The spatial anatomy of an epidemic : influenza in London and the county boroughs of England and Wales, 1918-1919

Auteurs :
SMALLMAN-RAYNOR, M.
JOHNSON, N.
CLIFF, A.D.

Description :
The paper examines the spatial structure of influenza transmission during the ten-month course of the epidemic (June 1918-April 1919). Through the application of a range of statistical methods, it is shown that the three waves that comprised the pandemic had different spatial and temporal characteristics. The spread of all three waves was underpinned by a clearly defined process of spatial contagion.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Transactions - Institute of British Geographers (1965), issn : 0020-2754, 2002, vol. 27, n°. 4, p. 452-470, nombre de pages : 19, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 51 ref.

Date :
2002

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Institute of British Geographers