This map of inner-city Wellington in 1892 shows houses of people suffering from typhoid. The large dots are for 1892 and the smaller dots for an outbreak during the previous two years. The 1892 outbreak was connected to sewers which overflowed during heavy rain.
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Wellington City Archives
Reference:
00233:34:1892/740 typhoid map
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