Certificate of Thanks (for influenza workers)

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Title

Certificate of Thanks (for influenza workers)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This certificate was issued in thanks to people who worked during the influenza pandemic of 1918. Originating in the northern hemisphere, this strain of the flu killed an estimated 9000 New Zealanders over a short period from October to December 1918. An estimated 50 million people died worldwide, which was nearly three times the number of soldiers who died in the First World War. The 1918 flu pandemic is New Zealand’s worst public health disaster. A high proportion of the dead were young adu...

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Date created

1918

Creator

Otago Hospital and Charitable Aid Board

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/788024

Related subjects

paper / certificates / printing / world wars / boards / volunteers / Communicable diseases / Influenza / Otago / Dunedin

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