Western isolation : the Perth experience of the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic / Bev Blackwell.
Material type: TextPublication details: Deakin, A.C.T. : Australian Homeland Security Research Centre, 2007.Description: viii, 76 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780975787366 (pbk.)
- 306.461099411 22
- RC150.4 .B528 2007
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 306.46109 BLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 900187304 |
"The second of three books to be published by the Australian Homeland Security Research Centre on Australia's experience during the 1918-1919 [influenza] pandemic"--Foreword (p. i).
Bibliography: p. 65-68.
1. preparing for the epidemic. - - 2.Responding to the outbreaks. - - 3. The vctims. - - 4. The medical profession. - - 5.The public response.
This book tells the story of Perth's experience with influenza and why it was so different from that of eastern Australia. It provides a inique perspective on how prepared societies will respond toexpected emergencies. This is the second of three books about Australia's experience of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic.
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