Event Category	Disaster
Event Group	Natural
Event Subgroup	Biological
Event Type	Epidemic
Place	St. Catharines, Ontario
Event Start Date	June 22, 1931
Event End Date	September 30, 1931
Comments	On June 22nd, an outbreak of paratyphoid occurred in St. Catharines, ON. The source of the epidemic was traced to a dairy that did not properly pasteurize the milk on the previous day. There were 457 cases of paratyphoid and 3 deaths reported.
Fatalities	3
Injured / Infected	457
Evacuated	0
Estimated Total Cost	Unknown
Federal DFAA Payments	Unknown
Provincial DFAA Payments	Unknown
Provincial Department Payments	Unknown
Municipal Costs	Unknown
OGD Costs	Unknown
Insurance Payments	Unknown
NGO Payments	Unknown
Utility - People Affected	Unknown
Magnitude	Unknown