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Typhoid Deaths in Chicago, 1870 to 1926

Typhoid Deaths in Chicago, 1870 to 1926
The director of the Sanitary and Ship Canal District stands before a graph of typhoid deaths in Chicago, 1870-1926. Deaths decreased over time, in part because of the opening of the new canal and the start of chlorination (1912).