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Impact Of 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic On Mortality Rates In Savannah, Ga, And Implications For Future Epidemic Prevention, Sara S. Plaspohl, Betty T. Dixon
Impact Of 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic On Mortality Rates In Savannah, Ga, And Implications For Future Epidemic Prevention, Sara S. Plaspohl, Betty T. Dixon
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association
Background: The Spanish Influenza pandemic struck the United States in waves from September 1918 through March 1919. This study investigates the impact of the Spanish Influenza on Savannah and Chatham County, Georgia.
Methods: Primary death records from the Chatham County Health Department were examined and analyzed for the years of 1917, 1918, and 1919. Historical mortality rates in the Savannah area were compared to those for other parts of the United States and world.
Results: Mortality rates attributed to the Spanish Influenza within Savannah closely paralleled similar flu-related mortality rates for comparison populations in New York, London, and Madrid.
Conclusions: …