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This report on the arrival of the ship Aldergrove at Port Chalmers in 1875 illustrates the devastating effects of disease in a confined space. During the voyage from Edinburgh, 20 children had died of measles. The epidemic had taken hold despite good ventilation on the ship.
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Reference: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives (New Zealand), 1876, D–3, no. 9, p. 7.
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