Bournemouth: Diamond Jubilee Plaque (11)
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Bournemouth: Diamond Jubilee Plaque (11)
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 13 Nov 2013
The eleventh in a series of fifteen plaques unveiled to mark the Queen's diamond jubilee in 2012, following the history of Bournemouth through the ages using monarchs' reigns and jubilees as the steps in time. This eleventh one relates to the reign of Edward VIII (i.e. 20 January-11 December 1936). Although covering a very short timespan, this stone refers to a bleak period in the town's history, as it experiences Britain's worst ever milk-borne typhoid epidemic, with 718 cases. Investigations reveal that human bacteria had entered the drainage system from Merley House (in Image) downstream of which cattle had of course drunk from. Consequently Bournemouth becomes the first town in England to pasteurise all of its milk. See Image for the introductory plaque, and Image for an overall view of five of the plaques, providing some context. See Image for the previous plaque in the series, and Image for the next one.
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Image Location
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50.717661
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-1.875296