Typhoid Mary

Synopsis: In 1906 Dr Tony Soper was summoned to Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, to investigate why typhoid fever had broken out in the house of a rich New York banker. He uncovered a trail of sickness and death left by a roving Irish cook Mary Mallon. Mary was judged to be such a danger to public health that she was placed in an isolation hospital for 23 years. Her case provoked significant changes in the medical establishment’s view on the transmission of diseases and has contemporary relevance in the light of AIDS.
Series: Timewatch, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1994
Availability: Sale; 1997 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 18/12/94.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: epidemiology; history of medicine; typhoid fever

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