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SEWAGE-POLLUTED OYSTERS AS CAUSE OF TYPHOID. 



Minisink guests who had typhoid ate nothing except his plate of 6 

 oysters. He had previously attended a special dinner at 4 p.m. 

 with 29 other men and came to the music hall at 6 p. m. to take 

 part in the program. It is to be noted that he is the only person 

 among the 30 at the 4 o'clock dinner who was ill afterwards. This 



FIG. 3. Graphic statement based on 127 guests who ate Jamaica Bay oysters. 



case is one of the strongest links in the chain of evidence against the 

 Rockaway oysters served at the Minisink banquet. 



Statement concerning 14 of the Minisink typhoid cases. 



