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Researching influenza. 1. Overcrowding in dwellings The wisest course when attacked is to go to and in unventilated rooms and places of bed, keep warm, take light nourishing entertainment should be avoided. 2. The food, and report to your doctor. In most THE E aggregation of large numbers of persons cases, if those precautions are taken, the ‘SPANISH’ INFLUENZA in one room, especially for sleeping is attack is soon over, and there are no after- dangerous when catarrhs are prevalent; effects. Although the epidemic of influenza EPI PIDE DEMIC MIC 1918 918-19 19 the smaller the number of persons per is worse than usual, there is certainly no bedroom the less is the risk of infection. need to get alarmed, but there is certainly 3. Alcoholism or over-strain favour the necessity to take precautions and Local and Regional Newspapers infection, and complication by protect ourselves, and not to spread the pneumonia is especially fatal among complaint to others. A precaution as a A TEN-MINUTE TALK will be presented by immoderate drinkers. 4. Dirtiness preventative is the use of a weak Condy Dr. Andrew Jackson of Bishop Grosseteste whether personal or of living and working gargle twice a day for the back of the University in Lincoln for the BRITISH rooms, and dusty conditions, favour throat. ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL HISTORY infection. The wet cleansing of all invaded on their Website. Available from 9 June 2020. places is important. 5. Indiscriminate exp- Lincoln Corporation: Precautions to avoid ADMITANCE FREE.

room the less is the risk of the prevalence of influenza. LINCOLN CORPORATION infection. 6. If every person who is suffering from Influenza or Catarrh 3. Alcoholism or over-strain favour Precautio utions ns to to avoid influenza nza. realised that he is a likely source infection, and complication by 1. Overcrowding in dwellings and of infection to others, and that pneumonia is especially fatal in unventilated rooms and some of the persons may die as a among immoderate drinkers. places of entertainment should 4. Dirtiness whether personal or of result of this infection, and he be avoided. took all possible precautions, the living and working rooms, and 2. The aggregation of large present danger and mortality dusty conditions, favour infection. numbers of persons in one from such Epidemics would be The wet cleansing of all invaded room, especially for sleeping is much reduced. places is important. dangerous when catarrhs are 5. Indiscriminate expectoration is Medic ical l Officer r of Health. h. Lincolnshire Echo, 18 October 1918 prevalent; the smaller the always a source of risk of infection; number of persons per bed- and is especially dangerous during

TH THE E INFLUEN ENZA ZA EP EPIDEM EMIC WHY DO DO THE GERMA RMANS NS LINCOL NCOLNSHIR NSHIRE E ECHO HO DELAY? GRIMSBY VICTIMS WEDNESD SDAY, JULY 3, 191 1918 SOME E REMARK RKABL BLE RUMOURS URS The present visitation of “Spanish The Grimsby district has been invaded PARIS, Friday. – The newspapers flu” is about the last thing expected by the influenza germ, and many cases continue to speculate as to the during a dry summer. Since the are reported ... Dock workers have reasons for the delay in the renewal plague of 1889-90 influenza ahs been attacked while engaged in their of the German offensive … From appeared periodically every year in duties, and in some instances have had medical sources it has also been some part of the British Isles, but it to be removed upon stretchers. At ascertained that a very severe is unusual in June and July. The certain works the precautions have epidemic of influenza is now raging name “influenza” is of Italian origin, been adopted of administering quinine in the ranks of the German forces. but in 1889 the disease was known to members of the night shift. as Russian influenza. Lincolnshire Echo, 24 May 1918 Lincolnshire Echo, 28 June 1918

WINTER MILK SHORTAGE KIDN DNEY EY TROUBL BLE Influenza fluenza There is urgent need of economy in After er Influen enza za An apology for the milk during the next four months … shortage of Bovril Take ke Timel ely Care! Young children and invalids have the first claim. The demands of the latter In view of the immense value of Tend your kidneys during the run have been increased by the needs of Bovril during an influenza epidemic of the epidemic. Do not let them wounded men, and by the recent the proprietors of Bovril are making break down if the big strain comes. epidemic of influenza. Steps are being every effort to meet the demand. A medicine which relieves even taken to secure a better distribution of The shortage of bottles is seriously advanced kidney symptoms is available supplies; but there are hampering the endeavours to assuredly a very helpful safeguard. already signs of shortage in many increase the supply. DOAN’S Backache Kidney Pills districts. Lincolnshire Echo, 28 November 1918 Lincolnshire Echo, 17 August 1919 Lincolnshire Echo, 11 Novermber 1918

LINCOLNSHIRE NURSING ST. JOHN AMBULANCE LINCOLN RURAL WORKERS’ ASSOCIATION LINCOLN INSURANCE SOCIETY 1 First aid, of course, will have the The Chairman said they had Lady Cavendish-Bentinck said she supported every object for the prominent place, but the scheme knew a little of the magnificent work goes materially further, and welfare of the rural workers … the which had been done in Lincolnshire contemplates such highly important establishment of the Ministry of … She knew if they had only been able Health … would mean the subjects as home nursing and advice to get nurse during the influenza on healthy home surroundings and unification of the various epidemic the mortality would not have departments now dabbling in a vital administration … how deeply it has been so great … She appealed to them been felt that there was something subject, and would save them being to help the Association to the utmost more one could do for the dear ones sent from pillar to post on various … that they might have a nurse in every occasions. lying ill. village. Lincolnshire Echo, 23 August 1919 Lincolnshire Echo, 14 June 1919 Lincolnshire Echo, 17 August 1919

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