In 1903 there was an outbreak of bubonic plague in the West End of Fremantle. Eight people were infected, four of whom died as a result. All patients were sent to the Woodman Point Quarantine Station.
The Report on the outbreak of plague at Fremantle lists the following patients:
| Name | Age | Occupation | Residence | Place of Work | Date of onset of illness | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Murray | 19 | Waiter | Corner of Market and Bannister Streets | Corner of Market and Bannister Streets | 1903-01-24 | Discharged | 1903-03-07 |
| Nicholas Buicich | 20 | Waiter | Corner of Market and Bannister Streets | Corner of Market and Bannister Streets | 1903-01-27 | Death | 1903-01-29 |
| Lucy Butterworth | 23 | Waitress | Corner of Market and Bannister streets | 1903-01-27 | Discharged | 1903-03-07 | |
| Rosabella Swales | 15 | Tailoress | Hubble Street, E. Fremantle | Batger's, High Street | 1903-02-10 | Discharged | 1903-03-24 |
| Percy Cartwright | 27 | Yardman | Hotel, corner of Mouatt and Phillimore Streets | Hotel, corner of Mouatt and Phillimore Streets | 1903-02-15 | Death | 1903-02-18 |
| Norman Ravenstrunch | 15 | Clerk | Bellevue Terrace, Fremantle | Sandover's, corner of High and Mouatt Streets | 1903-02-17 | Death | 1903-02-24 |
| James Gardner | 52 | Ship steward | 103 Phillimore Street | Alhambra restaurant, Henry Street | 1903-02-19 | Discharged | 1903-03-24 |
| Victor Hague | 26 | Nightman | Douro Road | In Fremantle, West Ward | 1903-02-24 | Death | 1903-02-28 |
References
McKeough, Michelle 2007, [[../fhs/fs/5/McKeough.html|'The bubonic plague in Fremantle, 1900']], Fremantle Studies, 5: 22-29.
McKeough, Michelle 2012, 'A twist in the turn of the century: the bubonic plague in Fremantle, 1900', in Paul Arthur Longley & Geoffrey Bolton, Voices from the West End: Stories, People and Events that Shaped Fremantle, WA Museum: 106-123.
Morrison, Michelle, 2019, 'Fremantle struck by plague', FHS Newsletter, January: 7-8.
McKeough, Michelle 2020, 'The bubonic plague in Fremantle', FHS blog 12 May.
McKeough, Michelle 2022, This Fearful Plague: Bubonic Plague in Western Australia 1900-1906, Hesperian Press, Carlisle.
See also: 'Spanish flu': McKeough, Michelle 2019, 'Pneumonic influenza', FHS Newletter, July 2019: 1-2.
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