1896 CE · public health crisis
Bubonic Plague Outbreak in Bombay
Bubonic plague was identified in Bombay in 1896 as part of the third plague pandemic and soon spread to other parts of India. Coercive sanitary measures, inspections, segregation and evacuations generated intense public resentment and contributed to the enactment of the Epidemic Diseases Act in 1897.
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