"Typhoid Mary" Mallon quarantined for final time - March 27, 1915

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"Typhoid Mary" Mallon quarantined for final time - March 27, 1915

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On this day in 1915, domestic cook Mary Mallon was quarantined for the second, and final, time on North Brother Island for being a typhoid carrier. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mar 27, 2019

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"Typhoid Mary" Mallon quarantined for final time - March 27, 1915

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