| Administrative History | Aberdeen suffered a typhoid outbreak in May 1964, with over 500 people hospitalised at the City Hospital, Woodend, and Tor-na-dee Hospital in Milltimber. The typhoid bacteria was traced to a tin of Argentinian corned beef sold by William Low's supermarket, which had contaminated the meat slicing machine at the shop. The response involved coordination between the Town Council and the UK Ministries of Health and Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and the Scottish Home and Health Department.
An official inquiry, led by Sir David Milne, followed to investigate the causes of the outbreak. |