Influenza in a boarding school

Abstract

During January an epidemic of influenza occurred in a boarding school in the north of England. A total of 763 boys between the ages of 10 and 18 were at risk, all except 30 being full boarders; the staff were from the surrounding villages. There were 113 boys between the ages of 10 and 13 in the junior house, while the rest were divided into 10 houses of about 60 boys each.