The Morality of Carelessness: The Montclair Typhoid Epidemic of 1894

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  • Dan Capriotti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14713/njh.v127i2.1793

Abstract

Abstract: As Montclair began to develop from a small town into a prosperous suburb in the late 19th Century, an outbreak of typhoid swept through the community, killing as many as fifty people. An investigation uncovered evidence of carelessness if not outright incompetence, but no officials were held accountable for the tragedy.

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Published

2012-11-13

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