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A Water-borne Epidemic of Typhoid Fever

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

John Ritchie  and
Edward Armstrong
John Ritchie
Affiliation:
Medical Officer of Health, Dumfriesshire
Edward Armstrong
Affiliation:
County Bacteriologist, Dumfriesshire.
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1. The outbreak of typhoid fever in the Ecclefechan Special Water District affected 55 per 1000 of the inhabitants (primary cases only).

2. The evidence available indicated the public water supply as the vehicle of infection.

3. A typhoid carrier was found employed in the water-collecting area.

4. Examination of the water pipes after excavation showed that surface pollution might gain access to the pipes conveying spring water to the collecting tank.

5. Secondary cases were few in number, and so far there is no evidence that foci of infection remain as sequelae of the outbreak.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , July 1932 , pp. 417 - 430
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1932