TYPHOID EPIDEMIC.
LATEST lEWS
OUTBREAK IN CANADA. TRACED TO DAIRY COMPANIES. (Australian aui N.2. Cable Assn.) (Received June 18, 9.15 a.m.)’ OTTAWA, June 17. The Provincial Government having conclusively traced the typhoid epidemic to certain dairy companies, ordered them to be closed, and took complete control, thereby stopping the spread of the disease, but not before there had been a drastic toll. During March, April and May 4259 residents of Montreal were stricken, and of these one-tenth succumbed. Many thousands of dollars have also been lost due to had tourist trathe.
The typhoid started the first week in March, ambit is claimed that there were 1812 victims during I lie month. The number decreased to 791 in April, with 253 deaths for the two months. There was a fresh outbreak towards the end of April, which caused i 650 new eases in May, wim ueatlis. The figures for past week averaged only ten cases daily.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19270618.2.50
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17131, 18 June 1927, Page 7
Word Count
155TYPHOID EPIDEMIC. Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17131, 18 June 1927, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.