What measures were taken by the British Government in India to fight against Influenza Pandemic
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They aimed to reduce the transmission of the pathogen by preventing contact. The
efforts to control contagion were organized to prevent those infected from sharing the same air as the uninfected. Public gatherings and the coming together of people in close quarters was seen as a potential agency for the transmission of the disease. This translated into the controversial and imperative measure of closing of many public institutions and banning of public gatherings during the time of an epidemic.
Nonessential meetings were to be prohibited.
They noted first that the disease was extremely communicable and "spread solely by discharges from the nose and throats of infected persons." They sought to prevent infection by breaking the channels of communication such as droplet infection by sputum control. They believed that infection occurred by the contamination of the hands and common eating and drinking utensils. Thus they called for legislation to prevent the use of common cups and to regulate coughing and sneezing. They wanted to initiate education programs and publicity on respiratory