What the records say
- When
- 1937
- Kind
- Epidemic
- Coordinates
- 51.37° N, 0.11° W
- Description
- disease outbreak in England
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1937 Croydon typhoid outbreak
Disease outbreak in England
The 1937 Croydon typhoid outbreak, also known as the Croydon epidemic of typhoid fever, was an outbreak of typhoid fever in Croydon, Surrey, now part of London, in 1937. It resulted in 341 cases of typhoid, and it caused considerable local discontent leading to a media campaign and a public inquiry.
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