The Resource The last plague : Spanish influenza and the politics of public health in Canada, Mark Osborne Humphries
The last plague : Spanish influenza and the politics of public health in Canada, Mark Osborne Humphries
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- Summary
- In The Last Plague, Mark Osborne Humphries examines how federal epidemic disease management strategies developed before the First World War, arguing that the deadliest epidemic in Canadian history ultimately challenged traditional ideas about disease and public health governance. Using federal, provincial, and municipal archival sources, newspapers, and newly discovered military records - as well as original epidemiological studies - Humphries' sweeping national study situates the flu within a larger social, political, and military context for the first time. His provocative conclusion is that the 1918 flu crisis had important long-term consequences at the national level, ushering in the 'modern' era of public health in Canada."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 323 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- I. Introduction
- II. Establishing the Grand Watch: Epidemics and Public Health, 1832-1883
- III. 'Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business': Sanitary Science, Social Reform, and Mentalities of Public Health, 1867-1914
- IV. A Pandemic Prelude: The 1889-90 Influenza Pandemic in Canada
- V. Happily Rare of Complications: The Flu's First Wave in Canada and the Official Response
- VI. A Dark and Invisible Fog Descends: The Second Wave of Flu and the Federal Response
- VII. 'A Terrible Fall for Preventative Medicine': Provincial and Municipal Responses to the Second Wave of Flu
- VIII. The Trail of Infected Armies: War, the Flu, and the Popular Response
- IX. 'The Nation's Duty': Creating a Federal Department of Health
- X. 'Success is somewhere Around the Corner': The Changing Federal Role in Public Health
- XI. Conclusion
- XII. Bibliography of Sources Consulted
- Isbn
- 9781442641112
- Label
- The last plague : Spanish influenza and the politics of public health in Canada
- Title
- The last plague
- Title remainder
- Spanish influenza and the politics of public health in Canada
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark Osborne Humphries
- Subject
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- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Canada -- History
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Social aspects -- Canada
- Disease management -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
- Public health -- Political aspects -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Health aspects -- Canada
- Medical policy -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In The Last Plague, Mark Osborne Humphries examines how federal epidemic disease management strategies developed before the First World War, arguing that the deadliest epidemic in Canadian history ultimately challenged traditional ideas about disease and public health governance. Using federal, provincial, and municipal archival sources, newspapers, and newly discovered military records - as well as original epidemiological studies - Humphries' sweeping national study situates the flu within a larger social, political, and military context for the first time. His provocative conclusion is that the 1918 flu crisis had important long-term consequences at the national level, ushering in the 'modern' era of public health in Canada."--
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1981-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Humphries, Mark Osborne
- Dewey number
- 614.518097109041
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
- World War, 1914-1918
- Public health
- Disease management
- Medical policy
- Label
- The last plague : Spanish influenza and the politics of public health in Canada, Mark Osborne Humphries
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-306) and index
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- Contents
- I. Introduction -- II. Establishing the Grand Watch: Epidemics and Public Health, 1832-1883 -- III. 'Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business': Sanitary Science, Social Reform, and Mentalities of Public Health, 1867-1914 -- IV. A Pandemic Prelude: The 1889-90 Influenza Pandemic in Canada -- V. Happily Rare of Complications: The Flu's First Wave in Canada and the Official Response -- VI. A Dark and Invisible Fog Descends: The Second Wave of Flu and the Federal Response -- VII. 'A Terrible Fall for Preventative Medicine': Provincial and Municipal Responses to the Second Wave of Flu -- VIII. The Trail of Infected Armies: War, the Flu, and the Popular Response -- IX. 'The Nation's Duty': Creating a Federal Department of Health -- X. 'Success is somewhere Around the Corner': The Changing Federal Role in Public Health -- XI. Conclusion -- XII. Bibliography of Sources Consulted
- Control code
- FIEb17308252
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 323 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781442641112
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)784293147
- Label
- The last plague : Spanish influenza and the politics of public health in Canada, Mark Osborne Humphries
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-306) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- I. Introduction -- II. Establishing the Grand Watch: Epidemics and Public Health, 1832-1883 -- III. 'Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business': Sanitary Science, Social Reform, and Mentalities of Public Health, 1867-1914 -- IV. A Pandemic Prelude: The 1889-90 Influenza Pandemic in Canada -- V. Happily Rare of Complications: The Flu's First Wave in Canada and the Official Response -- VI. A Dark and Invisible Fog Descends: The Second Wave of Flu and the Federal Response -- VII. 'A Terrible Fall for Preventative Medicine': Provincial and Municipal Responses to the Second Wave of Flu -- VIII. The Trail of Infected Armies: War, the Flu, and the Popular Response -- IX. 'The Nation's Duty': Creating a Federal Department of Health -- X. 'Success is somewhere Around the Corner': The Changing Federal Role in Public Health -- XI. Conclusion -- XII. Bibliography of Sources Consulted
- Control code
- FIEb17308252
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 323 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781442641112
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)784293147
Subject
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Canada -- History
- Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Social aspects -- Canada
- Disease management -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
- Public health -- Political aspects -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Health aspects -- Canada
- Medical policy -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
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