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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]

References

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  1. ^ Cotes-Preedy, D. (17 April 1937). "The Bournemouth Typhoid Outbreak". British Medical Journal. 1 (3980): 825–826. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.3980.825. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 2088641. PMID 20780616.
  2. ^ "The Bournemouth Outbreak of Typhoid Fever". Nature. 140 (3534): 145–146. 1 July 1937. doi:10.1038/140145d0. ISSN 1476-4687. S2CID 34597295.
  3. ^ "Typhoid outbreak, Bournemouth. (Hansard, 22 July 1937)". api.parliament.uk.
  4. ^ Smith, David F.; Diack, H. Lesley; Pennington, T. Hugh; Pennington, Thomas Hugh; Russell, Elizabeth M. (2005). Food Poisoning, Policy, and Politics: Corned Beef and Typhoid in Britain in the 1960s. Boydell Press. ISBN 1-84383-138-4.