The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 and the Adivasis of Western India
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 discu...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:sochis:25/3/644 2023-05-15T16:55:28+02:00 The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 and the Adivasis of Western India Hardiman, David 2012-08-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://shm.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/25/3/644 https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hks015 en eng Oxford University Press http://shm.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/25/3/644 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/shm/hks015 Copyright (C) 2012, Society for the Social History of Medicine Original Articles TEXT 2012 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hks015 2015-03-01T01:24:35Z 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. Text inuits Alaska HighWire Press (Stanford University) Social History of Medicine 25 3 644 664 |
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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. |
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