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Influenza, London 1918 to 1919

Civilian deaths from influenza in London each week from June 1918 to May 1919, from the Registrar-General's report of 1920: three waves, the second with more than twelve times the deaths of the first.

Influenza deaths per week, London, June 1918 to May 1919

Line chart with 46 points. X axis, Week ending: Week ending 29 Jun 1918 to Week ending 10 May 1919. Y axis, Deaths: 10 to 2,651.

Week ending Week ending 29 Jun 1918: 93Week ending Week ending 6 Jul 1918: 258Week ending Week ending 13 Jul 1918: 279Week ending Week ending 20 Jul 1918: 165Week ending Week ending 27 Jul 1918: 75Week ending Week ending 3 Aug 1918: 30Week ending Week ending 10 Aug 1918: 28Week ending Week ending 17 Aug 1918: 16Week ending Week ending 24 Aug 1918: 15Week ending Week ending 31 Aug 1918: 10Week ending Week ending 7 Sep 1918: 13Week ending Week ending 14 Sep 1918: 15Week ending Week ending 21 Sep 1918: 13Week ending Week ending 28 Sep 1918: 17Week ending Week ending 5 Oct 1918: 25Week ending Week ending 12 Oct 1918: 110Week ending Week ending 19 Oct 1918: 519Week ending Week ending 26 Oct 1918: 1,579Week ending Week ending 2 Nov 1918: 2,651Week ending Week ending 9 Nov 1918: 2,413Week ending Week ending 16 Nov 1918: 1,588Week ending Week ending 23 Nov 1918: 1,160Week ending Week ending 30 Nov 1918: 918Week ending Week ending 7 Dec 1918: 597Week ending Week ending 14 Dec 1918: 262Week ending Week ending 21 Dec 1918: 165Week ending Week ending 28 Dec 1918: 102Week ending Week ending 4 Jan 1919: 72Week ending Week ending 11 Jan 1919: 59Week ending Week ending 18 Jan 1919: 44Week ending Week ending 25 Jan 1919: 36Week ending Week ending 1 Feb 1919: 68Week ending Week ending 8 Feb 1919: 123Week ending Week ending 15 Feb 1919: 368Week ending Week ending 22 Feb 1919: 729Week ending Week ending 1 Mar 1919: 825Week ending Week ending 8 Mar 1919: 590Week ending Week ending 15 Mar 1919: 359Week ending Week ending 22 Mar 1919: 216Week ending Week ending 29 Mar 1919: 119Week ending Week ending 5 Apr 1919: 106Week ending Week ending 12 Apr 1919: 91Week ending Week ending 19 Apr 1919: 81Week ending Week ending 26 Apr 1919: 44Week ending Week ending 3 May 1919: 40Week ending Week ending 10 May 1919: 27
Data for: Influenza deaths per week, London, June 1918 to May 1919
Week endingDeaths
Week ending 29 Jun 191893
Week ending 6 Jul 1918258
Week ending 13 Jul 1918279
Week ending 20 Jul 1918165
Week ending 27 Jul 191875
Week ending 3 Aug 191830
Week ending 10 Aug 191828
Week ending 17 Aug 191816
Week ending 24 Aug 191815
Week ending 31 Aug 191810
Week ending 7 Sep 191813
Week ending 14 Sep 191815
Week ending 21 Sep 191813
Week ending 28 Sep 191817
Week ending 5 Oct 191825
Week ending 12 Oct 1918110
Week ending 19 Oct 1918519
Week ending 26 Oct 19181,579
Week ending 2 Nov 19182,651
Week ending 9 Nov 19182,413
Week ending 16 Nov 19181,588
Week ending 23 Nov 19181,160
Week ending 30 Nov 1918918
Week ending 7 Dec 1918597
Week ending 14 Dec 1918262
Week ending 21 Dec 1918165
Week ending 28 Dec 1918102
Week ending 4 Jan 191972
Week ending 11 Jan 191959
Week ending 18 Jan 191944
Week ending 25 Jan 191936
Week ending 1 Feb 191968
Week ending 8 Feb 1919123
Week ending 15 Feb 1919368
Week ending 22 Feb 1919729
Week ending 1 Mar 1919825
Week ending 8 Mar 1919590
Week ending 15 Mar 1919359
Week ending 22 Mar 1919216
Week ending 29 Mar 1919119
Week ending 5 Apr 1919106
Week ending 12 Apr 191991
Week ending 19 Apr 191981
Week ending 26 Apr 191944
Week ending 3 May 191940
Week ending 10 May 191927

Deaths rose from 93 (Week ending 29 Jun 1918) to a peak of 2,651 (Week ending 2 Nov 1918), then fell to 27 (Week ending 10 May 1919). The highest value is 2,651 (Week ending 2 Nov 1918). The lowest is 10 (Week ending 31 Aug 1918). Values that stand out: 1,579 (Week ending 26 Oct 1918), 2,651 (Week ending 2 Nov 1918) and 2,413 (Week ending 9 Nov 1918).

Source: Registrar-General, Report on the Mortality from Influenza in England and Wales during the Epidemic of 1918-19, Supplement to the 81st Annual Report (London: HMSO, 1920, Cmd. 700), Table XX, pp. 48-50, London (Administrative County)

Deaths in each wave

Deaths in each wave
WaveWeeksDeathsAnnual death rate per 1,000
First wave, 23 Jun to 14 Sep 1918129971.1
Second wave, 15 Sep 1918 to 25 Jan 19191912,3308.6
Third wave, 26 Jan to 10 May 1919153,7863.3
Whole epidemic, 23 Jun 1918 to 10 May 19194617,1134.9

Source: Registrar-General, Report on the Mortality from Influenza in England and Wales during the Epidemic of 1918-19, Supplement to the 81st Annual Report (London: HMSO, 1920, Cmd. 700), Table XX, pp. 48-50, London (Administrative County)