba 65
- Into Saskatchewan and Alberta 68
- Flu Stalks Vancouver and Victoria 74
- Hospitals prepare for worst 78
- Debate on municipal closures begins 80
- Advice and treatment 84
- A Relentless Foe Digs In 92
- War effort takes priority 93
- Call for volunteers goes out 97
- The crisis worsens 99
- Influx from coast 101
- Closure debate continues 103
- Vancouver closes 107
- Living with the Spanish Lady 110
- Human cost and sacrifice 113
- The debate over masks 120
- Crisis becomes desperate 125
- First signs of hope 128
- The Pandemic Burns Out 134
- Vancouver reopens 142
- Role of valiant nurses 143
- Victoria reopens 149
- Flu slowly wanes 152
- Devastation Far and Wide 160
- Into the Kootenays 161
- Kamloops and Kelowna 163
- Suffering in the north 166
- On Vancouver Island 170
- In the south 172
- Alaska and Labrador 172
- In the Wake of the Pandemic 178
- After 1918: a new health department 182
- The research effort 185
- Modern flu outbreaks 191
- New viruses and SARS 193
- Flu—always with us 199
- Afterword 202
- References 214
- Photo Credits 216
- Index 218
- A 218
- B 218
- C 218
- D 219
- E 219
- F 219
- G 219
- H 219
- I 219
- J 219
- K 219
- L 220
- M 220
- N 220
- O 220
- P 220
- Q 221
- R 221
- S 221
- T 221
- U 221
- V 222
- W 222
- Y 222
