CHRISTCHURCH.
Monday. Typhoid Fever: Origin Traced
to Milk.
Two cases of typhoid fever occurred recently in Christchurch, on premises well drained and very clean. The origin puzzled the doctor, but he subsequently found that the same milkmau had supplied both families.
Two or three days ago a serious outbreak of typhoid occurred at the Asylum, one of the attendants dying. Immediately it was found ihat the same milkman supplied, the whole of the Asylum, and on examining his premises, they were found in a filthy condition, leaving no doubt that themilk had spread the infection. There were several cases of typhoid fever about the town, and at the Asylum itjis really alarming. The supply of milk from this dairy has been stopped, and vigorous measures taken by the use of disinfectants, etc. The local health officer has for some time been urging the Board to obtain sanitary control over the dairies, but a great outcry has been raised, and nothing hitherto done.
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3911, 12 July 1881, Page 2
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162CHRISTCHURCH. Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3911, 12 July 1881, Page 2
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