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London, Dec. 3.
In the King's Bench Division yesterday, the Croydon Corporation was held legally liable for the typhoid epidemic which swept the district a year ago, and Which caused 43 deaths.
Mr. Justice Stableblamed the Corporation, when he gave judgment in a lest case on which rested the fate or 200 similar actions.
Negligence, he said, had been conclusively proved.
Action yesterday, the hearing of which lasted nine days, was brought by a father and daughter, the latter having been seriously ill with typhoid for some weeks.
The girl was awarded £100 and an agreed sum was granted the father to cover expenses, judgment being entered with costs against the Council.
The Judge said that it was obvious that contaminated water supply had caused the typhoid outbreak.—Reuter.
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