Bournemouth typhoid outbreak of 1936

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Bournemouth typhoid outbreak
DateAugust 1936 (August 1936)–September 1936 (September 1936)
LocationBournemouth, Hampshire
CauseTyphoid fever
Outcome718 cases
DeathsAppx. 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]

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