BIRTH(+)FACT(᙮)DEATH(-)

39th year  -  N° 359                 Tuesday, 24 December 2024         Antwerpen		
Is it My Body? Someone I Might Be?
Riverside Hospital

North Brother Island, New York, New York, United States.

Related events:

  1. Saturday 27th of March 1915 (x) Asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever Mary Mallon is sent to quarantine
    Mallon remained confined for the remainder of her life until 11 November 1938. She became a minor celebrity, and was occasionally interviewed by the media. They were told not to accept even water from her.

  2. Friday 11th of November 1938 (-) Asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever Mary Mallon dies of pneumonia
    Mallon spent her life in quarantine at the Riverside Hospital since 27 March 1915. Six years before her death she was paralyzed by a stroke. An autopsy found evidence of live typhoid bacteria in her gallbladder.