Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait of the Artist with the Spanish Flu (1919)More Flu deaths at the training camp at Niagara-on-the-Lake, The Gazette, October 14, 1918Personal protective devices, home-made by medical staff themselvesFlu deaths in Ontario The Gazette, Oct. 14, 1918 Medical authorities warned the public……but early on the information was not always correct, undermining credibilityAmerican anti-mask rally, 1919 Public DomainEdvard Munch, The Scream
Sled dogs rescue man Globe, February 1, 1919
Andrew Coulter, 128 Curzon St Toronto Star, March 12, 1919
Andrew Coulter, 128 Curzon St Toronto Star, March 12, 1919
Many simply stayed home and coped as best they couldPeople wiped surfaces rigorously with strong disinfectants, Saturday Evening Post, March 29, 1919Promises, promises
Statistics deaths in Toronto for 1918, Toronto Star, May 15 1919
In this the second wave, hospitals quickly filled up again and the shortage of nurses was again acute.
The Pandemic’s impact on the supply chain, Globe, January 2, 1919
Flu back in Toronto The Gazette, Jan. 12, 1920
Mixing different kinds of vaccines to combat the Pandemic, The Canada Lancet, April, 1919
The official voice of Canadian doctors, Canada Lancet, supporting vaccination, November 1919
Dr. Charles Hastings, appointed by the Province of Ontario and not answerable to Toronto City Council, strongly supported vaccinations
Anti Vaccination League, Toronto Star, November 18, 1919 Dr. Hastings, the City’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, supported compulsory vaccination. Vaccines against influenza had been invented but were not widely available.
Anti-vaccination Rally on the Steps of the Toronto City Hall
Globe, November 20, 1919
Globe, November 20, 1919
Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait of the Artist after the Spanish Flu 1919Inside cover, Maclean’s, April 2, 1955: a cartoon criticizing people who diagnosed themselves and picked and chose new medicines according to their misconceptions
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On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 11:22 PM Leslieville Historical Society wrote:
> Leslieville Historical Society posted: ” By Joanne Doucette Edvard Munch, > Self-Portrait of the Artist with the Spanish Flu (1919) More Flu deaths at > the training camp at Niagara-on-the-Lake, The Gazette, October 14, 1918 > Personal protective devices, home-made by medical staff thems” >
Leslieville Historical Society 
So, so good, thanks.
On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 11:22 PM Leslieville Historical Society wrote:
> Leslieville Historical Society posted: ” By Joanne Doucette Edvard Munch, > Self-Portrait of the Artist with the Spanish Flu (1919) More Flu deaths at > the training camp at Niagara-on-the-Lake, The Gazette, October 14, 1918 > Personal protective devices, home-made by medical staff thems” >