Bournemouth typhoid outbreak of 1936 explained

Bournemouth typhoid outbreak
Date:	–
Place:	Bournemouth, Hampshire
Cause:	Typhoid fever
Outcome:	718 cases
Reported 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]}

Notes and References

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