Lincoln 1905 typhoid epedemic
Residents collecting water from carts during Lincoln Typhoid Outbreak 1905. The city was hit by a major typhoid epidemic between November 1904 and August 1905, caused by polluted drinking water from Hartsholme Lake and the River Witham. Over 1000 people contracted the disease and fatalities totalled 113
Picture No
13461636
Media ID
44501224
Size
4781px x 2995px
(3.1MB)
Credit
© The Andrew Jenkins Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Photographic Postcard by TG Hickingbotham
Date
1905
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1000 Carts Caused Collecting Contracted Epidemic Fatalities Outbreak Polluted Residents Totalled Typhoid Witham
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