Hardiman, David (2012) The influenza epidemic of 1918 and the adivasis of Western India. Social History of Medicine, Vol.25 (No.3). pp. 644-664. doi:10.1093/shm/hks015

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Abstract

The influenza epidemic of 1918 was the single worst outbreak of this disease known in history. This article examines an area of western India that was affected very badly—that of a tract inhabited by impoverished indigenous peoples, who are known in India as adivasis. The reasons for this are discussed. Some oral accounts help to bring out the enduring memory of that terrible time. The general health of the adivasis and the existing medical facilities in this area are examined. Attempts to check and treat the disease by the colonial government and its doctors, as well as missionary doctors and other non-governmental agencies, are considered to see why they had so little overall impact. Some comparisons are made with the fate of indigenous people in other parts of the world during the epidemic, in particular with the Inuits of Alaska.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- India, Adivasis -- History -- 20th century, India -- History -- 20th century
Journal or Publication Title:	Social History of Medicine
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISSN:	0951-631X
Official Date:	August 2012
Dates:	Date Event August 2012 Published
Volume:	Vol.25
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 644-664
DOI:	10.1093/shm/hks015
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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