Mortality and morbidity from Influenza in Swiss cantons, 1953-1958

<p><strong>Contact:&nbsp;</strong>PD Dr. Kaspar Staub&nbsp;<a href="mailto:kaspar.staub@iem.uzh.ch">kaspar.staub@iem.uzh.ch</a></p> <p><strong>Description:</strong></p> <p>For the <a href="http://leaddata.ch"><strong>LEAD Hub</strong></a>, we digitized and analyzed the following historical demographic and epidemiological data for&nbsp;all Swiss cantons&nbsp;the first time:&nbsp;Since the end of the 19th century, the Federal Health Office (Eidgen&ouml;ssisches Gesundheitsamt) published a <a href="https://swisscovery.slsp.ch/permalink/41SLSP_NETWORK/gp9v4j/alma991049771079705501">weekly bulletin</a>.&nbsp;For the period January&nbsp;1953&nbsp;to December&nbsp;1958, we have digitized and transcribed the following&nbsp;monthly&nbsp;series:&nbsp;Monthly deaths from influenza and all causes for all Swiss cantons; Weekly reported new cases of Influenza-like-Illness for all cantons; Yearly population numbers for all cantons (<a href="https://hsso.ch">source</a>). There was no change in the obligation to report new influenza cases during the observation period.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Codebook:</strong></p> <p><em>Worksheet&nbsp;&laquo;MonthlyDeaths&rdquo;</em></p> <ul> <li>Month = Reporting month</li> <li>Year = Reporting year</li> <li>Parameter = Variable description (here &ldquo;Deaths influenza&rdquo; and &ldquo;Deaths total&rdquo;)</li> <li>ZH to CH = <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland">Official abbreviations of the Swiss cantons</a></li> </ul> <p><em>Worksheet &ldquo;WeeklyInfluenzaCases&rdquo;</em></p> <ul> <li>Start week = Start date of the reporting week</li> <li>End week = End date of the reporting week</li> <li>Parameter: Variable description (here &ldquo;Newly reported Influenza cases&rdquo;)</li> <li>ZH to CH = <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland">Official abbreviations of the Swiss cantons</a></li> </ul> <p><em>Worksheet &ldquo;Population&rdquo;</em></p> <ul> <li>ZH to CH = <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland">Official abbreviations of the Swiss cantons</a></li> </ul>