Smallpox epidemic 1881
EpidemicOutbreak of one of the world's most feared diseases that led to big changes in public health administration in Sydney.
Smallpox epidemic 1881
by Raelene Allen, 2008
Starting with a small Chinese child in The Rocks, the smallpox epidemic of 1881-82 had large consequences for the Chinese community who were further reviled and restricted and for the dozens of Sydneysiders quarantined for months at North Head. Despite the relative mildness of the outbreak, fear was rife, and the epidemic led to an overhaul of the colony's health regulations.
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