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Outbreak: The Influenza Epidemic in New Zealand 1918

The Doctor's Perspective


Outbreak: The Influenza Epidemic in New Zealand 1918

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Think about the different views the doctor would have had on the Influenza epidemic.
  • How busy were doctors?
  • What would the doctors have wanted to happen?
  • What knowledge would the doctor have had about Influenza?
  • Often there was only one doctor in the town, how would this have made the doctor feel during the epidemic?

Use the information sources listed below to help your group build up a picture of what the doctor's perspective during the epidemic.

Discuss your ideas with other members of your group and write your own diary entry from the doctor's point of view. Remember to date your diary entry.





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