Bournemouth typhoid outbreak of 1936

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.

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