Influenza 1918 : disease, death and struggle in Winnipeg / Esyllt W. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Esyllt W., 1964-

Series:

Studies in gender and history ; 31.

Studies in gender and history ; 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Winnipeg (Man.)--Social conditions--20th century.

Winnipeg (Man.).

Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919--Manitoba--Winnipeg.

Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919.

Physical Description:

ix, 248 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2007]

Summary:

In the dying days of October 1918, influenza had Winnipeg in its grip. Nearly three hundred new cases of the disease were reported to the health authorities every day, and thirteen deaths occurred on 30 October alone. As the situation evolved, people began to place blame. A local man was fined for not providing information regarding flu infection in his building to the authorities, and streetcar conductors were criticized for not limiting crowding on their cars during peak hours. An editorial in the local daily newspaper owned by the ideologically progressive R.L. Richardson urged the Winnipeg citizenry to play its part in implementing and enforcing health measures in the community: 'Every citizen should feel these days that he or she is a health officer. "Help the authorities to suppress the flu" should be a Winnipeg motto.'

Contents:

1 Influenza Spans the Globe 13

2 Winnipeg 1918: Social History and Public Health 24

3 Every Citizen a Health Officer: Influenza in Winnipeg 40

4 Volunteers and Victim: Women's Relief and Social Order 64

5 'Men Cannot Be Allowed to Starve': Influenza and Organized Labour 89

6 Influenza and the Construction of Collective Identity 117

7 Family Life after Influenza: Single Parents and Orphans 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-229) and index.

ISBN:

9780802091970

0802091970

9780802094391

0802094392

OCLC:

150223353