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Surname
SPARROW
Forename
Thomas
Day
01
Month
11
Year
1913
Age
50
Occupation
Head Horsekeeper
Mine/Quarry Name
Garforth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Owners of Garforth Colliery
Location
Garforth
County
Yorkshire WR
Details of Event
An outbreak of glanders occurred and it was his duty to destroy the affected ponies. Whilst opening one of them for the veterinary surgeon to examine he pricked his finger. He suffered severe pain in the arm the same night and rapidly developed the symptoms of glanders, from which he died on 21st March, 1914. He had neglected to use rubber gloves.