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

<strong>Contact: </strong>PD Dr. Kaspar Staub [e-mail] <strong>Description:</strong> For the <strong>LEAD Hub</strong>, we digitized and analyzed the following historical demographic and epidemiological data for all Swiss cantons the first time: Since the end of the 19th century, the Federal Health Office (Eidgenössisches Gesundheitsamt) published a weekly bulletin. For the period January 1953 to December 1958, we have digitized and transcribed the following monthly series: 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 (source). There was no change in the obligation to report new influenza cases during the observation period. <strong>Codebook:</strong> <em>Worksheet «MonthlyDeaths”</em> Month = Reporting month Year = Reporting year Parameter = Variable description (here “Deaths influenza” and “Deaths total”) ZH to CH = Official abbreviations of the Swiss cantons <em>Worksheet “WeeklyInfluenzaCases”</em> Start week = Start date of the reporting week End week = End date of the reporting week Parameter: Variable description (here “Newly reported Influenza cases”) ZH to CH = Official abbreviations of the Swiss cantons <em>Worksheet “Population”</em> ZH to CH = Official abbreviations of the Swiss cantons