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The reputation of William Low was irrevocably damaged within Aberdeen and the city's store, the source of the outbreak, closed for good three years later. Dundee-based company William Low subsequently opened many other stores around Scotland, but remained absent from Aberdeen. William Low was
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The outbreak was successfully handled, although there were three fatalities confirmed. The outbreak drew attention to the need for better standards of hygiene, notably in the cleaning of food processing machinery. The
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The reputation of Aberdeen as a safe city to visit, live and work in was briefly harmed by the media coverage of the outbreak. In July 1964, following the end of the outbreak, Queen
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which was used as an overflow hospital for typhoid cases. There were three deaths connected with the outbreak. Dr Ian MacQueen, the
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went on to develop an international reputation in the field of disease control, notably in the appointment of Professor
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made a high-profile visit to boost morale and to help rehabilitate the city's reputation.
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to the post of Professor of Bacteriology from 1979 until his retirement in 2003.
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The Little History of Aberdeenshire by Duncan Harley (Ch10 - Health Matters)
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for Aberdeen, became well known in the media for his twice-daily briefings.
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The 1964 Aberdeen Typhoid Epidemic -Part One, Aberdeen Voice, 23 May 2014
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An official enquiry and report into the outbreak was commissioned by the
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tinned meats also contributed to significantly diminished income.
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Parliamentary reports (Hansard), House of Commons, 29 July 1964
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History of the typhoid outbreak of 1964, University of Aberdeen
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and sold in the city's branch of the Scottish grocery chain
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The outbreak was eventually traced to contaminated tinned
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in Urquhart Road, Woodend Hospital in Eday Road, and
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typhoid
Aberdeen
City Hospital
Tor-na-Dee Hospital
Milltimber
Medical Officer of Health
corned beef
Rosario
Argentina
William Low
Uruguay River
Río de la Plata
Elizabeth II
Secretary of State for Scotland
Tesco
Fray Bentos
University of Aberdeen
Hugh Pennington
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Food Standards Agency
Liebig's Extract of Meat Company
"Records of Tor-na-Dee Hospital, Milltimber"
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"Aberdeen Typhoid Outbreak of 1964"
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10.1136/bmj.2.5514.601
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