Claimed London influenza outbreak of 1761
- When
- 4 April 1761 (disputed)
- Where
- London (claimed, unverified)
- Part of
- London Influenza Epidemic
A legacy record describes a severe April 1761 influenza epidemic in London causing miscarriages and premature births, but no supplied passage corroborates it.
According to the legacy discovery hint, a severe epidemic of influenza broke out in London on 4 April 1761, with practically the entire population of the city afflicted and pregnant women particularly affected, resulting in an unusual number of miscarriages and premature births. The supplied passages do not mention this outbreak, its date, or its location. They note only that influenza causes seasonal epidemics and that a link to miscarriage and death of pregnant women was potentially first observed in the 1557 pandemic. The 1761 London event therefore remains unverified against the retrieved evidence.
Sources
- Influenza Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
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