Did 1920 have a plague?

In 1720 there was a deadly pandemic of bubonic plague. In 1920 one of the most unrelenting pandemics occurred. This is the Spanish flu that has infected about half a billion people and killed 100 million. The Spanish flu holds the official record for the deadliest pandemic officially recorded in history.

What plague happened in 1920?

Bubonic plague appeared in Galveston, Texas, in early June 1920. This outbreak is considered to be part of the third pandemic which started in China in 1894 and moved westwards.

How many died of Spanish flu in Scotland?

The Registrar General for Scotland’s yearly report covering 1918 recorded that 78,372 deaths (39,144 male and 39,228 female) were registered in 1918. The report confirmed that at least 17,575 deaths that year were attributable to influenza.

How long did the 1918 pandemic last UK?

By September 1918 the pandemic was about to enter its most lethal phase – the 13 weeks between September and December 1918 would prove to be the costliest in lives, with October 1918 the most deadly month of the whole pandemic.

What illness happened in 1920?

1918 flu pandemic (H1N1 virus): 1918–1920 The 1918 influenza pandemic took the lives of anywhere from 50 to 100 million people around the world.

What killed more ww1 or Spanish flu?

The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic killed at least 20 million people worldwide. However, the flu killed more U.S. soldiers than did any Great War battle. That’s 45,849 killed by the flu versus 26,277 killed at Meuse-Argonne — documenting that the flu was by far our most deadly battle.

How many died during Spanish flu in UK?

The ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic killed an estimated 228,000 in the UK, making 1918 the first year on record in which deaths exceeded births.

How many die from flu in Scotland each year?

The worst year for flu-linked deaths was in 2018 when 330 people died in the first five weeks of the year. In 2020, 96 people in Scotland died from flu, according to data. Three of those 96 deaths occurred between April 27 and the end of the year.

What does the plague represent?

The plague comes to represent other sources of suffering and alienation. First and foremost, it is an allegory for the rise of Nazi Germany and the suffering that happened during World War II.