Hearings of the International Joint Commission in re remedies for the pollution of boundary waters between the United States and Canada

by International Joint Commission

Mr. Wright. We had a typhoid epidemic about a year ago.

Mr. Tawney. How large an epidemic did you have in your town?

Mr. Wright. We had about 180 cases.

Mr. Tawney. What is the population of Brockville?

Mr. Wright. About 10,000.

Mr. Tawney. How many deaths were there?

Mr. Wright. Fourteen.

Mr. Gardner. Was that the first instance of typhoid that you had?

Mr. Wright. It was the first epidemic. We had a break in one of our pipes, which I think had something to do with the cause of it.

Mr. Tawney. Did you trace the source of the epidemic to the pollution in the river water?