INFLUENZA 201 



Germany, and England as long ago as 1173, and 

 since that time there have been repeated epidemics. 

 The epidemic which started in the year 1510 was the 

 first one occurring in the British Islands of which we 

 have authentic and accurate accounts. This epidemic 

 had such a wide distribution that it is said to have 

 44 raged all over Europe, not missing a family and 

 scarce a person " (Thomas Short). 



Another still greater epidemic, or " pandemic," 

 dates from the year 1580. We cannot spare the 

 space for an historical account of the numerous epi- 

 demics which occurred during the seventeenth and 

 eighteenth centuries, but will pass on to the nine- 

 teenth. 



In 1802 the disease made its appearance in France 

 and during the following year obtained wide exten- 

 sion in European countries. In 1807 it was gen- 

 erally disseminated in North America. It again 

 prevailed both in North and South America in 1815 

 and 1816; the next epidemic in the United States 

 was inaugurated in 1824 and lasted for several years. 

 The epidemic of 1833 was apparently confined to the 

 Eastern Hemisphere, where the countries of Europe, 

 Asia, and Northern Africa were invaded. It is said 

 that in St. Petersburg " not one person escaped the 

 influenza" during this epidemic. The next extensive 

 epidemic in Europe was during the years 1836-37; 



