Bournemouth typhoid outbreak of 1936
Date | August 1936 | –September 1936
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Location | Bournemouth, Hampshire |
Cause | Typhoid fever |
Outcome | 718 cases |
Deaths | Appx. 70 |
The Bournemouth typhoid outbreak was an outbreak of
typhoid in 1936 in the south coast of England, a traditional holiday location. It occurred during the months of August and September. The first cases were traced to raw milk from a dairy supplied by a farm whose cows drank water from a river contaminated by sewage from a cottage where a typhoid carrier lived. 718 people became infected, including 200 visitors and 518 residents.[1][2][3][4]
References
- PMID 20780616.
- S2CID 34597295.
- ^ "Typhoid outbreak, Bournemouth. (Hansard, 22 July 1937)". api.parliament.uk.
- ISBN 1-84383-138-4.