Summary information

Study title

1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic Mortality in England and Wales

Creator

Johnson, N., University of Cambridge, Department of Geography

Study number / PID

4350 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-4350-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The aim of this project was to examine various aspects of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic in Britain, particularly in England and Wales. The research was undertaken as part of the depositor's PhD project entitled Aspects of the historical geography of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic in Britain for the University of Cambridge.

Main Topics:

This data collection consists of weekly influenza mortality figures (number of deaths and crude death rate) for all counties, county boroughs, London boroughs, urban districts and metropolitan boroughs in England and Wales, for the duration of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic.

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

Morbidity and mortalityHistory

ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS (ELSST)CAUSES OF DEATH (ELSST)CIVILIANS (ELSST)EPIDEMIOLOGY (ELSST)INFLUENZA (ELSST)MORTALITY (ELSST)PUBLIC HEALTH (ELSST)REGISTRAR GENERAL'S REPORTS

Data collection period

01/01/1996 - 01/01/2000

Country

England and Wales

Time dimension

Time Series

Analysis unit

Administrative units (geographical/political)

Subnational

Deaths

Universe

Influenza deaths in England and Wales, 22 June 1918 - 10 May 1919

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Text

Numeric

Data collection mode

Transcription of existing materials

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2001

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Johnson, N. (2003) 'The overshadowed killer:: influenza in Britain in 1918-19' in D. Killingray and H. Llewlyn-Phillips (eds.), , London: Routledge. ISBN041523445X | 9780415234450
Johnson, N. (2006) Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic:: A dark epilogue, London: Routledge.ISBN 978-0415365604 | 0415365600