In living memory : passport to Aberdeen.

Roisin McCauley talks to people involved in the 1964 epidemic of typhoid in Aberdeen, which she refers to as 'Britain's biggest public health crisis'. The programme contains a large number if interviews with members of the medical and public health services. It traces the history of the Aberdeen epidemic from the first diagnosis, 19-20 May, until the last hospital admission on 31 July. There were no fatalities from the epidemic. The programme discusses how the typhoid epidemic started and assesses how the Aberdeen Health Authority coped with the crisis. [More detailed synopsis available from MFAC].