Influenza Epidemic

INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC of 1918, the deadliest flu outbreak in recorded history, claimed an estimated 50 million lives worldwide, including 50,000 Canadians. Known as the Spanish flu, it appeared in the spring of 1918 and was spread by troops returning from WWI. It reached eastern Canada with the troopships in June and by early Oct the first cases were reported in VANCOUVER and VICTORIA. Vancouver, for instance, was a "closed" city from Oct 18 to Nov 19, meaning that there was a ban on all public...

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